The development of the subsequent cruise ship for Disney Cruise Line has reached one other milestone: meeting of the ship’s hull started immediately with the normal keel-laying ceremony. The ship is the sister ship of the Disney Treasure, which can also be underneath building, and the Disney Want, which launched in 2022.
The keel was laid within the 504-meter-long lined constructing dock at Meyer Werft in Germany. Philip Gennotte, portfolio challenge administration govt, Walt Disney Imagineering Germany, positioned a fortunate coin underneath the keel of the brand new ship earlier than the shipyard gave the sign to decrease the block onto the bracing and the coin. The keel-laying block is 38.9 meters broad, 14 meters lengthy and 6.3 meters excessive.
“With the keel laying, we’ve got reached one other milestone in our partnership with Disney Cruise Line. The third ship within the Want class may also impress with Meyer high quality and be wealthy in Disney storytelling,” mentioned Thomas Weigend, chief gross sales officer of the Meyer Group and managing director of Meyer Werft.
The third ship within the Want class could have roughly 1,250 cabins and a dimension of round 144,000 GT. Supply is deliberate for 2025. Just like the Disney Want and the Disney Treasure, which is predicted to be delivered this yr, the ship could have a low-emission liquefied pure gasoline (LNG) propulsion system. The Meyer Group can also be finishing the conversion of the Disney Journey cruise ship in Wismar for Disney Cruise Line.
