A few days before its maiden voyage, the Mein Schiff Flow, the second ship in the InTUItion class, was officially handed over to TUI Cruises at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. The naming event of the new vessel will take place on 20 June in the bay of Trieste.

Representatives from both companies, including Wybcke Meier and Frank Kuhlmann, CEO and CFO of TUI Cruises, as well as Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO and General Manager of Fincantieri, Luigi Matarazzo, General Manager of Fincantieri’s Merchant Ships Division, and Cristiano Bazzara, Director of the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, attended the formal handover.

“The official handover of the Mein Schiff Flow is a very special moment for us. The teams on board and on shore, as well as the shipyard, have done an excellent job over the past few months,” says Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises. “With the Mein Schiff Flow, we are continuing the success story of the InTUItion class. This new class of ship combines spacious open spaces, innovative design and proximity to the sea in a unique way. At the same time, it represents another important step towards even lower-emission cruise operations: Both the Mein Schiff Relax and the Mein Schiff Flow will be powered by bio-LNG in the summer of 2026.

The first official voyage of the Mein Schiff Flow will set sail from Trieste on 14 June 2026. Following its naming event and maiden voyage, the Mein Schiff Flow will initially operate in the Mediterranean, sailing to and from Palma. The newest addition to the fleet will then begin the 2026/27 winter season in Northern Europe, before heading to the Canary Islands and the Caribbean in early 2027.

The Mein Schiff Flow represents the next generation of low-emission cruise technology and will regularly refuel with bio-LNG in Barcelona in the summer of 2026. The sister ship, the Mein Schiff Relax, will operate throughout its summer season in Northern Europe using Bio-LNG. Both ships could also run on e-LNG in the future. In addition, the vessel is fitted with improved catalytic converters (reducing nitrogen oxide emissions to Euro 6 standards during port operations) and a shore power connection. This ensures that ships operate with almost zero emissions whilst berthed in port (around 40 per cent of operating time), provided that electricity from renewable energy sources is used.