The largest Led screen on board a ship sails on the MSC Meraviglia through the Mediterranean

The new flagship of the Swiss cruise company MSC Meraviglia has not spared technological investment to make passengers' stay as comfortable as possible. Among other spaces, They have created a Mediterranean style walk, whose vaulted ceiling is a screen of 480 m² (80 m. long), installed by the integrator Videlio-HMS, that digitally reproduces the changes of the sky during different hours of the day.

MSC Cruises, Swiss-based company with the largest private cruise line in the world, Its flagship Meraviglia is now operational, a boat equipped with the latest technological equipment to make your stay in the Western Mediterranean more comfortable (with shipments in the ports of Barcelona, Genoa and Marseille) of the 5.714 passengers that can be accommodated on board.

Among other innovations, Meraviglia has the so-called Promenade deck, with a walk 96 meters designed in the Mediterranean style, with shops, bars and restaurants, whose arch-shaped ceiling is a Led screen, formed by 1.334 Led panels with pixel pitch 4 mm. and with dimensions of 80 meters long and 5,60 meters wide, which completely covers this route and simulates an artificial sky that changes depending on the time of day (sunrise, sunset, starry sky), as well as other types of artistic creations to promote a pleasant and relaxing environment.

Videl-HMS, audio solutions specialist, video, communication and lighting on board large passenger ships, mega yachts and ferries, has been responsible for the unique Promenade deck, the largest built so far with LED panels on a boat, which has become the social center of the MSC Meraviglia.

Among other technical challenges in this complex installation, The Videlio-HMS team has successfully carried out the design of adapting the support structure, in addition to overcoming hull deformations to minimize panel misalignment when the vessel is at sea.

The Cirque du Soleil also sails

Videlio-HMS has also carried out the installation and integration of the main entertainment spaces on board, for which passengers have 114 touch screens distributed throughout the ship where you can make your reservations for the shows, as well as in restaurants.

One of the most notable spaces in this sense is the Carrusel Lounge., designed with glass walls and exclusively to accommodate, for the first time on a cruise, two Cirque du Soleil shows (Cirque du Soleil).

This space, of 1.000 m² to accommodate 450 spectators, of which 120 You can enjoy a culinary experience and show in the same room, It has been custom built by architect Marco de Jorio, in collaboration with MSC Cruises, to meet the specific needs of the two Cirque du Soleil shows at sea, which will take place twice a night and six times a week.