cruise ship repair & refurbishment news
Silversea to cement expedition role with ship refit
P&O Cruises refits ship trio on back of passenger surveys Three of P&O Cruises’ ships are undergoing multi-million dollar refits this year following extensive passenger surveys. Oceana’s refit happened at the start
Silver Galapagos will double Silversea Cruises’ expedition sector
Luxury cruise company Silversea Cruises will strengthen its expedition arm following the refit of a newly-purchased ship. Silversea Cruises bought
Galapagos Explorer from an Ecuador-based tourism company and has put the ship in drydock in Panama. After a six-month refurbishment the ship will be renamed Silver Galapagos and commence a Galapagos Islands itinerary – a new market for the operator – at the end of September. The ship will boost Silversea Cruises’ overall fleet of ships to seven and will double its expedition arm, which currently consists of just one ship, Silver Explorer. Silversea Cruises president of the Americas Ellen Bettridge
told delegates at Cruise Shipping Miami: “We have inched our way into the expedition market and now Silver Galapagos has given us the opportunity to take it to the next level.” All suites and public areas
of the 100-passenger 88.1m vessel are being refurbished and an outside dining area is being added, as well as a spa, Jacuzzi and gymnasium. Because the ship has already sailed in the Galapagos it will not need any technical changes to fit this particular market but Silversea Cruises’ fleet operations executive vice president Christian Sauleau said the company would still look at improving some technical aspects of the ship.
Shipyard De Hoop ups ante in river cruise repair Shipyard De Hoop has enjoyed a boost to its ship repair orderbook on the back of greater demand for refits from the rapidly growing river cruise market. This year the Dutch shipyard’s line- up of river cruise ship modifications – including the installation of new equipment such as engines, thrusters and sewage treatment – includes River Discovery II, River Navigator, River Bizet, River Melody, River Harmony, River Rhapsody and River Concerto. Amadeus Cruises’ Amadeus Symphony, Amadeus Classic, Amadeus Princess, Amadeus Diamond, Amadeus Elegant and Amadeus Brilliant are also on the yard’s books. The shipyard said greater demand in the river cruise market had also triggered styling and interior refits, with Vantage Deluxe World Travel’s River Navigator
Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) Legend of the Seas has recently emerged from a US$50 million drydock and is the latest ship in the fleet to receive Oasis- class amenities, extensive upgrades and a
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due to have all passenger cabins completely refitted with a new interior, while on Amadeus Classic the windows of passenger cabins will be enlarged to French balconies. Shipyard De Hoop singled out how
tighter regulation regarding sewage equipment had led to the refit of more substantial sewage plants on board vessels. “For De Hoop this presents interesting challenges in upgrading a lot of grey and black water systems on board inland river cruise vessels,” the shipyard noted.
The company’s Lobith shipyard has
recently enjoyed a substantial upgrade and new machinery includes laser equipment that can inspect the alignment of engines, generators and thrusters in order to see if repair is required.
Legend of the Seas completes Oasis-class makeover
bow-to-stern makeover. The Vision-class ship’s refurbishment at
Singapore’s Sembawang shipyard included new restaurants, bar and nightclub, an outdoor cinema screen, new and updated
of 2013, Ventura’s took place between 22 March-7 April and Arcadia’s is pencilled in for December. All three refits are being handled by the German shipyard of Blohm & Voss. Renovation on Ventura included the addition of cabins for single guests, installation of a new dance floor on the atrium and an open air spa terrace. The vessel’s refit cost approximately US$2 million.
Thomson drives energy efficiency with electrical upgrade Thomson Cruises’ flagship cruise liner Thomson Dream has undergone an electrical upgrade to drive energy efficiency and improve passenger experience. UK-based marine engineering specialist Seaking Electrical scooped the contract to install lighting, power, fire systems, data sockets, telephone lines and public announcement equipment in the beauty salon and massage rooms. LED and fluorescent lighting was also installed aboard the leisure deck. The focus of the beauty salon massage rooms’ installations was to improve energy efficiency while the LED mood- lighting scheme was installed to boost guest experience. The month-long project saw a total of eight electrical engineers deliver work in Tenerife and Hamburg. Seaking Electrical Group business development manager Neil Mellenchip said two engineers boarded the vessel in Tenerife to strip out part of the leisure deck and isolate supplies while the ship was in service. The vessel then drydocked in Hamburg and a larger group of Seaking engineers completed the work.
“The work aboard Thomson Dream demonstrates Seaking’s ability to project manage complex electrical installations in a variety of locations to a tight timeframe,” Mr Mellenchip said.
staterooms, flat-panel TVs, digital signage and wifi throughout the ship. RCI’s refit programme started in
May 2011 with the aim of bringing features from its Oasis-class vessels to the remainder of the fleet. PST
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