Mein Schiff Herz

For other ships with the same name, see Mercury (ship) and Mein Schiff 2.

Marella Voyager
Marella Voyager (as Mein Schiff 2) docked at Hamburg
History
Name
  • 1997–2008: Mercury
  • 2008–2011: Celebrity Mercury
  • 2011–2019: Mein Schiff 2
  • 2019–2023: Mein Schiff Herz
  • 2023 onwards: Marella Voyager
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderMeyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany
Yard number639
Launched11 July 1997
Christened27 October 1997[1]
Maiden voyage27 October 1997
In service1997
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeCentury-class cruise ship
Tonnage77,302 GT
Length866 ft (264 m)
Beam105.6 ft (32 m)
Draft25.5 ft (8 m)
Decks12
Speed21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity1,912 passengers

Marella Voyager (formerly MV Mercury, Celebrity Mercury, Mein Schiff 2 and Mein Schiff Herz) is the second of two Century-class cruise ships operated by TUI Cruises. Built for Celebrity Cruises at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, she was launched on 11 July 1997, and was christened and entered service as MV Mercury on 27 October 1997.

In 2008, after some eleven years in operation as Mercury, she was renamed Celebrity Mercury. In 2011, she was transferred to the fleet of TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI AG and Celebrity Cruises' owner Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. At the same time, she was renamed Mein Schiff 2.

In January 2019, she was again renamed, as Mein Schiff Herz.[2] Her sister ship Marella Explorer is the former MV Galaxy, also previously operated by Celebrity Cruises.

In June 2023, the ship was renamed Marella Voyager, joining the Marella Cruises fleet.[3]

  1. ^ "M/S MERCURY (1997)". www.faktaomfartyg.se.
  2. ^ "Mein Schiff Herz Set for Drydock Upgrades". Cruise Industry News. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Marella Voyager Drydock Progressing in Spain".