Meyer Group that has a shipyard in Germany and another one in Finland has been inspired by the rock penguin in the development of a concept called “Reverse” that shows what a cruise ship could look like in the year 2100. 

The design features  a closed glass facade and urban garden areas as well as drone landing pads, while central public areas form the focal point inside the ship. Thanks to a cabin structure detached from the outer hull, efficient modular manufacturing methods are possible. 

"The ship is based on global megatrends and is one - but not the only - logical response to them," explained Tim Krug, Head of Concept Development Group at Meyer Group. "For example, we have only provided for small restaurant areas that serve more as social meeting places because we imagine that a large part of the nutrients will be consumed in concentrated form like pills," Krug he said in a statement.

“From today's point of view, we sometimes come up with extreme approaches, but it is equally important to think them through and develop answers from them.”

The energy concept on board also relies on innovation: thanks to the use of wave energy through horizontal wings on the hull, solar and fuel cells as well as wind energy, it manages without fossil fuels