EPS Engineers MotoGlobe for Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas Show Torque

	For storage and show transitions, the Globe could not remain a static, immovable object.

The newly launched Star of the Seas has raised the bar for cruise ship entertainment, which debuted with a slate of groundbreaking shows that rival productions on land. At the center of this lineup is Torque, a high-energy spectacle packed with stunts, aerials, and aquatic performances. One of its most jaw-dropping moments is the MotoGlobe act, where motorcyclists ride inside a steel Globe in full 360 degrees. To bring this daring sequence to life at sea, Royal Caribbean turned to EPS, whose expertise transformed a creative vision into a safe, ship-ready feat of engineering.

The Star of the Seas, debuting in August 2025, is one of the world's largest and most advanced cruise vessels, built by Meyer Turku in Finland and entering service with headline entertainment built into every deck. Torque is an amphitheater spectacle featuring extreme stunts, high dives, synchronized aquatic choreography, aerial performers, projection mapping, and cutting-edge effects. Among its standout moments is the MotoGlobe stunt, where two motorcyclists ride inside a steel sphere, spinning upside down and in every direction as the audience gasps in disbelief.

Yet bringing this act to life presented a formidable problem. For storage and show transitions, the Globe could not remain a static, immovable object. It needed to split cleanly in half and roll offstage, but in doing so it could not lose an ounce of its structural integrity or compromise the safety of the performers.

EPS's history with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line spans multiple vessels and years of trusted service, from inspecting high-wire slack lines to maintaining critical rigging systems. That trust set the foundation for a larger creative and technical collaboration. When Royal Caribbean needed a Globe that could function as both a spectacle and a modular machine, EPS' experience in theatrical engineering, automation design, and marine installations positioned them as the partner who could see the project through from start to finish.

EPS' approach to the MotoGlobe was rooted in balancing performance, modularity, durability, and shipboard practicality. The design had to function as a monolithic unit that could withstand dynamic loads when in use, yet divide into two sections that could roll offstage for storage and be repeatedly reassembled without failure. To ensure success, EPS worked closely with RCCL and the stunt riders through a full Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) on EPS' campus.

The complexity did not end with engineering. Because the Globe was destined for a cruise ship, it had to survive a unique logistical journey. EPS designed the structure to be broken down into transportable components, then carefully packed, shipped to port, loaded onto the vessel, unpacked, and rebuilt at sea. Every detail was considered, from packing tolerances to the stresses of ocean travel, ensuring that not a single part would be lost or damaged. Once aboard Star of the Seas, EPS provided oversight for the full installation, commissioning, and testing of the Globe in its performance environment. The company also trained the ship's entertainment crew to operate and maintain the globe on a daily basis, ensuring the effect could run safely and reliably for years to come.

What the audience sees, however, is far simpler, and that is the point. When the moment arrives in Torque, the Globe rolls gracefully into position, its halves lock together as though they were never apart, and the riders climb inside to deliver a performance that electrifies the room. To the audience, the effect appears seamless. Behind that apparent simplicity lies months of engineering precision and creative problem-solving on the part of EPS.