MV Mein Schiff 3
© Wil Weijsters (Kerkira Corfu, Greece, 05/06/2015)
Steel twin screw “Blue Motion Class” motor vessel built in 2014 by STX Finland Oy Turku (Meyer Turku), Turku, Finland (Yard No 1383) as a Passenger (Cruise) ship for TUI Cruises, Hamburg, Germany
Technical Data
- Length: 20 m (overall) 272.80 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 42.20 m (Extreme)
- Depth: 11.20 m
- Draught: 8.25 m (Summer)
- Tonnage: 99526 gross/63078 net/7900t deadweight
- Engines: 2 x Wärtsilä diesel 8L46F – 8 cylinder & 2 x Wärtsilä diesel 12V46- 12 Cylinder diesels
- Propulsion electric power unit: 2 x AAB AMZ 1600ZB12 LSB
- Power: 45200 kW/HP
- Speed: 21.7 knots
- Passenger Decks: 12
- Capacity: 2506 passengers
- Call Sign: 9HA3062
- MMSI Number: 229090000
- IMO Number: 9641730
- Port of Registry: Valletta/Malta 🇲🇹
- Sister Ships: Mein Schiff 4 (1384), Mein Schiff 5 (1389), Mein Schiff 6 (1390)
Current AIS Location
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History
September 27th 2011: Ordered.
December 12th 2011: Keel struck.
November 8th 2012: Launched.
© Aleksi Lindström (Turku Yard, 20/04/2014)
April 22nd 2014 – May 26th 2014: Trials.
May 22nd 2014: Delivered to TUI Cruises GmbH, Valletta, Malta. Management: Celebrity Cruises Inc.
May 24th 2014: Left Turku for Kiel.
June 12th 2014: Christened by pop singer Helene Fischer at the Cruise Centre in HafenCity Hamburg.
June 13th 2014: Maiden cruise from Hamburg via Le Havre – La Coruna – Porto – Lisbon – Cadiz to Palma De Mallorca.
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 09/09/2018)
© Frank Behrends (Bremerhaven, 07/08/2020)
April 26th 2022: Called at Dover.
September 25th 2022 – October 6th 2022: Went into dry dock Blohm & Voss, Elbe 17 in Hamburg for a refurbishment. During her refit “forward facing funnel vents” were painted black.
April 24th 2023: Called at Dover.
© Dover Strait Shipping / Fotoflite (Dover, 24/04/2023)
© Marcus S (Bremerhaven, 09/06/2023)
October 10th 2023: Called at Dover.
July 27th 2026: Called at Dover as part of the 2026 Cruise Schedule.
October 25th 2026:
” Left the Columbuskaje cruise terminal, Bremerhaven, with tugboat assistance for a 20-day voyage to the Canary Islands. Strong winds associated with Storm Manja were affecting the German North Sea coast at the time.
During the departure manoeuvre, the cruise ship was blown towards the quay and collided with container ships moored at the Eurogate terminal. MSC VICTORINE suffered a crack of about 10 metres in its hull above the waterline. Several containers and deck structures were also damaged. Port authorities said no water entered the vessel. MEIN SCHIFF 3 sustained damage to several lifeboats, their davits and the hull. It was subsequently towed back to the cruise terminal for a damage inspection. No injuries were reported.
MEIN SCHIFF 3 will require shipyard repairs before it can resume its voyage.”
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Frank Behrends, Marcel and Ruud Coster, Dover Strait Shipping / Fotoflite , Aleksi Lindström, Marcus S, TUI Cruises and Wil Weijsters for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
