Zuiderdam/drydock-what happens to the crew?

[Rusty]

During most of April the Zuiderdam will be in drydock for upgrades. I'm just curious: What happens to the crew--is it vacation time/ do they help with the upgrades, etc?

[Copper10-8]

They stay on the ship and are kept realy busy with projects such as:

1. Clean and renovate all the sun loungers.

2. Deep-clean cabins and public areas.

3. Empty, clean, and re-stock all the minibars.

4. Shampoo all the carpets.

5. Replace worn carpets.

6. Touch up interior paint.

7. Re-paint exterior.

8. Repair the thousands of little things broken in normal operation.

9. Repaint / re-tile Galley floors.

10. Renovate / replace Galley equipment.

11. Install new cables and pipes for new equipment.

12. Clean up all the mess made by the contractors onboard.

13. Feed and care for the 100s or 1000s of contractors living onboard during the dry dock.

14. Wrap every interior area in plastic to avoid damage from contractors.

15. Repair, clean, upgrade crew areas.

16. Stand fire watch.

17. Carry garbage and debris off the ship every hour.

18. Clean and inventory all items in hundreds of storage lockers.

19. Clean, repaint, and repair swimming pools and jacuzzis.

20. Renovate teak decks.

[cccole]

And...besides all of the hard work they do have some free time. At least two of the crew that we met in February are going home to visit family during that time. And my daughter is looking forward to spending a couple of days with crew members who are going to visit her in Florence in April. But, as was posted above, there is a lot of work being done.