Visiting Meyer Werft, Papenburg

Meyer Werft GmbH in Papenburg is one of the major German shipyards. Founded in 1795 and starting with small wooden vessels, today Meyer Werft is one of world´s leading builders of luxury cruise ships. Headquartered in Papenburg at the river Ems. MEYER WERFT builds its ships according to the so-called “Blockbuilding principle”. This means that prefabricated units are assembled to sections, many sections become a block, and the blocks become a ship – similiar to the toys of "Lego". The blocks are assembled and welded up to form the ship’s hull. A typical cruise ships comprises approx. 80 blocks.