STX delivers Mein Schiff 3
Mein Schiff 3 will start operating on June 13th 2014, with its maiden voyage starting from Hamburg and heading for Palma de Mallorca
The Mein Schiff 3 and its sister vessel Mein Schiff 4 (scheduled for delivery in spring 2015) are each 295m long, 35.8m wide and have a tonnage of 99,700gt each. Their main diesel generators are two Wärtsilä 12V46F four-stroke engines with 12,400 kW each, and two Wärtsilä 8L46F engines with 9,600 kW, supplying two ABB electrical motors of 14,000 kW each. They drive two solid propellers for a speed of 21.8 knots.
An AEP scrubber system is provided to eliminate sulphur emissions almost entirely, while particle emissions are reduced by about 60%. Manoeuvring is facilitated by five transversal thrusters, three 3,000-kW units installed forward and two 1,000-kW aft.
At double occupancy there is space for 2,506 passengers, who are served by a crew of about 1,000. Of the 1,253 cabins, some 82% have a balcony.
