PTAngel Posted December 31, 2016 #26 Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) I hope they fix the "speed bump" on the jogging deck while in dry dock. I thought it was only a temporary fix from the damage in March 2014. I can't wait to come home to her in November. Edited December 31, 2016 by PTAngel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen1821 Posted January 1, 2017 #27 Share Posted January 1, 2017 I hope they fix the "speed bump" on the jogging deck while in dry dock. I thought it was only a temporary fix from the damage in March 2014. I can't wait to come home to her in November. I am also going on her in November. By chance is it the 12 night on the 18th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTAngel Posted January 1, 2017 #28 Share Posted January 1, 2017 No. IT is a 9 night leaving on March 9. DH wanted to go to the Bahamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted January 4, 2017 #29 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I hope they fix the "speed bump" on the jogging deck while in dry dock. I thought it was only a temporary fix from the damage in March 2014. I can't wait to come home to her in November. That "speedbump" split happened when we were onboard in March 2014 and yes, it's scheduled to be permanently fixed. When we were on in Nov, at the Captain's Corner, the Hotel Director said at that time they didnt' have the final info from Miami yet. They put in a wish list and Miami surveys the ship and then they report out what will be done based on budget. By now, they should know what's going to get refurbed. But, from what we were told, no new restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SausPud Posted January 4, 2017 #30 Share Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) From what I know (research and been told by RCCL) the work to be done is the scrubbers (clean air) the speed bump damage and some ship enhancements. Now this last bit could be anything from new carpet in the corridors, a new restaurant, or new straws for the bar areas. It doesn't tell us anything, but Grandeur isn't the first one in this class to have the refit so until Legend of the Seas have had their's done then the same will happen to Grandeur. Time will tell. Edited January 4, 2017 by SausPud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTAngel Posted January 5, 2017 #31 Share Posted January 5, 2017 That "speedbump" split happened when we were onboard in March 2014 and yes, it's scheduled to be permanently fixed. When we were on in Nov, at the Captain's Corner, the Hotel Director said at that time they didnt' have the final info from Miami yet. They put in a wish list and Miami surveys the ship and then they report out what will be done based on budget. By now, they should know what's going to get refurbed. But, from what we were told, no new restaurants. We were also on that cruise & it was our very first cruise. I think because there was no panic & the crew handled it very casually, we didn't give up on cruising as you can tell in my signature. To me, the GOS is like going home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted January 5, 2017 #32 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Legend won't be done. She is leaving the fleet very soon. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoB Posted March 14, 2017 #33 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) In 2017, R/C Grandeur of the Seas looks like she has a hole in her sailing schedule from April 24th to May 13th, 2017. Figuring transit time to and from the dry-dock facility, it looks like the actual work may done somewhere between April 26th & May 10th. (an approx. 2.5 week window). How much can they get done in two and a half weeks!? This is just a guess from the peanut gallery. Edited March 14, 2017 by DannoB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted March 14, 2017 #34 Share Posted March 14, 2017 In 2017, R/C Grandeur of the Seas looks like she has a hole in her sailing schedule from April 24th to May 13th, 2017. Figuring transit time to and from the dry-dock facility, it looks like the actual work may done somewhere between April 26th & May 10th. (an approx. two week window). How much can they get done in two weeks!? This is just a guess from the peanut gallery. Not much, just regular marine side and some new paint. It's not like they would replace all furniture or add much of anything that it doesn't already had done last time around 5 yrs ago. It's almost the oldest ship in the fleet and isn't in bad shape anyway...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rogueperson Posted March 14, 2017 #35 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I was on her two weeks ago. During the Q&A, the question was asked what was being done in drydock and they pretty much said mostly repairs of the wear and tear, plus adding in the scrubbers. There was a blocked off area near the smoke stack with the sign "we are improving ourselves" or something like that. They also said many of the halls and carpets will be repaired and replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippmates Posted March 14, 2017 #36 Share Posted March 14, 2017 PTA we will be sailing with you on the November 18th cruise. We feel like we are going home when we board the Grandeur. We enjoy this ship and look forward to see what they do if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoB Posted March 14, 2017 #37 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) I hope the refit includes a new outside TV screen along with new deck chairs and loungers--too many fat people have stretched out the plastic lattice work--myself included. The current outdoor screen has a lot of burned out pixels and has lost its brightness. I also hope the replace the bedding. Mine was hard as a rock on a Nov. '16 sailing. And they better repaint her real good, she's starting to look like a Somali pirate mother ship, as rusted as she's looking. Cool Shippmates, I(we) will look forward to meeting you! Bon Voyage Edited March 14, 2017 by DannoB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoB Posted March 14, 2017 #38 Share Posted March 14, 2017 That "speedbump" split happened when we were onboard in March 2014 and yes, it's scheduled to be permanently fixed. When we were on in Nov, at the Captain's Corner, the Hotel Director said at that time they didnt' have the final info from Miami yet. They put in a wish list and Miami surveys the ship and then they report out what will be done based on budget. By now, they should know what's going to get refurbed. But, from what we were told, no new restaurants. Grandeur doesn't need new restaurants, they need to pay more attention to food served in the main dining room instead! The quality of the meals have incrementally been going down hill, slowly but surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hudson Posted March 15, 2017 #39 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It was mentioned on a recent trip that new, higher, beds are coming. It will be nice to be able to fit all the suitcases under the bed.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted March 16, 2017 #40 Share Posted March 16, 2017 It was mentioned on a recent trip that new, higher, beds are coming. It will be nice to be able to fit all the suitcases under the bed.:D Would be nice but don't see it, high cost replace all them for one of the oldest ships... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOcruiserman Posted March 16, 2017 #41 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I hope the refit includes a new outside TV screen along with new deck chairs and loungers--too many fat people have stretched out the plastic lattice work--myself included. The current outdoor screen has a lot of burned out pixels and has lost its brightness. I also hope the replace the bedding. Mine was hard as a rock on a Nov. '16 sailing. And they better repaint her real good, she's starting to look like a Somali pirate mother ship, as rusted as she's looking.Cool Shippmates, I(we) will look forward to meeting you! Bon Voyage Very funny!:D:D We were on the Grandeur in 2015. While I loved the cruise and many aspects of the ship I could see clearly that it needed some fixing up. Someone has mentioned the "speed bump" on the deck - I agree. Also, the wooden railings are, in many places, chipped and shabby looking. One of the side screens in the theater was dimmer than the other and had color issues. Another issue, which may not be fixable, is that the tile floor of the Windjammer is not flat but rises up. When the floor gets slippery, which it often does, the footing is very treacherous. Finally I noticed a sour smell in many of the corridors outside the staterooms. I hope they fix these issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetrail Posted March 17, 2017 #42 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Grandeur doesn't need new restaurants, they need to pay more attention to food served in the main dining room instead! The quality of the meals have incrementally been going down hill, slowly but surely.Was on Grandeur recently and on her again in August, and it was some of the best food I've had in several cruises!....K.O.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hudson Posted March 17, 2017 #43 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Would be nice but don't see it, high cost replace all them for one of the oldest ships... The information came from the Captain's Corner. I do know that some of the beds have already been replaced. I guess time will tell.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted March 17, 2017 #44 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Just a side note, traveling to the NV today and almost in Miami we passed a lifeboat from Grandeur south bound on a wide load trailer??? Sent from my R1 HD using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandRcruise Posted March 19, 2017 #45 Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Just a side note, traveling to the NV today and almost in Miami we passed a lifeboat from Grandeur south bound on a wide load trailer??? A couple of weeks a lifeboat fell off while docked in Charleston ... I just got off her today and I can confirm that the lifeboat at muster station 5 is missing ... :eek: Edited March 19, 2017 by CandRcruise A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Recruit Posted March 28, 2017 #46 Share Posted March 28, 2017 And the lifeboat was replaced when we got to Orlando last week! Teri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoB Posted April 8, 2017 #47 Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) Never mind Edited April 8, 2017 by DannoB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaFranke Posted April 10, 2017 #48 Share Posted April 10, 2017 I just booked my cruise for August and the gentleman told me 48 million dollars renovations being done this month can't wait to see what they do Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamTimeDining Posted April 10, 2017 #49 Share Posted April 10, 2017 48 million dollars That number seems a bit high...I believe that is what they spent on the BIG 2012 remodel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaFranke Posted April 10, 2017 #50 Share Posted April 10, 2017 The guy said normally they spend around 30 million but this one is spending 48 million I don't know just what I was told from a Tommy at RC Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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