TUI Cruises, the German premium market cruise company, says it has amended initial schedules of Mein Schiff 3, the first of its two newbuildings from STX Finland, in order to give the crew more time to familiarize themselves with the ship and the company’s product.

“The first cruise will start on 13 June instead of 1 June and it will be of nine nights instead of 11,” said Frederike Gronemeyer, Communications Manager at TUI Cruises in Hamburg.

The second cruise will; be reduced in duration to seven nights from 10, while the third cruise will be cancelled. From then in, the ship will sail according to earlier published schedules.

“The ship itself will be delivered on time, but we feel the crew will need more time to acquaint themselves with the ship so that they can deliver the quality of product that our guests expect,” she told Cruise Business.