What do they do to a ship in dry dock?

[daynab]

We will be going onthe Victory in April 05. I heard that in Nov. she will be going into drydock for 2 weeks. Will she be getting a complete overhaul? Also how is the cd onthis ship. We sailed with John Heald on the Triumphlast year and he was wonderful. Any comments?

 

Thanks in advance,

Dayna

[derf5585]

The dry dock is a place where ships come to be serviced or repainted

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[glrounds]

Anything that has to be fixed, maintained, or repaired below the waterline USUALLY requires a drydocking (ship pulls into a crib, cradle is setup under her, and the water is pumped out). Ships usually use this non-productive time to update interiors also. :)

[glrounds]

Double post, sorry. :o

[kajsb]

Hi Gary!

 

Enjoyed your pictures. Thanks! :D

[betsyrossapk]

I'm interested as well. The Inspiration has just come back from dry dock & the 1st cruisers should just be getting back soon. Would love to hear how she looks & if they can tell if there were any changes.

[GroupCruiser]

Every few years ships have to be pulled out of the water for an inspection and bottom painting. Two weeks isn't long enough for a complete overhaul. That can run into several months depending on what needs to be done. They will do a thorough cleaning, and repair/replace what they can't do while the ship is in service like maybe replace carpet, work on the galley, maybe the pools, and so on, whatever needs work.