The TUI tourism group is in talks with the shipyards naval to secure construction slots, which would result in available from the financial year 2031, for the construction of two new ships for the company Marella Cruises cruise company which is fully controlled by the German group and is dedicated to the British market. It has announced today the Hanover-based company on the occasion of the Capital Markets Day, specifying that at the same time the evaluation continues of the partnership possibilities for Marella Cruises.

TUI is also present in the cruise sector with the companies Mein Schiff and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, both subsidiaries on an equal footing with the American cruise group Royal Caribbean Cruises through the 50:50 joint venture TUI Cruises.