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Buddy604

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sparty1

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Thanx for the list. I'm always looking for this info, but never know where to find it. Looks like we are traveling with you on our next cruise across the Atlantic? We get on in Athens though. See u at M&G?

 

I know I'm always curious about when my favorite ships are going to be renovated, or just refreshed, (I love that International Cafe!), but the actual schedule does seem to move around a bit. I dug a current copy out of the Princess Answers database for easy reference.

 

The schedule shows the ship, it's scheduled date for drydock or wetdock, and the dockyard location that's handling the refit. Having been on a cruise right before a scheduled drydock, where work was already being done on the ship in preparation, I also use the list to check my plans, and bear those inconveniences in mind if and when I book a cruise abutting a scheduled drydock.

 

 

Pacific Princess

January 13 - 27, 2010

Freeport

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lopdx

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Thanks for the info!

 

Anyone know what kind of work will be done to the CB in nov 2011?

 

Thanks,

David

 

Maybe they are going to change, mattresses, carpets and drapes, recover chairs, things like that.

We were just on it last month and things looked good. I think the mattresses may be shot by next year.

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canadiansnowbird

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Hi:

 

This post is very very informative and gives me food for thought!!!

 

We are booked on the Grand March 28th for a 14 day Caribbean cruise. By the sound of it she goes immediately to Freeport when we get off the ship in Ft. Lauderdale.

Please tell me what we are in for. I'm thinking half staff, construction starting, a few of the bars closed etc. etc.

 

Would you cancel?

 

Snowbird

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StLouisCruisers

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Here is what was posted for the Star Princess

 

April 1 - 22, 2012

Freeport

 

 

I am seeing now on the Princess website that the Star is going to change itinieraries and not end up in Ft. Lauderdale for the April drydock. She is now going to San Francisco arriving there April 3. Is there a dockyard near there that she will be going to for drydock? I guess I should really call Princess to see about this as I'm not sure I'd want to take the final cruises prior to drydock. Perhaps it's been postponed though. Any info anyone has would be appreciated!

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StLouisCruisers

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Yes, I just looked and see that the Star is doing several RT Hawaii cruises from San Francisco, but I don't know what it will be doing from April 3-13 2012, either. I'd better check with Princess. We may be looking at doing a Rio to Santiago, Santiago to San Francisco, and a RT Hawaii in 2012 if they aren't loading up the ship with contractors for a drydock. First I have to win the lottery!

 

Edited to say, I just looked further and see the Star will do a 10 day Mexican Riviera cruise on April 3, 2012, between two RT Hawaii cruises. Interesting! Still don't know when it will be in drydock, though.

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DanJ

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Here is what was posted for the Star Princess

 

April 1 - 22, 2012

Freeport

 

 

I am seeing now on the Princess website that the Star is going to change itinieraries and not end up in Ft. Lauderdale for the April drydock. She is now going to San Francisco arriving there April 3. Is there a dockyard near there that she will be going to for drydock? I guess I should really call Princess to see about this as I'm not sure I'd want to take the final cruises prior to drydock. Perhaps it's been postponed though. Any info anyone has would be appreciated!

 

There is a drydock in San Francisco, as that is where the Star had it's refit a couple years or so ago. No idea if they will drydock there, or do it in Freeport before going around, or do it some totally different schedule than posted earlier.

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FLACRUISER99

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Grand will likely get MUTS if it doesnt have it, shore power, new carpet, new mattresses, new paint top and bottom in drydock and a few surprises. Look at the cruise Cruise planner fro Alaska and it has most of the changes, compare those with your brochure.
I hope they fix the floors in the forward elevators.
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DanJ

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I'm curious about the Sapphire having its refit here in JAnuary 2012. I wonder how it is getting here. NOt sure I would want to do the trip here in January.

 

Likely just dead heading both ways doing work as they go.

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ginbuck

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Why would Princess release brand new itineraries that include the dates Star is supposed to be in drydock according to this schedule? I don't think that the drydock will still be April 1 2012 based on the new schedule of sailings just released.

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Toto2Kansas

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Why would Princess release brand new itineraries that include the dates Star is supposed to be in drydock according to this schedule? I don't think that the drydock will still be April 1 2012 based on the new schedule of sailings just released.

Drydock schedules do change. It sounds like they have been changed for both the Star and the Sapphire. All of the brochures say that the Sapphire is going into drydock next all, but the only gap in sailing schedule is next January. You can never count on the drydock dates when booking a future cruise you 'think' will be just after drydock, as it might be re-scheduled. ;)

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IECalCruiser

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Yep, looks like Star has a gap between 11/14, 2011 and December 8 repositioning. Good! We will be on her in February and March 2012.
It does appear that a Venice-Rome cruise and Rome-Venice cruise have been canceled creating a 24 day window for a potential drydock.

With the Star ending up on the West Coast after the SA cruises it appears that she might be the fourth ship to be added to the Alaska Voyager of the Glaciers itinerary as promised for 2012.

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IECalCruiser

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During the first Star drydock they did not have enough time to relocate the Casino and Crown Grill. I wonder if they are going to do it his time.
The length of the drydock should give them the time. I read on another post that the remaining upgrades would be completed during the next drydock. With all the posts about the removal of Skywalkers on the Grand I wonder about it on the Star.
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