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avalon1025

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What are they doing to her? We were on her last Feb. and will be on again in April.

 

From my blog post:

 



One of the biggest changes during dry dock will be the addition of Canaletto, but also suspected are an enhancement to the ship's shops (similar to Volendam after dry dock of 2008) and a reconfiguration of the Casino. ANd of course all of the usual carpeting and other tasks that can't easily be taken care of with 1400 guests and 600+ crew onboard.



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Copper10-8 "Live from...." Rare

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From my blog post:

 

 

 

One of the biggest changes during dry dock will be the addition of Canaletto, but also suspected are an enhancement to the ship's shops (similar to Volendam after dry dock of 2008) and a reconfiguration of the Casino. ANd of course all of the usual carpeting and other tasks that can't easily be taken care of with 1400 guests and 600+ crew onboard.

 

Hey Dutch; she already has a Canalleto! (put in during the homeleg/EB portion of our circle Hawaii cruise) and the op was working like a charm under the manager Dwi Agus Susanto - we had dinner in there on 19 NOV 09!

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Thanks for posting...also saw it on Dutch's blog:) Getting so excited about our upcoming cruise on the Zaandam:)

 

12 days does not seem like a long time, but sure they are working full speed...now a dumb question...does the crew stay aboard during these refurbs? Guessing they do, especially if it's just a short time?

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..does the crew stay aboard during these refurbs? Guessing they do, especially if it's just a short time?

 

I believe it depends on what they are doing to the ship and if it effects things like power and water. If the crew areas and cabins are serviceable then they get to stay on board. If not someone has to find 600 beds for them to live nearby!

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Thanks for posting...also saw it on Dutch's blog:) Getting so excited about our upcoming cruise on the Zaandam:)

 

12 days does not seem like a long time, but sure they are working full speed...now a dumb question...does the crew stay aboard during these refurbs? Guessing they do, especially if it's just a short time?

 

Capt. Albert Schoonderbeek's ship, Prinsendam, is currently in dry-dock at Freeport in the Bahamas. In his always interesting blog, he's been talking about what goes on in dry-dock. Here ya go:

 

http://www.hollandamericablog.com/albert/

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OMG!!!! Making the shops like the Volendam is such a bad bad bad idea. All those terrible bright lights and the shops opened up (just like a tacky shopping mall) Keep them like small boutiques like they are on the Statendam etc.

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Some more "stuff" that goes on in routine - not SOE upgrade - dry-dock:

 

1. Clean and renovate all the sun loungers.

2. Deep-clean cabins and public areas.

3. Empty, clean, and re-stock all the minibars.

4. Shampoo all the carpets.

5. Replace worn carpets.

6. Touch up interior paint.

7. Re-paint exterior.

8. Repair the thousands of little things broken in normal operation.

9. Repaint / re-tile Galley floors.

10. Renovate / replace Galley equipment.

11. Install new cables and pipes for new equipment.

12. Clean up all the mess made by the contractors onboard.

13. Feed and care for the 100s or 1000s of contractors living onboard during the dry dock.

14. Wrap every interior area in plastic to avoid damage from contractors.

15. Repair, clean, upgrade crew areas.

16. Stand fire watch.

17. Carry garbage and debris off the ship every hour.

18. Clean and inventory all items in hundreds of storage lockers.

19. Clean, repaint, and repair swimming pools and jacuzzis.

20. Renovate teak decks.

21. Re-upholster, repair and/or replace worn furniture in public rooms and staterooms.

22. Replenish supplies of china, glassware, cutlery, bed linens and towels.

23. Update/replace shipboard computer systems.

24. Repair/upgrade/maintain all shipboard mechanical/propulsion systems.

25. Clean/maintain all ballast tanks.

26. Clean, strip and repaint the hull below the waterline.

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Thanks for posting...also saw it on Dutch's blog:) Getting so excited about our upcoming cruise on the Zaandam:)

 

12 days does not seem like a long time, but sure they are working full speed...now a dumb question...does the crew stay aboard during these refurbs? Guessing they do, especially if it's just a short time?

 

Last month when we were on board that question was asked and the answer was 'yes', the crew will live on board during dry dock. I think they said it would be done by Jan. 15th. We were also told the major work would be "behind the scenes" engines and stuff like that.

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OMG!!!! Making the shops like the Volendam is such a bad bad bad idea. All those terrible bright lights and the shops opened up (just like a tacky shopping mall) Keep them like small boutiques like they are on the Statendam etc.

I'm with you aaerobear, it really makes it look like Macy instead of intimate boutiques. Oh well they didn't ask us, we only shop there.

Seems like a lengthy dry dock, more time then they spent on the Rotterdam or Veendam, I'm thinking, but I could be wrong.

Wow, that is a very long list of things that can be done Coppper, thanks for posting it, I had no idea.

 

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The pic shows a dry dock. Just saw a show reminding me that every ship is required to inspect the hull- i.e. a dry dock- every two years.

Thanks. I couldn't tell from the picture that the ship was out of the water.

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From my blog post:

 



One of the biggest changes during dry dock will be the addition of Canaletto, but also suspected are an enhancement to the ship's shops (similar to Volendam after dry dock of 2008) and a reconfiguration of the Casino. ANd of course all of the usual carpeting and other tasks that can't easily be taken care of with 1400 guests and 600+ crew onboard.



 

Let me know if you want a higher resolution photo...

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