STX France has received an order to build a cruise ship, the 'Europa 2′. The new ship is being acquired by a third-party proprietary company outside the TUI group and will enter service in 2013.
The vessel will join the 'Europa' line of vessels in the fleet of German cruise operator Hapag Lloyd-Cruises. Vessel specification have not yet been released.
Construction will start in September 2011.
Hapag Lloyd Cruises is part of European travel group, TUI. Currently, the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet includes four cruise ships: 'Europa', the expedition ships 'Hanseatic' and 'Bremen' and the 'Colombus' in the premium segment.
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