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Theatre of dreams
Oasis of the Seas sports a big water feature that’s not the sea, the Crystal
Fountains and Fluidity designed Aquatheater on the Royal Caribbean liner is
a first time a water show will be performed regularly on a cruise ship.
T
wo dynamite blasts, 16 arching jets was specifically designed for use on a ship, 11.3kW pump producing 44.2m of head (the
40 fan jet nozzles, 96 vertical jets, including a motorised system of sails that water pressure) with a flow of 15.77litres/
1500 nozzles for a rain curtain, more are raised in order to protect the theatre sec. The nozzles for the Dynamite Blasts
than 250 LED lights, 25 water pumps and a from the wind as the ship sails at between have a wider pipe that then squeezes the
518.6m
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pool together comprises the 700-seat 18 and 24knots. An ultrasonic wind sensor water through smaller holes, increasing
Aquatheater on the Oasis of the Seas. measures wind speeds and indicates when the pressure and helping to keep the water
The feature is claimed to be the only one the sails need to be deployed, said Crystal together after it is shot into the air.
of its kind on a cruise ship that will offer Fountain’s product support manager Dave The rain bar at the back of the pool
several water shows on every cruise for Justus. consists of 1500 nozzles served by two
passengers on the massive liner. Crystal Fountains also redesigned the 11.3kW pumps at 21.34m of head at the rate
In building the feature STX Europe, the nozzles for the fountains especially for of 23.34litres/sec. Images and lighting can
shipbuilder effectively project managed use in the pool. “We designed custom be projected onto the rainbar even when
the coordination of the theatre, while the nozzles, specific to the Oasis of the Seas, a show is not in progress and this can be
Los Angeles-based water feature designers, made from stainless steel,” explained accompanied by music allowing passengers
Fluidity, drew up the plans and the Ontario, Mr Justus. The company also needed to to enjoy the Aquatheater even when there
Canada, based Crystal Fountains provided design a nozzle and pump system that is no show, said Tom Yankelitis, design
the equipment for the theatre which was would shoot water 15.24m into the air, director at Fluidity.
designed by Wilson Butler of Boston. which two fountains, the Dynamite Blasts Lifts raise the stage at certain times
Theatre consultants Fisher Dachs helped as they are known can spectacularly do of the show and additionally if there is a
with theatrical support and lighting and and they are situated either side of a stage swell the vessel is causes the water in the
Handling Specialty designed the lifts for the that can be raised and lowered into the pool to slosh the centre stage can be raised
stages that rise and fall within the pool. water. and that acts as a breakwater preventing
The team has put together a pool that The Dynamite Blasts each has its own too much water movement. NA
The Aquatheater from the side showing the Dynamite Blasts.
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