Mein Schiff Relax is an InTUItion-class ship being built for German cruise line TUI Cruises. The ship is the first in a new class for the cruise line, with a debut in March 2025. It is currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.[1]
The ship was ordered by TUI cruises in 2018 as the first of two new concept LNG-powered ships. At the time of the order, it was to be the largest cruise ship built in Italy.[2] The design was based on the Project Mille prototype platform developed by Fincantieri. This new prototype would be TUI cruises first new design since the debuted in 2014.
The first steel was cut in June 2022 with the bow section being constructed at the VARD shipyard in Tulcea, Romania.[3] The section was later towed to Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard where the ship would be assembled and completed. In October 2023, it was announced that the ship would be named Mein Schiff Relax, a departure from TUI's numbering convention of their past ships.[4]
Mein Schiff Relax was floated out in November 2023 with honorary godmother Elena Sperti, an employee of the shipyard.[5] The ship embarked on its first sea trials in October 2024, traveling form Monfalcone to Palermo, where she was dry-docked prior to returning to the shipyard for completion.[6]
The Mein Schiff Relax is scheduled to debut in March 2025, with a series of Mediterranean cruises from Palma de Mallorca. It was announced that British singer Robbie Williams would be the feel-good ambassador of the Mein Schiff Relax.[7] A special christening ceremony will be held on April 9, 2025, in the port of Málaga, Spain, where the ship will be joined by and .[8]