Has the Infinity's Revolution dry dock been rescheduled?

[terrydtx]

We are booked on two cruises on the Infinity next year. Originally she was to be dry docked in November of this year to be Revolutionized but that was canceled due to the Pandemic. Has this been rescheduled for next year? We booked based upon the fact the ship was to be upgraded this year with new cabins and furniture.

 

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[Lady Arwen]

I would not count on either Infinity or Constellation being upgraded in the near future.  Loads of money that Celebrity does not have.  Millennium and Summit (M class) have been revolutionized and very recently, Silhouette (S class).   

[twins_to_alaska]

As per https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-ships no longer a schedule.

[jelayne]

There haven't  been new dates published for the Revolutionizing of any of the ships.

We have cruises booked on the Constellation, Infinity and Eclipse all of which were slated for updating.  Personally given the extended period of time that cruising has been suspended I doubt any ship will revolutionized in 2020 or 2021.

[az_tchr]

RCCL negotiated with the dry dock in Cadiz Spain for a 30 day partial refurbishing instead of the 58 day makeover.

Could this be a way to reduce the contract penalty while staying on good terms for the future.

No mention of other ships in the press release by RCCL.

[WonderMan3]

17 minutes ago, az_tchr said:

RCCL negotiated with the dry dock in Cadiz Spain for a 30 day partial refurbishing instead of the 58 day makeover.

Could this be a way to reduce the contract penalty while staying on good terms for the future.

No mention of other ships in the press release by RCCL.

RCCL negotiated a partial refurbishing for what ship?

[WonderMan3]

9 hours ago, terrydtx said:

We are booked on two cruises on the Infinity next year. Originally she was to be dry docked in November of this year to be Revolutionized but that was canceled due to the Pandemic. Has this been rescheduled for next year? We booked based upon the fact the ship was to be upgraded this year with new cabins and furniture.

 

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We don’t know yet. The Revolution schedule is basically TBD at this point. Constellation’s refurb did not happen for sure but that may have been more of because the shipyard was closed in Spain. Infinity’s is in November so it could still happen. It seems unlikely though since cruise lines are looking to conserve cash in any way they can. If cruises are back up to speed by November, Infinity will just be sitting around doing nothing since no cruises were scheduled for that block of time for the drydock. If they can afford it they might as well renovate it, especially if they have put out any advance money that is unrecoverable. Otherwise the ship will not have the opportunity for a refurb until April/May of 2022, which is when Constellation would also need its refurb done. 

[paulh84]

39 minutes ago, WonderMan3 said:

RCCL negotiated a partial refurbishing for what ship?

 

Allure...but it is purely mechanical at this point. I wouldn't really consider at a 'refurbishment' since now, nothing passenger facing is expected to change. 

[TeeRick]

Ok that makes sense if it is mechanical - related.  Particularly on one of their newer mega ships.  

[ipeeinthepool]

49 minutes ago, TeeRick said:

Ok that makes sense if it is mechanical - related.  Particularly on one of their newer mega ships.  

 

The Allure has an azipod problem that needs to be repaired.

[TeeRick]

1 hour ago, ipeeinthepool said:

 

The Allure has an azipod problem that needs to be repaired.

Thanks!

[BigAl94]

This is an indication that no enhancements will take place for a considerable time https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/7085-rci-royal-caribbean-allure-of-the-seas-drydock-refurbishment-changes

Edited May 14, 2020 by BigAl94

[TeeRick]

1 hour ago, BigAl94 said:

This is an indication that no enhancements will take place for a considerable time https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/7085-rci-royal-caribbean-allure-of-the-seas-drydock-refurbishment-changes

Thanks for the link to the article.

This question of refurbishment schedule on Celebrity ships (Revolution) or RCL ships is persistent here on the CC boards.  I am not sure why it is so hard to realize that RCCL corporation and all cruise lines are struggling with just survival from no cash flow and large ongoing expenses.  There will be no money for refurbishments other than critical mechanical ones needed to operate the ship.  And of course there will need to be cash set aside to refurbish those parts of the ship (like medical suites for example) to meet the new CDC guidelines to cruise again.  So no upgrades to cabins or new furniture or anything cosmetic. No enhancements like The Retreat.   Not for a long time.