zeberdee Posted November 29, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Hi, has there been any news on the type of refurb the Explorer is getting early next year as it missed its amplification? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 29, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 29, 2022 30 minutes ago, zeberdee said: has there been any news on the type of refurb the Explorer is getting early next year as it missed its amplification? Don't expect anything but required maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted November 29, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Biker19 said: Don't expect anything but required maintenance. Hmmm. While onboard last March the Hotel Director told us it was going to be a bit more than just the usual required maintenance. We'll see when we board her next in Feb 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted November 29, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Ashland said: Hmmm. While onboard last March the Hotel Director told us it was going to be a bit more than just the usual required maintenance. We'll see when we board her next in Feb 2024. How long is her Dry Dock? That usually tells some. Explorer was my first SOLO Cruise 22 yrs ago.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted November 30, 2022 #5 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Looks like the last January cruise ends on 1/29/23, no February scheduled, first March cruise is 3/12/23. All in Florida, not sure where the dry dock will be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted November 30, 2022 #6 Share Posted November 30, 2022 From talking to numerous senior officers on multiple recent cruises, they have all said RCI does not plan to “amp” any ship for the forseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted November 30, 2022 #7 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, PhillyFan33579 said: From talking to numerous senior officers on multiple recent cruises, they have all said RCI does not plan to “amp” any ship for the forseeable future. The above conversation was about a refurbishment not an "amp"....a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted November 30, 2022 #8 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Ashland said: The above conversation was about a refurbishment not an "amp"....a big difference. The OP stated since Explorer missed its amplification, which at least to me implied they thought/hoped Explorer would get more than just the minimum requirements associated with a dry dock. Also, another poster stated they heard Explorer would get more than just the usual required maintenance, so at least one other person in this thread implied Explorer might get some kind of amplification. Edited November 30, 2022 by PhillyFan33579 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sowhat Posted November 30, 2022 #9 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) Royal Caribbean has decided to pause the scheduled Royal Amplification refits of Allure of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas. Allure of the Seas was to undergo a 58-day refit. Explorer of the Seas would also receive its very own $100-million Royal Amplification refit. The ship was going to receive The Perfect Storm racer waterslides, a redesigned pool deck with The Lime & Coconut, and other enhancements. Plans for both vessels have now been shelved indefinitely. Edited November 30, 2022 by sowhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin can Posted November 30, 2022 #10 Share Posted November 30, 2022 13 minutes ago, sowhat said: Royal Caribbean has decided to pause the scheduled Royal Amplification refits of Allure of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas. Allure of the Seas was to undergo a 58-day refit. Explorer of the Seas would also receive its very own $100-million Royal Amplification refit. The ship was going to receive The Perfect Storm racer waterslides, a redesigned pool deck with The Lime & Coconut, and other enhancements. Plans for both vessels have now been shelved indefinitely. What maintenance are they going to do though that takes 6 weeks? I'm no maritime expert but there must be something really mechanically wrong with her for it to take that long. As you say the Allure full amplification wasn't planned to take much longer and just my opinion you don't cancel approx $27m of cruises just for maintenance. We shall see though I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 30, 2022 #11 Share Posted November 30, 2022 11 hours ago, mugtech said: Looks like the last January cruise ends on 1/29/23, no February scheduled, first March cruise is 3/12/23. All in Florida, not sure where the dry dock will be. That's the problem - all of the bigger RCI ships have sailed all the way to Europe for the work recently (except the ones in Asia which usually dry dock in Singapore) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 30, 2022 #12 Share Posted November 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Tin can said: What maintenance are they going to do though that takes 6 weeks? I'm no maritime expert but there must be something really mechanically wrong with her for it to take that long. See above - three weeks of that is sailing to the facility and back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sowhat Posted November 30, 2022 #13 Share Posted November 30, 2022 49 minutes ago, Tin can said: What maintenance are they going to do though that takes 6 weeks? I'm no maritime expert but there must be something really mechanically wrong with her for it to take that long. As you say the Allure full amplification wasn't planned to take much longer and just my opinion you don't cancel approx $27m of cruises just for maintenance. We shall see though I guess. This is the full quote reported here on CC Royal Caribbean has decided to pause the scheduled Royal Amplification refits of Allure of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas. Allure of the Seas was to undergo a 58-day, $165 million dry dock that would have added new enhancements including the Ultimate Abyss and Perfect Storm slides; a Music Hall; an expanded Giovanni's specialty dining venue, and all-new Adventure Ocean spaces for kids and teens, in addition to general refits throughout the vessel. Explorer of the Seas would also receive its very own $100-million Royal Amplification refit. The ship was going to receive The Perfect Storm racer waterslides, a redesigned pool deck with The Lime & Coconut, and other enhancements. Plans for both vessels have now been shelved indefinitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted November 30, 2022 #14 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) Maybe they could get rid of some of the rust (sorry, not sure why the picture is upside down) and clean the filthy balcony windows. First cruise I could not enjoy sitting on my balcony. Oh and perhaps add a few TV’s in more than one tiny bar. You practically needed reservations to watch the WS. Edited November 30, 2022 by poocher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin can Posted November 30, 2022 #15 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Biker19 said: See above - three weeks of that is sailing to the facility and back. If she is coming to Europe for a maintenance dry dock you would have thought they would have worked it around her TA mid April for her summer season from Venice. Why send her back to Miami for four weeks to have to go back again to Europe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo&fran Posted November 30, 2022 #16 Share Posted November 30, 2022 30 minutes ago, Tin can said: If she is coming to Europe for a maintenance dry dock you would have thought they would have worked it around her TA mid April for her summer season from Venice. Why send her back to Miami for four weeks to have to go back again to Europe? May not be a drydock available for those 4 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoff60 Posted November 30, 2022 #17 Share Posted November 30, 2022 3 hours ago, sowhat said: Royal Caribbean has decided to pause the scheduled Royal Amplification refits of Allure of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas. Allure of the Seas was to undergo a 58-day refit. Explorer of the Seas would also receive its very own $100-million Royal Amplification refit. The ship was going to receive The Perfect Storm racer waterslides, a redesigned pool deck with The Lime & Coconut, and other enhancements. Plans for both vessels have now been shelved indefinitely. Do you suspect that the same 'shelving' will apply to the Adventure OTS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Baltic Posted November 30, 2022 #18 Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, sowhat said: This is the full quote reported here on CC Royal Caribbean has decided to pause the scheduled Royal Amplification refits of Allure of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas. Allure of the Seas was to undergo a 58-day, $165 million dry dock that would have added new enhancements including the Ultimate Abyss and Perfect Storm slides; a Music Hall; an expanded Giovanni's specialty dining venue, and all-new Adventure Ocean spaces for kids and teens, in addition to general refits throughout the vessel. Explorer of the Seas would also receive its very own $100-million Royal Amplification refit. The ship was going to receive The Perfect Storm racer waterslides, a redesigned pool deck with The Lime & Coconut, and other enhancements. Plans for both vessels have now been shelved indefinitely. Is that a recent communication? The only thing I’ve seen is back in 2020 when the decision was made to hold off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad455 Posted November 30, 2022 #19 Share Posted November 30, 2022 The Explorer "amp" was supposed to happen in 2020, now almost three years later is still being sidelined. Explorer needs some kind of update to keep pace with the other Voyager-class ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted November 30, 2022 #20 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, poocher said: Maybe they could get rid of some of the rust (sorry, not sure why the picture is upside down) and clean the filthy balcony windows. First cruise I could not enjoy sitting on my balcony. Oh and perhaps add a few TV’s in more than one tiny bar. You practically needed reservations to watch the WS. Most this type Maint is done yr round not during Dry Dock. With CV shutdown lot this was done. Would do same Cruise every yr and when Ship got back to Florida they'd touchup all White and sand-stain all the wood railings. This while Passengers on reg Cruises and would take about 6wks Edited November 30, 2022 by ONECRUISER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted November 30, 2022 #21 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Yeah and the big rusty hole? Do they sand that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted November 30, 2022 #22 Share Posted November 30, 2022 7 minutes ago, poocher said: Yeah and the big rusty hole? Do they sand that??? Sand, patch, paint. Like said tons maint done while Ship has passengers on, they take every railing off, one wk its missing, next returns. Paint over all white areas. This all happened After Dry Dock. During reg Marine Side DD they just dont have the time. Watched them do this every Oct-Dec on 2 Different Ships over 8yr period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted November 30, 2022 #23 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I get that and I’ve seen it done too but this was a big rusty hole in the floor of my balcony. And the God knows why tinted windows were filthy!!! Clearly no one cleaning them recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevea36 Posted November 30, 2022 #24 Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Tin can said: If she is coming to Europe for a maintenance dry dock you would have thought they would have worked it around her TA mid April for her summer season from Venice. Why send her back to Miami for four weeks to have to go back again to Europe? Don't forget that there is a drydock facility in the Bahamas. They have not sent the larger ships there as That is where the accident was a couple of years ago with Oasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevea36 Posted November 30, 2022 #25 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, toad455 said: The Explorer "amp" was supposed to happen in 2020, now almost three years later is still being sidelined. Explorer needs some kind of update to keep pace with the other Voyager-class ships. FWIW, I found an article in a trade publication 3 weeks ago that stated: "What’s Coming to Explorer of the Seas The Perfect Storm racer waterslides Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen Reimagined pool deck The Lime & Coconut bar Transformed kid’s and teens spaces Izumi Chops Grille American Steakhouse Boleros Latin lounge Schooners Bar Playmakers Sports Bar & Lounge" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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