Mein Schiff 1
Mein Schiff 1 at Santa Cruz de La Palma
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| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Cost: | $320 million |
| Yard number: | 638 |
| Laid down: | 25 May 1995 |
| Launched: | May 1996 |
| Acquired: | 10 October 1996 |
| In service: | 21 December 1996 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Century-class cruise ship |
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| Length: | 259.70 m (852 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 32.20 m (105 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in) |
| Decks: | 10 (passenger accessible) |
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| Propulsion: | Twin propellers |
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| Crew: | 909 |
Mein Schiff 1 is a Century-class cruise ship owned and operated by TUI Cruises. Previously, she cruised as MV Galaxy with Celebrity Cruises . She was laid down at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on 25 May 1995, was launched in May 1996, and was delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 10 October 1996. She entered service on 21 December 1996.
In 2008, after some twelve years of service as Galaxy, she was renamed Celebrity Galaxy. In May 2009, she was transferred to the fleet of TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI AG and Celebrity Cruises' owner Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. She was renamed Mein Schiff (English: my ship) on 15 May 2009, and Mein Schiff 1 in November 2010.
In March 1993 Celebrity Cruises had placed an order with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany for a new ship that was eventually delivered as MV Century. The contract also included an option for two additional vessels of the same design. Celebrity Cruises decided to utilize the option for additional vessels, but changes to the overall design were made to the subsequent ships compared to the Century. Therefore the second ship, MV Galaxy, was given a 15.4-metre (50 ft 6 in) longer hull compared to the Century, and the galley and pantry areas were completely redesigned.
The keel of the Galaxy was laid on 25 May 1995, she was launched from drydock in May 1996 and delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 10 October 1996. Following a promotional visit to Southampton, the ship sailed across the Atlantic Ocean without passengers. Further promotional visits in Boston, Philadelphia and Port Canaveral followed, after which the ship sailed to Port Everglades to begin her commercial career with Celebrity Cruises.
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