Rare HappyInVan Posted 20 hours ago #101 Share Posted 20 hours ago 3 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said: Thanks-I believe you are correct and based on the limited input I have, it appears making the ship more ADA compliant is the major objective of this Dry dock. Yah!!!. Still, not a modernization or upgrade of the whole ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted 19 hours ago #102 Share Posted 19 hours ago 29 minutes ago, HappyInVan said: Yah!!!. Still, not a modernization or upgrade of the whole ship. Notwithstanding the impracticality of such an undertaking, I can’t see where anyone has suggested an $8mil budget would include such. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HappyInVan Posted 12 hours ago #103 Share Posted 12 hours ago 7 hours ago, *Miss G* said: Notwithstanding the impracticality of such an undertaking, I can’t see where anyone has suggested an $8mil budget would include such. I seem to recall some people saying that it was an upgrade. That's why I cited the NCL example of what could be done with $80m. Clearly, it is an impossibility if the revenue stream doesn't justify the modernization of a 25-year ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted 11 hours ago #104 Share Posted 11 hours ago 7 minutes ago, HappyInVan said: I seem to recall some people saying that it was an upgrade. That's why I cited the NCL example of what could be done with $80m. Clearly, it is an impossibility if the revenue stream doesn't justify the modernization of a 25-year ship. The only issue here is whatever HAL might or might not do, is ever going to meet your definition of what needs to be done? I doubt it. Historically HAL has put their ships into drydock earlier in the standard and required maintenance schedules, rather than later, compared to other cruise lines. (Yes, I know Covid has messed with the every 30 months schedule HAL has followed for decades.) Perhaps the reasons other cruise lines are spending more is less frequently done dry docks, bigger ships, lessor budgets on previous drydocks, and a few other reasons. We have already noted a 50% larger ship will likely cost more to maintain. And not a "slight" amount. But, no, the automatic assumption is HAL is collapsing. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRLD Posted 3 hours ago #105 Share Posted 3 hours ago 16 hours ago, HappyInVan said: Yah!!!. Still, not a modernization or upgrade of the whole ship. CCL owned lines refurb, not remodel. They are not going to "modernize" the ship. Any work they do will keep the same look and feel. They may change venues. CCL lines change decor very slowly when new ships are built. So they have no need to do what Celebrity id doing Apexing the Constellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRLD Posted 3 hours ago #106 Share Posted 3 hours ago 8 hours ago, CruiserBruce said: The only issue here is whatever HAL might or might not do, is ever going to meet your definition of what needs to be done? I doubt it. Historically HAL has put their ships into drydock earlier in the standard and required maintenance schedules, rather than later, compared to other cruise lines. (Yes, I know Covid has messed with the every 30 months schedule HAL has followed for decades.) Perhaps the reasons other cruise lines are spending more is less frequently done dry docks, bigger ships, lessor budgets on previous drydocks, and a few other reasons. We have already noted a 50% larger ship will likely cost more to maintain. And not a "slight" amount. But, no, the automatic assumption is HAL is collapsing. HAL and Princess and Cunard and for that matter even Carnival do not do massive remodels such as ncl and celebrity. The purposes of those remodels are to give their older shios a similar look and feel as their new ships. Celebrity is basically Apexing the older ships. Royal follows the same blue print. Carnival lines, even when they have transferred ships between lines do very little remodeling. They refurbish, they fix, but do not change. Their remodeling is limited to moving or changing individual venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRLD Posted 3 hours ago #107 Share Posted 3 hours ago 8 hours ago, HappyInVan said: I seem to recall some people saying that it was an upgrade. That's why I cited the NCL example of what could be done with $80m. Clearly, it is an impossibility if the revenue stream doesn't justify the modernization of a 25-year ship. Actually most said it was not an upgrade mostly in response to posts about NCL and Celebrity major remodeling of two of their old ship to give them the same look and feel of their new ships. Work done will be mostly refurbishment plus some select improvements. In spite of your constant search and claims HAL is failing, it is consistent with Carnival owned lines and their practices 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRLD Posted 1 hour ago #108 Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) Earlier in this stream there was some discussion of reliability of older vs newer ships. Have another example of a relatively new ship, Icon of the Seas, having to cancel a cruise due to the need for unscheduled maintenance/repairs. Edited 1 hour ago by TRLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted 1 hour ago #109 Share Posted 1 hour ago On 9/17/2024 at 9:21 AM, Fred321 said: Library is in the perfect spot now. And that, my friend, is why it will be moved. I used to think the Crow's Nest (on most of the HAL vessels) was a near-perfect venue. And then somebody made a decision to screw it up! Perhaps it is a HAL philosophy that if it "ain't broke we will fix it!" Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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