As the final outfitting reached the end, Columbus Cruise Center (CCCB) said goodbye to Anthem of the Seas yesterday. On 30th March 2015, Meyer Werft transferred Anthem of the Seas to Bremerhaven for its final outfitting. Approximately 5500 pallets with diverse equipment were brought onboard. The amount of packaging materials, waste and other materials that have returned is hardly to specify.
A particular challenge was the poor weather conditions at the beginning of the time spent in port. Despite the heavy storm that took place for several days, all tasks were able to be initiated and completed on time, so that Meyer Werft could officially hand over Anthem of the Seas on 10th April 2015 to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. During the stay, CCCB was the base for around 1200 Meyer Werft employees and their suppliers as well as for 1400 crew members.
Anthem of the Seas was the 6th newbuild that had its final outfitting at CCCB. In autumn, CCCB awaits another new that is already under construction at Meyer Werft determined for Norwegian Cruise Line.
On 21st April 2015, Fram from Hurtigruten will start off the classical cruise season at Columbus Cruise Center. This year, Bremerhaven expects around 75 000 passengers.