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Exceptional Engineering: High-Tech and Manual Work - The Construction of a Cruise Liner
In the Meyer Shipyard in Lower Saxony, the world's first natural gas cruise liner is under construction: the AIDAnova. There is room for up to 6,600 passengers, a television broadcast studio and a theater on the 337 meter long ship.
Needless to say, production of the giant ocean liner is a technical and logistical challenge, and comprised of approximately 15 million individual parts.
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They don't produce these docs. They just post pirated shows.
@@sleeptyper they probably have the rights to post it otherwise they would be banned.
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Love this
giloni jones couldn’t agree more
This is by far the best ship building documentary I've ever watched! 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
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I've seen better. UK documentary about building the QM2 for example.
And how’s that working out for you?
8p by
I was onboard when it was going thru finishing built, it was amazing.
Ah yes. Ready just in time for the year 2020 - a memorable year in the cruise industry.
It showed the bit where they were celebrating the start of a new ship, and I had to see what the comments would say...
Actually the first cruise was on december 2018, so she had a couple of years to earn some money to the company before the world went crazy.
Well that was no joke. It tuly was
@@johndoesen1718 earn money? Nah, it probably didn’t even pay for itself yet
@@johndoesen1718 Well, she had about 15 months of service before the cruise lines shut down...
as a writer, i admire and appreciate the high quality script writing and polished narration
A good example on how you can make a nice documentary without excessive drama. Like notice how the days remaining to the deadline are mentioned but there is no "any delay could be catastrophic", "will the engine be ready on time?", "a mistake now could spell doom for the project", etc etc I bet it's not an american production
Facts, kept it plain and simple.
So true
its German.. simple and on point :)
"If Becker Doesn't stop eating oysters, Becker will gain weight. If Becker gains weight, the ship will begin to sink. If the ship begins to sink, the entire project will be a failure!" hahaha
I wholeheartedly agree - the fabricated drama needlessly ruined so many “educational” programs.
This truly is a marvel of imagination, design, engineering, technology and construction, and stands as a testament of the collective and individual skills that made it possible! There isn't any aspect of this vessel that wouldn't benefit from an in depth documentary of it's own, be it the dome, theatrium or the fresh water making capabilities! It is impossible not to be fascinated, impressed and overwhelmed at what it took to create this floating marvel in such a remarkably short time! My ideal cruise would consist of in depth 'behind the scenes' tours of all the things that make the ship possible, from the domed roof to keel, bow to stern and port to starboard! Thank you for this fascinating insight into this beautiful vessel!
Felix Cat I would watch how everything was made if it took a month.
I've been building a high-end custom homes and log cabins for 38 years and I could not even imagine the headache it would be to try to manage that build in that amount of time. PS I Love Your solution of getting the tugboat out. It's nice to see real pride in construction like it used to be when I was actually working. Good job man well done.
So basically it took 2 years to film this documentary. Great stuff and learned a lot. It's just insane to think that even though the ship is built in sections and there are many subcontractors all of the piping, wiring and trim fit precisely. How you even being to co-ordinate this process from start to finish is insane but I'm glad there are people smart enough to do this.
It's insane. Just sourcing the materials, parts, etc, the amount of work involved is hard to overstate. Obviously it's a team effort, but still, coordinating everything... I feel insignificant after watching this.
No unnecessary "drama" included. Great documentary!
Producer: how many songs do you want in this? Sound guy: yes
Wow, I am blown away. It's insanely incredible how all of this was engineered and put together. That's one amazing looking ship, with so much technology on board. And I have to say, this has been the most fascinating ship building documentary I have ever seen. With most others the only important thing seems to be all the unnecessary and fake drama. So a big thumbs up to this channel for bringing solid videos which we can all enjoy to watch! :)
It is amazing that that Engine is assembled by just two guys in 25 days.
Well... to my mind that's one of the least amazing things about this project. Those guys knew just what they were doing, had great tools for the job and everything they needed.... it would actually be a pretty cool job!
6 mechanics couldn't even do that with a car engine. 🤣🤣🤣
how many women would it take? lol
@@hygrometer if they are qualified? I would say 2, PLEASE LOVE YOU'RE NEIGHBOURS 🙏💕💖❌⭕🙏
@@yogiesbeer5833 Your not you're...
A logistical nightmare, hats off to those dudes for assembling it all together....
I can honestly say that I enjoyed watching this documentary a second time even more than I did the first! How utterly incredible that this could go from a set of plans to a licensed, seaworthy commercial vessel in such a short space of time!
in many ways this is more impressive than building an airliner, because of the dimensions and size of handling such a colossus
in many ways this is more impressive than building an airliner, because of the dimensions and size of handling such a colossus
Easy to build a ship where weight is of no concern. Airliners, different story.
@@tomrogers9467 building light comes down more to the material sciences. but yes thats a good point
Agree, with regard to the actual construction process, but don't forget the level of safety and redundancy required for building an aircraft. A ship will generally survive fine with multiple malfunctions. An airliner, not so much. I guess they are just hard to compare.
I love cruise ship building documentaries! I watch every single one I can get my hands on. There aren't many out there, but there are a few, and I will try to watch them all!
and here i am impressed with myself for putting together a desk.
We all have different skills, you did an excellent job
If the furniture came from IKEA they’d still be trying to understand the instructions!
When you look at all the switches, all the valves, all the lights, circuits, wiring, plumbing, fittings, and etcetera, is anyone else damn impressed the whole thing actually works, and works well?
Great documentary, I like that you identified challenges, but did not over dramatize them, or that you didn’t create false drama’s.
Free Documentary ... it's like Discovery channel, before it became a soap series channel
it still has some bad documentaries
@@eduardogodoy8438 Some of the commentary is nonsense 😂
It is amazing what humans can create and achieve when they are motivated.
InfiniteMushroom you must be brain dead
It’s called a paycheck and for these folks, I think we can throw in “pride in workmanship”
It's amazing how these cruise liners are built. Thanks for the excellent video.
Mind bogglingly complex and amazing. Nothing but respect and awe is deserved.
Superinteresting! I just love binge watching these construction videos.
Wow. This is the most impressive engineering marvel episode I've ever seen. Bravo!
I like how they tell the narrator to make new voices for different people.
Extraordinary achievement. Brilliant documentary.
Thank you for posting something like this on KZhead we learned a lot.
I was onboard this ship when it was still being furnished and decorated. It was in Eemshaven, HUGE BEAST. Also something to know: While the ship has the ability to run 100% on LNG, it doesn't because it costs the company a pretty penny :) 48:00 The food for the crew on AIDA is widely regarded as one of the best in industry, whereas other companies don't particularly care for the look or the taste and only do a bare minimum. I have so many horror stories to tell aboard many of the companies I worked for.
LNG is competitive, remember this ship seems to take takes diesel fuel DFO as alternative to LNG but not heavy HDO, 40% cheaper than DFO but requiring large fuel treatment and care. I guess LNG is not available in all ports and sufficient amount...yet...
@@philgooddr.7850 The company always has the ability to order refuel of LNG in most ports. They don’t do it because it’s expensive.
@@serious_filip522 Wasn't it also insanely expensive to give the ship the ability to run on LNG? You would think they must use it sometimes else why bother wasting all the money on it?
Plus no LNG engine can run all on LNG. To start up more cylinders, they feed it a richer mix of fuel to kick start the combustion. I wonder why they don't fit bigger turbos to make a smaller engine and boost performance but then again ship weight seems an afterthought.
Seeing Effective Management is a treat.
@Robert hello,how are you doing
The magnitude of this project is astonishing.
Truly amazing to see it come together. The Germans know how to build quality items
The ballast must be phenomenal...soo top heavy looking... engineering design has gotten to such a high level... its amazing
This truly is a marvel of imagination, design, engineering, technology and construction, and stands as a testament of the collective and individual skills that made it possible! There isn't any aspect of this vessel that wouldn't benefit from an in depth documentary of it's own, be it the dome, theatrium or the fresh water making capabilities! It is impossible not to be fascinated, impressed and overwhelmed at what it took to create this floating marvel in such a remarkably short time! My ideal cruise would consist of in depth 'behind the scenes' tours of all the things that make the ship possible, from the domed roof to keel, bow to stern and port to starboard! Thank you for this fascinating insight into this beautiful vessel!
@@trevonjustus3037 We think alike, friend. I’ve been on several cruises and to be able to go on one like you described would be amazing. A stern to butt access and information pass for guest to see operation and use would blow peoples minds. Nice thinking!
@@tjtrent2351 I hate watching sports and when I have gone to races, the best part is watching the mechanics in the pits. My career is building, repairing, and designing. My hobbies are similar and I do compete in shooting competitions which I load my own ammo for, but I get bored watching competitors do their runs. With all of the documentaries I have watched, I have probably seen enough to cover many of the systems on the ship.
Best documentary Channel on KZhead
What a masterpiece of technology.
2019: cruise ships being built to make money 2020: cruise ships being destroyed to save money.
Whats next, in 2022 they sell this ship for scrap already?
2023 they use it to mine crypto for buying legal cocaine
good thing it was sailing in 2018
The magnitude of this ship is mind blowing.
I love doc's. I get to see what goes into construction & engineering of these massive marvels
Wow , this new technology blows me away , well done one and all !
Look at all these hard working people achieving amazing things... and then there is me watching KZhead and achieving nothing.
I watch youtube as part of my relaxation. You contribute, you achieve, so don't undervalue yourself. We can't always be where or what we are, but celebrate those who through hard work & luck get the breaks.
Stephen your wrong, Without an audience there would be no point in making the video and people would be out of a job. So thank you for you part in contributing to society. We all have our own specialty, weather it’s big or small. Your part of the process.
raised an awesome kid now a civil engineer, deserve my chill
Don’t feel bad, there are entire nations of people achieving nothing. One continent of nations which shall remain nameless has more natural resources than most nations on the planet but their people are uneducated, superstitious and living hand to mouth.
Beautiful ship, right up to the point they put lips on it...
Agree
Yes that's a bit over the top...... just some color splash would have been all it needed.
These videos are so amazing. Love learning new things!
These documentaries should be shown in schools so children can see what other careers are possible...children can dream .I am seeing so many different professions that i never dreamed possible. Isaid professions and not just jobs.
Masterpiece👏🏻👏🏻
Marvelous Guys!! You're doing superb job. Best wishes to the team😇😇
I'm so happy to see these films translated from German🇩🇪, thank you so much!!
Danke.
This is a great Docunentary! Very well explained, and detailed. Lots information on modern ship building 👌
Man, if I were a mere busboy in the restaurant, I would take so much pride in being part of such a magnificent vessel, with many first for cruise ships.
F*k! How anyone can plan and coordinate such a task? Absolutely incredible!
Most amazing engineering documentary i have ever seen in my life😍😍
Such a great simple documentary with no over dramatising, this can't be a UK or USA production.
American guy working at Free Documentary: 'Ok fine, the hull sections will be pulled together millimetre by millimetre, but once it's welded it's still going to be bigger than 5 soccer fields'
Take a shot everytime someone says "to the exact milimeter"
Are you crazy?! We’ll all die of overdose
@@macabre6847 unless your irish, russian, or german
from a point of view of someone that loves anything to do with engineering, although not clever enough to be an engineer, this blows my mind with the tolerances to 100th of a millimetre on them huge engine crank shafts, and even putting them together while they are floating absolutely amazing engineering from all, including electricians, pipe fitters and floor layers. hats off to every single one of them,
The level of time management and coordination is mind blowing.
Fun fact, AIDAnova's sistership, the Costa Smeralda was finished last week. Made in Meyer Turku, the finnish shipyard Meyer bought a few years ago. The next one, Mardi Gras will be finished in september probably.
I live in Turku, tried to watch it leaving, it was supposed to leave at 2 pm a week ago but then it left about twelve hours later than planned
Big..estap......big..popail.....wll
Big respect for German engineers
Awesome Documentary. This ship. definitely looks like a masterpiece.
Amazing technology, beautiful documentary. Makes me wonder how many nations on our planet are this capable.
Just astonishing! I can’t begin to imagine how this can possibly be done.
I Love This Channel 🇩🇴✌🏽💯
I am a fan of free documentary!
Those CAD drawings in the beginning are INSANE
Could you imagine one of those engines backfiring it would sound like the world is about to end
That gigantic hangar, covering the entire shipyard? The crane overhead? Wow, you could do a documentary about that alone.
I was just thinking that. The operations, deployment, training and servicing alone would be awesome.
What a fantastic documentary. I salute the people who designed this ship and also those who built it. Also, I am super impressed by the size of the building in which this ship was assembled.
I cringed at the thought of the heating bill when they opened the door to take the first floating section out in the middle of winter.
I was lucky to visit this shipyard and see how they build the ships. This is an amazing technology and amazing documentary as well. However, what we do need to realize is the difference between the sophisticated shipbuilding and the quality of the product being constructed (a monstrous floating block of flats ordered by a cruise line to make more money from every square foot). Happy cruising!
My dad worked as a ship welder in Maine around 1946. I know he would be devastated. My mom & me and 2 siblings went on a cruise ship in 2011 to Mexico. After covid I'm planning a trip again. Its 2023 now.
“Ships are still being built as they were [in the old days] ... by a giant Robot!” xD
It is amazing that that Engine is assembled by just two guys in 25 days.
Thanks for showing this documentary.. i learn a lot to this ..i understand a lot because I am a mechanical engineer.. once again thank you for showing this documentary..
What a wonderful documentary and I'm amazed at the ship herself. A fantastic video, thanks for sharing this amazing construction and engineering video.
OK first off, hats off to the amazing engineers, and construction staff, heavy engineering at its best, and OK it is powered by LPG. But most cruise liners are disgusting heavy polluters burning the most appalling fuel. Wish we could use this amazing talent to solve the real problems we face. Thanks for a very well produced video.
you mean LNG
@@AbdulQadir-vl4bz Yep LNG it is,my mistake. But still main comment was RFO, or HFO, or whatever you might call it is still a horrible fuel. Thanks for the correction.
I would dread to be in the design team who drafted up that CAD simulation video of the ship
Wow what an amazing process.
What a gigantic work they do!
WOW....I am impressed with the technology and coordination of the building process on such a beautiful luxury liner. Makes me want to book a cruise on this particular liner!
@Joe hello,how are you doing
@@yvonnebraun7 ...Hi! Doing well and keeping busy to stay out of trouble.
@@mrmultimediaman Haha, i will be glad to know a bit more about you if you don't mind. maybe you can suggest a way we can both communicate away from here.
@@yvonnebraun7 try a search for me on Facebook.
Germans make all the cool stuff.
to bad they are going extinct
Dat Sun, extinct? 🤣🤣🤣 BTW, are you a brexiteer by any chance?
E to be in
Why they just not use German parts. Why use Metal parts.
Uhm. Most of the workers are foreign.
Always a joy watching
Fabulous project, fabulous video. I might even want to ride on this thing some day.
I love this channel. The most interesting docs. Thank you!
The Eiffel tower is riveted construction, not welded.
Thomas Conrow I literally just stopped the video to look after this thing about the video
Thomas Conrow ...Absolutely...
2.5 million rivets lol
The Eiffel Tower: How was it built? ... As the tower grew, moveable platforms were propped into place on the intermediary levels, not only to enable the workforce to weld the latticework together but for their own safety.
I remember they used cylinders filled with sand to level the legs, let out sand slowly and the legs would drop until they were level
The ship AidaNova now anchorage next in my ship here in Tenerife, we already lay up more than a year due a global pandemic...hope we will back in service soon💪
Wow. What a machine!
Was wondering how the tug boat got out of the dock after delivering the peices
Me too!
Me three
I would tell you but your having fun at being an moron.
17:36
@@992turbos8 and you're having fun being a dickhead. So they missed a 4 second part of the documentary that you happened to see. You must be really desperate for something to make you feel smart.
Boris Becker kinda let himself go after ending his tennis career.
LMFAO so true! Best comment.
Yes he has changed somewhat :)
nice but sadly no not THE Boris Becker we know and kinda love or hate
@@waqarkhan25 ….and you thought you should point that for the thickie's?🙄 Thanks Man...🥴
@@KB-fo1sr what do that mean in fact scratch that what are you saying
Excellent! No other words necessary.
1,106 feet long, 138 feet wide, 183,858 GT, those are some seriously staggering figures for a ship. The fact that these three colossal ships can be operated at speeds up to 17 knots (not very fast, but cruise ships don't need to be, they operate on a schedule and the ship is just as important as the destination, maybe even more so) while producing near zero emissions is absolutely groundbreaking and astounding. Granted, there are larger ships (see Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas at 1184 feet OAL, 215.5 feet beam, 228,081 GT and Harmony of the Seas 1188 foot OAL, 215.5 foot beam, 226,963 GT), but they're run off of conventional diesel electric powerplants. These ships are as well, but they can also be run off of LNG and that's what makes them marvels of modern shipping. Thank you for taking the time to document the building of this amazing ship. It was really interesting to see how it was constructed.
@Robert hello,how are you doing
great documentary but whoever does your back ground music needs to be fired
its just your f* humble opinion you mean, right?
this is build few minutes from my home.
"Built"
Did the workers live in all those trailers and RVs near the shipyard?
@@KB-fo1sr whatever prick 🤣
@@ztwntyn8 😢
Amazing cut and shut.
Wow! I am very impressed by this engineering effort. Good job!
Cruise ships of today are looking less and less like ships and increasingly like a hotel-resorts on fancy barges.
It is amazing to me that most of these "narrated" videos must be written by people who don't have a single clue as to what in the world they are talking about, har!
They just read the script. It’s the writers to blame if there are errors.
No ones gonna give the two men who put the engines together props 😮
No, the props go on the back of the ship! That was a different part of the video.
Unbelievable in any respect the whole mega project as well as this video coordination. Just mind boggling.
I was hoping to see the dyno curve on that motor.
42:52 15,442kw @ 514rpm dyno curve = high lol
Minnesota Acoustic it starts at 500rpm so it’s curve is only 14rpm
All you need to know is, that it's.. HHHYYUUUUUUUUGE.
LOL Let's just say that it makes ALOT of power and torque! They're typically only used to generate electricity for use by the azipods (the rotating pods that hang under the stern of the ship that contain the electric motors that turn the propellers, gone are the days of propeller shafts and rudders, all maneuvering is done via the azipods on modern cruise ships. I haven't seen the propulsion design of this ship yet, but that's how Oasis of the Seas was constructed.
Update: Yeah, the ships uses two azipods...I had to double check myself so I didn't look like a moron giving out bad information... Drive: diesel/electric: 4 Dual-Fuel Caterpillar/MAK diesel engines. Total installed power 61.760 kW. - Propulsion: by 2 ABB azipods - power each 18.500 kW by variable rpm. depending on frequency - Max.Speed: knots.- Service Speed: 17 knots
This channel deserves more subs and viewers but the world is behind immature rappers and brainless celebrities
I agree with every word you wrote..
unfortunately you are correct
...and corrupt lying politicians.
WRONG!! The subs are all behind brainless twats and their shit-for-brains conspiracy theories. It's got nothing to do with rappers and the celebrities which you are clearly jealous of.
@Chadwicked B whatever point you think you're making is just too stupid so STFU.
One word!! "AMAZING" 🤗
Incredible smart people creating incredible things
Well, wow! If it was my choice those lips would be gone.
I agree horendous taste on a such a beautiful vessel
Kearpol....sep....enjel....room....
But it isn't... :)
It's a good thing you can't afford it then
@@moelester9778 Ha ha ha, I agree!
At 6:21 he said LPG, not LNG I believe this is a mistake.