Cruise Ships
The cruise industry represents an increasingly important sector of the leisure and vacation market. Cruises today are both available and affordable, bringing them within easy reach of the middle market. They provide passengers with a complete holiday package, of which on-board entertainment is a vital part.
A larger vessel may have entertainment technology installations in 20 or more separate venues - the main theatre or show lounge, secondary lounges, bars, disco, restaurants, function and conference rooms, health centre, open deck areas and even the crew bar. Then there are central television and PA systems. Typically, entertainment technology can account for more than 2.5% of the total cost of a new cruise vessel.
Although cruise ships generally employ similar products and technology to land-based venues, specialist design work is needed to overcome the challenges of space restrictions, vibration, pitch and roll.
Limited on-board space for staff means that show operation must be handled by a minimal technical crew. Therefore sophisticated show control and systems integration are essential to achieve the precision timing and repeatability for lighting, audio, video, effects and scenic movement.
Glantre is at the forefront as designer, supplier and installer of entertainment technology for cruise ships and is justifiably proud of the many leading cruise operators amongst its clients.
The building of new cruise vessels is a multi-national exercise with shipyard, owner, architects and consultants located throughout Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific. With Florida the undisputed cruise capital of the world, Glantre has located its US operation at Fort Lauderdale, to provide full service capability and fast access to the cruise line ports of Miami, Port Everglades, and Port Canaveral as well as the entire Caribbean and Eastern Seaboard.