TUI Cruises, the Hamburg based premium market cruise shipping company, said it would offer people that have cruised with them at least twice before an opportunity to sail on Mein Schiff $ before its official maiden voyage.

The 99,300 gross ton vessel would be delivered ahead of schedule from Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. Consequently, the company will offer a cruise from Hamburg to Copenhagen and Kiel from 22 to 25 May and another one from Kiel to Gothenburg and Hamburg from 26 to 31 May.

Bookings open today for passengers that have sailed at least twice before with the company. A team from the head office in Hamburg will also be on board to prepare the ship's entry in service during the two pre-inaugural cruises, TUI Cruises said in a statement.