Down the River

Carnival Jubilee made its way down the Ems River from the Meyer Werft in Papenburg (Germany) to the Dutch port of Eemshaven on Monday, arriving early Tuesday morning. All along the way, onlookers came out to see the giant ship maneuver down the shallow river. 

Photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Meyer Werft Tops Carnival Jubilee

 Over the weekend, Carnival Jubilee was floated out of the covered building hall at Meyer Werft's Papenburg (Germany) yard. On Tuesday, July 25 (2023) the builder attached Carnival's iconic winged funnel to the top of the ship. 

Photos courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line and Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

It's Not Really a Ship

This is somewhat outside the realm of our normal coverage, but the Meyer Group, the parent of Meyer Werft, is in a new partnership to build a new product, Meyer Floating Solutions, which is essentially floating real estate. 

The complete story appeared in the March 11 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Rendering of one of Meyer Floating Solutions' boutique hotels

Rendering courtesy of Meyer Floating Solutions. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

Arvia Keel Laid

Meyer Werft laid the keel for P&O's 184,000-ton Arvia on February 15 (2022) at their Papenburg (Germany) yard with will be the sister to Iona. 

Photos courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

Disney Wish Floats Out

 On Friday (February 11), Disney Wish floated out of the covered building dock at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. 

Photos courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

While You Slept

About 1am Saturday (October 23), AIDAcosma, AIDA's second LNG-powered ship, left Meyer Werft at Papenburg for its conveyance down the river Ems to Eemshaven. 

Arvia Takes Shape

P&O's new Arvia has begun to take shape at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. The first step in the construction of the giant vessel is to position the floating engine room unit (FERU), which was constructed at a Meyer subsidiary, in the dry dock. The video below shows its arrival in time-lapse. 

The complete story appeared in the July 29 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Meyer Werft Floats Out AIDAcosma

Meyer Werft floated out AIDAcosma at their Papenburg (Germany) yard on Saturday (July 10, 2021). Like its sister, AIDAnova, AIDAcosma is completely LNG-powered. The ship will spend the next several weeks at the yard's equipment dock before its conveyance down the Ems River. AIDAcosma is scheduled to enter service in December 2021. 

This video gives you Meyer's unique perspective of the undocking.

 

Disney Wish Begins to Take Shape

Disney Wish began to take shape yesterday at Meyer Werft in Papenburg (Germany) when the keel was laid with a traditional coin ceremony and the first block of the ship was lowered into the covered dry dock. 

The B-Roll below was provided by Disney, which is meant to be chopped up and used individually, so only some of it has sound. It includes footage of the newly named Captain Minnie, the coin that was placed under the keel, the keel laying itself, construction footage, and comments by DCL executives.  

An Early Peek at Arvia

Construction is barely underway on P&O's second Excel-class ship, Arvia, but already the line is giving us a sense of what it will be like to sail aboard the ship and a glimpse of some of its special features. Sailing aboard any P&O ship is always a distinctly British experience, because the brand sells only in the UK and everything aboard is geared to the current British trends and taste, so this is a unique preview for our US readers. 

P&O says Arvia will be the "epitome of a sunshine resort," and you can see it from some of the renderings. 

The Swim-Up Bar

SkyDome

The 6th Street Diner

The Limelight Club

Atrium

Renderings courtesy of P&O Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

The Time Is Right

It was a full moon over the weekend, and that meant the tides and the depth of the Ems River were right for Royal Caribbean's new Odyssey of the Seas to leave Meyer Werft at Papenburg, Germany, for its conveyance down the Ems River for its sea trials in the open sea. 

The second of the Quantum Ultra-class ships, it's packed with features, many of which carried over from the original Quantum-class, but one of the things most interesting about this ship is where it will debut and the conditions surrounding its launch which are a product of the times. 

Royal Caribbean has put together an especially good video with lots of graphics that illustrate the challenges. You may have to watch it a couple of times to catch all the figures and illustrations that fly by that aren't referenced in the narration. 

The complete story appeared in the March 1 edition of Cruise News Daily.

  

Meyer Lights Their Torch

Construction began last week on P&O's 184,700-ton Arvia when the first steel was cut at the Meyer shipyard in northern Germany. 

The complete story appeared in the February 23 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Rendering of Arvia when it is delivered in late 2022

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Another New Ship Floating

On Saturday (November 28, 2020), Meyer Werft floated out Royal Caribbean's new Odyssey of the Seas at their Papenburg (Germany) yard. 

The complete story appeared in the November 30 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

 Photos courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Iona Delivered to P&O

Meyer Werft delivered the 185,000-ton Iona to P&O Cruises today. 

 

Iona Once Again on Track for Delivery

Meyer Weft is working to coordinate a new delivery date for Iona with P&O. The ship is shown below at Bremerhaven. It will be leaving Bremerhaven on May 30 to go to Rotterdam by way of the North Sea. Arrival in Rotterdam is expected on June 2.

The complete story was in the May 27 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Photo courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Norwegian Encore Down the River

Norwegian Encore has arrived at Eemshaven at the completion of its river conveyance from Meyer Werft in Papenburg. The ship is now ready for its sea trials in the North Sea.

The complete story appeared in the October 1 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Norwegian Encore Makes Its Debut at Meyer Werft

Norwegian Encore made its debut at the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg Saturday when it was floated out of their giant covered building dock.

   A float out at a shipyard is always a big event, but it's a bit more dramatic at Meyer Werft. At other yards it's a big deal because it's the first time the ship has ever touched water. Then a day later or so, the ship is actually floated (and towed) out. It's been built in full view of everyone. The big deal in the float out is basically symbolic.

   At Meyer, the ship and/or pieces of it have been floating for some time because of the way vessels and pieces of them have to be moved around in covered building dock. It's been somewhat visible in photos and on the webcam, but because of the close quarters, it's impossible to really see the whole ship. Where the drama comes in at the float out, it's usually the first time the public has seen the entire ship, and it's usually dramatic.

   In the case of Norwegian Encore, it's colorful. This time the line has gone with a bright geometric pattern for the hull art rather than the whimsical sea creatures in blues and greens of late. There are photos below.

The complete story appeared in the August 19 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Photos courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Meyer Begins Production of AIDAnova 2

Meyer Werft cut the first steel today at their Papenburg yard for the second ship in AIDA's Nova-class

The ship will be a sister to AIDAnova which will be powered by clean-burning Liquified Natural Gas.

The complete story appeared in the August 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Photo courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Meyer Lays Keel for Odyssey of the Seas - Differently

Meyer Werft laid the first block of Odyssey of the Seas today at their Rostock/Warnemunde yard, Neptun Werft. That marks the beginning of the actual construction phase of the ship which is scheduled for delivery in the fall of 2020.

The complete story appeared in the May 3 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Photo courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Spectrum of the Seas Delivered

Meyer Werft handed over the first Quantum Ultra-class ship today to RCCL in Bremerhaven. Spectrum of the Seas is now sailing to Barcelona from which it will sail its repositioning cruise on April 18.

That cruise will eventually take Spectrum to Shanghai where it will be homeported year-round beginning June 6.

Video of the day's events is below.

Details appeared in the April 11 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Video courtesy of Royal Caribbean International. All rights reserved.