Bringing World-Class Entertainment to Sea
Modern cruise ships are more than destinations — they are floating entertainment hubs operating at a scale that rivals major venues on land. From live theater and multimedia productions to ice shows, water performances, and shipwide communications, these environments demand broadcast and AV systems that are powerful, flexible, and above all, reliable.
That challenge is exactly what Riedel Communications and Nordic media technology company Media Tailor have addressed aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Star of the Seas.
At 248,663 gross tons, Star of the Seas shares the title of the world’s largest cruise ship and features more than 30 entertainment venues supported by a centralized broadcast center. For an environment of this scale, fragmented systems simply are not practical. Cruise ships require infrastructure that functions as a unified ecosystem — capable of handling video, audio, communications, and control seamlessly across the vessel.
This is where Riedel’s technology excels.
The ship’s media infrastructure is built on a fully decentralized Riedel MediorNet network, supported by more than 20 MicroN UHD, MicroN, and Compact nodes that provide distributed routing, signal processing, and multiviewing. The decentralized design reduces cabling, saves valuable space, and delivers the resilience required for operations at sea.
At the center of system management is Riedel’s hi human interface, which unifies AV, broadcast, and entertainment control across the ship. Accessible through hardware and software panels, hi integrates MediorNet and Dante networks, simplifies routing and monitoring, and even supports automation tied to the vessel’s PA/GA safety systems.
Communications are equally unified through Artist, Bolero, and PunQtum, creating a scalable intercom ecosystem that keeps production crews connected across venues.
For Riedel, Star of the Seas is more than another deployment — it highlights why integrated, decentralized systems are particularly well suited to cruise ships, where reliability, operational efficiency, and seamless collaboration are essential to delivering world-class entertainment anywhere in the world.
Read Press Release: https://www.riedel.net/en/news/news-detail/star-of-the-seas
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Riedel Communications is a leading provider of live production tools in the worlds of media, sports, and entertainment. The company's hard- and software solutions span from distributed video and audio networks over intercom and replay solutions to WAN and MPLS applications. Thanks to Riedel's holistic approach, its three business units — Product Division, Managed Technology Division, and Networks Division — can leverage powerful synergies to provide flexible infrastructures, tools, and services for both fixed and temporary installations around the globe, enabling Riedel customers to run even the most complex projects on-site, remotely, or in the cloud. Riedel is locally headquartered in Santa Clarita, California, with its global headquarters in Wuppertal, Germany. Riedel employs over 1,000 people in 30 locations throughout Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Americas.
https://www.riedel.net/en/
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