The Construction Of A Cruise Ship - AIDAnova | Full Documentary

steal sweat resistance and experience my Avastin poppin Borg is building a

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powered entirely by natural gas the AIDA Nova how has such a complex and huge

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been created so far this is a one-of-a-kind project, those cutting-edge technology is used , hard physical work and labor are equally important. Shipbuilders assembled the gigantic ship from individual modules. These huge propellers will eventually be powered by liquid gas. The biggest challenge is the race against time from the start of

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to delivery. The shipyard has only 20 months and 25 days of manual and high-tech work building a

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ship my avast is in its seventh generation of family ownership for 200 years fishing trawlers, light ships and cruise ships have been built here 3500 people work here, complemented by thousands of suppliers and service providers with the push of a button a plasma cutter with a 30,000 degree flame cuts the first steel plate this signals the official start of the

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of new cruise ships for workers engineers planners architects and the company shipping company begins the adventure they have 633 days until the scheduled delivery date these are the criteria the final product must be the most modern and environmentally friendly ship that has ever sailed the world's oceans the cost of almost one billion euros the The ship was designed entirely by computer so it is now possible to take a virtual walk along the luxurious decks and through the restaurants on the designer's holodeck thanks to virtual reality the bridge wing the side of the ship's control bridge It is already visually accessible at least virtual reality allows planners to move around the unbuilt ship and see exactly where there is still room to lay a pipe or run a cable.

In fact, we are planning it, although the technology does not exist yet, while we are planning it because its technology is not yet developed to the point where it can be used. Right now, the process begins with a new ship concept with truly new technology, then development groups are formed that will make these visions a reality. This is a high-tech boat, but the actual shell requires some good physical work. Old-fashioned ships are still built in the same way that in the past steam engines or the Eiffel Tower are welded one steel plate after another, the larger plates are joined together in the welding center by a giant robot, a absolute necessity since the dimensions are enormous, the new ship will be 337 meters long and 42 meters wide more than three football fields these plans are becoming more and more detailed we have at first a section a block and then a floating unit and two of the floating units we will have a boat only using this section by section construction technique Can I assemble such a big boat in 18 months?

Shipbuilders first weld individual steel plates into sections, then join eight sections together to form a block from 90 blocks. Finally the new ship emerges. The advantage is that the builders can work on different parts of the boat at the same time the men work according to a precise plan since pipes are being installed which will then pass through the roof in the corresponding segments so that the installers do not have to work above their heads, everything is done on the floor a huge rocker then rotate the parts again change of location Neptune daft in hostak also belongs to my event here at the same time as the rear floating section is being built the four engines and the three tanks will also be installed gasoline Here in Rostock, the two largest tanks are 35 meters long and 8 meters high.

Later, liquefied natural gas or LNG will be stored inside. LNG is natural gas that is cooled to -162 degrees and converted into liquid, forming the content of these three fuels. The tanks are enough for a cruise of at least two weeks. The four engines that will power the boat are being built right next door, in this large engine manufacturing plant. There are pistons as big as beer kegs with piston rings as thick as fingers and crankshafts as big as As long as it's a truck, the crankshaft is pre-assembled by us, the counterweights are bolted to the crankshaft, as are the connecting rods.

All of this pre-assembly is inserted into the engine block secured and bolted to the base. The new boat engines are called dual fuel engines. It can operate on both liquefied natural gas and marine diesel using LPG, almost completely eliminates the emission of fine particles and sulfur oxides and also significantly reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides and CO2. An engine is assembled in only about five weeks by only two specialists, but what is the actual procedure for assembling an engine? Matías Hassle and his colleague Erik Bush start with a cylinder crankcase that is located upside down inside it.

They insert the crankshaft. called crank Drive then they turn everything over so that the engine is in the correct position and they can place the other components from above first they insert the liners then the pistons with the connecting rods the two men then connect everything to the crankshaft that completes the bottom part on the top they then fix the cylinder heads and the exhaust system finally Hatteland Busch checks the dimensions of the finished product, this is the fine tuning so to speak, Erik measures the piston flanges, rotates the crankshaft with an electric power unit , must be accurate to one hundredth of a millimeter for a 2000 ton engine.

We are doing flange breathing on cylinder station one. It is verified that he wants to see how the crankshaft gaps open and this will also be recorded for the experts and this is done again on the test bench to observe how the shaft bends or deforms. This is important because otherwise the crankshaft would break under too much tension it could be too tight or there is a defect in the part or it does not fit correctly we can detect this by testing once assembled the engine arrives at the test bench now it has to show what It's about how well it can run and also whether it maintains emissions limits and runs as cleanly as it should.

The main difference is that we do not produce soot and therefore the engine runs very cleanly, even in the chimney there is no smoke in the test. soundproofed bench and with all the necessary fire protection equipment this is where all new engines run for the first time the engine starts at exactly 500 revolutions in three minutes the exhaust gases are discharged upwards and cooling water pipes must be installed measurements, fuel lines and lubrication lines Before passing all the tests, the running-in phase begins. The engine will run for approximately ten hours. Parts must be removed from the crankshaft and control shaft, especially the bearings, but also the bushings and pistons after a final inspection, acceptance and certification. the engines are placed in the paint box here they are given the color chosen by the customers these LNG engines are being painted white now the units are ready to be installed on June 30 five hundred and three days for delivery the four engines each engine weighs more than two hundred tons there is a short way to the Neptune raft here they are installed in the engine module everything that has to go inside has already been assembled by the workers and prepared the technicians now firmly screw the engines to the supports eight weeks later, the first floating unit will be ready soon, the noise that the Neptune raft will make 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 hull section 120 meters long, 42 meters wide and three decks high slides out of the hangar inch by inch finally the entire section comes to an end rests on a pontoon slowly, is gradually lowered and then the engine room module floats on its own September 28 433 days left after more work and preparations the engine room module leaves the Neptune shipyard to blow up the book good weather the tugs pull the module with a short line and then head towards the keel Führer this transport is not an easy task the huge floating unit has to be towed from Austin to Pop and Borg in East Frisia in the numerous locks along the keel canal it really is a perfect fit.

Naturally, everything has been well prepared, calculated and rehearsed. In the end, the transport goes exactly as planned. Here is my avast. They have been waiting for the module and they took it to the hangar immediately to the Neptune yard and here are the men. Meanwhile, the LPG tanks have been installed on the second floating units, their insulation has been given, the walkways are ready, the cranes are ready, the final obstacles have been moved to the side, the tank storage chamber with The round bearing housings has also been prepared, so let's do it. The gigantic connected tank, with its insulation and aluminum hull, looks almost like an object of modern design, perhaps also reminiscent of a submarine blimp.

Now you just have to place the 35 meter Colossus in the right place. Daniel Leopold guides the joystick firmly By the way, even if this seems routine, it is not every day you install such a gigantic tank, there is not much room for maneuver on the sides, routine maybe a little, but never underestimate the danger, one has a lot of responsibility now, just a few centimeters from the ground, the notch in the tanks must sit exactly on the round bearing housings - the specialists squeeze under the tank and take measurements repeatedly, they are glued underneath, they have wood, so They are supported on wood on one side, there is another sheet underneath so the tank can be moved if necessary.

Only when the last tank is correctly in place will the team be able to breathe easily. Now they will have finished the second floating unit so that it can also soon be on its way to the swamp 430 kilometers away, on the Mayan left. It hasn't been inactive. As soon as the first floating unit arrived at the hangar, the shipbuilders began assembling the blocks. The 500 meter long production hall is the largest covered dry dock in the world. Welding, hammering and abrasive polishing. There are 400 days left for delivery on the block roof panels. Pipes are already being installed everywhere which will then be connected to each other.

A total of 250 kilometers of pipes and wells run along the ship since 2010. Maya Vast manufactures its own pipes in the pipeline. , there are pipes of all shapes and sizes of ventilation pipes Water pipes Sewer pipes Gas pipes Heating pipes A cruise ship like this has around 52,000 individual pipes Specialists work here with welding robots and two bending machines, for so the joints can be welded with great precision and the tubes wear just the right amount, although sometimes they are good. Fashionable labor is also required, that is when experts are needed, as in this case a special design was requested that a machine cannot deliver.

This is a job for Jurgen Pol, he is the man in charge of manufacturing custom pipes of all types and he has been doing it. He's been around for 25 years and only he knows how he does it. One thing is clear: a pipe is produced in the end and fits perfectly. These are real fixed points, so there isn't much to adjust. It has to fit exactly. the construction of the blocks in the entire section with the engine module continues at a good pace, then the dock is flooded, the Colossus floats on December 11, the weather is not very pleasant here in the north, just below zero degrees and a strong wind and it started to snow at the big door. opens and a cold draft blows outside two tugboats get to work they have to remove the entire section of the hangar the second section will arrive from all the stock before midnight inch by inch the tugboats remove the entire section of the hall The wind is strong and blows directly over the broad side of the hull, pushing it sideways towards the dock.

The tug accelerates at

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speed, which manages to move forward against the wind. Almost there at the end. Shipbuilders, using winches and muscle power, pull the hull section toward the dock. uncomfortable work in December, but these men are tough, they raised the gangplank immediately and the work inside the hull continues immediately after dark, the hull section of the ship is safely moored outside, poppin Borges, my avast, meanwhile, Outside, a ghost ship is approaching, the hangars are empty, everything is ready. the doors are wide open the module with the LNG tanks has arrived from Austin and they are slowly moving towards the room the tugboat in the front corrects the course to the left or to the right everything is calculated but still one maintainsclose monitoring there is very little space on the sides slowly it is put into place now the front tug has to be taken out again no problem for the crane it just lifts it in the air and takes it behind the module from outside another tug brings the module of road that is anchored in position, then the hatch can be closed again, then the water is pumped out of the dock, work immediately continues in parallel on the entire outer section and on the new arrival at the hangar, now things are Seriously, everything is in motion for two hundred and ninety-nine days.

For delivery, the men climb and carry baskets on the outside of the hull and reach their workplaces faster, otherwise they would have to climb 40 meters up stairs several times a day. Here everyone knows exactly what to do, of course, we have a construction. Plan how the boat will be built, there is 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 are constantly checking what we are doing inside or outside, up or down. Everywhere cables are being laid, panels are being laid and new materials are being brought into the passenger areas, work is continually being done on the prefabricated cabins that are manufactured by a subcontractor during the day and brought here in the evening. and installed at night the covers 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 proof and only in a few months it will all look like this but until then there is still a long way to go this is the elevator now but this is what passengers will see in the future the clock is ticking 292 days for delivery since 2007 my avast has been manufacturing passenger cabins using first a state of the art assembly line Climb the door, door lock and cabin walls there are 22 steps, so there are 22 workstations.

It works much like an automobile assembly line. The conveyor belt runs at three point five millimeters per second and after just 20 minutes of finishing the cabin, it leaves the hall complete with The TV and reading lamp Sandrov splits in two and his team checks if everything is exactly as it should be, whether they are assembled correctly, the dimensions, whether the power strips are placed correctly, whether there are gaps, errors, scratches and all that. side where the balcony area will be and that is the gangway side, the finished cabins that are ready to be installed are delivered by truck to the hallway right next to the ship.

This is a standard cabin and will be installed on the boat right away. We are at a pace of 30 minutes per cabin, which means that from the start on the podium here we have 30 minutes to get the cabin into position and be ready for the next one, so the men really have a 30 minute period, thirty minutes. There is no time to waste the cabins are lifted with a 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 could bump into it and then everything is crooked when everything fits the workers weld the cabin frame firmly in place you can see the inside very well it's all there from the chair the trash can the mattress the bed everything is there it makes the job easier, especially later when finishing the construction of the cabin Such a gigantic ship is extremely complex, there are literally millions of individual elements, 2,500 kilometers of cable and 65,000 meters carpet squares.

Everything has to fit perfectly and arrive at the right time at the right place. How can someone control the process and maintain an Overview: It really starts with deliveries, but all parts must be checked and inspected to see if they are correct and OK before the subcontractor installs them. Then the inspection process begins first in the inner courtyard and then. by the yard and the owner in this case like and finally the certifications of the grading inspectors then when everything works everything will be fine with the wife it would be nice if we could just walk through the walls and visually inspect every pipe and duct of cables, but we can do it in the virtual reality room, even during the planning phase, the experts can visualize the various rooms, the implementation of the construction work is digitally transferred to a 3D model and can be seen in the reality facilities virtual Twala for the fair, the condom plans drawn up by the engineers during the day are converted. overnight and is entered into the system when the production worker arrives the next day, he has the most recent data at his disposal, in this way possible errors can be avoided or corrected from the beginning in the planning phase or, at most Later, during construction, planners can change the entire ship. open the floor and check the position of the tanks, they can even go directly inside the tanks backed by the same data we see here now, can be shared with all employees 291 days to deliver an alarm signal the loudest crane for the Imperial shipbuilders Eagle can carry up to 800 metric tons on its four hooks and hanging from this crane is an important element for the ship's future.

So far it is just the shell, a huge steel structure that will become a 360-degree theater with 11 LEDs. laser show on the walls and a retractable lifting stage for the artists, logistics is really important, for example, in the theater, here I am, the equipment for the lifting platform and the LED video wall are already installed, if you would like to do it later, you would have to bring them. board little by little and here it is pre-installed on the unit, but now the huge steel structure is still hanging from the crane, it must first be removed from the construction site, positioned to the millimeter over the entire section and precisely fixed in place. the cranes have to return only then they can come here with the block then all the cranes pass again because the block is too high then we come back here with it and finally we can place the block on the ship it's like the game Tetris for The Giants, for Of course, safety is the top priority.

No one is allowed to stay under the suspension theorem slowly and care

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y. The crane operator maneuvers the gigantic structure on the ship into the correct position. Then it's time to leave and the workers put on their safety gear. They approach the edge carefully. Then they weld the tow hooks with several hydraulic presses, bring the correct theatrical position and then check again in another part of the yard, they are working on the roof of the future Beach Club, later this will be the main public area with several swimming pools. and bars is a complicated construction that will then be covered with a transparent sheet and has to withstand all storms and ship movements, even in rough seas the water slide for the pool is ready for installation many specialized companies and subcontractors work on such a gigantic structure The ship contributes its part to the overall picture.

All this work has to be perfectly coordinated. Anyone who has built a house knows how difficult it can be. What should it be like to build a cruise ship? Now there are 270 more days to deliver the shipyards in mid-February. preparing for an important passage the dock doors will soon be closed because a wedding is approaching after all the blocks of the second section of the hallway have been welded into place the aft section is the first to leave the hangar to allow this the shipbuilders are flooded The dock again forms part of the center section, which has been outside until now, returns to the saloon, followed by the aft section and both are aligned before workers can weld the nineteen decks and modules of up to 42 meters wide, they must first join both. in the correct position to the millimeter the men are working on all decks at the same time welding, measuring and making all the preparations to finally join the two halves of the giant ship.

They have been placed here in the dry dock that will be flooded again then we. Bring the two halves together and then you will bring them to their final position. In the center of the 500-meter-long hangar is the bridge of the new cruise ship. This will eventually be the control center for the Aida Nova. So far it only looks like a kind of huge steel cake full of holes inside. Work has already begun, only in the control room, 30 kilometers of electrical cables are going 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 the machines after the bridge has been placed on the ship.

The dock is now flooded. The two sections of the ship are now floating. Then, tacked together by spot welding, the exact alignment of the huge holes, each weighing 20,000 tonnes, is carried out using a sophisticated system of ballast tanks that are located on the port and starboard sides and pumped in and out so we can keep it balanced, it's very clear to see that the ship still has an indentation in the middle. Shipbuilders now have 1,000 meters of welding ahead of them. First a ceramic guide rail is placed in the slot and then they can begin the actual welding.

They gradually lower from deck 17, but there are still some steel plates that need to be aligned first. Now we place the starboard vise and then put them together correctly so that they are tight. A hydraulic ram has a pulling power of Sometimes up to 50 tons and 1.45 are used at the same time, the two pieces are joined together and then the workers carry out the welding in the 125 meter wide room. More structural parts are ready and waiting. In addition to the bridge, there is also the four-element section with the Climbing Garden. Dear passengers, you will be able to climb to high heights above the treetops, this is what it will eventually look like.

All of this still needs to be installed on the boat, but something very important is still missing: the complete deck with the bow and bow thruster block. The 69 is still missing - it is located between the bow and the center section and weighs 500 tons it is lowered and then aligned the block will be installed in a single shift the individual blocks are on a sliding system they are raised they are placed on hydraulic sliding cars and pushed to the correct position, the bow of the Aida Nova is designed to cut almost vertically through the water, there is only a small bulbous bow ahead, this will barely be visible as it lies below the waterline, the entire forward section is pushed into position here until its first is tacked to secure the arch, the weld looks like a freshly stitched wound while the finishing work continues on the inside, the floor is laid, there is an insulating layer on the steel plates and on top a thin sheet of steel, it is a kind of floating floor in restaurants. kitchen areas the self-leveling screed is laid, whether for frame construction work or interior fittings, the general director fala has to be aware of everything today he meets with the ship's architects in an equipment room the interior designers They decide, together with the shipyard, the shapes, colors, dimensions and materials the various contractors have to implement the plans if questions or difficulties arise during the installation work the team will come together as today the construction materials used for the boats are Generally better quality than for hotels Zeke Fleet Schindler is one of the most highly qualified The most sought after ship architects, doing interior design for a hotel is easy compared to what we are doing here.

We're working with a completely different range of materials, but in very limited spatial dimensions, the ship really uses every millimeter, it's not just Sven's phallus. appointment today next time it goes deep into the belly of the boat 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 that you help machine here in the main engine room, you are still erecting scaffolding on top of the main machine, the roof is still being painted, the last works are being done, everything will come down in two weeks, then we will have full access to our main engines and the crane operator individual cylinders, he has the villains. on his way to his shift today he will install the bridge he is the man with the strange instinct Williams is the only one in the shipyard who has his own elevator that takes him to his workplace sixty meters above the ground he quickly explains the cabin here in the right side of the hoist levers the leftIt is completely on the land side in the middle as the main elevator the right levers for the sea side we differentiate between the sea side and the land side with its crane that can control to the centimeter that Williams brings the 345 ton component on its exact position, then the welders take over and attach the 50 meter wide bridge to the ship, a few days later a distinguished visitor appears on the bridge, Captain Boris Becker inspects his future workplace, from here he controls the wing with boat.

I will have the best view when I dock in the port, there is a lot of space on the bridge, five hundred square meters to be exact, it is the carpet, the bottom layer is already installed and that is a big step. I remember four weeks ago when the flat here was still open the bridge will be guarded 24 hours a day but still needs some furniture. There will be two chairs here on one side. Usually the captain. On the other side there is a place for a pilot when necessary. In front, two officers, the navigator and the sailing companion who can steer the ship alone May 4 196 days until delivery another important milestone in the construction of this giant cruise ship the installation of the two azipods is now imminent the azipod it is a gondola that rotates 360 degrees with a propeller attached this is what drives and steers the boat - Otto - Alma it used to be that you only had a propeller, a rudder and a frustr that you would use to move the stern now that you have azipods you can actually get the force of the water at the exact angle point you want, of course, a breakthrough, you can now steer the boat much more precisely, although yes, yes, metal eyelid or define Australia still attached to the Azipod is a test propeller , this propeller does not have blades yet, this is a zero thrust propeller with it we can test practically everything in the shipyard without moving the ship with a crane the 230 ton and 12 meter long azipod is placed under the stern the azipod of port side is already assembled with a low-floor car, they take the second engine to its position on the starboard side where its location is already prepared in the stern, there is not much room for maneuver, the challenge is to assemble these 230 metric tons that we see in the background to the millimeter exactly so we don't have much room to play we have to go under and we have about half a millimeter of tolerance on the guide pins.

It will take hours until everything is aligned so precisely that the guide pins fit perfectly and the retaining bolts can be tightened, after that the electronics will be connected on May 30 170 days for delivery for the first time all the Aida Nova has water under the keel it is now a real boat the boat floats 140 meters to a new position here it is Given the typical Aida Fleet pursed lips logo, its 250 square meters of surface will require 622 liters of paint in total. 250 tons of paint and corrosion protection are applied. The 622 liters for the work of art in the bow are actually just a drop in the ocean, but of course it is important for the passengers.

Workers are now in the process of assembling the propellers. Seven men fix the five fins on the right azipod. Their contact surfaces must be meticulously clean for them to function as optimally as possible. Each sheet weighs three tons. and each propeller has a diameter of six meters on the same night everything is finished the ship's propulsion is ready on August 11 only 97 days until delivery everyone is very focused the ship is still in the hangar with about a thousand different things still to do here the workers are painting the 360 ​​meter anchor chain in a length of 27 meters the chain is always intact only then there is a link that can be opened the so-called Cantor shackle this is really the only thing every 27 meters that connects the chain only At these points, can it really be separated?

Chain installers are installing the exterior balconies. Certified controllers are marching around the ship, verifying measurements and recording that this area has passed its final inspection, so it moves on to the next. There is a lot going on in the kitchens. The dumbwaiters are there. When installing the final cables and connections of the theater, for me the challenge is definitely collaborating with other contractors because everything has to fit, so many things need to be coordinated at numerous Carter's craftsman or Lane Tiles, among all the construction jobs there is a large amount of skilled labor. It required these carpenters to spend weeks making a continuous railing for the stair railings.

You have completed 400 meters and have another 1.3 kilometers left. August 1890 days until delivery. The final stretch is in sight. Changes at Carter's towards cabins are clearly visible as many cuts are made. Briefings must still be prepared for the first cruise ship to arrive at the shipyard. This advance group will clean the first of the 2,626 cabins on the bridge. Electronic connections to the engine room and azipods are being tested. The beach club is also advancing 1,600 meters. squares of a special UV-permeable sheet is being applied to the roof a job for industrial climbers August 21, 2018 only 87 days until delivery the ship finally comes to light the ocean giant takes two hours to be removed from the 500 meters of hangar completely and then it is moored in the so-called equipment dock here preparations are made for the naming ceremony ten days later everything is ready the new liner receives its official name at the beginning of October 38 days remain until the scheduled delivery The ship shines in the sun from the outside.

It looks almost finished, but inside there is still a lot of hard work to do. In addition, everything a floating hotel needs to set sail is being loaded. Food arrives on board. The dishes need to be unpacked and the office chairs are being assembled. everyone is doing their bit to help fire zones 5 and 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 checked and one of the pools with water is tested thousands Dishes are being put away and this is the most efficient method.

Cooking tests in the galley to test the technology and ensure that the crew on board do not go hungry. At least the walkways to the cabins are finally finished and the theater formed into lifeboats. They have been lifted on board by a crane below deck the specialists connect all the cables for the television studio on board we have two hundred lamps that still need to be installed this is a television studio so good lighting is extremely important this is how it is seen now and so it will be in a few weeks from here a studio will be produced and broadcast for an audience of 400 live shows it is the world's first television studio on board a cruise ship while the technical acceptance procedures on board continue unabated the pressure is building just over a month to delivery on October 9th the ship leaves poppin borg heading to Ames HOF and in the Netherlands the rest of the crew embarks here the interior fit out work is almost finished the restaurants are in operation and the engine room also has The inspection has been completed and given the go-ahead.

This is one of four LNG units fifteen thousand four hundred 40 kilowatts each at five hundred fourteen revolutions. Senior engineer Gahan Hoffman together with the LNG engineer check all settings once again. Gas tanks are located behind the wall. With so much fuel gas on the boat proper precautions are necessary, the safety standards for these tanks are incredibly high, for example we have gas detectors and special ventilation systems and as you can see here the tanks themselves are complex but very robust, in addition, they are surrounded by a controlled nitrogen atmosphere and all that is left behind December 12 blima - delivery is delayed 21 days than expected complexity and new technologies have taken their toll however it is a ceremonious occasion in which they are exchanged the flags, in the shipyards the German flag is removed and in the Italian one the cruise company is raised.

This is a very special moment for captain Boris Becker. This afternoon he will set sail for the first time with his new ship bound for 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 last preparations new crew members are getting familiar with the ship and a panoramic suite the beds are made and the drinks in the refrigerator the terrace is ready for the first bathers 20 categories of different cabins leaves nothing to be desired for the first time there are also cabins for singles 17 restaurants now await the arrival of guests there is also the climbing garden the outdoor slide the spa area with its saunas and numerous indoor and outdoor bars the theater for their big premieres backstage and the singers are preparing for the show everyone is very nervous so far they have only rehearsed on dry land in this new stage on board everything feels totally different yes I am very excited actually we were working a lot and no We couldn't wait to present this with real costumes it's like for a real audience, so we are very excited because we have prepared a lot for this concert in the living room with a virtual band, which means the band plays digitally on the LED screen but the singers are playing live. in the foreground 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 surpassed when we were for the first time in this room with scaffolding everywhere steel work lights You could already guess what it would become and of course this rien takes a look at the imagination to finally create such magic on stage.

These men can also create magic for travel agencies, the press and the Internet, there are still new photos of the new ship. at sea this is a job for the sky Team Namek 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 for the boat to appear in the image and of course , then it is difficult to continue seeing the drone. You always have to keep the drone at a certain angle towards you and at the same time control it around the boat.

The last screws are tightened, whether in the elevator or outside. Things are being polished everywhere. and are cleaned to make sure they look their best and gradually, even the smallest faults are removed from the list below the deck, the dry cleaning service has come into operation. Clean clothes can be delivered to each crew member automatically because a chip has been sewn into each piece. of clothing you select determines the amount you order and the system also knows that you have picked it up and can wear it until you return it the cooks work on the menu selections the pizza The baker is getting familiar with his pizza kitchen the cleaning The machines for The kitchen floors have been loaded and the crew restaurant is also ready.

The crew comes from over 50 countries so the kitchen has a variety of food options to suit all tastes, everyone can eat whatever they want and that's a beautiful thing. I'm also a fan of Indian tandoori food, stuff you know, that colleagues usually showcase here, but Asian is also good or there's also steak made with mushroom sauce to make sure the 17 restaurants on board have enough to eat. for the international crew of 1,500 people and the more than 5,000 guests food supplies will be re-embarked in Tenerife oh the ship has 24 refrigerated and non-refrigerated warehouses with a total of 4,000 square meters the ship reaches 10 arifas The captain and the crew are finally at their destination but at the same time they are back to the beginning because now like a Nova the journey across the oceans really begins from the first cut it took six hundred and sixty days to build the ship engineering skill perfect organization the shipyards craftsmanship and The cruise company has contributed to making this possible.

Tomorrow the first guests will arrive on board and then it will be time to set sail for the first cruise ship powered entirely by liquefied gas.