imae39 Posted March 26, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Looking at the Nov. 29 sailing of the Eurodam. Following this cruise the ship goes into dry dock. Will they be starting work on the ship during the cruise? Any thoughts on this? Would you sail on this ship knowing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted March 26, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) We were on the Zuiderdam just before a dry dock, and while they didn't start doing any work in advance (that we could see) we found a lot of little things needing repair - like they were letting things slide that would normally be taken care of routinely if a d-d was not imminent. We got a good price on the cruise, so if a cruise was a big enough bargain we would consider doing it again. Edited March 26, 2015 by catl331 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted March 26, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Twice I have been on the final cruise of a HAL ship prior to a dry dock that was to involve major changes to the ship. On neither cruise was there any apparent work done until the final evening. When we came out of the dining room, the elevators were all padded, and the shops were packing their stock, for example. We had seen workers aboard---they could be spotted wearing steel-toe boots, and picking up their lunch dishes and stacking them on the stewards' trays. But there was no work started, at least in the passenger areas of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted March 26, 2015 #4 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Looking at the Nov. 29 sailing of the Eurodam. Following this cruise the ship goes into dry dock. Will they be starting work on the ship during the cruise?Any thoughts on this? Would you sail on this ship knowing this? We are booked on this cruise and it will be our second "pre-drydock" cruise. During the previous cruise we did see workers with clipboard noting things to be repaired but no work commenced while passengers were on board. I have booked the Pinnacle Grill for the last night to take advantage of the "all you can eat king crab legs" special (fingers crossed). Our roll call is very small and we hope you choose to join us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 27, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I've heard of some chairs/upholstered seating from public areas being removed to get a start on upholstering work. For the most part, no actual work begins while guests are aboard.... at least that is visible or disruptive to guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrill Posted March 27, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Veendam, last April, PC. Ship was going into drydock after arriving in Ft. Lauderdale. The back deck (portside) was roped off the last half of the trip for deck and railing repair/maintenance. And other than some occasionally nutty service :) all was normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie68 Posted March 27, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I've heard of some chairs/upholstered seating from public areas being removed to get a start on upholstering work. For the most part, no actual work begins while guests are aboard.... at least that is visible or disruptive to guests. Oh yeah? Try almost a week of not being able to use your balcony because they were scraping, drilling, sanding and painting balconies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpell Posted March 27, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Our partial Panama Canal cruise was just before dry dock on the Zuiderdam. Picture the aft pool deck with just 40 chaise loungers instead of the normal compliment. Why became evident when as we were disembarking in FLL a huge crane was lowering shipping containers on to the open spaces aft both on deck 9 and 10!! The grumbling by the seething, milling sun worshippers was bubbling up worse and worse by the last few days. No explanation was given by the tight lipped crew. I felt like I was at an all inclusive in Cuba or the DR when I went up at 6:30 AM to purloin two of the coveted loungers for the day!! Never again Bobpell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
take us away Posted March 27, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Have been on cruises pre-dry dock and had many, many officers and contractors milling about making notes, measuring spaces. Chairs did seem to disappear now and again and empty cabins were used for storage, small tasks, etc. so there was more traffic around these cabins. Did notice one was the recovery station for the chairs. Some of the contractors usually ate breakfast in the Lido and we could get the inside scoop on what was going to be done. Worst problem we had was they ran out of a few small things like condiments, some types of tea - but that can happen on any cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Girl Posted March 27, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Our partial Panama Canal cruise was just before dry dock on the Zuiderdam. Picture the aft pool deck with just 40 chaise loungers instead of the normal compliment. Why became evident when as we were disembarking in FLL a huge crane was lowering shipping containers on to the open spaces aft both on deck 9 and 10!! The grumbling by the seething, milling sun worshippers was bubbling up worse and worse by the last few days. No explanation was given by the tight lipped crew. I felt like I was at an all inclusive in Cuba or the DR when I went up at 6:30 AM to purloin two of the coveted loungers for the day!! Never again Bobpell Was that on the cruise that just docked in FLL on March 16th? If so, it was not the last cruise before drydock. It was headed to Italy for drydock, with passengers aboard. Sorry the diminished number of lounger chairs upset you. I noticed nothing upsetting about the cruise, but I did notice an unusual number of rather surly and very rude passengers on the ship. Something I have never experienced before. One irate woman accused my brother of bringing his own "Dive In" beeper aboard when his went off before hers! Where do these people come from??? And casual dress? My SIL reported that one "gentleman" arrived in the MDR for breakfast with shorts and no shirt - bare chested. Another gentleman frequently came into the dining room, even on formal night, in coveralls. Clearly, different people have differing ideas as what "casual" or "smart casual" means. Nonetheless, we had a great cruise and the food on the Zuiderdam was the best that we have experienced on HAL. Life is too short to get upset about the small stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 27, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Oh yeah? Try almost a week of not being able to use your balcony because they were scraping, drilling, sanding and painting balconies. That's not good. Did that happen to you? Which ship, if so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie68 Posted March 27, 2015 #12 Share Posted March 27, 2015 That's not good.Did that happen to you? Which ship, if so? A HAL ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
take us away Posted March 28, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Oh yeah? Try almost a week of not being able to use your balcony because they were scraping, drilling, sanding and painting balconies. Hopefully you were refunded part of your fare or given FCC - and a lot of that!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 28, 2015 #14 Share Posted March 28, 2015 A HAL ship. LOL....... Sorry you lost use of your verandah on the mystery vessel. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie68 Posted March 28, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Hopefully you were refunded part of your fare or given FCC - and a lot of that!?! Nope. Guess I'm not too good at kicking up a fuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted March 28, 2015 #16 Share Posted March 28, 2015 LOL....... Sorry you lost use of your verandah on the mystery vessel. :D You aren't laughing about her being unable to use her balcony, are you? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 28, 2015 #17 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) No, of course not, ,,,,,, but I think you knew that. Do you know why it's a secret which ship? I was chuckling at 'mystery vessel'. :D Edited March 28, 2015 by sail7seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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