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Mein Schiff 2 May 2011 in HamburgCareer Name: Mercury (1997-2008)
Celebrity Mercury (2008—2011)
Mein Schiff 2 (May 2011—present)Owner: 1997—2011: Celebrity Cruises
2011-present: TUI CruisesOperator: 1997—2011: Celebrity Cruises
2011-present: TUI CruisesPort of registry: Valletta, 
MaltaBuilder: Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany Christened: Nov 2, 1997 In service: 1997-present Identification: IMO number: 9106302 Status: In Service General characteristics Tonnage: 77,713 gross tons Length: 866 ft (264 m) Beam: 105.6 ft (32 m) Draft: 25.5 ft (8 m) Decks: 12 Speed: 21.5-knot (40 km/h) Capacity: 1,886 passengers MV Mein Schiff 2 is a Century class cruise ship. She was built in 1997 as MV Mercury by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany for Celebrity Cruises and was later renamed MV Celebrity Mercury.
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History
In the summer of 2006, just prior to the Mercury's planned departure for an Alaska cruise, Seattle-based inspectors from the U.S. Coast Guard arrested the captain of the Mercury for intoxication. Celebrity Cruises arranged for a replacement, and fired the original captain.[1][2]
As former Celebrity Mercury (2005)
During a cruise from Charleston, South Carolina to the eastern Caribbean in February 2010, the ship was struck with an outbreak of norovirus, sickening nearly 500 people on board, out of a total of just over 1,800. According to Celebrity Cruises, those sickened were treated with over-the-counter medicine, and responded well to it. Additionally, a doctor and two nurses joined the ship midway through the cruise to assist with the outbreak.[3]
TUI Cruises
In February 2011 Celebrity Mercury left Celebrity Cruises to be renovated by Imtech and join TUI Cruises' fleet as Mein Schiff 2, alongside Mein Schiff 1, her sister ship, the former Celebrity Galaxy.[4]
References
- ^ "Periklis Petridis / Drunk Captain Celebrity Cruise Lines - Mercury". cruisebruise.com. May 19, 2006. http://www.cruisebruise.com/Periklis_Petridis.html. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ^ Sullivan, Jennifer (May 23, 2006). "Lawyer says ship captain arrested, fired over drinking was off duty". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003012581_captain23m.html?syndication=rss. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ^ "Cruise ship back in U.S. after 435 get sick". CNN. 26 February 2010. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/02/26/cruise.ship.illness/index.html?hpt=T2. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "2001-02-01". http://www.shipbuilding-industry.eu/shipbuilding_v2/?p=2942. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
External links
- Official Mercury page on CelebrityCruises.com
- Cruise Critic Review
- Recent pictures and menus of Celebrity Mercury
- Official Celebrity Mercury UK site
- 160 Pictures from the Mein Schiff 2
Celebrity Cruises fleet Century class Millennium class Xpedition class Solstice class Celebrity Solstice • Celebrity Equinox (2009) • Celebrity Eclipse (2010) • Celebrity Silhouette (2011) • Celebrity Reflection (2012)Former ships MS Meridian • MV Horizon • MV Zenith • Celebrity Galaxy • MV Celebrity Mercury
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- Ships of Celebrity Cruises
- Ships built in Papenburg
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