Mein Schiff Flow: TUI Cruises welcomes its second InTUItion-class ship

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.

Mein Schiff Flow is equipped with a dual-fuel propulsion system, allowing it to run on marine diesel and liquefied natural gas. The use of renewable LNG (bio-LNG and e-LNG) is also possible without any technical modifications. In summer 2026, Mein Schiff Flow will bunker bio-LNG on a regular basis. The sister ship, Mein Schiff Relax, will sail her summer season in Northern Europe using bio-LNG. In addition, the new generation of ships features improved catalytic converters that can reduce nitrogen oxide emissions while in port. The ships are also equipped with shore power connections. During time spent in port, which accounts for around 40 percent of operating time, the ship’s own power generation can be switched off whenever shore power is available. Compared with supplying energy via the ship’s own systems, this can reduce the emissions generated while the ship is in port.