All language subtitles for Building Giants Series 1 Monster Cruise Ship 720p

Narrator:
A PIONEERING TEAM OF ENGINEERS

IS ATTEMPTING
TO BUILD A GIANT --

ONE OF THE BIGGEST
AND MOST ADVANCED CRUISE SHIPS

IN THE WORLD.

IT'S LIKE A PUZZLE --
A BIG PUZZLE.

YOU CANNOT MAKE A MISTAKE.

Narrator: COSTING $1 BILLION,
THIS GIANT SHIP

WILL CARRY MORE
THAN 5,700 PASSENGERS

AND WILL HAVE THE WORLD'S
LARGEST L.E.D. PANEL ON A SHIP.

FOR TWO YEARS, THE TEAM
BATTLES MOUNTAINS OF METAL...

YOU HAVE TO SOLVE PROBLEM
AFTER PROBLEM.

...TO PRODUCE
STATE-OF-THE-ART MACHINERY.

IT'S TIME NOW THAT THE SHIP
WORKS AND WORKS WELL.

Narrator:
THIS COLOSSAL CRUISE LINER

RANKS IN A LEAGUE OF AMBITIOUS
NEW ENGINEERING WONDERS

THAT ARE BIGGER, FASTER, TALLER,

AND MORE ADVANCED THAN ANYTHING
EVER CONSTRUCTED BEFORE.

THIS IS THE INSIDE STORY
OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGE

OF BUILDING THESE GIANTS.

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IN SAINT-NAZAIRE, FRANCE,
IS THE STX YARD --

ONE OF THE LARGEST
SHIPYARDS ON EARTH,

AND ONE OF THE FEW CAPABLE
OF BUILDING A VESSEL SO MASSIVE.

Vago: THIS SHIP WILL BE
IMPOSSIBLY HUGE.

I MEAN, IN THE LAST 15 YEARS,
SHIPS --

THEY'VE GROWN TREMENDOUSLY.

SO, YES, IT WILL BE BIG.

Narrator: WITH ITS AMBITIOUS
SIZE AND SCALE,

THIS NEW PROTOTYPE
WILL PUSH THE BOUNDARIES

OF CRUISE-SHIP DESIGN
AND ENGINEERING.

SHE IS CALLED MERAVIGLIA

AND IS THE VISION
OF PIERFRANCESCO VAGO.

MERAVIGLIA, I THINK,
WILL REALLY TURN HEADS.

WE WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

SHE'S GONNA BE A BIG SHIP,
AND WE WANT TO MAKE HER FUN.

WE WANT TO HAVE
A LOT OF INNOVATION.

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Narrator:
PIERFRANCESCO IS INVESTING
$1 BILLION IN THIS OCEAN LINER.

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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A LOT OF MONEY,

SO I'M CERTAINLY
NOT GONNA SAVE,

YOU KNOW, ON INNOVATION,
AND I WANT THE LATEST.

Narrator:
BUILDING THE GIGANTIC SHIP

IS UP TO SITE MANAGER
GAETANO ROLANDO.

HE MUST MAKE SURE THE MERAVIGLIA
SETS SAIL ON TIME.

[ HORN HONKS ]

THIS IS A VERY EXCITING
CHALLENGE FOR ME

AND FOR ALL OUR TEAM
BECAUSE EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT,

EVERY DAY IS SOMETHING NEW.

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Narrator: GAETANO HAS
CONSTRUCTED SIX VESSELS

OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS,

NOTHING NEARLY AS
AMBITIOUS AS THIS ONE.

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Rolando: SO, THIS IS
THE BIGGEST SHIP I'VE BUILT.

I'M VERY EXCITED
FOR THIS BIG CHALLENGE.

Narrator:
THIS IS THE GIANT

GAETANO AND A TEAM
OF 3,000 SHIPYARD WORKERS

MUST SOMEHOW BUILD.

MEASURING 1,036 FEET LONG
AND 214 FEET TALL,

THIS SHIP WILL WEIGH MORE THAN
3 TIMES AS MUCH AS THE TITANIC.

ON BOARD, THEY PLAN TO BUILD
20 BARS AND RESTAURANTS,

TWO THEATERS,

AND FOUR SWIMMING POOLS
WITH SLIDES

TO CATER
FOR THE 5,700 PASSENGERS

STAYING IN 2,244 CABINS.

INSIDE, FOUR GIANT ENGINES
WILL POWER THE SHIP,

PROPELLING TWO ROTATING
190-TON THRUSTERS.

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AT THE HEART OF THE VESSEL
WILL BE

A MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE
SHOPPING PROMENADE

TOPPED WITH A 262-FOOT
LONG L.E.D.-SCREEN CEILING --

THE LONGEST SCREEN
EVER BUILT ON A SHIP.

THE COMPANY HAS BUILT 12 CRUISE
SHIPS OVER THE LAST 29 YEARS,

BUT THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST
AND MOST ADVANCED LINER

THEY HAVE EVER ATTEMPTED.

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Vago: THE PRESSURE IS HUGE.
THE RISK IS HUGE.

YOU KNOW, YOU KEEP
A SHIP FOR 30, 50 YEARS,

YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN'T MAKE A MISTAKE.

Narrator: TO FILL THE SHIP
WITH PASSENGERS,

TICKETS FOR THE MAIDEN VOYAGE
HAVE GONE ON SALE

BEFORE THE VESSEL IS COMPLETE,
AND IT'S ALREADY SOLD OUT.

CANCELING THIS HIGH-PROFILE
JOURNEY WOULD BE A DISASTER --

COSTING THE COMPANY HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS --

SO THERE'S NO ROOM FOR DELAYS.

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THE HARDEST PART OF MY JOB IS
TO DELIVER THE VESSEL ON TIME.

Narrator:
WITH THE CLOCK TICKING,

GAETANO AND THE SHIPYARD HAVE
JUST 26 MONTHS

TO BUILD, TEST,
AND DELIVER THE MASSIVE SHIP.

EVERY DAY -- DAY BY DAY,

THE PRESSURE
ON OUR SHOULDERS COMING.

CONSTRUCTING THIS
PROTOTYPE VESSEL

INVOLVES A SERIES
OF KEY CHALLENGES.

THIS IS THE PLAN.

THE FIRST TASK IS TO TRANSFORM
39,000 TONS OF STEEL

INTO 50 HUGE SECTIONS
CALLED MEGABLOCKS.

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THESE BLOCKS WILL JOIN TOGETHER
TO FORM THE SHIP'S HULL.

NEXT, WORKERS MUST BUILD
AND ATTACH

TWO SPECIALLY-DESIGNED
THRUSTERS CALLED AZIPODS.

THESE CARRY THE VESSELS
28-TON PROPELLERS

THAT WILL PUSH IT
THROUGH THE WATER.

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ONCE AFLOAT, THE TEAM THEN NEEDS
TO CONSTRUCT AND FURNISH

THE 2,244 CABINS...

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...EQUIP THE DECKS,

AND INSTALL THE 1,450 PANELS

TO CREATE THE PROMENADE'S
ONE-OF-A-KIND L.E.D. CEILING.

IF THEY CAN COMPLETE
THE VESSEL ON TIME,

ENGINEERS MUST THEN
THOROUGHLY TEST THE SHIP

AND PUT HER THROUGH A SERIES
OF GRUELING SEA TRIALS.

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GAETANO AND THE SHIPYARD START
WITH 39,000 TONS OF BARE STEEL.

THEY MUST SOMEHOW TRANSFORM IT

INTO THE 50 GIANT MEGABLOCKS
THAT FORM THE SHIP'S HULL.

WORKERS FEED EACH SHEET OF
STEEL INTO THESE GIANT MACHINES.

THEY FIRE
A 32,400-DEGREE FAHRENHEIT

JET OF SUPERHEATED GAS CALLED
PLASMA THROUGH THE STEEL.

THIS CUTS THE INDIVIDUAL
PIECES OF THE SHIP TO SIZE

WITH ABSOLUTE PRECISION.

THEY BUILD THE BLOCKS

FROM AROUND
300,000 INDIVIDUAL STEEL PIECES.

IT'S A GIANT JIGSAW.

WORKERS MUST SORT
AND DELIVER EACH PIECE

TO THE RIGHT WORKSTATION SO IT
ENDS UP IN THE CORRECT PLACE.

ANY MIXUPS COULD DELAY
WORK ON THE WHOLE PROJECT.

ENGINEERS ASSEMBLE SECTIONS OF
THE SHIP IN THESE WORKSHOPS.

THEY PIECE TOGETHER GIANT PANELS

THAT FORM EACH
MEGABLOCK UPSIDE DOWN.

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THIS MAKES IT EASIER TO INSTALL
THE SHIP'S CRUCIAL SERVICES

INTO THE CEILING --

THIS INCLUDES 932 MILES
OF ELECTRICAL CABLE,

124 MILES OF VENTILATION DUCTS,
AND 158 MILES OF PIPEWORK.

EACH COMPLETED PANEL
MEASURES ONE DECK HIGH.

ONCE PUT TOGETHER,
THE PLAN IS FOR WORKERS

TO PUT IT IN A SPECIAL FRAME
TO ALLOW THE YARD'S GIANT CRANE

TO LIFT AND FLIP
THE PANEL OVER --

TURNING IT THE RIGHT WAY UP.

AROUND 20 PANELS MAKE UP
EACH MEGABLOCK.

THEN THE CRANE WILL LOWER EACH
COMPLETED BLOCK INTO THE DRYDOCK

WHERE WORKERS CAN
WELD THEM TOGETHER.

IT TAKES NEARLY 11 WEEKS
TO CONSTRUCT THE BLOCKS,

BUT WITH MULTIPLE CREWS BUILDING
MORE THAN ONE AT A TIME,

THIS METHOD SHOULD SPEED UP
THE TIME IT TAKES

TO BUILD THE VESSEL.

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BUT IMPLEMENTING THIS PLAN
IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE,

AND THERE'S ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM.

SO, THEY CALL IN THIS
GIANT GANTRY CRANE

TO TURN EACH MASSIVE PANEL OVER
AND ASSEMBLE THE MEGABLOCKS.

SOARING 213 FEET TALL

AND WITH A LIFTING CAPACITY
OF OVER 1,500 TONS,

THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CRANES IN EUROPE.

THE CRANE OPERATOR SLOWLY RAISES
THIS GIANT PANEL.

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THE PANEL HANGS LIKE
A HUGE AIRBORNE SAIL.

A SUDDEN GUST FROM THE ATLANTIC
NOW COULD PROVE DISASTROUS.

Narrator: AT ONE OF THE BIGGEST
SHIPYARDS ON EARTH,

ENGINEERS ARE BUILDING

THE GARGANTUAN
MERAVIGLIA CRUISE SHIP.

BUT AS THEY LIFT
THIS 100-TON PANEL,

THEY'RE ALSO BATTLING WINDS
OFF THE ATLANTIC.

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[ RADIO CHATTER ]

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DESPITE THE WINDS, THEY'RE ABLE
TO LOWER THIS PANEL DOWN,

WHICH WILL FORM THE BASE
OF A NEW MEGABLOCK.

EACH MEGABLOCK THEN TAKES
11 WEEKS TO BUILD.

WORKERS FIT THE BLOCKS TOGETHER
TO FORM THE SHIP'S BOW,

CENTRAL HULL...

STERN...

AND THE CAPTAIN'S BRIDGE.

IT TAKES AROUND 11 MONTHS
FOR THE SHIPYARD

TO PIECE ALL 50 GIANT
MEGABLOCKS TOGETHER

TO FORM
THE VESSEL'S CORE SKELETON.

WITH MORE THAN 8 MILES
OF JOINTS TO WELD

AND 10 FOOTBALL FIELDS
OF BARE METAL TO PAINT,

THE DOCK TEAM HAS THEIR WORK
CUT OUT FOR THEM.

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BUT AS THE BARE SKELETON OF
THE VESSEL BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE,

ANOTHER TEAM IS GEARING UP
TO START THE MONUMENTAL TASK

OF CONSTRUCTING
THE INSIDE OF THE SHIP.

GIUSEPPE MARESCA IS OVERSEEING
THE DAUNTING INSTALLATION

OF A STAGGERING 2,244 CABINS.

Maresca:
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US
TO HAVE ALL THE CABINS ON BOARD

IN THE RIGHT TIME
AND FOR THE DELIVERY DATE,

OTHERWISE, WE WILL HAVE UNHAPPY
GUESTS AND UNHAPPY BOSSES.

THE CABINS WILL HAVE
AN ACCESS TO A BALCONY.

TO CHECK THE POSITION
OF THE CABIN,

WE CAN SEE THE TRACING
ON THE FLOOR.

THIS IS WHERE ONE CABIN WILL BE
AND THERE ANOTHER ONE,

THERE ANOTHER ONE,
THERE ANOTHER ONE.

Narrator: GIUSEPPE FACES
AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM --

IT WOULD TAKE YEARS TO BUILD

AND EQUIP EACH INDIVIDUAL
CABIN ON BOARD BY HAND,

AND THE SHIP WOULD NEVER
MAKE THE SCHEDULE

FOR ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE.

SO ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPING AN INGENIOUS SOLUTION

TO THIS PROBLEM

AT THIS SPECIAL FACTORY
JUST OUTSIDE THE YARD.

WELCOME TO THE CABIN FACTORY.

THIS IS WHERE WE
BUILD OUR CABINS.

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EVERY 25 MINUTES
WE PRODUCE ONE NEW CABIN.

THAT MEANS THAT IN ONE DAY,

WE HAVE PRODUCED ABOUT
16 CABINS PER DAY.

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INSTEAD OF BUILDING EACH CABIN

FROM THE GROUND UP
ON BOARD THE SHIP,

PATRICK'S TEAM IS
PRE-ASSEMBLING EACH ROOM

JUST LIKE FLAT-PACKED FURNITURE
ON THIS UNIQUE ASSEMBLY LINE.

EACH UNIT STARTS LIFE WITH
A WATERTIGHT BATHROOM SHELL.

WORKERS INSTALL
THE ELECTRICAL WIRING,

PLUMBING, BED FRAME...

EVEN A DESK.

MERAVIGLIA HAS BEEN QUITE
A BIG CHALLENGE FOR US

TO PRODUCE SUCH A LARGE
QUANTITY OF CABINS

IN A SMALL PERIOD OF TIME.

WE START WITH A BASE FRAME,
AND WE PUT THE WALLS AROUND.

AND THEN WE WILL DO
THE ROOF ON THE TOP.

WE'LL PUT THE FURNITURE INSIDE.

I'VE NEVER HAD A SHOWER
IN THIS...

BUT MY PRODUCTION MANAGER, YES,

HE HAS ALREADY TESTED THAT
ON THE PRODUCTION LINE, YES.

Narrator: THEY INSTALL
THE AIR CONDITIONING,

WI-FI POINTS,

AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE LIGHTING
TO COMPLETE EACH CABIN UNIT.

HERE, MOST OF THE FURNITURE
COMES ALREADY ASSEMBLED

EXCEPT FOR THE BIG FURNITURE
THAT WE WILL ASSEMBLE OURSELVES.

AGAIN, ONE WARDROBE
EVERY 25 MINUTES.

Narrator: BEFORE FINISHING,
THEY NEED TO INSTALL

ONE KEY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT

TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CABINS
FIT QUICKLY INTO PLACE ON BOARD.

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SO, HERE WE GO, THIS IS WHERE
WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT

THE CABINS TO THE SHIP
WITH THAT PLUG.

THIS IS PLUG-N-PLAY.

THE CABIN IS JUST FINISHED,

WE JUST NEED TO CONNECT
THE CABINS TO THE SHIP.

AND IT WILL WORK
AS SIMPLE AS THAT NOW.

IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE
TO PRODUCE MERAVIGLIA ON TIME

IF WE WOULD MOVE 100%
OF THE CABIN ON BOARD --

WITHOUT ANY DOUBT.

Narrator:
AFTER A MERE 25 MINUTES,

THE ASSEMBLY OF THIS
MODULAR CABIN IS COMPLETE.

ITS NEXT STOP IS THE SHIPYARD.

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BUT THE TEAM MUST FIRST GEAR UP

TO FLOAT THE SHIP
TO A DIFFERENT HARBOR

BEFORE WORKERS CAN INSTALL
THE VESSEL'S CABINS,

RESTAURANTS,
AND ENTERTAINMENT ZONES.

♪♪

AND BEFORE THEY MOVE THE SHIP,
THEY MUST FIRST FIT

ITS TWO MASSIVE PROPELLERS
ONTO THE STERN.

LUIC MARON FACES
THE DAUNTING TASK

OF DESIGNING THE COMPLEX
PROPULSION UNITS.

THEY MUST BE CAPABLE
OF PROPELLING THIS ENORMOUS SHIP

WITHOUT COMPROMISING
THE COMFORT OF THE JOURNEY.

THIS IS THE PROBLEM --
WHEN A SHIP'S PROPELLER ROTATES,

IT CREATES A VORTEX OF LOW
PRESSURE BEHIND THE BLADES

MADE FROM MILLIONS
OF TINY AIR BUBBLES.

THIS PROCESS IS
CALLED CAVITATION.

WHEN THESE BUBBLES IMPLODE,

THEY SEND OUT SHOCK WAVES
THROUGH THE WATER,

WHICH HIT THE PROPELLER
AND THE SHIP'S HULL.

IF ENOUGH BUBBLES
IMPLODE AT ONCE,

THIS CAN CAUSE VIBRATIONS
THAT RUN THROUGH THE SHIP.

THESE CAN CREATE AN
UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE

FOR THE PASSENGERS AND CREW.

WITH THE STAKES HIGH FOR THIS
GIGANTIC BILLION-DOLLAR VESSEL,

NO OFF-THE-SHELF PROPELLER
DESIGN WILL WORK.

SO LUIC MUST DEVELOP
A ONE-OF-A-KIND SOLUTION.

Narrator:
ENGINEERS ARE CONSTRUCTING

ONE OF THE LARGEST CRUISE SHIPS
EVER CONCEIVED,

BUT TO PREVENT THE VESSEL
FROM VIBRATING WHILE AT SEA,

ENGINEER LUIC MARON

HAD TO DEVELOP
ONE-OF-A-KIND PROPELLERS.

TO TRY AND MINIMIZE VIBRATION,

HE'S DESIGNED A PROPELLER
WITH FIVE BLADES,

PERFECTED THEIR SHAPE, ANGLE,

AND DISTANCE FROM THE HULL,

AND THE SPEED AT WHICH
THEY WILL ROTATE

TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SHIP

GLIDES SMOOTHLY
THROUGH THE WATER.

♪♪

BUT ACTUALLY BUILDING
SUCH INTRICATE PROPELLERS

IS NO SIMPLE TASK.

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I LOVE MY JOB FOR SURE.

I LOVE TO MAKE THE BEST
PROPELLERS IN THE WORLD.

Narrator:
WORKERS CAST THE PROPELLERS

FROM A SPECIAL MOLTEN
BRONZE ALLOY --

A MIXTURE OF COPPER,
ALUMINUM, IRON, AND NICKEL.

THE CRUISE PROPELLER BLADES
ARE VERY BIG BLADES.

Narrator: THEY CAST THE 28-TON
PROPELLER IN SEPARATE PARTS --

THE BLADES AND THE CENTRAL HUB.

WORKERS FILL A SERIES OF BOXES
WITH RESIN-BONDED SAND

TO CREATE THE MOLDS
FOR THE BLADES.

Traba: WHAT WE DO HERE IS TO PUT
SANDBOX IN FRONT OF THE ROBOT,

AND THEN THE ROBOT WILL BE
ABLE TO REMOVE THE SAND

AND CREATE THE FINAL
SHAPE OF THE MOLD.

Narrator: THEY MUST POUR
THE MOLTEN ALLOY INTO THE MOLD

WITHOUT STOPPING TO AVOID
ANY IMPERFECTIONS

THAT COULD COMPROMISE
ITS STRENGTH.

WHEN WE ARE POURING,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT

THAT THE MATERIAL
IS GOING INSIDE THE PART

WITH THE RIGHT VELOCITY.

OTHERWISE, WE CAN HAVE OXIDES

OR OTHER KIND OF DEFECTS
THAT WILL APPEAR.

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Narrator: IT TAKES JUST MINUTES
TO FILL THE MOLD,

BUT TWO DAYS
FOR THE BLADE TO COOL

AND HARDEN FROM AROUND
2,200 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

THEN THEY REMOVE THE BLADE
FROM ITS MOLD

AND GRIND ITS SURFACE SMOOTH

TO MAKE SURE IT GLIDES
THROUGH THE WATER.

A COMPUTER-GUIDED
ROTATING CUTTING HEAD

REMOVES LAYER AFTER LAYER
OF UNWANTED MATERIAL.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT WE BUILD THESE
PROPELLERS PRECISELY,

OTHERWISE, WE CAN HAVE BIG
IMPERFECTIONS ON THE SURFACE.

AND THIS WILL AFFECT TO THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE PROPELLER,

AND THE PASSENGER
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THAT.

Narrator: FOR 25 HOURS,
THIS CUTTING-EDGE ROBOT

SMOOTHS OVER THE BLADE
THOUSANDS OF TIMES,

POLISHING AWAY EVERY LAST DEFECT
TO AVOID A BUMPY RIDE.

WHEN WE ACHIEVE THE DELIVERY,

WE FEEL VERY WELL ON THE TEAM.

Narrator:
BUT USING PROPELLERS THIS LARGE
CREATES ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM --

BECAUSE THEIR GARGANTUAN SIZE
MAKES MANEUVERING DIFFICULT.

THE PROPELLERS ON MOST SHIPS
ARE CONNECTED TO THE HULL

IN A FIXED POSITION.

TO STEER THE SHIP,
THE CAPTAIN USES A RUDDER,

BUT THIS LIMITS
THE VESSEL'S MANEUVERABILITY.

FOR A CRUISE SHIP AS LARGE
AS MERAVIGLIA,

NAVIGATING THROUGH
THE TIGHT PORTS

AT POPULAR DESTINATIONS

WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM,
THE ENGINEERS PLAN TO ATTACH

THESE MASSIVE PROPELLERS

TO TWO GIANT ROTATING
THRUSTERS CALLED AZIPODS.

THESE HUGE PODS ARE DESIGNED
TO SPIN A FULL 360 DEGREES.

THE ROTATING PODS TOGETHER
WITH SMALL THRUSTERS IN THE BOW

SHOULD MAKE CONTROLLING
THE SHIP MUCH EASIER

AND ALLOW THIS GIANT TO BREEZE
INTO THE TIGHTEST OF PORTS.

TIPPING THE SCALES
AT AROUND 190 TONS,

IT TAKES 10 WEEKS TO ASSEMBLE
A SINGLE AZIPOD UNIT.

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THE COMBINED PROPELLER AND POD
WEIGH ABOUT 220 TONS APIECE.

INSTALLING THEM
ONTO THE VESSEL'S STERN

WILL BE A HUGE CHALLENGE.

THE SLIGHTEST DENT CAUSED
DURING INSTALLATION

COULD DELAY THIS BILLION-DOLLAR
SHIP BY MONTHS.

Narrator: TO PREVENT
AN UNCOMFORTABLE JOURNEY,

WORKERS ARE ATTEMPTING
TO INSTALL TWO 220-TON AZIPODS

ON THIS MEGA-CRUISE SHIP
WITH NO HICCUPS.

THE HUGE CRANE LOWERS THE UNITS
DOWN INTO THE DOCK.

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WORKERS THEN CAREFULLY SLIDE
THEM UNDERNEATH THE SHIP

BEFORE LOCKING THEM
INTO POSITION.

Rolando: SO AFTER NOW,
THE PROGRESS IS GOOD ENOUGH,

EVERYTHING IS ACCORDING
TO THE SCHEDULE.

Narrator:
AND WITH THE PODS ATTACHED,

THE HULL OF MERAVIGLIA
IS FINALLY COMPLETE.

♪♪

INSIDE, THE VAST 315-FOOT LONG,
2-STORY HIGH PROMENADE

THAT RUNS DOWN THE CENTER
OF THE SHIP IS TAKING SHAPE.

♪♪

BUT BEFORE THE TEAM CAN INSTALL
THE VESSEL'S INTERIOR,

WORKERS MUST MOVE THE SHIP TO
THE HARBOR WHERE THE CABINS ARE.

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TO DO THIS, THEY MUST FLOAT
THE PROTOTYPE VESSEL

FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THIS IS A MAJOR MILESTONE
FOR THE COMPANY BOSSES

WHO'VE ARRIVED
TO WITNESS THE EVENT.

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IT TAKES EIGHT HOURS
TO FILL THE IMMENSE DRYDOCK.

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AND LATER THAT NIGHT, SHE'S
FLOATING AND READY TO MOVE.

MERAVIGLIA IS SO BIG,
IT TAKES FIVE TUGBOATS

TO CAREFULLY TOW HER
TO HER NEW BERTH.

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GIUSEPPE'S TEAM NOW
HAS THEIR WORK CUT OUT.

THEY HAVE TO START PUTTING
IN THE 2,244 CABIN UNITS

CONSTANTLY DELIVERED
TO THE HARBOR EACH DAY.

Maresca:
IT'S A MASSIVE CHALLENGE

TO GET ALL THE CABINS
INSTALLED IN TIME.

FROM 6:00 IN THE MORNING,
WE WILL HAVE A TRUCK COMING HERE

AND CABINS LOADING AND LOADING
AND LOADING.

Narrator: TO KEEP PACE WITH
THE RELENTLESS SUPPLY OF CABINS,

GIUSEPPE AND THE TEAM PLAN
TO USE AN INGENIOUS TECHNIQUE

TO INSTALL THEM.

♪♪

SPECIAL HOLES IN THE SIDE
OF THE SHIP PROVIDE ACCESS

TO SLIDE THE CABINS
ON BOARD QUICKLY.

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THE NEXT STEP IS TO SECURE
A GIANT ELEVATOR

ONTO THE OUTSIDE
OF THE SHIP TO REACH THEM,

WHICH WILL HELP LOAD AND LIFT
EACH CABIN ONTO THE SHIP.

SPECIAL ROLLERS ALLOW THE TEAM
TO PUSH THE CABINS ON BOARD,

SQUEEZING THEM
THROUGH DIVIDING WALLS,

AND AROUND THE TIGHT CORNERS

SO THE WORKERS
CAN ULTIMATELY SLIDE THEM

INTO THE CORRECT SPOT.

IT'S A BIT LIKE UNWRAPPING A NEW
CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVERY DAY.

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THIS IS WHERE WE GET OFF.

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STOP.

PUSH, PUSH.

Narrator:
IT'S A TIGHT SQUEEZE TO GUIDE

EACH OF THE 1 1/2-TON CABINS
THROUGH THE MAZE OF EQUIPMENT

AND WORKERS THAT CRAM
THE INSIDE OF THE VESSEL.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS
IS THE SPACE

TO PUT THE CABIN IN POSITION.

AT SUMMERTIME LIKE THIS,
IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK.

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PULL!

Narrator:
IF A SINGLE CABIN GETS DAMAGED,

IT COULD HOLD UP
THE INSTALLATION

OF AN ENTIRE DECK OF ROOMS.

ALL THE WORK ONBOARD
ARE CONNECTED

SO WE CANNOT HAVE DELAY.

THIS IS INSIDE OF THE CABIN.

HERE WE HAVE THE TOILET,
THIS IS THE WARDROBE,

AND HERE WE HAVE THE BEDS.

THERE ARE NO VISIBLE DAMAGE
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION.

YES, CABIN IS FINE.

ANOTHER ONE DOWN,
AND WE HAVE

STILL MORE 1,000
TO PUT ON BOARD.

Narrator: WHILE GIUSEPPE'S TEAM
MUST KICK IT UP A NOTCH...

...ON THE LOWER DECKS,

WORKERS ARE RACING TO BUILD
THE SHIP'S CAVERNOUS PROMENADE.

THIS SPACE IS BEING DESIGNED

TO LOOK LIKE A
MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE SEAFRONT.

THE 2-STORY HIGH PROMENADE
WILL BE FILLED

WITH SHOPS,
RESTAURANTS, AND CAFéS.

THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK
FOR THE TEAM STILL TO DO.

THEIR BIGGEST JOB IS INSTALLING

THE SHIP'S GIANT,
DISTINCTIVE L.E.D. CEILING.

Narrator: INSTEAD OF A STANDARD
GLASS SKYLIGHT

TO COVER THE PROMENADE CEILING,

THE TEAM PLANS
TO BREAK WITH TRADITION.

THEY'RE PREPARING TO INSTALL

A NEVER-BEFORE-ATTEMPTED CURVED
L.E.D. SCREEN

DESIGNED AT 262 FEET LONG

AND RUNNING THE LENGTH
OF THE PROMENADE.

INSTALLING IT WON'T BE EASY,

AND WORKERS MUST CAREFULLY
PIECE TOGETHER

1,450 INDIVIDUAL L.E.D. PANELS

TO CREATE THE CURVED,
DOMELIKE STRUCTURE.

ONCE COMPLETE,
THIS L.E.D. SCREEN

SHOULD BE ABLE TO DISPLAY
ANYTHING

THE SHIP'S CREW DESIRES --

CHANGING THE AMBIENCE
OF THE ENTIRE PROMENADE

AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON.

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BUT PUTTING IT TOGETHER
IS NOT EASY.

IT TAKES THREE MONTHS TO INSTALL
ALL 1,450 L.E.D. PANELS

ON THE GIANT, CURVED FRAME.

♪♪

THOUSANDS OF CABLES
CONNECT THE PANELS TOGETHER.

♪♪

IF JUST A SINGLE CABLE IS
INCORRECTLY CONNECTED,

THE SCREEN WON'T
FUNCTION PROPERLY.

WITH ALL THE PANELS IN PLACE,
IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG TEST --

WILL ALL THE SECTIONS OF THE
262-FOOT-LONG SCREEN LIGHT UP?

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TODAY
IS TO HAVE A COMPLETE

AND FULL IMAGE ON ALL THE VAULT
WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM --

WITHOUT ANY PIXEL MISSING.

OF COURSE, THE EXPECTATION
OF THE OWNER

IS TO HAVE A PERFECT PICTURE

FROM THE BEGINNING
TO THE END OF THE VAULT.

SO, A VERY BEAUTIFUL
CHALLENGE FOR US,

AND LET'S SEE NOW WHAT HAPPENS.

Narrator: BUT IT'S NOT LONG
BEFORE THEY RUN INTO TROUBLE.

Baldin:
WE HAVE ONE BIG BLACK HOLE.

Narrator:
THE TEAM TRIES TO TRACK DOWN
THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

YES.
NOTHING CHANGED.

NO, NO, NO.

WITH THE MAIDEN VOYAGE
JUST 15 WEEKS AWAY,

CAN THEY IDENTIFY
THE PROBLEM WITHOUT DELAYS?

Narrator:
WITH ONLY 15 WEEKS

UNTIL ONE OF THE PLANET'S
LARGEST CRUISE SHIPS SETS SAIL,

THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING
TO FIX A MAJOR GLITCH

WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE
L.E.D. CEILING.

WE ARE SOLVING PROBLEM
AFTER PROBLEM.

WHEN YOU FIND THE PROBLEM,
YOU HAVE TO SOLVE IT

AND THEN GO TO THE NEXT STEP.

Narrator: THEY SOON FIGURE OUT
WHY THE PANEL ISN'T WORKING.

A REPLACEMENT CABLE
FIXES THE GLITCHES

WITH THE SHIP'S UNIQUE
L.E.D. CEILING.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE VIDEO AND
THE PICTURE ARE SENT CORRECTLY

TO ALL THESE L.E.D. PANELS.

SO, YES, IT'S VERY GOOD

AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY
WITH THIS RESOLUTION.

Narrator: THERE ARE NOW JUST
NINE WEEKS TO GO

UNTIL THE CRUISE SHIP
MERAVIGLIA

SETS SAIL
ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE.

BUT BEFORE THEY COMPLETE
THE INSTALLATION,

THE SHIP NEEDS
TO LEAVE ITS BERTH

FOR A CRUCIAL SERIES OF TESTS.

VERY EXCITING, YES.

WE'LL BE THREE DAYS
WITHOUT SLEEPING FOR SURE.

Narrator: 390 ENGINEERS,
MECHANICS, AND CREW

ARE BOARDING THE SHIP
TO TAKE IT OUT

ONTO THE OPEN OCEAN
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

LET'S GO, BOAT.

Narrator: OVER THE NEXT THREE
DAYS AND NIGHTS,

THEY WILL PUT ALL ITS SYSTEMS
THROUGH A SUCCESSION

OF GRUELING TESTS
CALLED SEA TRIALS

TO PROVE THAT THE SHIP IS SAFE
TO CARRY OVER 5,000 PASSENGERS.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

[ RADIO CHATTER ]

THIS IS THE MOMENT

THAT EVERYBODY
HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARDS.

IT'S MAKE OR BREAK
FOR GAETANO'S TEAM.

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THE MAN MERAVIGLIA MUST IMPRESS

IS LEAD INSPECTOR
JEAN-LUC KERNEUR.

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THE TEAM PUSHES THE VESSEL
TO ITS VERY LIMIT

OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS.

THEY TEST ITS FIRE-SAFETY
EQUIPMENT.

THEY ASSESS HOW EASILY EMERGENCY
CREWS CAN REACH A HELICOPTER...

...AND HOW QUICKLY
THE ANCHOR DEPLOYS.

ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL TESTS
INVOLVES THE SHIP'S PROPELLER.

IT MUST CREATE NO NOISE
OR VIBRATION

THAT COULD RUIN
THE PASSENGERS' CRUISE.

WHILE THE SHIP SAILS
AT FULL SPEED,

THE TEAM WORKS
THEIR WAY FROM DECK TO DECK

LISTENING FOR EXCESSIVE LEVELS.

FINALLY, THEY TEST
THE GIANT AZIPODS

THAT BOTH PROPEL
AND STEER THE VESSEL.

THE CREW WILL PUSH THE GIANT
PODS BEYOND THEIR LIMITS

BEFORE UNDERTAKING
A CRITICAL CRASH-STOP TEST.

GENTLEMEN, WE ARE GOING
TO DO CRASH-STOP TEST.

Narrator: A CRASH STOP INVOLVES
USING THE AZIPODS

TO BRING THE SHIP
TO A COMPLETE HALT

FROM A SPEED OF 21 KNOTS
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

[ BEEPING ]

THIS MANEUVER COULD BE
CRUCIAL IN AN EMERGENCY,

LIKE AVOIDING A COLLISION.

SHIP SPEED
LESS THAN 19, 18, 17,

16, LESS THAN 15.

THEY SPIN THE AZIPODS
INTO FULL REVERSE.

10 KNOTS.

THE MAMMOTH VESSEL GRINDS TO
A HALT IN 4 MINUTES 49 SECONDS,

BUT IS THIS FAST ENOUGH?

Narrator: AFTER A TENSE FEW DAYS
AND AROUND 60 TESTS,

THIS ADVANCE PROTOTYPE SHIP AND
HER CREW RETURN TO THE SHIPYARD.

IT'S TIME FOR INSPECTOR JEAN-LUC
TO DELIVER HIS VERDICT.

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THIS IS A HUGE RELIEF
FOR GAETANO.

OVER THE NEXT NINE WEEKS,
THERE'S A FRANTIC RACE

TO FINISH INSTALLING
THE PROMENADE.

♪♪

ALONGSIDE WORKERS,

THE ENTERTAINERS
PRACTICE THEIR ROUTINES.

AND CHEFS FIRE UP THE KITCHENS

AS THE CLOCK COUNTS
DOWN TO THE MAIDEN VOYAGE.

♪♪

TWO YEARS AFTER WORK
BEGAN ON ITS CONSTRUCTION,

MERAVIGLIA LEAVES THE SHIPYARD.

ITS DESTINATION IS THE PORT
OF LE HAVRE IN NORTHERN FRANCE

WHERE THE VESSEL
WILL BE CHRISTENED

AHEAD OF HER MAIDEN VOYAGE.

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BUT WHILE AT SEA,
CREWS WORK AROUND THE CLOCK.

IT'S TIME NOW TO BE SURE THAT
THE SHIP WORKS AND WORKS WELL.

Narrator: IT'S A SCRAMBLE TO
COMPLETE THE FINISHING TOUCHES

AS THE SHIP CLOSES
IN ON LE HAVRE.

AT LE HAVRE PORT, AN EVENTS TEAM

PREPARES FOR
THE VESSEL'S GRAND ARRIVAL.

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TODAY'S THE DAY THE SHIP
HAS REACHED LE HAVRE.

EVERYTHING IS FINALIZED.

ALL THE TOUCHUPS
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

WE ARE VERY, VERY EXCITED
FOR THIS EVENT,

BUT THE SHIP IS READY,
WE ARE READY, AND LET'S GO.

AS THE SUN BEGINS TO SET,
THE STARS COME OUT.

CELEBRITIES, V.I.P.s,

AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
PIERFRANCESCO VAGO

GATHER TO WELCOME THE SHIP.

Vago: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE YARDS.

THEY'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB

CREATING THE MOST INNOVATIVE
CRUISE SHIP TODAY.

PLEASE JOIN ME TO GIVING
A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE

FOR ALL OF THE WORKERS
AND ALL OF THEM.

THANK YOU.

[ APPLAUSE ]

Narrator:
IN A TIME-HONORED TRADITION,

THE SHIP WILL BE
CHRISTENED BY A GODMOTHER.

TONIGHT, ACTRESS SOPHIA LOREN
WILL CUT THE RIBBON.

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ APPLAUSE ]

THANK YOU. MERCI.

Vago: ARE YOU READY?

5...4...3...

2...1.

GO!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

Narrator:
IT'S TAKEN 3,000 PEOPLE

MORE THAN 9 MILLION HOURS
OF HARD WORK

TO COMPLETE THE FIRST VESSEL

IN A BRAND-NEW CLASS
OF GIANT CRUISE SHIPS.

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Maresca: FINALLY, THE SHIP IS
READY, IT'S LOOKING GREAT,

AND I'M VERY HAPPY
THAT OUR WORK PRODUCED THIS.

I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY.

ALL OUR TEAM ARE WORKING VERY,
VERY HARD THESE TWO YEARS.

SO, WE ARE VERY PROUD
AND THIS CRUISE SHIP

HAS BEEN A VERY BIG CHALLENGE,

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT THE RESULT IS GOOD.

Narrator: THE FOLLOWING MORNING,
THE FIRST PASSENGERS BOARD,

AND THE SHIP SETS SAIL
ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE

AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

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AND THE TEAM IS CERTAIN
THE BILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT

TO BUILD THIS GIANT
WILL PAY OFF.

AND THE TEAM IS CERTAIN
THE BILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT