helene109 Posted February 16, 2017 #26 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Looking forward to some pictures!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifter006 Posted February 16, 2017 #27 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I asked John Heald about this today. Here's his response: "Yes, the work will be completed during the forthcoming drydock the ship will receive the wonderful and exciting waterworks. These three slides will add huge excitement and fun to the ship. Construction has already started which means unfortunately the current waterslide and forward pool are out of commission. However all the other pools , food services, Guys etc and all of the hotel services and entertainment and deck parties are in full operation and I'm sure you will continue to have a brilliant time. Thank you for your understanding and please let me know if you have any further questions." Note: He didn't answer my question as to why the Carnival website says it will be completed after dry dock. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted February 16, 2017 #28 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I asked John Heald about this today. Here's his response:"Yes, the work will be completed during the forthcoming drydock the ship will receive the wonderful and exciting waterworks. These three slides will add huge excitement and fun to the ship. Construction has already started which means unfortunately the current waterslide and forward pool are out of commission. However all the other pools , food services, Guys etc and all of the hotel services and entertainment and deck parties are in full operation and I'm sure you will continue to have a brilliant time. Thank you for your understanding and please let me know if you have any further questions." Note: He didn't answer my question as to why the Carnival website says it will be completed after dry dock. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Guess it's just another case of Carnival being consistently inconsistent. We'll find out what the real deal is after she comes out of dry dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamericannn Posted February 16, 2017 #29 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I will take John Heald's word over Carnival's. If he say so then it is so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted February 16, 2017 #30 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I will take John Heald's word over Carnival's. If he say so then it is so I don't believe either one of them. Years of experience has taught me that John doesn't always give the correct information (although I'm sure it's not intentional). I will believe it when I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil Posted February 16, 2017 #31 Share Posted February 16, 2017 As we are on the first cruise post dry dock (March 11th), it looks clear from carnivals wording that the waterworks will not be operational along with the whirlpool and smaller pool there. The best we are hoping for now is that the construction phase is complete and at the very least they can get rid of those hideous screens causing an eyesore across lido deck. Maybe they just need the 2 weeks after dry dock for stuff like hooking up the water systems, testing etc, rather than them actually constructing the 3 slides during those 2 cruises which would be not only an eyesore but I would imagine also a lot of noise and distraction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil Posted February 16, 2017 #32 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Another picture found online of the current cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechomper Posted February 16, 2017 #33 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Does anyone know if all the "Conquest" ships will be getting waterworks in the future? I ask John, but got no response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalkr2 Posted February 16, 2017 #34 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Feel sorry for the cruises around the dry dock, but this isn't abnormal. My cruise on Glory is scheduled for late august... luckily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthomaniac Posted February 16, 2017 #35 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Another picture found online of the current cruise I've been looking for current posts from the glory and haven't been able to find any. can you tell me where you found this? thanks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil Posted February 16, 2017 #36 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I've been looking for current posts from the glory and haven't been able to find any. can you tell me where you found this? thanks! :) someone attached it to a question to John Heald on facebook when they asked about the construction works and the dry dock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthomaniac Posted February 16, 2017 #37 Share Posted February 16, 2017 someone attached it to a question to John Heald on facebook when they asked about the construction works and the dry dock thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScorpioVol Posted February 16, 2017 #38 Share Posted February 16, 2017 This really sucks bet the cruise won't cost any less. We cruise out march 18th we are the 2nd bunch out on her after dry dock. Sent from my SM-G930V using Forums mobile app We sail on 3/18, too! I am very not happy right now, and I know my boys will be even more disappointed!! Agree - NOT cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepenfun Posted February 16, 2017 #39 Share Posted February 16, 2017 People amaze me. They only get 2 weeks in dry dock. some upgrades need longer then 2 weeks and sometimes they need to start early and even finish after in order to make their ship as great as they are. They have to keep up with the times and add more features and build better features to keep up with the competition. Would you rather they keep the old stuff on board and not upgrade anything? just keep all the old 1990's stuff or early 2000 stuff? Gotta keep changing and upgrading when they can and that being dry dock. but some things cant all be done during dry dock and they need to start early. and finish after. My last cruise I booked on Splendor just after itsdry dock. I booked a balcony room on Lido deck towards the front and one reason being it was close to the forward "secret" deck at the front of the ship. While it was in dry dock someone posted pictures of the work they were doing and they added Scenic ocean view rooms above the captains deck where the Lido decks secret deck was. All well. nothing i can do about. I had a great location balcony room and just had to go 1 deck up or a couple decks down to one of the other forward decks. Didnt ruin my cruise any. I'll be on Glory in April 2018, I might have to try the new water slides though but if it was shut down for some reason during our cruise still not going to ruin my cruise. somethings are just out of our control and Carnivals control. Carnival cant wave a magic wand and poof its built or fixed, everyone is happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamericannn Posted February 16, 2017 #40 Share Posted February 16, 2017 People amaze me. They only get 2 weeks in dry dock. some upgrades need longer then 2 weeks and sometimes they need to start early and even finish after in order to make their ship as great as they are. They have to keep up with the times and add more features and build better features to keep up with the competition. Would you rather they keep the old stuff on board and not upgrade anything? just keep all the old 1990's stuff or early 2000 stuff? Gotta keep changing and upgrading when they can and that being dry dock. but some things cant all be done during dry dock and they need to start early. and finish after. My last cruise I booked on Splendor just after itsdry dock. I booked a balcony room on Lido deck towards the front and one reason being it was close to the forward "secret" deck at the front of the ship. While it was in dry dock someone posted pictures of the work they were doing and they added Scenic ocean view rooms above the captains deck where the Lido decks secret deck was. All well. nothing i can do about. I had a great location balcony room and just had to go 1 deck up or a couple decks down to one of the other forward decks. Didnt ruin my cruise any. I'll be on Glory in April 2018, I might have to try the new water slides though but if it was shut down for some reason during our cruise still not going to ruin my cruise. somethings are just out of our control and Carnivals control. Carnival cant wave a magic wand and poof its built or fixed, everyone is happy. You are missing the point. No one said they do not want to see the ship get upgraded. What people were mad about is that they book the cruise for their kids and the kids will be disappointed hearing that there will be no waterslide. That is something kids look forward to. I also agree with one poster that Carnival should have made that information public a long time ago so people could decide whether or not the want to book. I am sure they did not suddenly plan it on 2/1/17 when it was first made public. Vacations may not be ruined as a result of this but it will create a lot of anger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifter006 Posted February 16, 2017 #41 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Upgrades to the ship are needed and appreciated. The information on the timeframe that is being released by Carnival is inconsistent. That's a concern. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaded Lady Posted February 16, 2017 Author #42 Share Posted February 16, 2017 You are missing the point. No one said they do not want to see the ship get upgraded. What people were mad about is that they book the cruise for their kids and the kids will be disappointed hearing that there will be no waterslide. That is something kids look forward to. I also agree with one poster that Carnival should have made that information public a long time ago so people could decide whether or not the want to book. I am sure they did not suddenly plan it on 2/1/17 when it was first made public. Vacations may not be ruined as a result of this but it will create a lot of anger. I agree wholeheartedly. If it's just my DH & me on our cruise, I'd absolutely book a ship without a slide, and perhaps with reduced number of pools. Doesn't matter to me. But if I'm bringing my 8 YO grandson, you bet I wouldn't be happy to find out 30 days before our cruise that he won't have access to those things that he's been anticipating for ages. Carnival doesn't decide these things last minute. (If they do, they need to hire me as their project manager to get a better handle on things! In my job if I was this slipshod in my planning I'd be unemployed in a hurry!) So assuming they knew 6 months ago that Glory was going to dry dock and based on their plans, they'd need to shut down slides & pools early, and might need to extend construction into the post-dry dock timeframe, they owe it to their customers to make them aware of it. Hotels do it all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beshears Posted February 16, 2017 #43 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Well I know my "sons" will be disappointed in the slide being out. As this is their first time cruising, they were looking forward to it, as our cruise is 3-18. Two of the boys have their own pools, so that is why they were looking forward to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScorpioVol Posted February 17, 2017 #44 Share Posted February 17, 2017 People amaze me. They only get 2 weeks in dry dock. some upgrades need longer then 2 weeks and sometimes they need to start early and even finish after in order to make their ship as great as they are. They have to keep up with the times and add more features and build better features to keep up with the competition. Would you rather they keep the old stuff on board and not upgrade anything? just keep all the old 1990's stuff or early 2000 stuff? Gotta keep changing and upgrading when they can and that being dry dock. but some things cant all be done during dry dock and they need to start early. and finish after. My last cruise I booked on Splendor just after itsdry dock. I booked a balcony room on Lido deck towards the front and one reason being it was close to the forward "secret" deck at the front of the ship. While it was in dry dock someone posted pictures of the work they were doing and they added Scenic ocean view rooms above the captains deck where the Lido decks secret deck was. All well. nothing i can do about. I had a great location balcony room and just had to go 1 deck up or a couple decks down to one of the other forward decks. Didnt ruin my cruise any. I'll be on Glory in April 2018, I might have to try the new water slides though but if it was shut down for some reason during our cruise still not going to ruin my cruise. somethings are just out of our control and Carnivals control. Carnival cant wave a magic wand and poof its built or fixed, everyone is happy. Very happy there will be upgrades for future sailings! However, we just decided on and booked our Spring Break 3/18 cruise less than 45 days ago. Had we known there would be construction and no slide, we would likely have made a different (more informed) decision. First time cruisers, so I'm still hopeful the completion date later than dry dock is inaccurate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas1178 Posted February 17, 2017 #45 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Wow, the photos seem the construction is very invasive. Glad there is a vacation guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTrio Posted February 17, 2017 #46 Share Posted February 17, 2017 So not happy about this construction. Will be on the 2/18 sailing. Would have been nice to be informed when we booked, most likely would have chosen a different ship. UGH Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil Posted February 17, 2017 #47 Share Posted February 17, 2017 John Heald has just clarified on FB when asked about the conflicting information (Carnival state out of action until 25th March, yesterday he said to someone should be done by end of dry dock). "Yes and sorry for the confusion. I will say that we hope to have it open after dry dock and as work progresses I will update you so please do stay tuned and I will keep you informed. Thanks so much and if you need anything please do ask me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamericannn Posted February 17, 2017 #48 Share Posted February 17, 2017 John Heald has just clarified on FB when asked about the conflicting information (Carnival state out of action until 25th March, yesterday he said to someone should be done by end of dry dock). "Yes and sorry for the confusion. I will say that we hope to have it open after dry dock and as work progresses I will update you so please do stay tuned and I will keep you informed. Thanks so much and if you need anything please do ask me." That's great news for those who will be on it directly after dry dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted February 17, 2017 #49 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Hope it is done so that the cruises right after aren't affected. Only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BahamaMama1214 Posted February 17, 2017 #50 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I don't understand why they don't have longer dry docks. If they know it will take longer than two weeks, why do they still have two week dry docks? Wouldn't it make more sense to have a longer dry dock instead of ruining people's vacations and losing customers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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