Fincantieri and TUI Cruises today signed a contract for the design and construction of two new cruise ships. The order replaces a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed in March 2025 with TUI
New TUI Cruises ships will be sisters to Mein Schiff Flow (above) and Neins Schiff Relax.[Image TUI Cruises]
Fincantieri and TUI Cruises today signed a contract for the design and construction of two new cruise ships. The order replaces a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed in March 2025 with TUI AG for the construction of two cruise ships for its U.K.-based Marella Cruises brand.
The ships, which will be delivered in calendar year 2031 and 2032 respectively, will be sister ships to the 3,984-passenger Mein Schiff Relax and Mein Schiff Flow—part of the InTUItion class—and will be powered by dual-fuel engines (LNG and MGO). With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, the vessels will be larger than the ones originally planned for the Marella Cruises configuration and will be built in accordance with the latest environmental standards.
Fincantieri says that the value of the contract, subject to financing
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