Meyer Werft launches Disney’s second LNG-powered newbuild

Germany’s Meyer Werft has floated out the second of three LNG-powered vessels it is building for Disney Cruise Line, a unit of the US-based Walt Disney Company.

The new cruise ship, Disney Treasure, left Meyer Werft’s large building dock in Papenburg on Saturday and is now berthed in the shipyard’s harbor, according to social media posts by Meyer Werft and Disney Cruise Line.

Over the next few weeks, Meyer Werft’s team will be focusing on the final interior outfitting of the ship.

Meyer Werft expects to deliver the LNG-powered vessel later this year.

In March last year, the shipbuilder held a keel-laying ceremony for this vessel. The ship has 1,240 cabins and a size of 144,000 GT.

Meyer Werft launches Disney’s second LNG-powered newbuild
Image: Disney Cruise Line

Meyer Werft delivered the first LNG-powered cruise vessel in this batch, Disney Wish, in June 2022.

Disney Wish arrived at Port Canaveral, Florida from Europe later the same month.

Earlier this year, Meyer Werft held a keel-laying ceremony for the third and final LNG-powered vessel in this batch.

Meyer Werft expects to deliver Disney Destiny in 2025.

In addition to these three vessels, Meyer Werft recently secured a contract from Japan’s Oriental Land Company (OLC) to build a Disney Wish-class cruise ship powered by LNG for the Japanese market.

This vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2028.

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