vintner2009

The wife and I just finished a 10-day Alaska and this was indeed the buzz. Spoke with a few of the senior staff and its pretty much a touch-up and routine maintenance on the engines as well as hull repair. They will replace the patch job from the pier strike in SF, paint clean and paint the hull and props, new carpet and furniture, deep cleaning and so on. Sounds like a few of the bars are going to refreshed as well. I asked about the 365 experience and there is some strategic discussion about possibly converting 2 forward suite cabins for this experience, but nothing has been confirmed other than it is being discussed. The Ruby is going to Portland and she is scheduled to be in drydock for 2 to maybe shy of 3 weeks with 24/7 operations during the refurbish. Several of the crew are going to other ships, but there was still a few who are staying on board to clean. Hope this helps!