Mein Schiff 1 [SEP] vessel class
Marella Explorer
Marella Explorer is a "Century"-class cruise ship owned and operated by Marella Cruises. Before joining TUI she cruised as MV "Galaxy with Celebrity Cruises, and later as Mein Schiff" with TUI Cruises. She was laid down at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on 25May 1995, was launched in May 1996, and was delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 10October 1996. She entered service on 21December 1996.
In 2008, after some twelve years of service as "Galaxy", she was renamed
"Mein Schiff 2". Due to this "Mein Schiff" was immediately renamed into "Mein Schiff 1". "Mein Schiff 2" entered service with TUI in February 2011 after its extensive refurbishment, with the addition of more verandas, an expanded fitness area and design elements which are also found on "Mein Schiff 1".
TUI and STX Finland announced a contract on 27 September 2011 to build a 97,000-GT vessel named "Mein Schiff 3", which was delivered in 2014. The vessel is approximately long