Fogfog Posted July 17, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 17, 2021 DH looked on a martime tracker we use and he believes Connie is in drydock in Cadiz Can anyone confirm this and have there been pics of the work being done on her? We have an ABCs in Nov that was a lift n shift...however we are reading Grand Cayman and Bonaire may both be closed in late 2021... Looking for a bright light in the uncertainty of ship condition and itinerary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K12Guy Posted July 17, 2021 #2 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Current schedule for Constellation shows first sailing on Nov 7 to Western Caribbean. No revenue passenger activity until then, so it's probable the Revolution process will be completed at dry dock before then. She still shows the beautiful horizontal blue and white exterior and that will be changed to the tug boat blue blob look to match the Edge class ships. I haven't seen any announcement by Celebrity as to an updated schedule, however. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghgirl1 Posted July 17, 2021 #3 Share Posted July 17, 2021 She was due for a refit in Cadiz in April 2020 which was cancelled due to Covid so I too am hoping this us why she’s there now. A lady on the constellation Facebook page has a daughter onboard at moment and said she would update us as soon as she was allowed to say why the shops there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reklawr Posted July 17, 2021 #4 Share Posted July 17, 2021 The vessel (Constellation) arrived at the port of Cadiz, Spain on Jul 17, 05:25 UTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted July 17, 2021 #5 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Hope she eventually makes it back to Tampa as a home port..all nice and updated! Great ship.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted July 17, 2021 #6 Share Posted July 17, 2021 It would be nice if she was updated, but I would be surprised if X has $100+M to spend as they are not generating enough revenue to break even. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semibeater Posted July 17, 2021 #7 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Here is the detail from the Cadiz dry dock. Translated from Spanish newspaper. Constellation dry dock 2021.docx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired dude Posted July 17, 2021 #8 Share Posted July 17, 2021 we are sailing on her on 12-3-21 out of tampa and we would be thrilled if she sails at all....We've sailed on her numerous times and unless things change with the AI plan at celebrity this lift/switch sailing for us will be our last time to sail with this line....It has been a great run and we will be shifting to hal and rcl for the rest of our cruise needs....wish everyone well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipeeinthepool Posted July 17, 2021 #9 Share Posted July 17, 2021 1 hour ago, semibeater said: Here is the detail from the Cadiz dry dock. Translated from Spanish newspaper. Constellation dry dock 2021.docx 12.83 kB · 26 downloads Sounds like only required maintenance will be done. This will be in line with other ships that have gone into drydock during the pandemic. It's doubtful that any part of the "Revolution" will be accomplished. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogfog Posted July 17, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Bummer... had hoped she'd get refreshed at least. We have a sailing for the ABCs late Nov and we have our doubts as Grand Cayman will be lost and possibly Bonaire This was a lift/shift from last fall. Unless Celebrity is going to allow us to lift-shift again... we don't know that we want to lose the itinerary. We chose it for Bonaire in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOPPERTESTER Posted July 17, 2021 #11 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Hopefully it doesn't stay past 11 Aug and get a P painted on its side. We're on Infinity May 2022 and hope it doesn't happen to her either. They cancelled the Fall 2021 TA to Brazil for Infinity. Not getting a warm and fuzzy feeling about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Definitas Posted July 17, 2021 #12 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I also got excited when I saw Constellation was enroute to Cadiz. We were very disappointed that the revolution refit didn’t take place and are debating whether to make final payment next month for our November ABC cruise. It is a lift and shift from Nov 20 and has all 4 legacy perks from the now defunct Go Best program so it is a difficult decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymus88 Posted July 17, 2021 #13 Share Posted July 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, Definitas said: I also got excited when I saw Constellation was enroute to Cadiz. We were very disappointed that the revolution refit didn’t take place and are debating whether to make final payment next month for our November ABC cruise. It is a lift and shift from Nov 20 and has all 4 legacy perks from the now defunct Go Best program so it is a difficult decision. We’re in the same quandary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted July 17, 2021 #14 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I expect it will be required hull and mechanical maintenance only. The M class Revolution cost was 80+ million each. I just can't imagine that happening at this point. A year from now maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Definitas Posted July 18, 2021 #15 Share Posted July 18, 2021 9 hours ago, Caymus88 said: We’re in the same quandary 10 hours ago, Definitas said: I also got excited when I saw Constellation was enroute to Cadiz. We were very disappointed that the revolution refit didn’t take place and are debating whether to make final payment next month for our November ABC cruise. It is a lift and shift from Nov 20 and has all 4 legacy perks from the now defunct Go Best program so it is a difficult decision. I should have added that we are in the UK and not currently allowed into the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted July 18, 2021 #16 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I posted the question of what exactly will be done in Cadiz on FB on the Celebrity fan Page I hope someone from Corporate will give me a response. Kipping my 🤞 I get a response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Chris Posted July 18, 2021 #17 Share Posted July 18, 2021 We’re booked on the ship for April 2022 out of Tampa, a lift & shift following our long ago booking made the week the Tampa sailings were originally announced. Yes, I’m mildly disappointed not to have the Retreat & SS2 updates - out of curiosity to try the new Retreat concept but mostly because I found the Sky Suite decor and bathroom on that ship to be seriously outdated way back in 2014. The rest of the ship was fine. Love the T-pool! I’m certainly not going to whine about interior decorating because the SS rate was a great deal and prices shot up fast even before Covid. And Luminae & Michael’s await! We convinced two other couples to join us and have been looking forward to this for so long. I truly hope the Constellation in back for all of us Cruise Critic folks booked on these Tampa departures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah1212 Posted July 21, 2021 #18 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 6:42 AM, rucrazy said: I posted the question of what exactly will be done in Cadiz on FB on the Celebrity fan Page I hope someone from Corporate will give me a response. Kipping my 🤞 I get a response! Constellation is in dry dock but is not getting the full Revolution job at this time. It's getting paint and refreshes similar to Infinity a few months ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipeeinthepool Posted July 21, 2021 #19 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 7:42 AM, rucrazy said: I posted the question of what exactly will be done in Cadiz on FB on the Celebrity fan Page I hope someone from Corporate will give me a response. Kipping my 🤞 I get a response! During a TA webinar yesterday, the Celebrity VP confirmed the Connie would only get the required marine maintenance during the dry dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachluver9 Posted July 21, 2021 #20 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 5:18 PM, Definitas said: I also got excited when I saw Constellation was enroute to Cadiz. We were very disappointed that the revolution refit didn’t take place and are debating whether to make final payment next month for our November ABC cruise. It is a lift and shift from Nov 20 and has all 4 legacy perks from the now defunct Go Best program so it is a difficult decision. I have Infinity booked for Jan, 2023. When I booked that cruise, Infinity was still scheduled for a revolution refit prior to that cruise. Since that refit was postponed indefinitely, I called Celebrity and asked if there will be cabin discounts available should she not be revolutionized by then. The agent said that no firm decision were made at that point but it would be reasonable to assumed that if you booked while the refit was still scheduled and not after the postponement that you would be entitled to some sort of compensation be it a cabin discount (I won't hold my breath for that) or a nice chunk of onboard credit. Ideally, she will have completed her retrofit by then but if that isn't the case a 10% obc would almost compensate for looking at the ugly gold fake velvet sofa for two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted July 21, 2021 #21 Share Posted July 21, 2021 You can bet there will be no compensation for an unrevolutionized ship. They will tell you to cancel the bargain you have booked so they can sell it to someone else at twice the price. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerunner Posted July 21, 2021 #22 Share Posted July 21, 2021 40 minutes ago, wrk2cruise said: You can bet there will be no compensation for an unrevolutionized ship. They will tell you to cancel the bargain you have booked so they can sell it to someone else at twice the price. Completely agree, I would never see Celebrity or anyone really doing that, its the same thing as people then saying we dont like the upgrade/redone etc ship and want to be compensated for the changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRG Posted July 21, 2021 #23 Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 hours ago, ipeeinthepool said: During a TA webinar yesterday, the Celebrity VP confirmed the Connie would only get the required marine maintenance during the dry dock. Ugg. Thanks for the heads-up. Not sure exactly what that means right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K12Guy Posted July 21, 2021 #24 Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 hours ago, beachluver9 said: I have Infinity booked for Jan, 2023. When I booked that cruise, Infinity was still scheduled for a revolution refit prior to that cruise. Since that refit was postponed indefinitely, I called Celebrity and asked if there will be cabin discounts available should she not be revolutionized by then. The agent said that no firm decision were made at that point but it would be reasonable to assumed that if you booked while the refit was still scheduled and not after the postponement that you would be entitled to some sort of compensation be it a cabin discount (I won't hold my breath for that) or a nice chunk of onboard credit. Ideally, she will have completed her retrofit by then but if that isn't the case a 10% obc would almost compensate for looking at the ugly gold fake velvet sofa for two weeks. Normalcy is obviously just around the corner. Just a few months ago we were hoping and begging to aboard ship. Now we are asking for discounts due to old carpet and such. 😎😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K12Guy Posted July 21, 2021 #25 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, wrk2cruise said: You can bet there will be no compensation for an unrevolutionized ship. They will tell you to cancel the bargain you have booked so they can sell it to someone else at twice the price. There is that possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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