Meyer Werft to Build Second Sunshine-Class Cruise Ship for Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. exercised its option to build a second Sunshine-class cruise ship to be delivered in the Spring 2015. The ship will be built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft on substantially the same terms as the first Sunshine ship.

“This confirms our continued confidence in the success of this new generation of ships and our strong conviction about the Royal Caribbean International brand,” said Richard D. Fain, Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. is a global cruise vacation company that also operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Pullmantur, CDF Croisieres de France, as well as TUI Cruises through a 50 percent joint venture with TUI AG. The company owns a combined total of 40 ships and has three ships on order. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Dubai, Europe and South America.

MEYER WERFT offers to its customers: car and passenger ferries, RoRo ships as well as LPG tankers have successfully been built in Papenburg for decades. MEYER WERFT’s affiliated company, NEPTUN WERFT GmbH in Rostock, is also a builder of river cruise ships. Today MEYER WERFT employs more than 2,500 people, making it one of the most important employer in the region. The family-owned company also provides professional training to about 300 apprentices. The workload will keep the company busy well into the year 2015.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, February 29, 2012; Image: meyerwerft