Much has been written about the pressure that large cruiseships are putting on some destinations, such as Venice and Barcelona, because of the sheer number of passengers disembarking.
But Meyer Werft corporate communications boss Peter Hackmann says the company’s orderbook confirms that demand remains strong for these leviathans.
The group’s largest ships have always been built at state-of-the-art Papenburg and, despite past issues concerning draught limitations on the Ems river, the current orderbook includes a pair of 180,000-gt newbuildings for AIDA Cruises.
