Jewel dry dock

[Alwayshome]

Info about the Jewel dry dock currently under way -

 

Jewel dry dock

[TheInnocentAge]

Thanks for posting. We'll be on that May 15 sailing.

[Cherful59]

1 hour ago, Alwayshome said:

Info about the Jewel dry dock currently under way -

 

Jewel dry dock

Thanks, We are on the July 5th cruise.

[kfnesq]

2 hours ago, TheInnocentAge said:

Thanks for posting. We'll be on that May 15 sailing.

Us as well.  

[Joesantos]

Great to know about this. Hopefully it will include some major spruce ups! Carpet and furniture. These older ships have character but need a cleaning and updating.

[Biker19]

Looks like she's done and on the way to Amsterdam for the 5/15 sailing.

[CastleCritic]

good to see, Im on the sailing after this weeks and was slightly curious why she was still in that dry dock this morning.

[goldfish65]

Wonderful ship, waiting for another bucket list itinerary to jump on.

[ONECRUISER]

Looks like besides usual Marine side Maintenance this inc 20yr Mechanical checkup/updates with her extra week in Dry Dock. Radiance came out hers this Spring looking really good, they also used the extra week to spruce up the public areas had trouble finding a single spot of rust. Multiple Decks had all new carpet, painted all White areas and sanded/stained railings around the ship. Had that new car smell

[cruiseguy1016]

I was on Jewel in March and although she didn't look terrible, she did look "tired" and in need of a spruce up. It sounds like this dry dock will have her back in tip-top shape again.

[Biker19]

So, @twangster, does she have that new car smell?

[twangster]

15 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

So, @twangster, does she have that new car smell?

In some places, yes!

 

No concerns so far.  
 

[twangster]

FYI - the May 15 sail away is delayed until 6pm due to timing getting through the lock on the way to the sea.  
 

Apparently it’s backed up so that’s the time the lock masters have given us.  
 

No impact to itinerary.  

[DeeAlsh13]

Sailing on Jewel again this summer, glad to hear she’s been spruced up! 

[tomcherv]

We'll be in her starting July 5.

[twangster]

So from what I've gathered so far is no venue changes.

 

New mattresses that are just as firm as the old so if you like the mattresses on Royal, fear not, they are unchanged.

 

New paint job.  Spiffy in white.

 

 

 

New Cisco access points for WiFi.

 

 

Voom speed pretty great compared to mega ships in the fleet.

 

 

No hand wash stations entering WJ, still the hand sanitizer machines.

 

New carpet in at least my guest hallway.  

 

 

Cabins don't appear to be touched very much as near as I recall.

 

 

 

 

Schooner Bar looks the same.

 

One bartender mentioned they went through all equipment such as coolers and sinks and did a full inspection/rejuvenation.  

 

They were happy to greet us as we entered.

 

 

 

 

All in all, no complaints.

[Hoopster95]

8 hours ago, twangster said:

In some places, yes!

 

No concerns so far.  
 

Thx for these updates twangster! Have a great sailing and see you on the 30th