Questions about Dry Dock for the Golden

[Gram's Cruisin]

Just booked the Golden for Coastal cruise in September. Does anyone know if the Golden is scheduled for drydock and if so are they adding the International Cafe, Piazza, etc. that are on some of the other ships. Thanks.

[mauiedin87]

From wehat we've been told, the Golden goes into dry dock right after our April 1-15 cruise. I have no idea though what will be added.

[prg2101]

Just booked the Golden for Coastal cruise in September. Does anyone know if the Golden is scheduled for drydock and if so are they adding the International Cafe' date=' Piazza, etc. that are on some of the other ships. Thanks.[/quote']

 

As each of the Grand ships go into drydock they are to recieve the features that you mention just as the CB did last month.....From what I see though, it doesnt all get done while the ship is in drydock and takes a few weeks longer after she sails to complete.....Hopefully completed by the time u sail in September...:D

[wizard-of-roz]

Yippee! We're on her in September, to Alaska and to know that she will be refurbished (when I loved her just the way she was), is excellent news.

She can only get more and more better!! ;) Not good sentence structure (for all you teachers out there) but, it's the way I feel!

[TonyFred]

There was a good article on the Golden refurbishment a few days ago on here. The company that will be doing it is an expert at getting things done very quickly as opposed to the one that botched the CB refurbishment in the Bahamas. The Golden will be in Vancouver for the upgrade.

I had also read that the cabin flat screen tv installations had already begun so that is a good sign. They expect to have everything up and running before she comes out of drydock. I think Princess got burned with the CB fiasco.

[49er]

Tentative schedule for the Golden's refit is April 16 thru May 4. Work to be done at Victoria, BC Here is a website for the company doing the work. http://www.mivan.com/news/?id=111 Also, here is a News Release from Princess that outlines what was done to the CB. Golden will get the same make over. http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na996

 

49er

[sharpie13]

49er, thanks for the articles on the Golden refirbishment. That's great news.:)

[TonyFred]

Thanks 49er. I was mistaken about the drydock happening in Vancouver.

[Colo Cruiser]

There was a good article on the Golden refurbishment a few days ago on here. The company that will be doing it is an expert at getting things done very quickly as opposed to the one that botched the CB refurbishment in the Bahamas. The Golden will be in Vancouver for the upgrade.

I had also read that the cabin flat screen tv installations had already begun so that is a good sign. They expect to have everything up and running before she comes out of drydock. I think Princess got burned with the CB fiasco.

 

If you want to get technical, all the drydocks have been botched one way or the other especialy the Star. :(

[SeattleCruiselover]

Thanks 49er. I was mistaken about the drydock happening in Vancouver.

 

When did they change the drydock from San Francisco to Victoria BC? They were contracted with the only drydock on the West Coast that could handle ships of that size........:confused:

[49er]

Since the Star refit didn't go quite as planned, I guess Princess opted for Victoria. Haven't really got a definitive answer as to why the switch was made. There was also an article about the Golden going to BC in Seatrade.

 

49er

[TonyFred]

From the Mivan news release:

 

The Golden will be the fifth Princess vessel to be outfitted by Mivan in the past six months. Mivan completed work onboard the Star, in autumn 2008 in San Francisco; and on the Crown and Grand in December. The latter was possibly the most impressive display of quick and innovative outfitting expertise. The contract was completed in Freeport in Grand Bahama Shipyard in one week for a scope that can take up to three weeks. Mivan’s project team delivered the tight schedule on time in only seven days – an impressive result. Scope included beverage areas, bus boy and soup stations.

[Colo Cruiser]

In my mind when you rush like that things go wrong, if I were Princess I would not be proud of the way it came out and for them (drydock Co) to say the work was completed is a fib. ;)

[mii]

To answer the OP questions, I was on the Star the 2nd cruise after drydock and they put in the International Cafe, Vines and Crown Grill. they were supposed to put in suites that have just a window but were never able to do that. The International Cafe is very nice. You will enjoy it. I will be on the Golden on the 3rd cruise after drydock on May 16. They are supposed to do a 4 day r/t out of Seattle to ketchikan and back, then one week r/t out of Seattle to alaska and then mine. Hope everything will be o.k.

 

Marilyn

[wizard-of-roz]

To answer the OP questions, I was on the Star the 2nd cruise after drydock and they put in the International Cafe, Vines and Crown Grill. they were supposed to put in suites that have just a window but were never able to do that. The International Cafe is very nice. You will enjoy it. I will be on the Golden on the 3rd cruise after drydock on May 16. They are supposed to do a 4 day r/t out of Seattle to ketchikan and back, then one week r/t out of Seattle to alaska and then mine. Hope everything will be o.k.

 

Marilyn

 

Marilyn, have a wonderful cruise and let us know how the ship looks and what we all should look for. :)

[mii]

Marilyn, have a wonderful cruise and let us know how the ship looks and what we all should look for. :)

 

Well I will certainly try. I know I loved the International Cafe on the Star. Good stuff there. Most of it freebies. We will also be on her again to hawaii in Oct. so after those two cruises I think I will probably know the Golden well.:D

 

Marilyn

[TonyFred]

Hey Marilyn

I am on the May 9th cruise on the Golden just before yours, so watch for my posts. I will let everyone know how things are going.

[wizard-of-roz]

Hey Marilyn

I am on the May 9th cruise on the Golden just before yours, so watch for my posts. I will let everyone know how things are going.

 

I've been onboard her twice and loved her.....Let us know about the improvements....as if there could be! :p

[LARGIN]

They were to relocate tha Casino on the Star during dry dock but that did not happen...

[mii]

Hey Marilyn

I am on the May 9th cruise on the Golden just before yours, so watch for my posts. I will let everyone know how things are going.

 

Tony, that would be great. Forgot to add in regards to the Star dry-dock, they also added MUTS and the Sanctuary.

 

Marilyn

[TorontoTL]

The Golden Princess was our first Princess cruise, the one that got us hooked on cruising. It will be exciting to see the photos of her new insides when she comes out of drydock.

[KrysyGT]

The company that will be doing it is an expert at getting things done very quickly as opposed to the one that botched the CB refurbishment in the Bahamas.

 

Hate to tell ya, but the same company that did the CB refurb is doing the Golden. I have a friend that works for their UK office and is on the CB right now. He is getting ready to head to the Golden after this. The CB should be 100% done in about a week or two. Refurb wasn't esentially botched either, it Princess rushing an extensive dry dock to get back on it's cruising schedule from what my friends told me.

[purpledew]

Will she be getting the wheelhouse pub ?

[TorontoTL]

The Golden already has the Wheelhouse Pub.

[Colo Cruiser]

Will she be getting the wheelhouse pub ?

 

 

All the ships have the Wheelhouse Bar.

The Pub lunch is just set up there for lunch only, it is not an actual location or new venue. :)