BalbTheSailor Posted April 14, 2019 #101 Share Posted April 14, 2019 More pics taken from FB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alija1960 Posted April 14, 2019 #102 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Thank you for the pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted April 14, 2019 Author #103 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Many thanks for posting these photos. Looks very nice to me. I hope that they have replaced the rearmost windows both sides of the Crows Nest, which have had blown sealed units for as long as we have been cruising on Aurora (6 cruises and counting)! It’s such a shame that you can’t see out of so many windows in a panoramic viewing lounge!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted April 14, 2019 #104 Share Posted April 14, 2019 The blown windows in the Crows Nest have been replaced. Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristaltips Posted April 14, 2019 #105 Share Posted April 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, BrianI said: The blown windows in the Crows Nest have been replaced. Brian There have been a few that were blown in the buffet for a number of years. Hopefully they've been replaced too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galeforce9 Posted April 14, 2019 #106 Share Posted April 14, 2019 2 hours ago, BalbTheSailor said: Someone put this on facebook, looks a bit cheap if you ask me, crammed more tables in, the chairs don't look like they are quality either. Sure the others were padded leather. Thanks for getting this thread back on track Balb. Knew I could rely on you. Yes those chairs don’t look half as comfy and easy to lounge in. Maybe they are trying to discourage those who camp out here the whole day nursing an empty cup! It looks light and airy but I think those colours will show the stains quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galeforce9 Posted April 14, 2019 #107 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I like the more symmetrical stern. Will look far better in my photos! The carpets seem to have a rather geometrical feel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermotsgirl Posted April 15, 2019 #108 Share Posted April 15, 2019 20 hours ago, galeforce9 said: Thanks for getting this thread back on track Balb. Knew I could rely on you. Yes those chairs don’t look half as comfy and easy to lounge in. Maybe they are trying to discourage those who camp out here the whole day nursing an empty cup! It looks light and airy but I think those colours will show the stains quickly! Raffles is a favourite place of mine on Aurora, and we like to go for a coffee there. The refit seems to have brightened up the venue, but like you say will show up any marks. We've sailed on Aurora twice in the last couple of years, and have had a cabin on deck 8, just behind the 'secret door' that leads to Raffles. As a result, we walked through Raffles several times a day, and we always saw the same people at the same tables - morning, afternoon and even sometimes in the evening. I think there'll be less chance of them lingering in those chairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted April 15, 2019 #109 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Looks great to me. Our first time on her next week. Wonder who the Ent Manager is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galeforce9 Posted April 15, 2019 #110 Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 hours ago, jeanlyon said: Looks great to me. Our first time on her next week. Wonder who the Ent Manager is? Why have they been refitted too? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted April 15, 2019 #111 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Thanks for posting the photos. I guess they have tried to make the Raffles area more of a relaxed coffee bar feel than the atrium bar that it was originally. Not sure about some of those carpets. Not keen on the corridor one and the Crows Nest one looks a bit depressing. Seldom use Champions so not that bothered about that one. The one in the Atrium looks very much like the one on Arcadia - perhaps they had some left over after her refit 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalbTheSailor Posted April 15, 2019 #112 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Back on track 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Nomads Posted April 16, 2019 #113 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Wonder how long before the chairs in Raffles become foot stools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted April 16, 2019 #114 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Sanding and treating the teak floor around the Terrace pool has been going on for the last few days. This has now finished and a whole raft of sun beds and chairs have appeared. There is now a team of people wiping them all down. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legal Stylist Posted April 16, 2019 #115 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Does anyone know if they have updated the Uganda room? Curious as that's where our renewal will take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted April 16, 2019 #116 Share Posted April 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, BrianI said: Sanding and treating the teak floor around the Terrace pool has been going on for the last few days. This has now finished and a whole raft of sun beds and chairs have appeared. There is now a team of people wiping them all down. Brian I read somewhere that all the deck furniture had been renewed, so why the need to wipe it down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted April 16, 2019 #117 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Yes it all looks new. Have seen them wiping down sun beds in other areas as well. Maybe it’s a new initiative to keep bugs down. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted April 17, 2019 #118 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Recently published on Cruise Critic News: (3:20 p.m. BST) -- P&O Cruises Aurora cruise ship left dry dock in Brest, France, on April 8, following a 16-day refit that has seen the ship redesigned as an adults-only vessel. The refit saw 28 brand-new cabins added to Deck 8 of the 19-year-old ship. Other areas, including public spaces, restaurants, bars and the ship's spahave also been refurbished. The 1,910-passenger Aurora joins Arcadia and Oriana as the line's third child-free ship, though the latter will leave the fleet in August 2019. Other updates include: New furniture, carpet, curtains, soft furnishings and bathroom fittings in all suites, including the two-floor penthouse suites. A new look at The Oasis Spa, with refurbished treatment rooms, thermal suite and steam room. The Glass House has been remodelled with new decor, tables, artwork and soft furnishings. New carpets, soft furnishings and furniture in Anderson’s, Carmen’s, Charlie’s, Masquerade and Raffles venues. New poolside furniture and tiling at the Riviera and Crystal pools New carpets in the atrium and main dining room New mattresses for all cabins will be added over the next six months. I wonder if there is still a free sauna & steam room? If you get chance to find out Brian, that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted April 17, 2019 #119 Share Posted April 17, 2019 17 hours ago, terrierjohn said: I read somewhere that all the deck furniture had been renewed, so why the need to wipe it down? It has probably been stored somewhere for a while and would be in need of a quick clean down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh1809 Posted April 17, 2019 #120 Share Posted April 17, 2019 The good news for those of us who like Aurora is that, seemingly having spent a fair amount of money on this refurbishment, it suggests that P&O / Carnival see Aurora as continuing in service with the company for at least the next three or four years or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted April 17, 2019 #121 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Yes, hopefully P&O will resist any moves from Carnival to sell off Aurora for a while. Mind you, assuming they do take on the sister-ship to Iona in 2022, it is anyone's guess what they might do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalbTheSailor Posted April 18, 2019 #122 Share Posted April 18, 2019 The new Aurora cabins where the kids club was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMichelle Posted April 18, 2019 #123 Share Posted April 18, 2019 WHAT... No smelly pink bathrooms.... Travesty. Great pics, thanks for posting Balb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted April 19, 2019 Author #124 Share Posted April 19, 2019 As the thread starter, I would like to thank those who have posted so many pictures and information following the refit. As is often the case, we have now established far more information than has been provided by P&O. I dare not show my wife the photo of the white bathroom in the new cabins as she has been hoping that the horrid pink ones in the existing cabins would be replaced with white and, unless I’ve missed it, I don’t believe that we have heard whether or not this has happened! It’s a shame that they couldn’t have shoehorned an Epicurean Restaurant in, but the other changes all seem positive and look to have spruced the ship up a bit. I look forward to seeing the changes first hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMichelle Posted April 19, 2019 #125 Share Posted April 19, 2019 40 minutes ago, Selbourne said: As the thread starter, I would like to thank those who have posted so many pictures and information following the refit. As is often the case, we have now established far more information than has been provided by P&O. I dare not show my wife the photo of the white bathroom in the new cabins as she has been hoping that the horrid pink ones in the existing cabins would be replaced with white and, unless I’ve missed it, I don’t believe that we have heard whether or not this has happened! It’s a shame that they couldn’t have shoehorned an Epicurean Restaurant in, but the other changes all seem positive and look to have spruced the ship up a bit. I look forward to seeing the changes first hand. I have heard elsewhere that the existing, beautiful pink bathrooms have not been changed in the original cabins.... I agree about the Epicurean, although not my thing, I think the typical Aurora passenger would enjoy it. We have always thought there is a lot of underused space on Aurora, so think they may have missed a trick. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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