Building The Billion Pound Cruise Ship (Channel 4 Saturday 16 December 2023)

Join Channel 4 on Saturday, December 16th, 2023 at 8.00pm as an elite team of engineers in France work to build one of the largest and most technologically advanced cruise ships in the world.

Building The Billion Pound Cruise Ship

Channel 4 will air documentary Building The Billion Pound Cruise Ship on Saturday, 16 December 2023 at 8.00pm. The documentary follows an elite team of engineers in France as they work against strict deadlines to construct one of the largest and most advanced cruise ships in the world.

The team faces the task of working with 42,000 tonnes of steel to build the ship’s vast hull, as well as installing two 300-tonne tanks to hold the liquified natural gas that powers the vessel. More than 2500 cabins need to be pre-assembled and installed, and the public spaces must be fitted with 13 dining areas, numerous shops, bars, and seven swimming pools.

The team must load 350 tonnes of food before welcoming nearly 7000 guests for the cruise ship’s maiden voyage.

This documentary provides an in-depth look at the challenges and complexities involved in constructing a state-of-the-art cruise ship.