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It looks like a time-lapse of LEGOs, but you're watching millions of hours of engineering come together. 🏗️🚢

The modern cruise ship isn't "built" in the traditional sense—it’s assembled.

Huge pre-fabricated blocks (some weighing 600+ tons) are built simultaneously in different halls, outfitted with pipes, cables, and even furniture before they ever touch the dry dock. When they finally meet, they are welded together with millimeter precision.

The Timeline? From the first steel cut to the maiden voyage, it typically takes 12–18 months of physical assembly (though design takes years prior).

The Human Element: While we marvel at the machine, we have to respect the risk. Shipbuilding is one of the toughest industrial environments, often seeing injury rates 2x higher than general construction.

It's a beautiful ballet of heavy metal, but it only works thanks to the thousands of skilled tradespeople executing it safely. 👏

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