The 50-metre-wide steel and glass window structure that makes up the new Diamond at the aft of the ship is a good example of how architectural design is combined with engineering skills.
In making the world’ s greatest cruise ships, R & D is a crucial component throughout the entire process. Kari Sillanpää, Head of R & D at Meyer Turku, says that the Turku shipyard has a leading role as the designer and builder of the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly cruise ships – and constant R & D effort is poured into each and every vessel.
For example, the latest offering from the shipyard, the new flagship of German TUI Cruises – New Mein Schiff 1 – was delivered in May 2018. The 315-metre cruise ship is based on a new design, which is an evolution from the very successful Mein Schiff series.
Actually, New Mein Schiff 1 is already the fifth Mein Schiff ship built by Meyer
Turku to TUI Cruises. All of these ships feature design improvements based on careful observation of the passengers’ preferences. Therefore, the cruising experience of predecessors Mein Schiff 3 and Mein Schiff 4 were a critical starting point in 2015, as Meyer Turku’ s architecture and engineering team – together with TUI Cruises and their architects – started to work on the improved New Mein Schiff 1 design.
DELIVERING THE GOODS
The outcome: a cruise ship lengthened by a total of 20 metres that combines substantial redesign of the passenger spaces with a number of new iconic features. These innovations include the new dia-
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