IZZYDAD Posted August 3, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Does anybody know if its true, the Wonder will be in dry dock in sept 2011? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami_Dolfan Posted August 3, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I hope not for long, i am cruising on that boat in early Oct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IZZYDAD Posted August 3, 2011 Author #3 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I thought i read it was going in dry dock as planned for its two years refurbishing two weeks in sept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami_Dolfan Posted August 3, 2011 #4 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I have paid in full for October 2nd on the Wonder. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayley Posted August 3, 2011 #5 Share Posted August 3, 2011 If it's true that just means you will be on a newly refurbished boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camocat Posted August 3, 2011 #6 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Does anybody know if its true, the Wonder will be in dry dock in sept 2011? I hope so. We were on the Wonder in late June and the ship really needed some attention. We will be back aboard in December. Can't wait to see the improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami_Dolfan Posted August 4, 2011 #7 Share Posted August 4, 2011 If it's true that just means you will be on a newly refurbished boat! :cool:cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexdragon Posted August 4, 2011 #8 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Well I just looked at the DCL website. I am on the Wonder 8/30 - 9/6. This is the last Alaskan cruise of the season. The ship gets repositioned to LA on 9/20 That's a two week gap in Vancouver... So the rumor might be true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyJr Posted August 4, 2011 #9 Share Posted August 4, 2011 It is not a rumor. The Wonder will be in dry dock before repositioning back to Los Angeles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Mick Posted August 4, 2011 #10 Share Posted August 4, 2011 It is not a rumor. The Wonder will be in dry dock before repositioning back to Los Angeles. Do you know where she's hauling out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephielela Posted August 5, 2011 #11 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Yay! I am going 10/30 and it will be nice to be on a "fresh" ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camocat Posted August 6, 2011 #12 Share Posted August 6, 2011 When we sailed to Alaska in May, we wondered why the ship wasn't being cleaned on a daily basis. We were so used to seeing someone washing the deck, chipping off cracked paint and putting a new coat on. The ship was really in need of some refurbishment. I am happy to hear the confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyJr Posted August 6, 2011 #13 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Do you know where she's hauling out? Sorry, don't know. I thought I read that she was going to dry dock in Victoria but that doesn't make sense. I assume she'll stay in Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexdragon Posted August 7, 2011 #14 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Sorry, don't know. I thought I read that she was going to dry dock in Victoria but that doesn't make sense. I assume she'll stay in Vancouver. Victoria is a couple of hours from Vancouver. It is diagonally across Puget Sound from Seattle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopFla Posted August 7, 2011 #15 Share Posted August 7, 2011 We were on Wonder for the second cruise after her last drydock in '09, the one where the new Outlook lounge was added above the Cove Cafe. Even with that extensive work, she was only out of service for two weeks. The ship looked great, with lots of fresh paint, carpeting, flat-screen TVs, and other small touches. As for where she'll be drydocked this time, I thought I had read somewhere that it would be in Seattle. Anybody familiar with shipyards large enough to handle Wonder in Vancouver, Victoria and/or Seattle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyJr Posted August 9, 2011 #16 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Victoria is a couple of hours from Vancouver. It is diagonally across Puget Sound from Seattle... I meant that it didn't make sense because it seems like it would be easier to do work on the ship in Vancouver (or Seattle) than Victoria. In Victoria, you need to get all of the materials and supplies out to the island. If she were docked off of the mainland, it would be a lot easier. Just my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine0138 Posted August 9, 2011 #17 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Wonder is going into dry dock in Victoria in September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoodqueen Posted August 11, 2011 #18 Share Posted August 11, 2011 She goes into dry dock in Victoria on Sept. 6th and is back in Vancouver on Sept. 20th to sail to L.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted August 11, 2011 #19 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I meant that it didn't make sense because it seems like it would be easier to do work on the ship in Vancouver (or Seattle) than Victoria. In Victoria, you need to get all of the materials and supplies out to the island. If she were docked off of the mainland, it would be a lot easier. Just my thoughts. Victoria has a substantial ship yard next to the Canadian Navy Base there. I've seen cruise ships hauled out several times. Since the vast majority of the materials needed are shipped via container to whatever facility is used, Victoria presents no special problem in that regard. Curiously DCL had exclusively used a yard in Norfolk VA for their drydock. Norfolk Shiprepair was subsequently purchased by BAE and well I guess the price went up since DCL moved east coast work to Freeport. They of course needed to find a west coast facility now that WONDER has moved "for good" so I guess when it came down to dollars and quality Canada won this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisneyKidsDad Posted August 12, 2011 #20 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I guess Disney doesn't care about all that money leaving the US economy. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka's Skipper Posted August 12, 2011 #21 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Victoria has a substantial ship yard next to the Canadian Navy Base there. I've seen cruise ships hauled out several times. Since the vast majority of the materials needed are shipped via container to whatever facility is used, Victoria presents no special problem in that regard. Curiously DCL had exclusively used a yard in Norfolk VA for their drydock. Norfolk Shiprepair was subsequently purchased by BAE and well I guess the price went up since DCL moved east coast work to Freeport. They of course needed to find a west coast facility now that WONDER has moved "for good" so I guess when it came down to dollars and quality Canada won this time around. The last drydocking at Freeport was a total mess up........work poorly done and poorly supervised, poor workmanship. There were many complaints from the passingers for a few cruises after she got out. I would love to see DCL use US shipyards.:D....but I would be surprized if they go back to Freeport.:eek: AKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyJr Posted August 12, 2011 #22 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Victoria has a substantial ship yard next to the Canadian Navy Base there. I've seen cruise ships hauled out several times. Since the vast majority of the materials needed are shipped via container to whatever facility is used, Victoria presents no special problem in that regard. Curiously DCL had exclusively used a yard in Norfolk VA for their drydock. Norfolk Shiprepair was subsequently purchased by BAE and well I guess the price went up since DCL moved east coast work to Freeport. They of course needed to find a west coast facility now that WONDER has moved "for good" so I guess when it came down to dollars and quality Canada won this time around. Oh, I didn't realize that. I had previously read that she would be in Victoria so I'm assuming what I read was correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexdragon Posted August 12, 2011 #23 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Canada has a Navy???? :eek: i was surprised that they had an Air-force... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka's Skipper Posted August 12, 2011 #24 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Canada has a Navy???? :eek: i was surprised that they had an Air-force... Actually Canada has a relatively small and specailized Navy, but also very well trained and effective! AKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Mick Posted August 12, 2011 #25 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Actually Canada has a relatively small and specailized Navy' date=' but also very well trained and effective! AKK[/quote'] They also use the CF-18 jet. I was at an air show and I noticed that the jet had a tail hook. I asked the pilot what the hook was for and he told me "carrier landings". I asked him "Don't you need a carrier for those?" He was displeased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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