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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Europa 2 Venice/Malta Cruises

Personal service, a high gastronomic standard, individual travel programme and excellent interiors: you will experience this comfort on the newcomer to the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet in a modern and casual atmosphere. As a new building and our second flagship EUROPA 2 will be heading for the most attractive destinations in the world as from May 2013.


The route concept concentrates on four regions: Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean, Arabian Peninsula and Asia. In fulfilment of the wishes of our guests these will be shorter, mostly seven-day voyages. Many routes will be offered on different dates and can be combined flexibly to form longer, fantastic stays on board.


The interior concept follows current design trends and is a successful mixture of casual and stylish ambience with state-of-the-art technology. Hardly any other ship offers more space per guest as EUROPA 2 since, after all is said and done, well-being is also measured in square metres. For this reason it goes without saying that all the suites on board EUROPA 2 have a spacious veranda. Life on board sets its own standards: more lifestyle and less cruise rituals contribute towards a more informal atmosphere. The low number of passengers of max. 516 guests and the crew/guest ratio that exceeds this figure ensure that exclusiveness and relaxation are guaranteed from the very first moment onwards.

Besides culinary diversity and luxurious surroundings, wellness, fitness and a multi-facetted entertainment programme are the highlights of EUROPA 2. All these features can be enjoyed in a relaxed atmosphere and, of course, at the unique high standard that you expect of a ship that proudly bears the name EUROPA.Experience the new way of enjoying luxury in a relaxed ambience. We look forward to greeting you on board MS EUROPA 2
 Upscale clients will soon have a new luxury ship to consider for a cruise vacation. Next month, the 516-passenger, five-star Europa 2 will set sail as the newest flagship for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, a European cruise line working to attract more English-speaking customers from the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Nearing completion at the STX France shipyard in St. Nazaire, the 42,830-ton Europa 2 will be christened May 10 in Hamburg, Germany. With a crew of 370, this ship’s passenger-crew ratio is a pampering 1.4 to 1. Official languages spoken onboard are English and German.

Hapag-Lloyd’s strategy for growth is to focus solely on luxury and expedition cruising. Europa 2 and Europa operate in the five-star luxury arena, while Hanseatic and Bremen are the line’s expedition vessels. The company also operates Columbus 2, but does not sell that product within North America.
The Insider’s Viewpoint
Travel Agent interviewed Julian Pfitzner, director of product development for Europa 2. He’s the key Hapag-Lloyd point person handling the Europa 2 project. Akin to being a proud papa, he says with pride: “She’s a beauty!”
Architecturally, “the idea of this vessel is classical luxury architecture but you open the window and you let the fresh air in,” Pfitzner says. What he means is that this ship shakes things up a bit in its design.
“Everything which was brass or copper is now stainless steel," says Pfitzner. "Everything which was gold is now silver. Everything that had rounded shapes is now very straight and rectangular.”

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