NanciRDH Posted March 13, 2020 #1 Share Posted March 13, 2020 My daughter is crew on EX, got this text from her this am... Our dry dock was canceled as of last night. We will port in miami on the 15th - the 18th (in and out not over night) and for the remaining time we were supposed to be in france we will be floating around Freeport. Docking when it's free. Ship is hoping everything changes by may and we will sail to europe for cruises without enhancements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted March 13, 2020 #2 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateUpNorth Posted March 13, 2020 #3 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I understand they may not want to spend the money now....... but also feel like if they think they will continue to be a viable business going forward they should be using this time to perform the upgrades so they have something to "sell" going forward when this all clears up....... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SConnolly Posted March 13, 2020 #4 Share Posted March 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, NateUpNorth said: I understand they may not want to spend the money now....... but also feel like if they think they will continue to be a viable business going forward they should be using this time to perform the upgrades so they have something to "sell" going forward when this all clears up....... They may also have staffing issues at the docks as a large portion of Europe is on lockdown. Just a thought. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateUpNorth Posted March 13, 2020 #5 Share Posted March 13, 2020 28 minutes ago, SConnolly said: They may also have staffing issues at the docks as a large portion of Europe is on lockdown. Just a thought. Excellent point I hadn't considered. I wonder if they'll do the European season and then bring it back early to drydock it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted March 13, 2020 #6 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Debarked Allure this morning. Some crew claimed that many contractors who were expected to board today won’t be boarding after all. Imagine EX shipyard may have cancelled it due to labor shortages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessio_G Posted March 13, 2020 #7 Share Posted March 13, 2020 i should be working on the drydock. warehouse in Brest started receiving cargoes for the DD. however RCCL announced "no italians on board" couple weeks ago. since the vendors are preparing at least couple of month for the projects and there are always italian vendors / workers that do pretty big amount of work - it sounded weird. then y-day they said Brest port is closing for the ships so they move drydock to Belfast, Northern Ireland. then couple of hours later they cancelled the DD at all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare GetToLivin Posted March 13, 2020 #8 Share Posted March 13, 2020 55 minutes ago, twangster said: Debarked Allure this morning. Some crew claimed that many contractors who were expected to board today won’t be boarding after all. Imagine EX shipyard may have cancelled it due to labor shortages. I've been reading the same info on IG, said Allure drydock has been canceled...wonder if that's what their announcement will be today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agslc5 Posted March 13, 2020 #9 Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, GetToLivin said: I've been reading the same info on IG, said Allure drydock has been canceled...wonder if that's what their announcement will be today. Thats interesting I heard the opposite that Allure dry dock was going forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare GetToLivin Posted March 13, 2020 #10 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, agslc5 said: Thats interesting I heard the opposite that Allure dry dock was going forward I think there's just too many rumors swirling personally, but that's what happens in times like these 🤦🏼♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 13, 2020 #11 Share Posted March 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, GetToLivin said: I've been reading the same info on IG, said Allure drydock has been canceled...wonder if that's what their announcement will be today. The AMP part of the dry dock may be cancelled, but they can't cancel the required technical/marine portion of it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted March 13, 2020 #12 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, SConnolly said: They may also have staffing issues at the docks as a large portion of Europe is on lockdown. Just a thought. Agreed 100%. 16 minutes ago, Biker19 said: The AMP part of the dry dock may be cancelled, but they can't cancel the required technical/marine portion of it. The AMP "parts" are most likely sitting in Cadiz already waiting for the ship arrive, unless they are sitting in Europe somewhere, waiting to be shipped thanks to Covid delay. I honestly can't see that part of dry dock not being done when the ship eventually enters the slip. Edited March 13, 2020 by A&L_Ont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 13, 2020 #13 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said: The AMP "parts" are most likely sitting in Cadiz already waiting for the ship arrive, unless they are sitting in Europe somewhere, waiting to be shipped thanks to Covid delay. I honestly can't see that part of dry dock not being done when the ship eventually enters the slip. Unless RCI already paid for the whole AMP dry dock and parts, they seem to be pretty desperate for cash and may skip all that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswallow Posted March 13, 2020 #14 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Biker19 said: Unless RCI already paid for the whole AMP dry dock and parts, they seem to be pretty desperate for cash and may skip all that stuff. On the other hand, if the ship doesn't get AMPed many people who booked things like Barcelona and the transatlantic back to the US, expecting the AMPed experience, may simply cancel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 13, 2020 #15 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, dswallow said: On the other hand, if the ship doesn't get AMPed many people who booked things like Barcelona and the transatlantic back to the US, expecting the AMPed experience, may simply cancel. Many of those folks are likely booked after the generous cancellation policy currently in place (up till 7/31) - other than a few folks on CC, many will not even know she didn't get AMPed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funbobby68 Posted March 13, 2020 #16 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Booked on explorer for November, disappointing but understandable, no intention of canceling though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellwingri Posted March 14, 2020 #17 Share Posted March 14, 2020 18 hours ago, Funbobby68 said: Booked on explorer for November, disappointing but understandable, no intention of canceling though I’m with you. As long as they don’t cancel our October Mediterranean cruise, I don’t care if it’s not updated. All I think we’ll miss is the laser tag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted March 14, 2020 #18 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Thanks for sharing! We are still hoping to try Explorer next winter, but bummed that it won’t be amped 😞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dramaqueenjan Posted March 15, 2020 #19 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) I'm booked for January. We booked because we believed the ship would be amplified. We will have 6 children total and definitely needed the day care center for a one year old.That was to be added. I'm wondering if they will waive the penalty and change fees to change our group booking to a different ship?? Edited March 15, 2020 by dramaqueenjan Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSVcruiser01 Posted March 15, 2020 #20 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Glad we canceled ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted March 15, 2020 #21 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Very happy so we might be able to book her again without ugly waterslides, no more cabins and still the nice peek-a-boo outside deck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Baltic Posted March 15, 2020 #22 Share Posted March 15, 2020 For a while now people have been mentioning how ‘tired’ the ship looked and that the refurb was badly needed. Will they replace the carpets, fogged up windows, re-finish pools etc, etc. It’s one thing not adding slides (Still very disappointing for our kids) but surely they’ll take care of the basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livylotte Posted March 15, 2020 #23 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Having sailed on Explorer last year, I would say that for all kinds of reasons she is one ship that most definitely NEEDS a refit. For the right price I would sail on her without. Allure needs nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted March 15, 2020 #24 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Explorer destination changed to Freeport when the ship docked now at Miami. A refresh and an amplification are certainly 2 different things. It is only in Royal Caribbeans interest to keep the ships well maintained, but under a time of crisis to make expensive capital investments is probably not a good idea. I do not think they are going to need the 'capacity' of all those added cabins for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXA350 Posted March 15, 2020 #25 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Th mandatory dry dock for mechanical work will need to be done anyhow. The expensive work will be the changes to the structure of th ship for adding additional cabins etc. But given all the negative feedback on how bad the ship is in place, they at least need to get such work done. Hence I hope they will at least invest USD 20 Million to get the ship back in shape and like this they will also not ending up more negative feedback of the ship which would result in further cancelations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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