What is the Mein Schiff 1 cruise ship and when does it visit Gibraltar?
Short answer
Mein Schiff 1 is a German-language TUI Cruises ship for 2,894 guests, built in Finland in 2018. Its upcoming visits to Gibraltar, with times and expected passengers, are listed on this page.
Upcoming visits to Gibraltar
Saturday 24 April 2027, in port 08:00–19:00, about 2,894 passengers expected
Thursday 13 May 2027, in port 08:00–20:00, about 2,894 passengers expected
Also in port: Norwegian Dawn. Combined: about 5,234 passengers where known.
Monday 24 May 2027, in port 07:00–18:00, about 2,894 passengers expected
Also in port: Ambience.
Plan your shore day in Gibraltar
From the Port of Gibraltar schedule, last checked 6 November 2026.
Detailed answer
The current Mein Schiff 1 was built by Meyer Turku in Finland, delivered to TUI Cruises in April 2018 and christened in Hamburg in May 2018. It replaced an earlier ship of the same name. Meyer Turku gives a gross tonnage of 111,554, a length of 317.5 metres, 2,894 passengers and a crew of 1,000. Highlights include the Diamant bar behind a diamond-shaped glass facade at the stern, a 25-metre outdoor pool, a 438-metre running track, a covered sports arena with a climbing wall and the Schaubuehne auditorium. TUI Cruises sells the ship to German-speaking holidaymakers on an all-inclusive basis, and German is the language used on board. The Gibraltar port listing expects about 2,894 passengers on each of its three 2027 calls, mainly German.
How busy will town be?
The upcoming visits listed on this page show the passengers expected on each call and any other ships in port the same day. Town is busiest when several ships are in at once or a large ship arrives at a weekend. A ship carrying a few hundred passengers makes little difference on its own.
Can you sail on it from nearby?
Yes, from Palma. The call on Saturday 24 April 2027 comes at the end of a Caribbean to Mediterranean crossing from Bridgetown, leaving on Monday 12 April 2027 (or from La Romana on Friday 9 April 2027), which calls at Funchal and Gibraltar and ends in Palma on Monday 26 April 2027. The call on Thursday 13 May 2027 is part of a ten-night round trip from Palma leaving on Tuesday 11 May 2027, which also calls at Cadiz, Lisbon, Tangier, Malaga and Barcelona. The call on Monday 24 May 2027 is part of an 11-night voyage from Palma to Hamburg leaving on Friday 21 May 2027, calling at Malaga, Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Porto, La Coruna and Le Havre and arriving on Tuesday 1 June 2027. Bookings are made through TUI Cruises' German-language channels.