Mein Schiff 1

The My ship leaves Hamburg

• Galaxy (1996-2008)
• Celebrity Galaxy (2008-2009)
• My Ship (2009 - November 2010 )

13, of which 10 passenger decks

1,924

40.0 GT / passenger

Lloyd 's Register of Shipping

IMO no. 9106297

The Mein Schiff 1 is the first cruise ship of TUI Cruises. Adapted it was of the Celebrity Cruises, which it had taken out of service in 2009. TUI Cruises left the ship at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven renovate and repainted. It corresponds to the Panamax form factor and was measured with 76 998 GT.

History

Construction and commissioning

Mein Schiff 1 was laid on 25 May 1995 with the hull number 638 as Galaxy at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg as the second ship of the Century- class keels. Compared to the type of ship Century fuselage was extended by about 15 meters. After the completion of the ship on 10 October 1996 was handed over to Celebrity Cruises, which was a subsidiary of traditional Greek shipping company Chandris at that time. Under the name Galaxy, the ship began its service on 21 December 1996 Cruises from Florida to the Caribbean. It was at this time 13 decks, 974 passenger cabins, four restaurants and six bistros. The passengers were ten bars, two lounges and a 11,991 m² sun deck. For the management and maintenance of the ship and assist the guests a total of 780 crew members were on board.

Sale to TUI Cruises and renovation

In April 2008, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. , Parent company of Celebrity Cruises, announced that the now renamed Celebrity Galaxy ship terminate his service to the shipping company in March 2009 and followed by at TUI Cruises, a 50:50 joint venture TUI AG and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line is sold. The actual transfer took place on March 18, 2009 in San Juan (Puerto Rico). About the purchase price has not been agreed.

The ship was transferred under the flag of Malta to Bremerhaven and rebuilt in just 38 days in dry dock at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven for 50 million euros. The interior, once adapted to American tastes, has been largely replaced and adapted to the European market. To accomplish the tight schedule, unnecessary walls and fixtures have already been removed during the transfer to Germany. In Bremerhaven, then among other things, 200 balconies were grown and 202 extended and converted into porches. Because of the extra weight had the structure partially adjusted to compensate and a 380 -ton steel structure - a so-called duck tail - are drawn at the rear. The area of the spa area was doubled; Restaurants and bar areas were expanded and renewed.

After the conversion, the Galaxy was renamed Mein Schiff. The name emerged victorious from a competition organized by TUI Cruises was conducted in cooperation with the magazine Bunte. The ship was taken to driving under the Maltese flag. Onboard language is German. The re- baptism was by Ina Müller on 15 May 2009 in Hamburg harbor front of the fish auction place.

After the conversion, took the Mein Schiff 1 with a Baltic cruise on May 23, 2009, operating driving again. On September 11, 2009, she set out for the Mediterranean to the first regular cruise from Hamburg along the western European coast.

Use

During the summer months of 2009 and 2010 drove the Mein Schiff 1 from Kiel in northern Europe, where ports were started in the Baltic Sea and Norway. The Autumn spent the ship in the Mediterranean, and the year 2009/2010 she sailed the Caribbean, between 2010 and 2011 the Canary Islands. Between spring and autumn 2011 and 2012, she went from Valletta from western and eastern Mediterranean Sea, between December 2012 and March 2013, the Caribbean will sail again. In the summer of 2013, Kiel is the home port for cruises to Norway and the Baltic, from Hamburg, the British Isles are busy. After the Mediterranean season in the fall it's back to the Canaries.

Machinery and drive

The Mein Schiff 1 is equipped with a conventionally constructed diesel-mechanical propulsion system. This consists of two motor groups, each consisting of a six-cylinder and a nine-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine of the type MAN 48/60B. These rotate at 500 rpm and are pairwise connected via couplings type " volcano - Rato " with a manufactured by Renk spur gear. Each drive group acts via a propeller shaft (diameter: 614 mm ) to a four-blade variable pitch propeller with a diameter of 5.80 m. To minimize vibration and noise, engine and transmission are mounted floatingly. Depending on the particular requirements (speed, weather conditions ), the vessel can be operated in different drive configurations.

The control of the vessel has two active rudder. As a maneuvering aid two transverse thrusters are installed in the front and three in the rear. Each plant has an output of 1,400 kW ( 1,900 hp). Together with the joystick on controllable active rowing, the Mein Schiff 1 is easy to maneuver without tug assistance. In order to damp rolling motions, the ship has a pair of Blohm & Voss has stabilizers. Each fin is about 6 m long and has an effective area of ​​15 m².

The average fuel consumption in normal driving (15 kn ) is about 60 t / d at maximum speed about 140 t / d The refueling takes place in the harbor over smaller alongside berthing tankers. The ship has a mass of 9,900 tons, 7,700 tons of which are below the water line.

The power of the Mein Schiff 1 in normal mode via four separate generators that of 6- cylinder diesel engines of type MAN 40/54 with an output of 4,320 kW (about 5875 HP) are driven. In case of unavailability of the diesel generators can be provided via two wave generators, which are flanged to the main gear, an electric power of approximately 5,200 kVA.

The power requirement of the ship is about 6,000 kVA at temperatures around 20 ° C. At higher ambient temperatures, the demand may increase to up to 12,000 kVA due to the higher utilization of air conditioning.

Cabins and onboard facilities

The Mein Schiff 1 has six decks over 307 indoor and 655 outdoor booths, of which 430 have balconies. The bandwidth ranges from 16 m² indoor cabins to suites with 49 m² with additional veranda of 24 m².

The ship has 13 decks, the upper ten of which are accessible to the passengers. It has, among other things, four restaurants, six bars and lounges, bistros as well as 13 different alignment with a total area of ​​4,743 m². The sun deck has a floor area of around 12,000 m², the pool deck area 2200 m².

Various sports, sunbathing and relaxation areas, as well as spa and wellness area with Finnish sauna for 54 people and hammam of 1,700 m² designed to refine the offer, which offers indoor cycling and cardio. Outside you will find a golf simulator, a basketball court and a jogging track. Apart from the entertainment, games and a host of information offers the ship has all the usual facilities such as a hospital or shopping. This includes library, theater, internet terminals, college and conference room.

Trivia

• As part of the cooking show The kitchen battle ZDF turned on 20 to 30 September 2009 a total of ten episodes of the program on the ship.
• The musician Udo Lindenberg uses the Mein Schiff 1 on various dates as a venue for rock concerts as part of a cruise. For the idea of ​​the rock liner Lindenberg was awarded the Special Award of the Cruise Guide Award.
• In 2010, Mein Schiff 1 location was a result of the ZDF series The Country Doctor.
• A pilot episode of the special series ARD -show The wedding ship was in April 2010 on the Mein Schiff 1 is rotated (production: hr ); further broadcasts, however, were not produced.
• Since the ship is flying the Maltese flag, the captain has the authority to close legally valid marriages. Until December 2010 took place almost 50 ceremonies on board.