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Meyer Werft

Germany · Founded 1795

The family yard on a river, cruise giants built inland and floated to the sea.

Ships here29
Longest345.00 m
Deliveries2000–2025
Still in service29
The yard

The story so far

Meyer Werft has built ships in Papenburg since 1795, seven generations of the same family. Its oddity is geography: the yard sits 36 kilometres up the narrow river Ems, so every giant it builds, including Disney Wish, AIDAnova and Carnival Jubilee, must be conveyed downriver to the sea in a slow-motion spectacle watched by thousands.

Its covered building docks are among the largest enclosed shipbuilding halls in the world, and it delivered the first LNG-powered cruise ship in history, AIDAnova, in 2018, the pathfinder for the gas-fuelled giants that now top the cruise tonnage table.

The line-up

Meyer Werft ships

Side profiles are sized by real length overall, longer ships draw bigger. Categories are never mixed.

Cruise ships & liners

29 ships
Arvia
Carnival Jubilee
Iona
Disney Wish
Disney Destiny
Disney Treasure
Disney Fantasy
Disney Dream
AIDAnova
AIDAcosma
Norwegian Encore
Norwegian Bliss
Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Escape
Norwegian Getaway
Norwegian Breakaway
Celebrity Reflection
Celebrity Silhouette
Celebrity Eclipse
Celebrity Equinox
Celebrity Solstice
Aurora
AIDAsol
AIDAmar
AIDAblu
AIDAstella
AIDAluna
AIDAbella
AIDAdiva

Arvia

P&O Cruises · In service

Length overall345 m
Beam42 m
Gross tonnage185,581 GT
Passengers5,200 (double) / ≈6,685 (max)
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Iona

P&O Cruises · In service

Length overall≈344.5 m
Beam≈42 m
Gross tonnage≈184,089 GT
Passengers≈5,200 (max)
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Disney Wish

Disney Cruise Line · In service

Length overall≈341 m
Beam≈41 m
Gross tonnage≈144,000 GT
Passengers≈2,500 (double) / ≈4,000 (max)
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AIDAnova

AIDA Cruises · In service

Length overall≈337 m
Beam42 m
Gross tonnage183,858 GT
Passengers≈5,200 (double) / ≈6,600 (max)
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Norwegian Joy

Norwegian Cruise Line · In service

Length overall≈333.4 m
Beam (waterline)≈41.4 m
Gross tonnage167,725 GT
Passengers≈3,804 (double)
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AIDAblu

AIDA Cruises · In service

Length overall≈253.3 m
Beam32.2 m waterline, 37.6 m max
Draught7.3 m
Gross tonnage71,304 GT
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AIDAluna

AIDA Cruises · In service

Length overall≈251.9 m
Beam32.2 m waterline, 37.6 m max
Draught7.3 m
Gross tonnage69,203 GT
Full specification →

AIDAbella

AIDA Cruises · In service

Length overall≈251.9 m
Beam32.2 m waterline, 37.6 m max
Draught7.3 m
Gross tonnage69,203 GT
Full specification →
Side by side

Every ship, ranked by length

ShipCategoryLengthBeamDeliveredStatus
ArviaCruise345.00 m42.00 m2022In service
Carnival JubileeCruise344.50 m42.00 m2023In service
IonaCruise344.50 m42.00 m2020In service
Disney WishCruise341.10 m41.00 m2022In service
Disney DestinyCruise341.10 m40.00 m2025In service
Disney TreasureCruise341.10 m40.00 m2024In service
Disney FantasyCruise340.00 m37.00 m2012In service
Disney DreamCruise340.00 m37.00 m2011In service
AIDAnovaCruise337.00 m42.00 m2018In service
AIDAcosmaCruise337.00 m42.00 m2021In service
Norwegian EncoreCruise333.44 m41.36 m2019In service
Norwegian BlissCruise333.40 m41.40 m2018In service
Norwegian JoyCruise333.40 m41.40 m2017In service
Norwegian EscapeCruise325.90 m41.40 m2015In service
Norwegian GetawayCruise324.00 m39.70 m2014In service
Norwegian BreakawayCruise324.00 m39.70 m2013In service
Celebrity ReflectionCruise319.00 m36.80 m2012In service
Celebrity SilhouetteCruise317.20 m36.80 m2011In service
Celebrity EclipseCruise317.20 m36.80 m2010In service
Celebrity EquinoxCruise317.20 m36.80 m2009In service
Celebrity SolsticeCruise317.20 m36.80 m2008In service
AuroraCruise270.00 m32.20 m2000In service
AIDAsolCruise253.33 m32.20 m2011In service
AIDAmarCruise253.30 m32.20 m2012In service
AIDAbluCruise253.30 m32.20 m2010In service
AIDAstellaCruise253.26 m32.20 m2013In service
AIDAlunaCruise251.90 m32.20 m2009In service
AIDAbellaCruise251.90 m32.20 m2008In service
AIDAdivaCruise251.89 m32.20 m2007In service
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