Entertainment, Product & Tech Innovation: Creator, Producer, Designer, Writer, Inventor, Exec. (PGA). “See the future, and figure out how to get there early…”
Was filming Chill Island one night and walked into the forward deck 15 lobby. This scene naturally draws you in...and this entrance to the AquaDome is exactly why. Talk about an impactful moment & experience.
@NickWeirShowbiz
really nailed it with
#AquaAction
on
#IconOfTheSeas
!
Was onboard
#HarmonyoftheSeas
yesterday. ~It’s been ten months. It’s an odd feeling to be in an environment designed for 9000 people, and find only 80. This magnificent machine was built to make people happy, and so many people are in need of happiness right now.
#Gofigure
.
Tomorrow the magnificent
#WonderoftheSeas
, will be delivered to
@RoyalCaribbean
@NewsfromRCgroup
. One way to spot that she is still under the ownership of the shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique, is the floors of the elevators. Tomorrow it will be Thursday for the first time ever.
During my 10 years at Royal Caribbean I created and produced many productions (over 40) on ice, stage, water and in the air, and I developed and drove lots of new technology…
As a huge fan of the cruise industry, this is the idea that l’m most proud of:
This morning’s inspection of the
#RoyalCaribbeanStudios
in
#NorthMiami
went well. It’s been “dark” for a year, but will hopefully be in action sometime soon. A couple of damp spots (~welcome to Florida) but it’s in great shape, and ready to go. I wonder which shows will be first?
A simple fact: There is not a theater venue on Earth that is more beautiful than the
#RoyalTheater
on
#WonderoftheSeas
. This level of perfection has inspired me and my team of writers, creators designers & producers, to do the best work of our careers here at
@RoyalCaribbean
. ❤️
#OdysseyoftheSeas
, is in the Atlantic. Rehearsals, (which would normally take place at our 130,000 sq/ft studio facility in North Miami, but can’t coz we are still shutdown), are taking place onboard, and are going well.
Sneak peek…
Realtime environmental tracking, plus realtime video render, plus the constantly varying curves of an expert ice skater.
~A perfect creative combination for a Royal Caribbean Production…
Stay tuned.
#IconoftheSeas
It can be done. (For anybody still debating it). Full showbiz productions, plus masks. No biggy. ~It’ll be great to take ‘em off when conditions permit, but in the meantime, the show must go on.
#QuantumoftheSeas
.
#SneakPeek
,
#QuantumoftheSeas
rehearsals in Singapore are on! Theater tech is now de-mothballed and is at 100%. Casts out of
#Quarantine
, deep in the rehearsal process. Feathers plus masks, a showbiz first. Proud to be helping to lead the way back to live shows on
#PlanetEarth
.
Been at
@RoyalCaribbean
@RCGPeople
for six years and FINALLY I met the guy that changes the “day of the week” in the elevators! ~Jeeze, I bumped into
@rodstewart
at 2:00am in a bar in Monaco once, and THIS felt more unbelievable and amazing, and I was more starstruck too! Whahoo!
…and here is the first moment that anybody has ever skated out on the brand new ice, in Studio B, on
#WonderoftheSeas
. The entire cast shared the moment… This is it. This is literally the beginning of the story, and the brand new beautiful show:
#365
#TheSeasonsOnIce
Let me know if you get tired of photos of the
#Aquadome
…
(I’m based in here for a few days, and I keep finding new viewpoints).
Been working on this theater design and technology for six years, and it’s turning out super-great. Very pleased.
Stay tuned.
For the past 3 months it looked like that… and starting today, it looks like this.
Above all else, this is the tell-tail sign… the indisputable indicator… the biggest clue, that Royal Caribbean International has taken delivery of
#IconoftheSeas
.
Those that know, know. ;-)
There is a Royal Theater here too!
Ok… the jig is up. I figured it out. It’s another
#OasisClass
vessel!
So we are gonna need a big, splashy, high-tech mega show, with a huge cast of world class singers and dancers.
(I guess it’s a good thing that we have one in creation…)
A sight to behold! These two beauties will be providing hard working people with wonderful hard-earned vacations next year! And boy oh boy, won’t those vacations feel better than ever? These modern marvels will take care of 12,000 vacationers per week. (They will help us to heal)
The great Ken Rush, (36 year veteran at
@RoyalCaribbean
, and CD on 18 ship start ups!) and, part of the strong future of our brand, Cruise Director Hugo (“hello my beautiful people...”). Both are onboard
#AdventureoftheSeas
, over seeing her come back. ~Aren’t I lucky to have ‘em?
Looking forward to this coming back too… there is no better way to kick off the vacation experience of a lifetime! — 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1… Happy Cruise Vacation!
Here is the biggest entertainment department ever assembled in the history of the cruise industry…
They are also the most talented, most experienced, most friendly, and most beautiful. (Beautiful in every way).
Taken a few minutes ago, on
#IconoftheSeas
… Go entertainment!
I just had a significant and proud moment on a personal and a professional level. ~As the primary named inventor of the completely reimagined, redesigned
#Muster2
.0,
#eMustering
, day 1 safety exercise, (which will revolutionize Cruising), I just did it for the first time. Cool!🟡
One of our biggest developments: The world’s first fully dynamic, fully independent, double 3D flying system.
1st Ballet pas de deux, circa 1730
1st Ice Dance pas de deux, circa 1880
1st first Aerial Artist pas de deux, January 2024.
#SystemTest
#Aquatheater
#IconoftheSeas
Spotted in the wild! An extremely rare species: An industry-changing entertainment visionary. That man right there, (observing the Zip Line operation ~his original idea), is the one & only Peter Compton. ~He ran entertainment at
@RoyalCaribbean
for two decades. He started it all!
A very cool 360 degree pan, of a very cool 360 degree space…
#AquaTheater
in
#AquaDome
on
#IconoftheSeas
.
Started working on the designs and functionality of this radical theatrical venue with my friend Scott Butler back in 2017.
Love it when a plan starts coming together :-)
Testing, testing, testing…
This is the first time a human being has dived from a robotic system.
“Dive One”, 9:56pm, 4 January, 2024.
We will work on this concept over the next few years, and slowly but surely, develop a new performance art form.
Stay tuned.
#RoboDive
™️
There are many different areas of responsibility at
@RoyalCaribbean
, with all sorts of important testing. The marine department checks things Iike the Full Astern stopping-distance, the engineering team check propellor pitches & balances. Me and my team check the
#BumperCars
👍
We pride ourselves in being innovators at
#RoyalCaribbeanEntertainment
. This split screen is a great example of us pushing boundaries and delivering exciting new ideas to our audiences. The top split is the final product, the below split is a glimpse at how we captured the video.
A little piece of Showbiz history perhaps? This is the world’s first cast photo, of the world’s first cast, of the world’s first production show, during the world’s Covid-19 era. We adapted the show where required, and “costumized” the masks. Opening night was a hit! Stay tuned.
Rome, The Pantheon, built circa 25 BCE, Vs Turku, The Aquadome built 2022 CE
#Domes
are super cool, and have been for 2000 years baby.
Come see ours soon…
A little piece of history for us… The is our first ever female
#Highliner
, 70 feet above the deck, on her first highline walk.
#WonderoftheSeas
#inTENse
, right now. Go Giada!
People of
@MeyerTurku
and of
@Finland
, you should be very proud of
#IconoftheSeas
.
Tomorrow we sail into destiny!
First stop Cadiz, then across the Atlantic to
@PortMiami
, and to our cherished and loyal guests.
(Keep these flags ready for
#StaroftheSeas
! :-)
We’ll be back.
And while we are opening our shows here in the US, the same is happening in the UK. Tonight, we opened
#WeWillRockYou
.
Here is a clip, and you may shed a tear, as I did when I saw this moment from tonight’s special performance.
This cast is giving it all, …from their hearts. 🤘
We have covered our logo in special wraps so as not to reveal too early that this is a huge new Royal Caribbean vessel being constructed.
As usual, I am over sharing – but please stay shhhhh…
Sneak Peek (for the nerds and “behind the scenes” devotees).
This is a significant moment.
This is the moment that the entire diving support team entered the performance pool in the
#AquaTheater
for the first time.
Now they begin extensive orientation/familiarization process.
If you are on one of our up coming inaugural three-day cruises, this comprehensive booklet awaits you… (as always).
All the details.
All the descriptions.
All the cast members.
All the teams.
#IconoftheSeas
This stunning pattern in our
#Drone
sequence on
#SymphonyoftheSeas
is called “Precession”. These are the most complex flight paths for the 48 drones to describe as they are non repeating on every axis, in every direction, at every altitude. Super complex vectors, max telemetry.
I’m headed back to Icon. Will join her in St Thomas.
More tweaks to the entertainment and the shows, fine tuning… adding, subtracting (actually I never subtract, LOL).
Will keep developing the
#AdvancedRobotics
in
#AquaAction
, adjusting video in
#Starburst
and
#OnceUponATime
…
After 407 performances of our
#HiRO
#AquaShow
, the
#AquaTheater
on
#SymphonyoftheSeas
needs a full-body spa treatment.
Top to bottom, every inch is inspected, painted and every moving part is disassembled and rebuilt. New hydraulic cylinders and hoses throughout.
The works🔧🪛.