Iriel Posted November 25, 2021 #1 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Hi, cruisers! I'm thinking of booking the Antarctica cruise, but I read a lot of reviews about Infinity malfunctioning and missing some ports, so I'm worried. I'd like to ask if anyone knows about the current state of the ship? Has it been renovated lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted November 25, 2021 #2 Share Posted November 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Iriel said: Hi, cruisers! I'm thinking of booking the Antarctica cruise, but I read a lot of reviews about Infinity malfunctioning and missing some ports, so I'm worried. I'd like to ask if anyone knows about the current state of the ship? Has it been renovated lately? Mailfunctioning and missing some ports? Where do you find such nonsense? She has not been sailing for 1.5 years and remains out of service until next May. She just went to dry dock for technical renovation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iriel Posted November 26, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted November 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Saab4444 said: Mailfunctioning and missing some ports? Where do you find such nonsense? She has not been sailing for 1.5 years and remains out of service until next May. She just went to dry dock for technical renovation. Well, I found it here in Cruise Critic, it had many issues in 2018. So I guess it makes sense that it went to dry dock. Thank you for the information. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted November 26, 2021 #4 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Infinity has often missed ports on its Antarctic cruises. The missed ports in the past usually were a result of weather. The Falkland Islands are missed on almost 50% cruises - all ships. Also there were political issues from about 2010 for several years that caused ports to be missed. The problem was Argentina and their claim to the Falklands - Malvinas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted November 26, 2021 #5 Share Posted November 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Saab4444 said: Mailfunctioning and missing some ports? Where do you find such nonsense? She has not been sailing for 1.5 years and remains out of service until next May. She just went to dry dock for technical renovation. Do you know any more about this technical renovation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted November 26, 2021 #6 Share Posted November 26, 2021 27 minutes ago, Iriel said: Well, I found it here in Cruise Critic, it had many issues in 2018. So I guess it makes sense that it went to dry dock. Thank you for the information. If you have specific posts that you can quote then we can discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted November 26, 2021 #7 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Infinity’s current condition is unknown since no passengers have sailed on her since the shutdown began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted November 26, 2021 #8 Share Posted November 26, 2021 I wonder if @Arizona Wildcat realizes where our OP resides ....... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted November 26, 2021 #9 Share Posted November 26, 2021 22 hours ago, Saab4444 said: She just went to dry dock for technical renovation. When was this? Would nominally have been performed in Cadiz, and Infinity has been pooping around S. of Greece for ages. Constellation made dry dock in Cadiz in July '21. Besides mechanical work, there was a whole warehouse full of soft goods that were about to be installed as part of Constellation's "Revolution" before the COVID shutdown, but although the revolution didn't happen (which was fine by us - not a Kelly Hoppen fan), we were delighted that all carpet/drapes & etc were replaced during dry dock. As Infinity's revolution was to occur later, it is not clear whether or not those goods are already paid for and warehoused as was the case for Constellation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare foodsvcmgr Posted November 26, 2021 #10 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Hopefully Celebrity bought in bulk since both ships were to be redone identically. Guess we won’t know for sure until she resumes ops next Spring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iriel Posted November 27, 2021 Author #11 Share Posted November 27, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 9:29 PM, zitsky said: If you have specific posts that you can quote then we can discuss. Here you go, there are similar reviews from 2018. https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=609535 I've just made my reservation, let's hope for the best 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGW59 Posted November 27, 2021 #12 Share Posted November 27, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 4:01 PM, Iriel said: Well, I found it here in Cruise Critic, it had many issues in 2018. So I guess it makes sense that it went to dry dock. Thank you for the information. Well if it’s on CC, got to be fact. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted November 27, 2021 #13 Share Posted November 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Iriel said: Here you go, there are similar reviews from 2018. https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=609535 I've just made my reservation, let's hope for the best 😊 So you pick out one bad review? Was I missing some? I don't want to go through every review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl94 Posted November 27, 2021 #14 Share Posted November 27, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 6:50 PM, Saab4444 said: Mailfunctioning and missing some ports? Where do you find such nonsense? She has not been sailing for 1.5 years and remains out of service until next May. She just went to dry dock for technical renovation. Infinity is not in dry dock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted November 27, 2021 #15 Share Posted November 27, 2021 I don't think they intended to say the ship was still in dry dock. It went in earlier this year (prior to Constellation) for about 3 weeks for hull and mechanical maintenance. The ship is still out of service and is positioned around Greece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted November 27, 2021 #16 Share Posted November 27, 2021 I need the Infinity ready by next October. Can someone talk to Lisa about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted November 27, 2021 #17 Share Posted November 27, 2021 20 hours ago, foodsvcmgr said: Hopefully Celebrity bought in bulk since both ships were to be redone identically. Guess we won’t know for sure until she resumes ops next Spring. Constellation was due April 2020, right after the March 2020 shutdown, hence availability of soft goods already paid for and warehoused for a proper 'interior refresh' during the July 2021 dry dock, which was very successful. Infinity wasn't due until October/November 2020. No reason to think that the soft goods for Infinity were already warehoused anywhere when the shutdown occurred in March 2020. If not already purchased and in inventory, certainly unlikely to have been available during the Infinity dry dock in February '21 due to cost constraints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted November 27, 2021 #18 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Maybe the OP should just wait until Infinity returns to service and some up-to-date reviews can be published 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted November 27, 2021 #19 Share Posted November 27, 2021 2 hours ago, cruisestitch said: Maybe the OP should just wait until Infinity returns to service and some up-to-date reviews can be published What a concept. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmodog Posted December 1, 2021 #20 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I’m thinking of booking the Infinity also for Antarctica in Feb. 2023. I won’t worry about it as I’m sure it won’t sail if there are major issues and hopefully they will replace it with another ship if it doesn’t get to sail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drowelf Posted December 1, 2021 #21 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, gizmodog said: I’m thinking of booking the Infinity also for Antarctica in Feb. 2023. I won’t worry about it as I’m sure it won’t sail if there are major issues and hopefully they will replace it with another ship if it doesn’t get to sail. Don't be too sure that they can replace the Infinity on short notice. Ships doing drive by sailing of Antarctica have to meet the relevant Polar Ice codes, which include having the hull strengthened to support possible ice floe collisions. There are a whole other raft of requirements for ships sailing either north or south of the 60 degree mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare foodsvcmgr Posted December 1, 2021 #22 Share Posted December 1, 2021 The ship had a complete technical and mechanical drydock and repainting in Spain just a few months ago so she is good to go in those respects, the only question is what if any soft goods were replaced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridaynightlights Posted December 8, 2021 #23 Share Posted December 8, 2021 We just booked the last Antarctica cruise in February 2023 on Infinity. Would love to hear from others who are going or have already sailed down there. Sorry to read Falkland Islands stop has apparently been canceled frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy99 Posted December 8, 2021 #24 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 10:19 AM, Iriel said: Hi, cruisers! I'm thinking of booking the Antarctica cruise, but I read a lot of reviews about Infinity malfunctioning and missing some ports, so I'm worried. I'd like to ask if anyone knows about the current state of the ship? Has it been renovated lately? I read this very quickly and though you wrote "missing some parts". That would be very concerning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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