The Construction Of A Cruise Ship - AIDAnova | Full Documentary

[Music] steal sweat hardiness and experience the my Avastin poppin Borg is building a cruise ship powered entirely by natural gas the AIDA Nova how is such a huge complex ship created up to now this is a one-of-a-kind project those state of the art technology is used hard physical labor and workmanship are just as important the shipbuilders put the gigantic ship together from individual modules these enormous propellers will eventually be powered by liquid gas the biggest challenge is the race against time from the start of construction to delivery the shipyard has just 20 months and 25 days high-tech and manual work the construction of a cruise liner my avast is in its seventh generation of family ownership for 200 years fishing trawlers light vessels and cruise ships have all been built here 3500 people work here supplemented by thousands of suppliers and service providers [Music] at the press of a button a plasma cutter with a flame of 30,000 degrees cuts the first steel plate this signals the official beginning of the new cruiseliners construction for workers engineers planners architects and the shipping company the adventure begins they have 633 days until the scheduled delivery date here are the criteria the finished product is to be the most modern most environmentally friendly ship ever to sail the world's oceans the cost nearly 1 billion euros the ship was entirely computer designed so it's already possible to take a virtual stroll along the luxurious decks and through the restaurants on the designers holodeck thanks to virtual reality the bridge wing the side of the ship's control bridge is already accessible visually at least virtual reality allows the planners to move around the as-yet unbuilt ship and see exactly where there's still space to place a pipe or to run a cable I am actually we're planning though the technology doesn't yet really even exist while we're planning it for its technology that's not yet developed to the point where it could be used at this time process begins with a new ship concept with truly new technology then development groups are formed which will bring these visions into reality this is a high-tech ship but the actual shell requires good old-fashioned physical labour ships are still built in the same way as steam engines were in the past or the Eiffel Tower one steel plate after the other is welded together the largest plates are joined together in the welding Center by a giant robot an absolute necessity as the dimensions are enormous the new ship will be 337 meters long and 42 meters wide longer than three soccer fields these plans are becoming ever more detailed we have at first a section a block and then a floating unit and from two of the floating units we'll have a ship only by using this section by section construction technique can my of aft assemble such a large ship within 18 months shipbuilders first weld individual steel plates together into sections they then put eight sections together to form a block out of 90 such blocks the new ship eventually emerges the advantage is that the builders can work on different parts of the ship at the same time [Music] the men work according to a precise plan pipes which will later run along the ceiling are already being installed in the relevant segments so that the fitters don't have to work above their heads everything's done on the floor a huge rocker arm then turns the parts over again change of location Neptune daft in hostak also belongs to my event here at the same time the rear floating section is being built the four engines and the three gas tanks will also be installed here in Rostock the two larger tanks are 35 metres long and 8 metres in height later liquefied natural gas or LNG will be stored inside them LNG is natural gas that's cooled down to minus 162 degrees turning it into its liquid form the contents of these three fuel tanks are sufficient for a cruise of at least two weeks [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the four engines that will power the ship are being built right next door [Music] in this manufacturing facility for large engines there are Pistons as big as beer kegs with piston rings as thickest fingers and crank shafts as long as a truck the crankshaft is preassembled by us the counter weights are bolted to the crankshaft as well as the connecting rods this entire pre assembly is inserted into the engine block secured and bolted to the foundation the new ships engines are called dual fuel engines they can be operated with both liquefied natural gas and marine diesel using LPG almost completely eliminates the emission of fine particles and sulfur oxides and it also significantly reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides and co2 an engine is assembled at only about five weeks by just two specialists but what is the actual procedure for assembling an engine [Music] matías hassle and his colleague Erik Bush start with a cylinder crankcase which lies upside down into this they insert the crankshaft the so-called crank Drive then they turn everything around so that the engine is the right way up and they can fit the other components from the top first they insert the liners then the Pistons with the connecting rods the two men then connect the whole thing to the crankshaft which completes the lower part on top they then attach the cylinder heads and the exhaust system finally hatteland Busch check the dimensions of the finished product this is the fine tuning so to speak Erik measures the piston flanges he turns the crankshaft with an electric power unit it needs to be accurate within one hundredth of a millimeter for an engine of 2,000 tons [Music] so we're doing flange breathing at cylinder station one it's checked wants to see how the crankshaft gaps open and this will also be recorded for the experts and this is done again at the test stand to observe how the axle bends or warps this is important because otherwise the crankshaft would break under too much strain it could be too tight or there's a defect in the part or it doesn't sit properly we can detect this through testing once assembled the engine arrives at the test bench now it has to show what it can do how well it can perform and also whether it keeps to the emission limits and runs as cleanly as it should the main difference is that we don't produce soot and thereby the engine runs very cleanly even in the smokestack there's no smoke the test bench soundproof and with all the required fire protection equipment this is where all new engines run for the first time the engine starts at precisely 500 revolutions in three minutes exhaust gases are discharged upwards and measured cooling water pipes fuel lines and lubrication pipes had to be installed before hands after passing all the tests the run in phase begins the engine will now run for about ten hours the parts have to be retracted from the crankshaft and the control shaft especially the bearings but also the bushings and pistons after a final inspection acceptance and certification the engines are placed into the paint box here they are given the color the customers chosen these LNG engines are being painted white now the units are ready to be installed June 30th five hundred three days to hand over the four engines are being delivered each engine weighs more than two hundred tons it's only a short way across to the Neptune raft here they're installed into the engine module everything that has to go inside has already been mounted by the workers and prepared the technicians now screw the motors tightly onto the bearing blocks eight weeks later the first floating unit is ready soon the noise that the ha stop Neptune raft will be deafening as metal scrapes against metal now things get slippery greasy and oily first the men build a slide for the floating unit it has to be stable and all welds must be smooth using hydraulic pressure the first floating unit is pushed out of the shipyard hangar on a film of oil the 120 meter long 42 meter wide and three deck high hull section slides out of the hangar centimeter by centimeter [Music] finally the whole section comes to rest on a pontoon slowly it's gradually lowered and then the engine-room module floats on its own September 28th 433 days to go after further work and preparations the engine-room module leaves the Neptune shipyard for poppin book the weather's fine the tugboats pull the module with a short line and then head for the keel Fuhrer [Music] this transport is no easy task the huge floating unit has to be towed all the way from Austin to pop and Borg in East Friesland in the numerous locks along the keel canal it's really a tight fit naturally everything's been well-prepared calculated and rehearsed in the end the transport goes exactly according to plan here's the my avast they've been waiting for the module and it's brought into the hangar right away back to the Neptune yard and ha stock here men are installing the LPG tanks in the second floating units in the meantime they've been given their insulation the halls ready the cranes ready the final obstacles are moved to one side the tank storage chamber with the round bearing casings has also been prepared so let's get it hooked up the gigantic tank with its insulation and aluminum hull looks almost like some object of modern design maybe also reminiscent of an airship for a submarine now the 35 meter Colossus just needs to be put in the right place Daniel Leopold guides the joystick with a steady hand even if this looks routine it's not every day he installs such a gigantic tank there's not much leeway at the sides routine maybe a little but never underestimate the danger one has a lot of responsibility now just a few inches off the ground the notch on the tanks must sit exactly on the round bearing housings - specialists squeeze underneath the tank and take measurements repeatedly they glued together underneath they have wood so they're lying on wood on one side there's another sheet underneath so the tank can move if it has to all only when the last tank is properly in place can the teaming ha stock breathe easily now they'll get the second floating unit finished so it too can soon be on its way to poppin bog 430 kilometers away at the Maya left it's not been an idle time by any means as soon as the first floating unit arrived in the hangar the shipbuilders started assembling the blocks the 500 meter long production hall is the largest covered drydock in the world here Welding hammering and abrasive grinding 400 days to go to hand over in the block ceiling panels pipes are already being installed everywhere they'll later be connected together a total of 250 kilometres of pipes and shafts run through the ship since 2010 Maya vast has been manufacturing its own pipes in the pipe all there are pipes in all shapes and sizes ventilation pipes water pipes sewage pipes gas pipes heating pipes such a cruise liner has some 52,000 individual pipes specialists are working here with welding robots and two bending machines thus seams can be welded with great precision and pipes spent to the exact degree but sometimes good old-fashioned workmanship is also required that's when the experts are needed as in this case a special design was requested that a machine can't deliver this is a job for Jurgen pol he's the man for custom-made pipes of all kinds and he's been doing it for 25 years and only he knows just how he does it one thing is clear in the end a pipe is produced and it's a perfect fit these are actual fixed points thus there isn't really much to adjust it has to be an exact fit building up the blocks onto the whole section with the engine module continues apace then the dock is flooded the Colossus floats up December 11th the weather is not very pleasant here in the north just under zero degrees and a stiff wind and it started snowing the big gate is opened and a cold draught blows through outside two tugboats get to work they have to pull the whole section out of the hangar the second section will be arriving from all stock before midnight centimeter by centimeter the tugboats pull the whole section out of the hall the wind is strong blowing directly onto the broad side of the hull pushing it sideways towards the pier the tugboat goes full throttle that makes some headway against the wind almost there in the end the shipbuilders using winches and muscle power pull the hull section to the pier an uncomfortable job in December but these men are tough they put up the gangway right away and work inside the hull continues directly after dark the ship's hull section is securely moored outside poppin Borges my avast [Music] meanwhile outside a ghost ship is approaching the hangars empty everything's ready the gates are wide open the module with the LNG tanks has arrived from Austin and is being inched into the hall the tugboat at the front corrects the course to the left or right everything's been calculated but still a close watch is kept there's a very little space at the sides slowly it's eased into place now the front tugboat has to be taken outside again no problem for the crane it just lifts it up in the air and carries it behind the module from outside another tow boat brings in the road module which is anchored into position then the gate can be closed again after that the water is pumped out of the dock work continues immediately in parallel on the whole section outside and on the new arrival in the hangar now things are getting serious everything's on the move two hundred ninety nine days to handover the men ride up and transport baskets on the outside of the hull arriving more quickly to their workplaces otherwise they'd have to climb 40 metres up the stairs several times a day everyone here knows exactly what to do of course we have a construction plan how the ship is to be built there's also a schedule and everything is coordinated through the planning department we have a site manager who then coordinates everything together with Aida of course they're constantly checking what we're doing inside or outside top or bottom everywhere cables are being layed paneling fitted and new materials brought in inside the areas for the passengers are continually being worked on and then the prefabricated cabins they're manufactured by a subcontractor during the day brought here in the afternoon and installed in the evening the decks have already been prepared for the cabins some windows have already been installed the insulation is in place the floor has been sound and heat proofed and only a few months all this will look like this but until then there's still a long way to go this is the elevator now but this is what the passengers will see in the future the clock's ticking 292 days to handover since 2007 my avast has been manufacturing passenger cabins itself using state-of-the-art assembly line production first step the door the door lock and the cabin walls there are 22 steps so 22 workstations it works very much like an automobile assembly line the conveyor belt runs at three point five millimeters per second and after only 20 minutes of finished cabin leaves the hall complete with TV and reading lamp sandrov into two and her team check whether everything is exactly as it should be whether they've been correctly put together the dimensions whether the socket strips have been sensibly positioned whether there are any gaps mistakes scratches and all that this is the side where the balcony area will be and that's the gangway side the finished cabins which are ready to be installed are delivered by truck into the hall right next to the ship side this is a standard cabin and it will be installed on the ship right away we're on a pace of 30 minutes per cabin meaning from the start on the podium here we've 30 minutes to get the cabin in position and be all set for the next one so a 30-minute time frame thirty minutes the men really have no time to lose the cabins lifted by crane aligned and then pushed into the correct position using muscle power the cabins are aligned using the old fashioned plumb line we use a plumb line to align them not a laser because someone might bump into that and then the whole thing is askew when everything fits the workers weld the cabin frame firmly into place you can nicely see inside everything is already there from the chair the trash can the mattress the bed it's all there it makes the job easier especially later when finishing the cabin building such a gigantic ship is extremely complex there are literally millions of individual items 2,500 kilometres of cable and 65 thousand square meters of carpet alone everything has to fit perfectly and arrive at the right time at the right place how can anyone control the process and maintain an overview it really starts with the deliveries but the thing about all parts have to be controlled and inspected to see if they're the correct parts are they okay before they're installed by the subcontractor then the inspection process starts first by the internal yard then by the yard and the owner in this case I eat and finally the classification inspectors certifications then when everything works everything's good with the wife it would be nice if we could simply walk through walls and visually inspect every pipe and cable ducts but we can in the virtual reality room even during the planning phase experts can visualize the various rooms the implementation of the construction work is digitally transferred to a 3d model and can be viewed in the VR facility Twala for fair condom plans drawn up by the engineers during the day are converted overnight and fed into the system when the production worker arrives the next day he has the latest data at his disposal this way potential errors can be avoided or corrected early on in the planning phase or at the latest during construction planners can turn the entire ship around open up the floor and check the positioning of the tanks they can even go right inside the tanks [Music] backing by the same data we see here now can lady be shared with all employees 291 days to handover an alarm signal the strongest crane for the shipbuilders the imperial eagle can carry up to 800 metric tons on its four hooks and hanging from this crane is an important element the ship's future the--at reom so far it's just the shell a huge steel structure it will become a 360-degree theater with 11 LED walls laser show and a retractable elevating stage for performers logistics are really important for example in the theater am here the equipment for the rising platform and the LED video wall is already installed if you wanted to do that later you'd have to bring them on board bit by bit and here it's pre installed in the unit but now the enormous steel structure is still hanging from the crane it first has to be taken from the block building site positioned to the millimeter on the whole section and fixed precisely into place now all cranes have to go back only then can come here with the block then all the cranes go over again because the block is just too high then we drive back here with it and finally we can position the block over the ship it's like the game Tetris for Giants of course safety takes top priority no one's allowed to stand underneath the hanging theorem [Music] slowly and carefully the crane operator maneuvers the gigantic structure above the ship into the correct position [Music] then it's time to go and the workers dawn their safety equipment they approach the edge carefully next they weld on the towing hooks [Music] with a number of hydraulic presses they bring the theatrical right position and then check again elsewhere in the yard they're working on the roofing of the future Beach Club later this will be the main public area with several pools and bars it's a complicated construction and will later be covered with a transparent foil and has to withstand all storms and ships movements even in heavy seas [Music] the waterslide for the swimming pool is ready for installation a lot of specialist companies and subcontractors work on such a gigantic ship contributing their share to the big picture all this work has to be perfectly coordinated anyone who's ever built a house knows how difficult it can be so what must it be like building a cruise liner it's now mid-february 270 more days to handover the shipyards preparing for an important step the doors of the dock will soon be closed because a wedding is fast approaching [Music] after all the blocks on the second Hall section have been welded into place the aft section is the first to leave the hangar to enable this the shipbuilders flood the dock again men the middle section which has been outside up to now comes back into the Hall it's followed by the aft section and both are aligned before workers can weld the nineteen decks and the up to 42 meter wide modules together they must first bring both into correct position to the millimeter men are working on all decks at the same time welding measuring and making all the preparations for finally joining the two halves of the giant ship together they've been positioned here in the drydock which will be flooded again then we move the two halves closer together and then they're brought into their final position [Music] in the middle of the 500 meter long hangar is the bridge of the new cruise liner this will eventually be the control center of the Aida Nova so far it just looks like some kind of huge steel cake full of holes on the inside construction work has already begun in the control room alone 30 kilometers of electric cables are to be laid what we see here now are the supply cables for this section electricity light internet that sort of thing but the most important cables for the ship's controls are installed later this is because the control cables can only be laid and connected to machines after the bridge has been placed on to the ship the dock is now flooded the two sections of the ship now float into position then by means of spot-welds they're roughly tacked together the exact alignment of the huge holes each weighing 20,000 tonnes is then undertaken using a sophisticated system of ballast tanks they're on port and on starboard waters pumped in and out so we can keep it balanced it's very plain to see that the ship's still has a slit down the middle the shipbuilders now have 1,000 metres of welding ahead of them first a ceramic guide rail is laid into the slit then they can begin with the actual welding the man gradually work their way down from deck 17 but there are still some steel plates that first have to be aligned now we put the starboard press on it then we pull them properly together so they're nice and tight a hydraulic ram has a pulling power of up to 50 tons and at 1.45 are sometimes used at the same time the two parts are pulled together and workers then do the welding [Music] in the 125 meter wide hall more structural parts are ready and waiting besides the bridge there's also the four elements section with the climbing garden dear passengers will be able to climb to lofty heights over treetops this is what it will eventually look like all this still needs to be installed on the ship [Music] [Applause] but something very important is still missing the complete for deck with the bow and bow thrusters block 69 is still missing - it lies between the bow and the middle section and weighs 500 tons it's lowered down and then aligns the block will be installed in just one shift the individual blocks are on a sliding system they're raised placed on hydraulic sliding carriages and pushed into the right position the bow of the Aida Nova is designed to cut almost vertically through the water there's only one small bulbous bow later this will barely be visible as it lies below the waterline the entire front section is pushed into position here to its first tacked on to secure the bow the weld resembles a freshly stitched wound meanwhile the finishing work continues inside the floor is laid there's an insulating layer on the steel plates and on top of that a thin steel sheet it's a kind of sprung floor in the restaurants kitchen areas self-leveling screed is being laid whether shell construction work or interior fittings general managers spend fala has to keep track of it all today he's meeting the ship's architects in an equipment hall the interior designers together with the shipyard decide on shapes colors dimensions and materials the various contractors then have to implement the plans if questions or difficulties arise during installation work the team will meet up just like today the construction materials used for ships are generally of a higher quality than for hotels zeke fleet schindler is one of the most highly sought after ship architects doing interior design for a hotel is easy compared to what we're doing here here we're working with a completely different range of materials but in very limited spatial dimensions the ship's really about using every millimeter it's not Sven phallus only appointment today next he goes deep down into the ship's belly this week the first engine was tested it had already been run on the test bench but only here can you really see how the engine interacts with the other components you help machine here in the main engine room you're still scaffolding above the main machine the ceiling is still being painted the last works getting done it'll all come down in two weeks then we'll have full access to our main engines and the individual cylinders crane operator hein hold villains on his way to his shift today he'll be installing the bridge he's the man with the uncanny instinct Williams is the only one of the shipyard with his own elevator which takes him up here to his workplace sixty meters above the floor he quickly explains the cockpit here on the right side of the levers for the hoists the left one is full landside in the middle as the main lift the right levers for the seaside we differentiate between sea and land side with his crane which he can control to the centimeter Williams brings the 345 tonne component into its exact position then the welders take over and join the 50 metre wide bridge to the ship a few days later a distinguished visitor appears on the bridge captain Boris Becker inspects his future workplace the wing with the ship controls from here he'll have the best view when docking in the harbor there's plenty of space in the bridge five hundred square meters to be exact is the carpet the under layer has already been installed and that's a big step I remember four weeks ago when the floor here was still open the bridge will be guarded around the clock but it does still need a little furniture there'll be two chairs here on one side normally the captain on the other side there's a place for a pilot when needed in front two officers the navigator and the co navigator who can steer the ship themselves May 4th 196 days to handover another important milestone in the construction of this giant cruise liner is now imminent the installation of the two azipods the azipod is a 360 degree rotating gondola with a propeller attached to it this is what propels and steers the ship - Otto - Alma it used to be you only had a propeller a rudder and about frustr which you'd use to move the stern now you have azipods you can really get the force of the water at the exact angle you want of course a big advancement now you can steer the ship much more precise though yeah yes metal eyelid or define Australia still attached to the Azipod is a test propeller [Music] this propeller doesn't have blades yet this is a zero Drive propeller with it we can test practically everything right in the shipyard without moving the ship by crane the 230 metric tonne 12 metre long azipod is set down beneath the stern the portside Azipod is already mounted with a so-called low floor wagon they bring the second motor to its position on the starboard side where its location at the stern has already been prepared there is not very much room to maneuver [Music] the challenge is to mount these 230 metric tonnes which we see in the background to the exact millimetre so we don't have much room to play with we have to drive under it and we have about half a millimeter of tolerance in the guide pins it will take hours until everything is so precisely aligned that the guide pins fit perfectly and the retaining bolts can be tightened after that the electronics will be connected May 30th 170 days to handover for the first time the entire Aida Nova has water under its keel now it's a real ship the vessel floats 140 metres to a new position here it is given the aida fleets typical puckered lips logo it's 250 square meters of surface area will require 622 liters of paint in total 250 tons of paint and corrosion protection are applied the 622 liters for the artwork on the bow is really just a drop in the ocean but of course it's important for the passengers the workers are now in the process of assembling the propellers seven men fasten the five flukes onto the right hand azipod their contact surfaces must be meticulously clean so they'll run as optimally as possible each sheet weighs three tons and each propeller has a diameter of six meters in the same night everything is completed the ship's propulsion is ready August 11th only 97 days to handover everyone is highly focused the ship is still in the hangar with about a thousand different things still to be done here workers are painting the 360 meter anchor chain over a length of 27 meters the chain is always unbroken only then is there a link that can be opened the so-called Cantor shackle [Music] this is really the only thing every 27 meters that connects the chain together only at these points can you actually separate the chain fitters are installing the outside balconies certified controllers are underway all around the ship checking measuring recording this area is past its final inspection so on to the next one there's a lot going on in the kitchens to dumbwaiters are being installed the theatrics final cables and connections for me the challenge is definitely collaborating with other contractors because it all has to fit together so much needs to be coordinated in numerous carter's craftsman or Lane tiles among all the construction jobs there's a good deal of skilled workmanship required this carpenters been spending weeks making a continuous handrail for stairway railings he's completed 400 meters and has another 1.3 kilometers to go August 1890 days until handover the home straight is in sight changes in the Carter's to the cabins are clearly visible while a lot of trimming still has to be fitted briefings for the first cruise arriving at the shipyard this advance group will be cleaning the first of 2626 cabins on the bridge the electronic connections to the engine room and the azipods are tested the beach club is also progressing 1,600 square metres of special ultraviolet permeable foil is being applied across the roof a job for the industrial climbers August 21st 2018 only 87 days to hand over the ship finally comes out into the open it takes two hours for the ocean-going giant to be pulled out of the 500 meter hangar completely then it's moored at the so called outfitting berth here the preparations are made for the naming ceremony [Music] ten days later everything's ready the brand new ocean liner is officially named early October 38 days until scheduled delivery the ship is glistening in the sunshine from the outside it looks almost finished but inside there is still a lot of high-pressure work to do in addition everything else a floating hotel needs to actually set sail is being loaded [Music] food arrives on board crockery needs to be unpacked and distributed office chairs are being assembled everyone does their bit to help fire zones 5 & 7 is where the chairs will be placed check how many desks are ready how many offices are accessible meanwhile on the bridge the radar is being checked and one of the pools is being tested with water thousands of plates are being put away and this is the most efficient method [Music] cooking trials in the kitchen to test out the technology and to make sure the crew on board doesn't go hungry the corridors to the cabins at least are finally finished and the theatrics formed lifeboats have been lifted on board by crane below decks specialists connect up all the cables for the onboard TV studio we have two hundred lamps that still need to be installed this is a TV studio so good lighting is extremely important this is what it looks like now and this is what it will look like in a few weeks a studio for an audience of 400 live shows will be produced and broadcast from here it's the world's very first television studio on board a cruise liner meanwhile the technical acceptance procedures on board continue unabated the pressure is growing just over a month to handover on October 9th the ship leaves poppin Borg heading for Ames HOF and in the Netherlands the rest of the crew embarks here the interior fitting work is now almost completed the restaurants are in operation and the engine room too has been completed inspected and given the okay this is one of the four lng units fifteen thousand four hundred 40 kilowatt each at five hundred fourteen revs senior engineer Gahan Hoffman along with the LNG engineer checks all the settings once again the gas tanks are located behind the wall with so much combustible gas on the ship appropriate precautions are necessary the safety standards for these tanks is incredibly high for instance we have gas detectors and special ventilation systems and you can see here the tanks themselves are complex but highly robust additionally they're surrounded by a controlled nitrogen atmosphere and that's all behind here December 12th blima - the handover is 21 days later than planned complexity and new technology have taken their toll nevertheless it's a ceremonious occasion the flags are exchanged the shipyards German flag is taken down and the Italian flag of the cruise ship company is hoisted this is a very special moment for captain Boris Becker for the very first time he'll set sail with his new ship this evening destination Lisbon four days later in the port of Lisbon the crossing from Bremer Hoff and via Rotterdam to Portugal went well without any problems next stop Tenerife a' the final preparations new crew members are familiarizing themselves with the ship and a panorama suite the beds are made and drinks are in the fridge the terrace is ready for the first sunbathers 20 different cabin categories leave nothing to be desired for the first time there are also cabins for singles 17 restaurants now await the guests arrival there's also the climbing garden the outside waterslide the spa area with its saunas and numerous indoor and outdoor bars the theatrics for its big premiere backstage actors and singers are preparing for the show everyone's very nervous up until now they've only rehearsed on lands on this new onboard stage everything feels totally different [Music] yes I'm very excited actually we were working so much and we couldn't wait to perform this in the actual costumes it's like for for an actual audience so we are really excited because we've prepared a lot for this a living room concert with a virtual band that means the band is playing digitally on the LED screen but the singers are performing live in the foregrounds the entire show is written especially for this new technology the choreography is the work of cirque de soleil z-- Benjamin Prange and Alexia VAR OV minor force my imagination is even surpass when we first stood in this room scaffolding everywhere steel work lights you could already guess what it's going to become and of course this rien spies the imagination to finally create such an onstage magic these men can also create magic for the travel agencies the press and the internet there are as yet still new pictures of the new ship out at sea this is a job for the sky Namek team these Berliners are stars of the drone scene their job today is to capture the aida nova at full speed you have to go relatively far away to get the ship into the picture at all and of course then it's difficult to still see the drone you always have to keep the drone at a certain angle to yourself and at the same time control it all over the ship the final screws are tightened whether in the elevator or outside everywhere things are being polished checked and cleaned to make sure they look their best and gradually even the tiniest faults are wiped off the list below deck the dry cleaning service has gone into operation clean clothes can be issued to each individual crew member automatically because a chip has been sewn into every piece of clothing you select it determine the amount you order it and the system also knows you've picked it up and you can wear it until you bring it back the cooks work on menu selections the pizza Baker is familiarizing himself with his Pizza Kitchen the cleaning machines for the kitchen floors have been charged up and the crew restaurant is also ready the crew comes from more than 50 countries and so the kitchen has a range of food options for every taste [Music] everyone can eat whatever they'd like and that's a beautiful thing I'm also a fan of Indian food tandoori in such things you know that the colleagues often have here on display but Asian is good as well or there's also made steak with mushroom sauce to be sure that the 17 restaurants on board have enough to eat for the international crew of 1,500 and the more than 5,000 guests food supplies will be taken on board again at Tenerife oh the ship has 24 refrigerated and unrefrigerated storage houses with a total of 4,000 square meters the ship reaches 10 arifa captain and crew are finally at their destination yet at the same time they're back at the beginning because now I eat a Nova's journey across the oceans really begins from the first cut it's taken six hundred sixty days for the ship to be built engineering skill perfect organization the shipyards craftsmanship and the cruise company have all contributed to making this possible the very first guests arrive on board tomorrow and then it will be time to set sail for the first ever cruise liner to be powered completely by liquid gas [Music]

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Length: 49min 21sec (2961 seconds)

Published: Sat Nov 16 2019