Cruising after a dry dock

[IggleDoer]

We just found out that the cruise we are planning is after a scheduled dry dock. Is there anything that we should be concerned about?

 

My wife is sensitive to fumes, such as paint or carpet glue.

 

:o

[skynight]

We just found out that the cruise we are planning is after a scheduled dry dock. Is there anything that we should be concerned about?

 

My wife is sensitive to fumes, such as paint or carpet glue.

 

:o

 

There could be some unfinished work still going on, but I would not think it would be of major concern. As far as paint or carpet glue, I have never been on a cruise where there wasn't painting going on somewhere, and have been on cruises where they were laying new carpets around in some areas of the ship.

[Pam in CA]

We just found out that the cruise we are planning is after a scheduled dry dock. Is there anything that we should be concerned about?

 

My wife is sensitive to fumes, such as paint or carpet glue.

Which ship? How long is the drydock? Most drydocks are for maintenance that can't be done while passengers are onboard. Carpets are replaced all the time, even during cruises. The general maintenance usually doesn't apply to public space. The hull is scraped and repainted, the thrusters are cleaned and serviced, propellers are cleaned, the engines get maintenance, onboard electronics (communications, navigation, entertainment, etc.) are updated and so on. It's like taking your car in for it's annual service. If the drydock is for reconstruction, that's a different matter.

[IggleDoer]

Which ship? How long is the drydock? Most drydocks are for maintenance that can't be done while passengers are onboard. Carpets are replaced all the time, even during cruises. The general maintenance usually doesn't apply to public space. The hull is scraped and repainted, the thrusters are cleaned and serviced, propellers are cleaned, the engines get maintenance, onboard electronics (communications, navigation, entertainment, etc.) are updated and so on. It's like taking your car in for it's annual service. If the drydock is for reconstruction, that's a different matter.

 

It's a short dry doc, 10 days for the Pacific Princess. Can't think that it'll be anything major. Just wanted to know if anyone has experienced problems after a dry dock.

[dorisis]

There may be new crew members coming onboard.

[trbarton]

You don't say when the dry dock is and where. I'll be on the Grand, December 20th, and after a 10 day dry dock I'll post what I observed if that will help. I'll post a thread, "Grand After Dry Dock".

 

Tom:)

[IggleDoer]

It's 3-13 May 2014. The dry dock is in Victoria. We embark in Vancouver.