VENUE 079
PAPENBURG AIDASOL
AIDA CRUISES’ EIGHTH SHIP IS AWASH WITH VIBRANT LIGHT AND TAILORED SOUND, DESIGNED WITH CUSTOMER ENJOYMENT IN MIND. THE VARIETY AND QUALITY OF THE ENTERTAINMENT ONBOARD DEMANDS TECHNOLOGY THAT STANDS UP TO THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE AT SEA.
papenburg, germany EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
Since the 1960s, the functional element of moving around the globe on a vessel has been somewhat overshadowed by the dominance of air travel. Instead of admitting defeat, the cruise ship industry has played to its strengths of space and time, and developed luxury leisure environments. Floating destinations between destinations. It is the entertainment experience that cruise ship passengers seek, some for five nights, others for as long as two months, which means the diversity and quality of the facilities on offer are at the heart of being competitive. Whilst on many ships the traditional dining experiences associated with cruise ships of the Titanic-era remain, technology-centric developments have seen a huge diversification in the range of entertainments. AIDA Cruises is a German cruise line based in Rostock, Germany which is part of the American Carnival Corporation. With their first AIDA cruise ship launched in 1996, AIDA revamped the traditional cruise format offering a more active and entertainment centric experience aiming for a younger generation of travellers. Since 2007, the company has launched a new ship every year, taking its fleet to eight distinctively branded vessels. Like the four that preceded it, the latest ship - AIDAsol - was built by German cruise vessel specialists, Meyer Werft. And like the previous four, has an entertainment concept built around the ‘Theatrium’. AIDAsol was designed by architects PartnerShipDesign in Hamburg. Lighting in the main entertainment spaces was designed by lighting designer Hilton Jones, working as Entertainment Lighting Consultant for AIDA Cruises. Sound Designer Malte Polli-Holstein
who works for SeeLive Tivoli - the entertainment division of AIDA Cruises - as freelance Technical Director specified the audio equipment. The installation of the entertainment technology was carried out by Amptown System Company GmbH.
THEATRIUM Derived from the words theatre and atrium, the Theatrium is an open theatre, which covers three decks (levels) with vast panoramic windows and is the central point of the ship, linking several bars, restaurants, the ship’s TV studio, art gallery and casino. Its extensive entertainment programme presented by an ensemble of 19 performers includes four different shows each evening, varying from solo singers to dance shows, acrobatic performances and large ensemble productions. The classic proscenium stage can be extended into the centre of the room in just a few seconds, with several motorised podiums forming a broad, freely configurable catwalk. At the end of the catwalk there is a round podium, which, in addition to a large six metre wide podium at the rear of the stage, can be lowered to the sub stage one deck below. This enables spectacular entrances for cast and scenic elements. A versatile flying system below a glass dome allows vertical acrobatic numbers over a height of nine metres, or for one show, a giant mirror ball to be hung in the centre of the room. A Barco ILite 6 XP LED wall is suspended across the centre of the main stage. The wall is divided into six vertical elements which
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