World Europa | Le paquebot du futur à un Milliard d’euros

Le chantier naval des Chantiers de l’Atlantique à Saint-Nazaire a été le théâtre de la construction du paquebot révolutionnaire World Europa, un projet d’un milliard d’euros. Accueillant 6 700 passagers, avec un parc d’attractions inédit et propulsé au gaz naturel liquide, il est le plus propre jamais conçu. Pendant trois ans, 2 500 hommes et femmes, experts dans leur domaine, ont relevé ce défi technologique et humain exceptionnel.

Paquebot du futur, l’incroyable défi des chantiers de St-Nazaire
Réalisateur : RENAUD HETRU

Saint-Nazaire, 5:30 in the morning. While the city is still asleep, Wendy, 27 years old, rides his bike to go to work. I start at 6am. I’m going to work, a little tired, but it will do. The young woman goes to the Atlantic shipyard. In this legendary workshop, the 180 tons. This is where welders and carpenters design the most complex parts of the liners. Some can take up to 10,000 hours of work. And for the past few months, it’s on the World Europa, code name W34, that the workshop is mobilized. A ship with revolutionary lines, like this piece, the bulb, which will constitute the front part of its hull. Hi Wendy has been here for two years. This is all my equipment and tools for working. The jackhammer, the wire brush. Different kinds of keys, cutting pliers, little ones that we need more punctually, like the grinder or mat, Things like that. Today, She is what we call the morning shift. She will be working from 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at World Europa. Welding is a physical profession that requires great precision. We are not towards the… Where there are the settings of the possible. I don’t know if it’s this way or… Yeah. All safety measures must be respected, because mistakes are unforgivable. For now, I haven’t had any major accidents, we will say. I had a big bow strike. So, in fact, It is the very intense light that is created by the electric arc. The UV rays it sends out, We can’t see anything for a few moments. And then, the feeling, It’s like sand in your eyes. And if not, another time, While I helped myself, A snack fell on my pants and they caught fire. One element is essential to your welder’s outfit, This is this cable, called the lifeline. It is air that is sent directly into the mask to protect us from fumes. It is very important to maintain good health. Ready to go, Wendy can begin her mission for the day, Welding between different elements that will form part of the hull of the future, largest cruise ship in Europe. The young woman spent a long time searching for her path, working in turn as a saleswoman, barmaid or even hairdresser. It is ultimately on the construction site that she flourishes the most. They are good, I find. It is still a source of pride to say that we are participating in the construction of, as they say here, the giants of the seas. It’s true that it’s still impressive to see the size of the boats, the size of the workshops. It seems excessive. And suddenly, It’s a source of pride to say that we’re part of all this. The adventure of the Saint-Nazaire shipyards has fascinated people for 150 years. The world’s most famous cruise ships under review. The Normandy, in 1935. And with him, the beginning of a great story with gigantism. France, in 1960. A legendary ship inaugurated by the president of the time, in front of 100,000 people. “The French fund is launched, he married the sea!” 62 years later, It’s World Europa’s turn to become legendary. To create these giants of the seas, we need an equally impressive machine, which is the pride of the construction sites. The TGP, the very large red and white portico. It can lift gigantic blocks of steel weighing up to 1,200 tons. Today, It is a piece of the command bridge that must be moved. Come on Max, you will be able to go down the a and send your big cart south. Jean-Louis leads the ground maneuver to guide Maximilien. The gantry operator, perched in his cabin, 65 meters high. Here we go, I take down all three. The panel is suspended by its huge yellow hooks. We’ll take it, we will turn it over to take it to another panel to create a block. We will take him on board, in this one, the wheelhouse. Go easy on the cart. The operation is delicate. A poor judgment of distances or a movement that is too sudden, and it would be a disaster. It’s good, you will be able to take a translation. Workshop side, we will put it in place. And translation, workshop side. The gantry runs on rails and can move across the entire construction area. It’s a piece of building, It’s a piece of a building. There, we take it straight to the other end, over there. We’re going to take a little walk 800 meters. But the walk is not going to be easy, because today, Traffic is quite heavy. A crane is in the way. Maximilian. Tell me, I’m going to take a panel as an extension. C. I’m going to need you to put yourself in parallel, please. There is traffic, You have to have your eyes everywhere. But, while the way seems clear, suddenly… Yeah, Great An anomaly has been detected, then the security system was triggered. This is shit. The gantry is immobilized. It’s the rail that’s broken. It makes the engines spin, so it’s bad security. It cuts the gantry. The rail will be repaired tomorrow. Maximilian just has to reduce his speed to safely pass over the damaged area. It works and it rolls! Now all that remains is to remove this enormous 56-tonne panel to complete the wheelhouse block. That works ! Here we go, I take down all three. There, This is the slightly more delicate phase. We, we will bring it to the best, as close as possible to its position. It will come down to centimeters. I’m coming strong, the boyfriend. We are very far from old-fashioned manufacturing, where everything was done directly in the hold, piece by piece. There, It’s really a game between the T-shirt and Lego. You’re going to go back up slowly. The panel must be perfectly positioned before being welded. Come down, berries, only the berries. It’s good, you set it to zero, he is posed. Successful maneuver for the gantry team. I look like I’m eating. The assembly of all the ship’s components will take more than a year. From its base, at the highest point, It will consist of 54 blocks. With a novelty, these liquefied natural gas tanks integrated into the bottom of the boat. The installation of the tanks is a first for the construction sites. A technical feat that will enable a reduction of 20 to 25% the ship’s CO2 emissions. The assembly must be remarkably precise. Despite the sometimes complicated weather conditions. Come on, slow down the concentration even more. Thierry November 22, 2021, It’s the turn of the last block to be installed. An important moment in the life of the boat that Bertrand Ducharla, the person responsible for the construction of the ship, “He’s the youngest, “It’s not good.” Couldn’t miss. “This is the last part, we will see the ship as a whole. We only saw synthetic poles or 3D images. And there, we will see what it really looks like and fully formed. So, indeed, This is a super important step.” These last blocks, weighs 600 tons. With a width of 40 meters, its transfer takes more than an hour in total. That’s it, the block is there. Once fitted out, it will accommodate duplex suites, as well as the Yacht Club, the ship’s first class. Stop the translation, Thierry. The block is placed. It will take the workers another four weeks to weld it to the rest of the boat. That’s a really good wheel. Bertrand is satisfied. This last step went perfectly. A little photo to immortalize all of this. You take a step back. He is too fat. The ship’s manager knows where to go to get the best view. So. From here, He can finally see the liner as a whole for the first time. He still has an incomparable face. For two years, we imagine it, we think it will be like this, but there, there is the realization, We can see the work that has been done over the past two years in concrete terms, two and a half years. It’s a beautiful beast, It is out of the ordinary. It is a boat which, in seven, Eight months, will go to sea, which will be delivered to the shipowner in less than a year. Do you like it? Yes, It’s a beautiful boat. Fully constituted, but far from finished, The teams are already preparing for the next highly spectacular stage, the launching of the liner. On this kilometer-long artery, Right now, Four ships are manufactured at the same time. It is in this open-air workshop that Antoine has been working for seven years. This 26-year-old Breton is responsible for welding and erecting the scaffolding that allows his colleagues to reach the most inaccessible corners of the ship. But Antoine has above all been passionate about cruise ships since his childhood. It’s starting to smell good, too. This here, it’s going to be the… The disco or the gym, All this, I think it’s fabulous. As soon as he finished his day, he goes for a walk around the construction site. I have some free time. Me, I finish my work day. Sometimes, I might stay for half an hour, sometimes an hour crossing the construction site, sometimes just to see what’s new. Which is also impressive. To see, sometimes, It happens to me. An invaluable privilege for this cruise enthusiast. I realize how lucky I am, because all cruise lovers, They love to see this kind of setting. And me, to have this on a daily basis, It’s exceptional. To have the material, touch, It’s something special. I think there are few people, of cruise passengers, which touch the underside of the boat key. And that, It’s my little pride anyway. His passion, Antoine also saw her outside of the construction sites. Madam. It’s in his apartment, that he shares with Nadia, his companion, How was the work? Yes, Alright. May his love for the world of cruising take on its full dimension. There, we are in the guest room. Guest room, It’s not… Yeah, I… The young man created his own little museum. No, this room, there is a bit of everything. The caches, the construction sites, the boats, the pens, the pines, the badges. That, These are all the cruise maps we made. The very first cruise, This is the one in 2013. So it’s been 14 years, 9 years old. Oh yes, That’s all the programs for all the days. There is everything, there is everything. Right now, the museum’s centerpiece, This is this poster. A virtual image of what the ship will look like upon delivery. And that, This is a picture I took, which was released in 2019, in high resolution. As a result, I had it printed. And we didn’t know the name of the boat yet, the World Europa. So I’ve been following it for years now, This boat, as a result. Actually, it should not be displayed. No. She was simply supposed to remain an object. Yes, but now that she’s here, There, How’s it going. Yes, How’s it going. I understand his passion, but it’s a bit invasive. A little bit invasive. The poster is a bit big, What. His passion even extends to the living room. I had cut out a silhouette of a ship. I kept it as a souvenir. That, it’s a bolt recovered from the ground, maybe from a dumpster. Aesthetically, it passes, so I keep it. So that, It’s a diffuser. When you enter the ship, you have a smell. So when you have this at home, It is… It’s the smell of the ship, Ultimately. I have a stock, there are five or six of them, I still take it with need. The young worker’s fascination with ships is not new. As a child, already, he came to see the boats leave from Saint-Nazaire. For the photo we see there, I have 13 years old. I came regularly, I took my bike, in the trunk of the car, We came from Lorient, my father dropped me off all day, and then I spent entire days in Saint-Nazaire. Yes, because your grandfather lived there too. Yes, and then my grandfather, That’s it. At that time, I already thought I had the chance to go on it. I was already starting to have my first dreams. From a young age, He likes to follow the construction of cruise ships and take pictures of them. So, the World Airport, It’s one of the ships I’ve followed the most so far. It’s also one of my most beautiful. There is the shape of the boat, she is drawn. Then the sun sets behind. To see before, After, have all the stages of construction and be there on the day. it’s going to be… I’m already projecting myself, but it’s going to be something extraordinary. But before you can go on a cruise, There are still several steps to take. And one of them is particularly anticipated. December 2, 2021, It’s the day the World Europa is launched. a unique moment in the life of the boat. All water intakes, Have you checked everything? That’s all, There, and there are no foreign bodies in the aspirations. In this immense basin where it was built, the ship’s manager, Bertrand Ducharlat, part to inspect the hull. SO, I had the first one. Despite the 330 meters long, He will check everything with the naked eye and on foot. Hole, trapdoor, Each opening must be checked. An oversight would not be forgiven. If water seeps in, It’s a disaster. This is a sea prison. A sea prison on a ship, We have five. So we see the valve, This is the valve I closed. We call the valve closed up there. Ah OK. So, there, we are really below, about midships, we are really under the ship. We have 70,000 tons above our heads. It’s a very special moment, It is a unique moment in the life of the boat. Only once will the boat be set afloat, So it’s a very exciting time. The leak test is complete. NOW, time for housework. The pool must be spotless. And it is Clément de Courcel, one of the site engineers, who oversees the operation. We can see clearly on the ground, there are pieces that have fallen, So we are really in the area here that needs to be cleaned. We’re going to sweep. Yes, start with the broom. The engineer does not hesitate to get involved. There is still work to be done. In 4 hours, the landscape will have changed a lot. We’re going to have 10 meters of water above us. This whole part will be completely submerged. So yes, You really have to have very little lying around. No more cables, more matter, more skin, more paint, precisely too. After, we also communicate with the Loire. So we must not pollute either. Clean the shape well before putting it in water. It’s good THANKS ! There, there is nothing left. There, it’s time. This is the best time right now. The ceremony can begin. The shipyards invited the entire staff of the MSC company, future owner of the ship. Starting with Pierre-François Vago, its executive chairman. It is the first ING liner ever built in France. This is a great moment, not only for the AMC, but for the entire cruise industry. For us, It’s a great day. 2:30 p.m., the moment is symbolic. Laurent Castin, the general director of the construction sites, accompanies the shipowner for the opening of the valves. Really, attention, Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s the next one. This is the numeric peak of the Union for the MSC World Caraba. I went to the end, two minutes. It will take more than 10 hours to fill the basin with water from the Loire. After two years spent on dry land, the boat will finally set sail. Okay, we stop the climb from the point of view of the basin. The maneuver is delicate. Because the engines of this steel monster are not yet in service. This means that a dead weight of 70,000 tonnes must be extracted with precision using 8 tugs. Good morning, for lightning. Hello everyone, for lightning too. Good morning, I’ll give you a little discount. ” See you later. THANKS. Bye. ” ” Yes, we received the mirage. ” Yes, received the mirage. ” Position. We are in position.” Now we have to make sure it doesn’t hit the concrete platform. So, in order not to deviate from its axis, It is guided to the exit by these gigantic winches. 15, You drop back. 10. Dumped. It’s over, it’s over. 3 a.m. Without a sound, The gigantic ship leaves the basin where it was born to join the Loire. I think that indeed… Yes, He is really very handsome. The construction site staff is present, Everyone is overcome with emotion. It must have been built, now we see it floating, so it’s really a great time. This night’s operation allows the liner to be taken to another dock, located only a few hundred meters away. Clement de Courcel, who was still cleaning the dry dock this morning, to the satisfaction of the work accomplished. First time it floats, first time he finds himself outside, all alone, at sea, This is a great first step. We accompany him in his first steps, Effectively. Positioned to the nearest centimeter, 130 meters from the margin, 130. This is where the liner will be moored for its final year of construction. From experience, We know on construction sites that this is not the easiest. All that remains is to arrange the entire interior, and one of the key elements, These are, of course, the cabins. To save time, they are not designed on board, but 15 km away, in this factory. The 4000 cabins are assembled on the assembly line, down to the smallest details. Hole. Thomas is the cabin manager. Here, we see that we are a little bit out of step. It will be necessary to move a few millimeters. His challenge, deliver 120 units every week without any defects. It’s coming on time. So, It’s good. So this, one less problem to solve. They pay particular attention to the tiles, because if they had to be redone on board, it would be catastrophic. The alignment here, We’re fine there. On a product like this, which would have been poorly manufactured with misaligned tiles, It means breaking up tiles and re-doing them. Do this on board, It’s very complicated. In a bathroom that is a little cramped, where everything is clean, everything is finished around, This is not the time to be tiling. Several times a week, The finished cabins are delivered and installed on the liner. They fit together perfectly and to the nearest millimeter. One crucial step remains, validation by the customer. The Italian-Swiss shipowner can monitor all this closely thanks to its antenna, located 300 meters from the shipyards. “Pepino, Do you have any news about the ship’s future hair salon? The company invested a billion euros in this state-of-the-art liner. Italian engineers and technicians will not let anything go. “Let’s take a quick look at the ship’s cabins.” They are the ones who must validate each stage of the ship. Gaetano Rolando is the leader of this team. My job is to supervise for MSC. All the construction of the boat at the shipyard, to be sure that the boat meets all our expectations. I supervise all positions, whether they are technical, hoteliers, the cabins too. Besides, Today, We will go and check the cabins that are already installed, These are the sequels to World Europa. On board, He is welcomed by Thomas. To inspect one of the ship’s 300 suites with his colleague Deborah. Barely arrived, She has already spotted a problem with the mounting on the television. We’ll have to check that at the SMR, that there is no vibration. Now let’s head to the bathroom. Deborah, You have to do this barefoot. You never go into the shower in socks. I check the ground here, because the tiles seem offset. Yes, That’s what I thought. The ground seems to be higher here than at that location. No, Really, I think this is not going well. And even the water risks stagnating here, which is not possible. The end result may be worse if the modification is made. But if it is not validated like that by Deborah, because it’s Deborah who will say Yes or No, so we will have to change that. So, Deborah, Would you keep it like this or not? Deborah said no. The blow falls. All the bathroom floor tiles need to be redone in 50 cabins. A hard blow for Thomas. We still have more than fifty to correct, according to our checks. So, it’s still a lot of work that wasn’t planned at that stage, which is difficult to frame, but hey. If we already have the list of what we need to do and it’s pretty clear, This is already a good start to get started on the operation. This work, which he had not planned, will take him several weeks and cost him dearly. But the chargé d’affaires knows it, What the shipowner has just asked him is not negotiable. In the welding workshop, Wendy finishes her day. Good afternoon ! See you tomorrow ! She continues with her second day, because the welder is the mother of a 9-month-old girl. The advantage of the morning shift, that’s it, it’s that in fact, There are several days in the same day. I have time to work for 7 hours and then take care of my daughter for another 7 hours, if necessary. I hear you from outside, You. She finds her daughter at the nanny’s. Great This is Miss Charline. Have a good afternoon and see you tomorrow. Bye. This is the second day that begins with the bet. The nanny told me she hadn’t slept, so I think I’ll put her down for a nap. We’ll see if she cooperates or not, I hope. That will give me time, perhaps, to take a quick shower. Wendy lives in a house in Painouette, the working-class district located next to the construction sites, with her husband Nicolas and their daughter. After a nap and a shower, she’s ready for the rest of her day. Originally from Brest, They moved to Saint-Nazaire in January 2020 to work on the construction site. Nicolas already had a position there. But Wendy, She, followed training within the École des chantiers. Ah, Charlie! There were many who were surprised. When we were talking at the beginning that I was going to go back to school, There are also many who did not cross. They didn’t think I was going to make it. They didn’t think I was going to go through with it. They were so crazy. I never considered being under two one day. It really came like that, by chance. It happened quickly. It happened very quickly and I have no regrets. It is a source of pride that my wife is a welder, because already, there aren’t many. Even less so in the naval environment. It’s true that it’s still not the majority. And then, It’s a beautiful job. She builds things with her hands. It’s not within reach either. pen. Yes, miss. We waited anyway. This afternoon, The little family has a meeting with someone who meant a lot to Wendy. During her training, his godfather Maurice. He retired three months ago. She hasn’t seen her since. Hi How are you Well, yes! He was the one who trained him for a year and a half. He taught him everything. Are we dressed? Same here! In my opinion, Wendy is one of those people… We will consider that it was innate in her. She has what it takes in her hands. There are some, They have more years of experience, and it’s not as perfect. You really got it right the first time. The proof, at the same time, I let you do it and everything. No, It was great. It’s true that you trusted me. It’s true that you don’t acquire experience right away. It takes years, you must have practiced the joints, something like that, it takes time, a lot of time. Maurice, He gave me all the keys to get out of it as best as possible. NOW, it’s up to me to play and deal with it, to honor him. But I think you’ll keep improving. You are not a person who will give up. I think you’re going to keep moving forward. I think whatever you’re going to do, It’s going to be perfect. There is no problem. No, I am happy. I’m leaving my seat. I don’t worry because I know what’s worth it, I know what to do. I’m proud of her, by the way. The future, She is here. I’m glad to hear what he says. Ah, well, yes, It touches me. Necessarily. It’s a true truth, we will say. It’s from behind. Wendy is sure of it. She finally found her way by becoming a welder. Like the thousands of workers on the construction site, She works to uphold the reputation of excellence of this site. On board. There are 60 trades, some of which command admiration. Like the cleaning girls, that we nickname the funny ladies. Amina. Eat carrots, It makes you likeable. In addition, we frown. Sabrina. This will give you, the cooking Monya is Lydia, the team leader. Essential during all stages of ship manufacturing, she most often works in the shadows, in the most inaccessible areas of the cruise ships. It’s going to get even hotter, he turns on the engines. Tomorrow, we go in swimsuits, It’s going to be okay. We’re going to put the net net. Today, in the engine room, Their mission is to make the engines shine. And they work in music. THE very first engine tests will take place this week. Everything must be impeccable to avoid the slightest problem. Lydia. I’ll move on. And Sabrina. It’s good, you have it Takes care of dusting engine number 1. So that it’s clean for launch. You had me to hear, We’re going to be happy. This is Philippe, the person responsible for machine work, who has to start it. The objective, It would be so that we could start the diesel this week. We are within half a day, it’s clear. And these operations are still relatively long. So here it is, it takes time, as much, but it must be framed, this time. But by starting to circulate the diesel in the pipe, a leak occurred during the night. Holds right away. Diesel. Diesel, Yes. Following the traffic, we probably have a regular who was not compliant. And that, It’s a small set of pins. SO, This is what the soul of the course put into it. SO, we will clean and wipe. Consequence, engine number 1 start is suspended. Philippe calls the cleaning girls. Combination. Protective helmet and mask, They must intervene as quickly as possible. I turn 3, we’ll turn the 3 so you can clean it. So you have courage. Lucie. Lydie becomes aware of the extent of the damage. It’s not diesel Everywhere. We’re going to try to just… If I am here, then suck up all the diesel. For what The fire will remain. We don’t leave it like that. Sabrina, You can knock me out faster than you Yes. THANKS. Fuel oil is flammable. The slightest spark could have dramatic consequences. The leak extended over about fifty square meters. “That’s all the way up to the front.” Armed with vacuum cleaners and buckets, The girls must not leave the slightest trace of hydrocarbons. “Jumping from trees.” Cleaning is carried out under the sheet metal of the engine room. The operation requires a lot of courage. Watch your head! Ultimate stage, mop up the last traces of diesel. After an hour, It’s time for the little brigade to come back to the surface. Despite the difficulties, The cleaning girls are proud. Without her, engine testing could not resume. In a clean condition, all these little fuel leak operations, She’s the one who takes it back. SO, it’s very good, It is essential in the work we do. Much respect for her. You have to stay that way. There is sand. All that remains is to seal the leak with a weld to finally restart the test of the first engine. I’ll see if we put in his welding. Perfect. Come on, you don’t know. you’re. Good, Well, that’s good. The hole is plugged. Operation successful. So, that’s perfect. We will be able to put fuel back into it. For three more days, engineers, Technicians and workers take turns to resolve the last problems and make the final adjustments. After this very intense week, this time, It’s good. Everyone is ready. Are we ready? We are ready. We will slowly put ourselves into startup mode. It’s February 11, 2022. And as with all important events, the teams from the Shipyard Management and the Italians from MSC are present. The cleaning girls too. I don’t know if it’s good. And There, It’s spinning! And it works well! The first engine has just successfully passed the start-up test. It’s better How do you say Bravo in Spanish? Well done Well done Good job, guys! Great job! Now the boat is alive. There is a diesel. The boat was born. The story continues. The engine crews will start the other 5 engines in the coming weeks. The day couldn’t have ended better. Just like Antoine’s, the scaffolding specialist. The day is over and now I’m going to take my little tour on board. For the first time in several months. I think it’s changed a lot inside. This great ocean liner enthusiast, who loves to visit the ships he works on, hasn’t been on board for three months. There, This is the crew corridor. So there, We, as passengers, we never go there. It’s almost the entire length of the ship. The ship, It’s 333, So we’ll say there are 300 meters of corridor. Ah, there you go, it smells good, That. It’s starting to smell good, here. The young man can’t believe his eyes. Oh my God There, we are in the gallery. The main street. Just now, we were on deck 4, it was the crew membrane, but there, It is the cruise ship membrane. Oh, But Wesh No, but the shapes, all that, no, but it’s… There, we are in the future, there, Frankly. The silver side, the curves, the lights, the LED ceiling that is coming, No, but it is… That’s great, No, it exceeds what I imagined, we will say. Actually, you know, not even where to look! This boat is huge. Frankly, he is magnificent! It was on deck 8 that he would finally fall under the ship’s spell. I’ve seen boats, There. That, the green bridges up there… There, This is act 2. There, we enter the ring. We take a good one to fill it, But here, I think it’s even worse. There, you imagine that you are walking to the boat, then there, you find yourself facing the sea. You imagine yourself in the middle of the Mediterranean. On the back promenade, There is one detail that Antoine noticed. SO, we guess… The slide, We can see the little bit that is already in place up there. This is where the world’s largest dry slide will be installed. It will allow passengers to descend the 11 floors of the ship. With a spectacular view of the sea. Frankly, I’m already projecting myself, but it means something extraordinary. The slide is one of the boat’s key features. An innovation created specifically for the World Europa. And precisely, this morning at the construction site, It’s a strange beast that makes its appearance. You put a spacer between the two It’s not planned. Ivan is in charge. We’re going to charge. Cobra’s head, the final element on the start on the slide. He is responsible for overseeing the transport of the snake head to the ship. Gaetano, the shipowner’s representative, comes to attend the operation to ensure that the reptile is treated properly. Can we lift our heads a little? Just to see how she stands. This will be one of the attractions of the ship. NOW, You just have to make sure that the head won’t move too much during the climb and that it won’t be damaged. It is important not to damage what has been done. The imposing piece is brought as close as possible to the liner and is already arousing curiosity. But there is a problem. Yvan and the teams at the company that made the snake head don’t seem to be on the same wavelength. Are you planning to move in today? But the boat will maneuver No, No, No. We dismantled the boat, but we still have access. Okay. A misunderstanding about timing that risks complicating the installation. Clement, the engineer, takes matters into his own hands. Here we go. This is a one and a half hour slot to do, so it’s true that we are short, but it passes. It is better to shift the ship’s spacing a little by a quarter of an hour, if necessary, But at least it’s over, rather than postponing the entire installation by two days. The teams have only an hour and a half before the ship begins its maneuver. Everything seems to be going according to plan. Ah, We’re not bad at Aéronar. We have to get him out of there. But one false move will turn everything upside down. We can’t see the door. Wow, shit. You’re on, with the Cherry picker. You cannot attach this to there, then after we can pull it from there. Okay, a little bit. Clement must quickly find a solution. It is sunk. Ah, yeah, it is sunk. We’ll need a hoist. We’ll need a hoist, Yeah. We’ll get you something. I don’t know if it’s possible. Attention. Okay. Is he going back there? But just when he thinks he’s done it… Wait, Why is he standing there? Did you lift it? Why is it taking off there? Fuck, I think we’re maneuvering. I think we’re rocking the boat. They didn’t plan. Yes, I know. The boat began its movement, taking with him the snake head still attached to the crane. Clement immediately notifies his superior. The ship’s maneuver must be stopped. Are we moving the boat or not? We’re still hooked, actually. Come on. Playing like that, there, they move. No, they move more. They stopped the maneuver. They stopped the maneuver. So, there, we look, we go down to see if we can engage him like that. If it passes, we secure, we pick up. We have to avoid it now. Otherwise, we’re going to hack. The test is stopped. Head installation can safely resume. Stop He’s partly in it. Go ahead, relax. That’s it, The first step is completed, even if everything is not yet perfect. However, it doesn’t touch the ground yet. And suddenly, What I also see, is that the foot does not rest on the patina. No, but there is one thing to see, it’s clear. It is not settled at all. Come on, we take everything off. So there, the head is on board. NOW, The whole part remains to be adjusted. But for that, we no longer need the crane. But we still have quite a few games. In adjustment, there, We can see that there is still work to be done. We’re not finished yet. Clément and his team are not finished. And for the company, It is time to look into an equally important issue, primordial, even, on board a ship, the Restoration. 2500 kilometers away, in Sweden… We arrive in Stockholm. The city of Stockholm and its magnificent architecture. Is there a better way to get to work than by boat? Chef Niklas Ekstedt has set up his one-star restaurant in the heart of the Ostermalm district. Renowned for his creativity, He was recruited by the company to create the menu for one of the ship’s most innovative restaurants. This week is very special because I have two chefs from MSC coming to see me. I’m going to cook for them and see what recipes I’ve created might be suitable for on board. The two leaders he must convince… I was thinking we could make Gravelax like Carpaccio. …are Stéphane Franquini, responsible for restaurants across the entire MSC Fleet, and Pasquale, his deputy. For now, we are closed. SO, we’re going to let the menu drop down, we will rectify, We’ll see what might interest us and see what might be suitable as well. And then, we will move forward like this. The tasting begins with this beef rib glazed with birch syrup. We wanted to go with green and red condiments because the endive and the puree are the same color as the meat. And it has to be beautiful for a main course. Stéphane and Pasquale are won over by this first course. This one, Yes. It’s validated, it’s very good, it’s beautiful, It’s good, It’s great. Okay, we move on to the next one. For the rest, fish, a vegetarian dish and a piece of poultry. No bad comments. It’s like a potato pancake. But the next dish. Yes, that’s it, like a potato pancake. It’s a Swedish specialty. Not convincing. It’s too small. Already, you see. On this occasion, I think we’ll have to… He offers us something else, because… We are not in the dark. It’s almost snacking. With a beer on a counter, it can pass, but this is not the dish we need. This recipe is wiped off the map. It’s pretty, we’ll taste it there. It’s beautiful. All that remains is to present the grilled octopus and its lamb’s lettuce salad. You like the filling The treasury songs? He didn’t like to dismiss them. Also. He There are already two of them that we have fully validated, the others. We will have to review it a little. What will be necessary is that there is a Now that they are making proposals again and presenting us with the second G, There are still 3-4 days of work. Chef Niklas did not achieve a perfect performance, but that doesn’t worry him. That’s why we do tastings. It’s like making music. We compose, then we add things, we take some away. That’s how it works. And things that we imagined to be complicated, We finally have solutions for this. So I feel calm. And the menu is going to be even better than I initially imagined. Everything must be ready in 4 months for the ship’s delivery ceremony. Before that, in Saint-Nazaire, The liner is going to experience a crucial week. He is going to sea for the first time. We call these sea trials. Objective, test and validate the vast majority of its equipment. It’s good It’s set, All Here we go ? Here we go It’s 7am. Accompanied by his team, Olivier Macouin, the captain of these sea trials, is the first to board. 15, 40. So, I am here. That works. He knows the nights are going to be short. So comfort, same summary of this cabin reserved for the crew, suits him perfectly. These are cabins. Construction site for SMR, But that’s more than enough. There is a bed. The music, toilet trucks, That’s all we ask. We don’t board to be in the cabin. We embark to be on board, on the boat, on navigation, on the bridge. So, there, During these three and a half days, we will almost never be there. More than 500 workers, engineers and technicians also embark. In the wheelhouse, The commander and his teams begin the final adjustments. Yann, and there you have it. The new nautical chart, it’s a laser, we’re leaving. We take the channel here, there, here we leave the channel, here we stay wandering for three days. It’s a new beginning. In addition, this one, Not only is it a new boat, but it is also a prototype. So, this is his first propeller turns, his first motorized trips. So, this is the real adventure. Topi. Olivier Macouin must take charge of this technological gem. That, I don’t know, We’ll know a little later. And even if there are new dashboard instruments. Sebastian, Does that speak to you? That No, I don’t know. The former Merchant Marine officer quickly found his bearings. This is the steering wheel of the car. This is the bar. These are the old Ferris wheels. The great waters that moved the boats, Now it’s down to this little device. With that, I go right or left. The responsibility of getting out of the pool. The Europa World Cup now rests on his shoulders. This is the first time the cashier has had trouble at the greenhouse. You did it well. I’d hate to damage it. Frankly, I’m in. Bertrand Ducharlat, the ship’s manager, will finally know how his liner behaves at sea. The crucial point, This will be the ship’s behavior. Don’t we have a problem, a vibration? Do we not have any problems with the boat’s comfort? All this, It’s something you can’t estimate. We have to send it out to sea and see how it behaves. On board, everyone holds their breath. The engines start. Antoine, We’re dropping everything, please. The return, portouple, without any support. 6:07 p.m., the last nose of the shipyards Largue les amarres. The very first maneuver has just begun. We are stable, roughly. And it is not without risk. Assisted by six tugs, The mastodon slowly moves away from his pelvis. The ship enters the Loire. The sound of the Foghorn resonates like a first victory. These are the good times, That. The boat starts, spell. Which light up, These are timeless moments. The maneuver is a success. Commander Macron can finally breathe. There is no one, He is in China. He is on the beach Yes, Yes. Actually, he died of man. He made himself, He is in 59. NOW, time for testing. They will follow one another 24 hours a day for 4 days. With this night, to begin with, machine tests carried out at full speed. We are at 93%, 93%. You can go. Gas tests have just begun. This is the first time this has been done and it’s going pretty well. The Nuance is rather serene. We have just been reassured about the capacity of our installation to run entirely on gas, not 100%. It’s a success. Engines that can run on fuel oil or liquefied natural gas work perfectly. Yet, in the early morning, The engineers are not smiling. They observed strange vibrations in the ship’s structure. Guénolé, the test manager, comes to the news. Are we still investigating? For now, The origin of this phenomenon is a mystery. No one had seen this before. They have a bit of a closed face when reading quickly, This means that there have not been many results on the case. Only certainty, Vibrations occur when the boat is pushed at very high speed. It is only from what they have done that we have arrived. soon. This is a real problem, especially since we don’t know what we need to do. No idea yet as to the cause of this vibration. So, we are investigating. From the hull of the ship, through the propellers or thrusters, Engineers must find the source of the vibrations. Bertrand and Clément go to the depths of the ship. They have the rear part of the liner in their sights. THE Two men look for the slightest suspicious noise. Every square inch of the hull is scrutinized, thanks to these sensors installed in every corner of the ship. Finding the problem became the top priority of these trials. But we must also continue to test as much equipment as possible. Launching a lifeboat. Yeah, Perfect, It’s exactly the right speed. It’s a total success. Yet another one. Fire drill in the upper reaches of the ship. Commissioning of the 18-ton anchor and its 385 meters of links in deep water. With the goal of climbing 100 meters of chain in 6 minutes. It’s clear. Simulation of noise pollution with this funny little robot that reproduces the footsteps of passengers. Perfect. People should not be disturbed by the activity above. Finally, check the smoke extractors in reception. In all, around fifty tests are successfully carried out. But the vibrations, they, persist. At the end of the third day, Engineers and technicians have still not identified the origin of the problem. However, the boat must return to the shipyard at 6 p.m. The teams have only two hours left to identify the source. It depends on the goal. With Guillaume, we said to ourselves to calm her down. Last hope, separately test the ship’s forward thrusters. It’s a capo. 235. Once at over 21 knots, a first front thruster is tested, then a second one. Then a third, finally a fourth. The wait is unbearable. And finally, less than an hour from returning to the site, the culprit is found. It is a problem with the water flow at the inlet of the number 1 thruster that causes these vibrations. The two engineers leading these tests are well aware that they have avoided the worst. Two hours ago, We were thinking about all the possibilities that could be offered to us. Modification of the boat hull. The matter had become the shipyard’s number one priority. And then, two hours later, Here we are finally with a big technical problem, as we always bring back CMRs and we are relatively confident in our ability to solve them. This once again characterizes the Saint-Nazaire teams who never give up. And when we have a problem to solve, until the end, everyone is mobilizing. In the wheelhouse, the atmosphere is relaxed. The moment for Monia, of the cleaning team, to enter discreetly on stage. I’m kind of waking up. I’m still waking up. After these four days at sea, everyone has only one desire, Return to dry land. There, It’s time for me to go home. I miss my husband, I miss my daughters, I miss my little ones. What’s in the classes? It’s all about computers and everything Yes, the Internet, the TVs, the others, That’s all about the phone. Ah, there is a heart! Yes. As you approach Saint-Nazaire, The construction site teams are relieved. The engines run like clockwork. As for the vibration problem, They will sort it out in the next few weeks. Last test that allows you to find the problem, It’s still a big relief. I like it when plans come together smoothly. Barely arrived at the quay, no downtime. Hammer, sander, brushes are out. Now it’s time to tackle the decoration and finishing touches of a look. Before welcoming tourists, Each element of the ship must be validated by the shipowner. This is called a sale. This morning, Thomas, the cabin manager, has several suites for sale. I hope we don’t have a joke with cabins leaking stuff everywhere. Accompanied by Cédric, his seller, he finds Mario there, one of the company’s inspectors. He has 15 minutes to comb through this 17-square-meter balcony cabin. In all, he will have 60 to validate during the day. Not aligned. An alignment problem on the frame 19. For every problem, a red sticker. Not aligned. Not aligned. Not aligned. You see, the distance between here and there is not the same as there and there. 2 mm. Maybe less. After the alignment concerns, traces on the ceiling do not pass. To correct as many comments as possible as quickly as possible, the construction sites have everything planned. Often, during sales, they put a worker, but who really knows how to do everything, as well as a small silicone seal, adjust a cabinet door and company. He is there to make the adjustments during the inspection and avoid having an additional comment on the report. There’s something else wrong with the shower’s rain shower head. The question, Is this normal or not? No, It has to move. Note immediately to be noted. Solved immediately. It’s perfect. Despite Mario’s dozen comments, the cabin is sold. There will always be remarks, everywhere, small details, But in this cabin, The remarks are really minimal. We must have left 250 or 300 cabins to finish clearing the reserves. SO, We’re not bad. We’ve been doing about 300 a week for the past two weeks. SO, he will remain with us, as it is the hardest, we’ll say a week and ten days at most. But it will all be over. Mission almost complete for Thomas. Two months before delivery, every day, spaces like stores, the hair salon, the casino or the kitchens are validated by the shipowner. And after each sale, there is a ritual, The exchange of keys. This is Julie, at the Saint-Pierre Office, who is in charge of this amazing mission. The Saint-Pierre, it’s sacred, He is the one who keeps the keys to heaven. And like World Class Europe, it’s paradise, I am the Saint Peter. This is where everything is scrupulously stored. When a premises is sold, his manager comes here to submit the signed sales contract, which is called a PV. So here is my APV binder, I’ll have to get a second one. So, since July 1st, all of that has been done. There, in your opinion, How many PV are there? About there? Half a Bible. And this is what Julie’s closet looks like. For the boat to be delivered to my level, absolutely all keys must be gone from this place. And at that moment, My mission is considered complete, I could go on another boat. Once the sale is confirmed, and the PV well recorded, Julie goes to her counterpart at the cruise line to give him the keys. Hello ! So, Here’s the key, 649. So, It’s the one from this morning. Yes, So you still have the P.V Yes, Of course, everything is fine, everything is signed. Okay, ok, good, Thank you. Thank you. We got about half of the keys back. Bulk, We have just over a month left to finish collecting them all. In his cupboards, Giovanni from MSC has already collected 1265 keys. We need to finish filling our lockers. When it’s done, We can say that it is definitely our ship. At the end, we must have 2220 keys. The delivery of the ship is fast approaching. The construction teams must make the final adjustments. It was at the port of La Rochelle that they carried out the very first loading of liquefied natural gas onto the liner by sea. A major challenge for Henri Doyer, the business director at the World Europa construction site. It’s not far from being truly spontaneous, We have been waiting for this moment for at least three years, This is our first shipment of liquefied natural gas by barge, We worked quite hard, So I’m very happy. Finally, we will see this loading which is something new and unprecedented for us. Here we go. It is by the Keros, a Finnish underground, that the transfer is made. In the control room, all eyes are fixed on the screens, awaiting a full gas load. Everyone is smiling. The first gas loading at sea of Europe’s largest cruise ship is a success. For the construction teams, It’s the final stretch. The work is almost finished, like here, on the back promenade. An opportunity for Clément to take stock of his luminous palm trees. There, you are finished, finished. Good evening. Have a good week, maybe a second one. Have a good week. One month before delivery, the construction sites are on schedule. Before returning to Saint-Nazaire, Henri celebrates the success of this latest World Europa outing with the cruise line. We are happy, too. Absolutely, absolutely. But while the mood is festive, three bridges below, There is a very big problem. A huge leak has started on Deck 5, flooding several corridors and more than twenty brand new cabins. This is a second leak, second leak. It is necessary to isolate, everything must be insulated. And it’s getting worse. A second leak is reported on another bridge. It happened. It happened, you see It happened. I don’t know if we had the tour of the spinning mill in two places. In the same network, So, it’s quite surprising. To the damage. Workers, engineers, technicians, Everyone is working to limit the damage. Clement arrives to lend a hand. They raise up everything that is on the ground, to dry the building and the carpet. This last minute event, due to a problem with the air conditioning network, could have been dramatic. Fortunately, thanks to the rapid intervention of the teams, the worst has been avoided. On Deck 8, the festivities can resume. A welcome drink after this big stress. Henri will only remember one thing from this last outing, the success of this first offshore bunkering of liquefied natural gas. I just spent a chabal and a tantre with deliardous. now, And now we really just have to provide the boat, make the last systems to be tested at the dock. And after, we really come out in hatred. The final touches and the night remained. For the women and men of the construction sites, The adventure with World Europa is soon coming to an end. Upon returning to Saint-Nazaire, The ship’s future crew begins to board. In a month, There will be 2,000 on board. They receive supplies and goods to fit out the liner. With its chairs intended for the main restaurant, its luxury watches to be deposited in stores, or even his immense sculptures for the chocolate factory. From now on, The boat is preparing to welcome its first visitors. For the occasion, The shipyards invited those who worked for three years on the construction of the liner. My type of beef, a potato for tonight. We’re going to eat quickly because Wendy has to, After, she goes to work. Starting with the workers in the welding workshop, like Wendy. It smells good, I don’t like it. So, she is clean. It’s loaded with more hand. Four months have passed and little Charlie has grown a lot. NOW, we don’t even have to ask her to walk or try to pull her with things anymore. She does it on her own. It’s nice to work at night. I find that it goes by faster too. But the thing is, It’s getting out of the house at 8:40 p.m. that’s hard. We don’t really like it when we get home at 5 a.m. and everyone else gets up to go to work. There, we appreciate. This week, Wendy works nights. And as is often the case in this case, Nicolas and Charlie accompany him. But tonight is a bit of a special evening at the construction site. We’re going to take a tour of the boat, then after, we will go back to work as usual, until 4:40 a.m. For those who were hired at the same time as me, In the end, we didn’t visit any of the boats we built, finally, where we participated in the construction because of Covid. For me, in any case, it will be a first, I’ve never seen the inside of a cruise panel, so that’s cool. Wendy is eager to see the ship. Ah, yeah, it’s crazy Surrounded by her colleagues and with a smile, She takes her first steps at the World Europa. It’s true that there, we see perpetual things. With a first visit to one of the ship’s 13 restaurants. Ah, well, it’s beautiful, It’s luxury! A quick tour of the theater, where rehearsals are already taking place. Discovery of the brewery, whose beer will be brewed on board. Who’s always weighing? It’s beautiful, It makes you want to. That’s classy. The system has its news. The 180-ton crew is amazed by the ship’s equipment. We all saw the kinds of mirrors on the ceiling. We’re all up there, we see what’s happening. Despite the rain, It is the outdoor installations that everyone ends up being totally seduced. Look what’s crazy, we’re not bad. What a view there! It’s impressive, It’s super high! It’s super high! It must be something when there are people around, when there are passengers and everything Ah, there, there! It’s nice to see the finished work, Now it’s up to the passengers to enjoy it. In memory, Yeah After this work spent aboard the giant of the seas, It’s time for the workshop to get back to work. They are already building another liner. A week later, 24 hours after delivery, on board, All the teams are in turmoil. Tomorrow, Bars and restaurants will welcome their first passengers. Niklas Ekstedt, The star chef from Stockholm, comes to make his recipes on site for the first time, under the eye of Stéphane Franchini, who wants to make sure that his comments have been taken into account. Moment of truth, chief. This is the first plate. The company’s theme restaurant manager seems to appreciate this scallop ceviche. Very strong? No, bachelorette, How are you Finally, the product, finally what we like to do, Really. That is to say, it materializes, tastes, the flavors, friends. So, finally, All these efforts are paying off. Monday, October 24, 2022, after millions of hours of work, It’s a big day for the Atlantic shipyards, that of the delivery of the liner to the cruise company. A few meters away, in the sail loft, a man prepares for the event. This is the installation of the bottle. The World Europa will be christened before its departure. So, there are still quite a few guests. And the bottle, This is the finale. SO, we must not miss, but hey, run your fingers through it. Eric is responsible for the bottle that is to break on the ship’s hull during the christening. And even though he’s been doing this for 32 years, He is always afraid that things will not go as planned and that it will bring bad luck to the boat. And there you have it, he is a Balthazar, so it’s 12 liters, 22, 23 kilos. I have little secrets to make the bottle break, but it remains, I don’t say them, it stays in my pocket. It’s a magical moment all the same and until the end, until the ribbon cutting, I’m always stressed. Carefully packaged, the bottle is taken on board. So, Bill. There, the stress is rising a little. For this operation, better be careful. How you do it, That It’s good for you Yes, Yes. Wait, wait, wait. There, There, There. Are you holding on with me? So. Oh, there, what is this? It’s well put, there, it suits you Yes, Yes, It’s good. Go ahead, go ahead. Go ahead, Hold on for a bit. Well, well, stay like that. It’s good, like that. Come on. Look, there, Look, there, Look, there, Look, there. Top, top, top, top, top. It’s good. The bottle floats in the air 25 meters above the ground. Ah, It’s good. NOW, patience, we will wait for the fateful moment, the ribbon cutting. So, I’m going to hide in a corner. It is 12:30, the ceremony is about to begin. For Clement, it’s the end. It feels good. It’s time to put an end to this adventure. Ah, that’s it, In a few minutes, we will see the bottle crash against the hull. It will be over for us. We spent almost two years on this project. It’s true that it’s a human adventure that is quite extraordinary. Overnight, It’s true that we’re not at home anymore. It always feels a little weird, but at least we see the boat that lives and leaves. And that, That’s great. Gianluigi Apponte, the founder of the MSC company, accompanied by his family, makes its appearance. The construction teams parade alongside the crew. For Laurent Castin, the general director of the construction sites, the mission is accomplished. This ship is the ship with the lowest CO2 emissions. Of the entire world fleet of cruise ships. It’s a world record. It was to the sound of La Marseillaise that the French flag was taken down. The World Europa will now sail under the Maltese flag. After the hymns, tradition obliges, The liner is blessed by a priest from Saint-Nazaire. All that remains is to break the bottle. For Eric, the stress is too strong. I’ll go look elsewhere. He doesn’t want to see that. So, it’s going to be worse. I’m stressed. I laugh at the same time, but it’s stress. T-A-N-G-O-L Otherwise, I’m not left behind by yesterday. The ribbon is cut, the liner is christened. And the first to benefit will be the construction site employees. A 5-day mini-cruise between Saint-Nazaire and Valencia, Spain, is being organized for 400 of them. After three years of waiting, Antoine finally discovers the finished liner. With an arrival via the promenade and its luminous ceiling. I’m actually getting chills. There, as I speak, It’s a huge source of pride. He’s taking it all in. With everything around him, its bars, brand new shops and restaurants. These are spaces that have been empty for so long. She makes the final, He’s wonderful, frankly. Good morning. Good morning. Oh, the view If there is one thing Antoine is eager to try, This is the Venom Drop, the famous snake head slide. Yes That’s it, there. I’m a little scared, but it doesn’t matter. Come on, Go It’s off for a dizzying descent of 74 meters. In 16 seconds. In the bend, I have… Frankly, huge. Too good. He will have given some rope to the construction site, but it was worth it, Frankly. Antoine is now leaving to discover his cabin for the next 5 days. Tac. 12,253. We put the card. It’s not bad, all that. The cabin is superb, Frankly. I’m going to be fine, What. For the young welder, It’s a childhood dream come true. It’s wonderful. Last week again, I was working in place of the guys who are outside, in front of me, Ultimately. It’s quite peculiar. We put energy into this ship, we gave a lot of time, many hours. There, it’s a part of us, Ultimately, who will set sail. It’s a huge source of pride, once again. In a few hours, The World Europa will definitively leave Saint-Nazaire and the shipyards. So, in the middle of the night, Wendy leaves her workshop to say goodbye to her imposing neighbor. In a few hours, this boat, Yes. It’s a three-year adventure. After, when it comes to the end, This is a good thing. This is rather good news. It means we worked well, that it’s finished and that it will be able to please as many people as possible. Now, in its main usefulness, to go cruising. To be part of such a big chain to accomplish something so huge, There’s definitely something to be proud of. It’s the last moments at the construction site. 6 a.m. The liner drops the piles. With a blast of the foghorn, he pays a final tribute to the construction sites that gave birth to him. The adventure is not over. Three other liners, like the World of Meals, were ordered by the cruise line. Saluting the exceptional know-how, Atlantic shipyards.