the cost of building the largest and most luxurious ocean liner on earth is
most luxurious ocean liner on earth is
most luxurious ocean liner on earth is phenomenal four times the budget for the
phenomenal four times the budget for the
phenomenal four times the budget for the film Titanic success hinges on the
film Titanic success hinges on the
film Titanic success hinges on the finished ship producing enough money to
finished ship producing enough money to
finished ship producing enough money to be profitable you’re not gonna make a
be profitable you’re not gonna make a
be profitable you’re not gonna make a you know nearly billion dollar
you know nearly billion dollar
you know nearly billion dollar investment unless you can get a return
investment unless you can get a return
investment unless you can get a return on your investment that comes down to
on your investment that comes down to
on your investment that comes down to one thing
one thing
one thing space the ship must be big enough to
space the ship must be big enough to
space the ship must be big enough to carry more fare-paying passengers than
carry more fare-paying passengers than
carry more fare-paying passengers than any other liner in history and to draw
any other liner in history and to draw
any other liner in history and to draw the crowds away from the transatlantic
the crowds away from the transatlantic
the crowds away from the transatlantic planes she must be bursting with every
planes she must be bursting with every
planes she must be bursting with every distraction imaginable they want
distraction imaginable they want
distraction imaginable they want first-class spas they want variety of
first-class spas they want variety of
first-class spas they want variety of food and beverage outlets they want all
food and beverage outlets they want all
food and beverage outlets they want all the amenities of a first-class resort
the amenities of a first-class resort
the amenities of a first-class resort which creates a problem the maximum size
which creates a problem the maximum size
which creates a problem the maximum size of the ship’s design is limited by the
of the ship’s design is limited by the
of the ship’s design is limited by the dimensions of three passages she will
dimensions of three passages she will
dimensions of three passages she will sail through she can be no higher than
sail through she can be no higher than
sail through she can be no higher than the verrazano-narrows bridge in New York
the verrazano-narrows bridge in New York
the verrazano-narrows bridge in New York no longer than the turning area near
no longer than the turning area near
no longer than the turning area near Southampton and no wider than the Panama
Southampton and no wider than the Panama
Southampton and no wider than the Panama Canal
owner Micky Arison then raises the bar
owner Micky Arison then raises the bar even higher he insists over half his
even higher he insists over half his
even higher he insists over half his passengers must have their own private
passengers must have their own private
passengers must have their own private balcony space I can remember the first
balcony space I can remember the first
balcony space I can remember the first meeting I had with the naval architects
meeting I had with the naval architects
meeting I had with the naval architects when they told me that on a
when they told me that on a
when they told me that on a transatlantic liner you can’t have any
transatlantic liner you can’t have any
transatlantic liner you can’t have any balcony cabins and my answer was if we
balcony cabins and my answer was if we
balcony cabins and my answer was if we can’t have any Malkin cabins we can’t
can’t have any Malkin cabins we can’t
can’t have any Malkin cabins we can’t have a transatlantic liner and they said
have a transatlantic liner and they said
have a transatlantic liner and they said okay we’ll go back to the drawing board
okay we’ll go back to the drawing board
okay we’ll go back to the drawing board to create enough space
to create enough space
to create enough space despite the three design constraints
despite the three design constraints
despite the three design constraints Stephen Payne must transform the rules
Stephen Payne must transform the rules
Stephen Payne must transform the rules of shipbuilding every time I met Mick
of shipbuilding every time I met Mick
of shipbuilding every time I met Mick garrison he would ask me how many more
garrison he would ask me how many more
garrison he would ask me how many more balcony cabins have you managed to
balcony cabins have you managed to
balcony cabins have you managed to squeeze into the design of the ship pane
squeeze into the design of the ship pane
squeeze into the design of the ship pane experiments with increasing the ship’s
experiments with increasing the ship’s
experiments with increasing the ship’s height to fit in enough cabins and
height to fit in enough cabins and
height to fit in enough cabins and balconies but this makes the ship
balconies but this makes the ship
balconies but this makes the ship dangerously unstable for every ton of
dangerously unstable for every ton of
dangerously unstable for every ton of weight on top there must be two tons
weight on top there must be two tons
weight on top there must be two tons below to balance it out her sister ship
below to balance it out her sister ship
below to balance it out her sister ship the qe2
the qe2
the qe2 solves this problem by using aluminium
solves this problem by using aluminium
solves this problem by using aluminium for her upper decks which is lighter
for her upper decks which is lighter
for her upper decks which is lighter than steel but this is no longer an
than steel but this is no longer an
than steel but this is no longer an option
option
option after 30 years aluminium suffers metal
after 30 years aluminium suffers metal
after 30 years aluminium suffers metal fatigue and the qe2 now needs frequent
fatigue and the qe2 now needs frequent
fatigue and the qe2 now needs frequent repairs Payne’s design must last longer
the challenge is so great the project
the challenge is so great the project nearly collapses twice we were put on
nearly collapses twice we were put on
nearly collapses twice we were put on hold because the economics are building
hold because the economics are building
hold because the economics are building the ship just didn’t seem to work but
the ship just didn’t seem to work but
the ship just didn’t seem to work but Miki insists a solution be found
eventually Paine and his team make a
eventually Paine and his team make a proposal to build a ship that’s longer
proposal to build a ship that’s longer
proposal to build a ship that’s longer and wider than ever before to
and wider than ever before to
and wider than ever before to accommodate enough passengers this
accommodate enough passengers this
accommodate enough passengers this enormous stable base means they can
enormous stable base means they can
enormous stable base means they can increase the height and still use steel
increase the height and still use steel
increase the height and still use steel for the structure but her beam must be
for the structure but her beam must be
for the structure but her beam must be far wider than planned
far wider than planned
far wider than planned breaking the initial ground rules the
breaking the initial ground rules the
breaking the initial ground rules the ship had to be large enough to meet the
ship had to be large enough to meet the
ship had to be large enough to meet the demands of our guests and the end and
demands of our guests and the end and
demands of our guests and the end and clearly could not be built to to go
clearly could not be built to to go
clearly could not be built to to go through the Panama Canal
during special round-the-world voyages
during special round-the-world voyages the qm2 will be forced to travel via
the qm2 will be forced to travel via
the qm2 will be forced to travel via South America instead a 15,000 kilometer
South America instead a 15,000 kilometer
South America instead a 15,000 kilometer voyage which takes her round Cape Horn
voyage which takes her round Cape Horn
voyage which takes her round Cape Horn one of the most dangerous passages on
one of the most dangerous passages on
one of the most dangerous passages on the planet
the planet
the planet but Mickey gets his balconies
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