The first block of the new cruise ship Ovation of the Seas was lifted into the covered building dock at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg. Adam Goldstein, President and COO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, put down the lucky penny in the dock before the block of the new ship was lowered by the 800-ts crane.

The first of a total of 74 blocks of the new cruise liner weighs 740 tons. This block assembly ceremony (keel-laying) marks the official start of construction of the Ovation of the Seas in the building dock. For the time being the 168,600-gt Ovation of the Seas is one of the biggest ships the shipyard has built so far.

Delivery of the Ovation of the Seas is scheduled in spring 2016, the Anthem of the Seas the sister Ship is under construction on the MEYER WERFT Pier and is scheduled for April 2015

Both new ships for Royal Caribbean International will set standards due to their design, a parachuting simulator, bumper cars, virtual balconies and many more innovations.
Each ship can accommodate 4,180 guests at double occupancy and feature 2,090 staterooms

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From left; vl. Lambert Kruse (Managing Partner Meyer Werft) Jarmo Laakso (Associate Vice President Quantum Class Royal Caribbean) Adam Goldstein (President and COO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd) Bernard Meyer (Managing Partner Meyer Werft), Dr. Jan Meyer (Managing Partner Meyer Werft), Mika Heiskanen (Projekt Manager Royal Caribbean),Carsten Pengel Projekt Manager Meyer Werft) Claus Andersen (Kap. -Anthem of the Seas - Royal Caribbean)

The latest cruise ship under construction - Anthem of the Seas - will leave the covered building dock of MEYER WERFT shipyard on Saturday, February 21th, 2015. The 168.600-gt cruise ship Anthem of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world, is scheduled to leave building dock around 01:00 pm. The ship is built for US cruise operator Royal Caribbean International.

MEYER WERFT honours it “ Partner des Jahres 2014”

Papenburg, 20 February 2015 – With the award of “Partner des jahres 2014”, MEYER WERFT pays tribute to its partners who have excelled themselves by virtue of their outstanding achievements in the last year. The ceremonial event, which was held this year for the ninth time, took place at the town hall Papenburg. The laudatory speech praising the excellent performance of the prize-winners in 2014 was given by members of the Meyer Werft purchasing department. CEOs Bernard Meyer, Dr. Jan Meyer and Lambert Kruse, together with the head of materials management/purchasing, Ralf Sempf, and purchasing heads Klaus Lübbers and Johann Thieke presented the trophies and certificates. This year's award ceremony was watched by more than 300 invited guests.

The “Partner des Jahres 2014” award is based on a supplier assessment conducted regularly by the shipyard as part of its supplier management..

In their acceptance speeches, the prize-winners stressed the good, partner-based cooperation between the shipyard and its suppliers.

At the afternoon event in the 'Small Theatre' in the Alte Werft, the senior management and the purchasing department presented the latest information on the cruise ship market as well as news on the subject of supplier management.

The latest cruise ship under construction - Anthem of the Seas - will leave the covered building dock of MEYER WERFT shipyard on Friday, February 20th, 2015. The 168.600-gt cruise ship Anthem of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world, is scheduled to leave building dock around 03:00 pm. The ship is built for US cruise operator Royal Caribbean International.

Papenburg, 13 Februar 2015 - The latest cruise ship under construction - Anthem of the Seas - will leave building dock II of Meyer Werft shipyard in Northwestern Germany on Saturday, 21. Februar 2015. The 168.600-gt cruise ship Anthem of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ship in the world, is schedule to leave the shipyards covered building dock II early morning around 07.00 am. The ship is built for US cruise operator Royal Caribbean International.

Following the float-out, the Anthem of the Seas will be berthed alongside the yard's pier for one night, before being turned on 22 February for the thruster and stabiliser tests in the yrads harbour.

With the ship berthed at the yard's pier, the remaining interior works as well as tests and trials will be carried out on board until the ship’s conveyance down the river Ems to the North Sea, which is scheduled for mid of March.

You can see the float out via webcam on www.meyerwerft.com