The steel cutting ceremony, took place at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland.
Mein Schiff 5 will enter service in 2016 joining sister ships, Mein Schiff 3 and 4. Mein Schiff 5 will be 295 meters long and will have 15 passenger decks with around 1,253 cabins with a total capacity of 2,506 passengers. 90 percent of the staterooms are outside cabins and 82 percent have a balcony.