Mein Schiff 1: Return to Hamburg and course to Kiel started!

Mein Schiff 1: Return to Hamburg and course to Kiel started!

The cruise ship "Mein Schiff 1" by Tui Cruises took its first stop in Hamburg on May 26, 2025 after returning to Northern Europe. This event took place in the Cruise Center Steinwerder, where passengers from a nine-day Western Europe cruise went off board to make new guests space for a five-day short trip to Kiel. In the 2024/2025 winter season, the "Mein Schiff 1" had driven the "Best of Central America" ​​route in the Caribbean before steering to the western Mediterranean. The transfer trip began on May 16, 2025 in Palma de Mallorca and led over several stations, including Cádiz, Lisbon, Leixões (Porto), Ferrol and Le Havre to Hamburg.

After your stay in Hamburg, the "Mein Schiff 1" will continue to travel to Kiel via Kristiansand in Norway and Copenhagen in Denmark. There the ship will be stationed together with the "Mein Schiff 7" for the next three months. The ports of Kiel offer a variety of Baltic Sea cruises, with most trips to start and end on the Baltic Seakai. This year "Mein Schiff 1" will only create twice in Hamburg, the next appointment will be August 25, 2025, on which the Northern European season ends and a 15-day transatlantic trip to Bayonne near New York City follows.

travel destinations and booking information

The current cruise of the "Mein Schiff 1" leads from Hamburg via several sea days to Kristiansand and Copenhagen, where the passengers will leave board on May 30th. The bookings for the trips to the Mein Schiff fleet have already opened for the summer months 2025. Five ships from TUI Cruises are used in northern and southern Europe, with departures from various German ports possible. According to Cruiseturtle there are numerous attractive trips to booking, such as the 10-day tour "Summer dreams in the Baltic Sea" from July 3.72, from 1.729 euros per person Starts in the inner cabin.

• Mein Schiff 1: 7- to 14-day Baltic Sea cruises from Kiel, with destinations in Denmark, Poland, Finland, Estonia and Sweden.
• Mein Schiff 2: 12-day trips from Bremerhaven to the North Cape, ideal for nature lovers.
• Mein Schiff 3: 10 to 12-day trips to Great Britain, with a focus on Scotland and Ireland.
• Mein Schiff 4: 9-day trips in Turkey and Greece, as well as 7-day routes from Leixões, Portugal.
• Mein Schiff 5: 7-day trips in the eastern Mediterranean from Heraklion.
• Mein Schiff 6: 7-day trips in the Adriatic Sea from Trieste.
• Mein Schiff 7: 7- to 17-day trips from Kiel and Warnemünde.

New in the fleet is the ship "Mein Schiff Relax" with environmentally friendly concepts that are used in the western Mediterranean. In addition, non-smoking balconies are now being offered on all ships. Early bird discounts until September 30, 2024 offer the opportunity to benefit from special prices.

Popularity of cruises in Germany

The cruise industry has developed strongly in recent years, whereby over 2.9 million cruise passengers were recorded in Germany-a new record compared to 2019. This positive development is reflected in the booking figures, which according to Kreuzfahrt100 lay. Despite growing environmental concerns in a third of the population, interest in cruises remains unbroken. In particular, the demand for luxury cruises and sustainable travel options is increasing.

With the strong growth in the cruise industry, TUI Cruises also sets new standards and records bookings above the all -time high of 2019. This shows the trend that cruises are increasingly started from German ports, which speaks for an environmentally conscious journey.