Meyer Werft delivered ‘Spirit of Discovery’ to the British cruise line Saga Cruises. The ship, with a rating of 58,250 GT, is the second new build completed by Meyer Werft in 2019 after ‘Spectrum of the Seas’ was handed over to Royal Caribbean in April.
Spirit of Discovery features an environmental friendly and resource conserving design, as for the first time, Meyer Werft equipped a vessel with the eSiPod propulsion system delivered by Siemens.
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Moreover, earlier in June, the keel laying for Spirit of Adventure, Saga Cruises’ second new build, was celebrated at Meyer Werft. ‘Spirit of Adventure’ will be finalized in summer 2020. The ships have a total length of 236 metres, a width of 31.2 metres, while 999 passengers can be accommodated.
Now, Meyer Werft will complete three new cruise ships in 2020 as well, while in autumn 2019, Norwegian Encore is planned to be the third vessel delivered by Meyer Werft in 2019.
With great team effort we already completed two modern cruise ships this year
stated Tim Meyer, Managing Director of Meyer Werft.