Because the winter cruise season approaches, October is the beginning of a busy shoulder season of drydocks.
Cruise Trade Information appears to be like at among the key cruise ship drydock initiatives happening in October, which additionally embrace bigger conversion initiatives.
MSC Grandiosa
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Capability: 4,888 friends
Tonnage: 177,100
12 months constructed: 2019
Drydock Interval: Oct. 27 to Nov. 16
Shipyard: Palumbo (Valletta, Malta)
The MSC Grandiosa is scheduled to bear a routine drydock later this month on the Palumbo Shipyard in Valletta, Malta.
Finishing its fifth yr of service in 2024, the MSC Cruises ship is scheduled to undergo routine upkeep and sophistication work earlier than a repositioning cruise to Brazil.
Beginning in early December, the Grandiosa is about to supply a sequence of seven-night cruises that sail between the ports of Santos, Salvador, Maceió and Búzios.
Coral Princess
Cruise Line: Princess Cruises
Capability: 1,950 friends
Tonnage: 88,000
12 months constructed: 2002
Drydock Interval: Sep. 26 to Oct. 17
Shipyard: Sembawang Shipyard (Singapore)
After finishing a summer time program in Australia, the Coral Princess arrived in Singapore for a routine drydock in late September.
Earlier than welcoming passengers again in mid-October, the 2002-built ship is scheduled to bear technical work that features preventive upkeep, class surveys and system overhauls.
Returning to america after a two-year hiatus, the Coral Princess is about to supply a sequence of trans-canal cruises beginning in November.
Oasis of the Seas
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Worldwide
Capability: 5,664 friends
Tonnage: 220,000
12 months constructed: 2009
Drydock Interval: Sep. 29 to Oct. 24
Shipyard: Navantia (Cádiz, Spain)
Royal Caribbean Worldwide’s Oasis of the Seas is at the moment at a drydock of the Navantia shipyard in Cádiz, Spain.
After present process a serious refurbishment on the similar facility in 2019, the 2009-built vessel goes by means of routine technical upkeep, in addition to class work and maintenance of its passenger amenities.
Upon resuming service on Oct. 24, the Oasis is about to supply a transatlantic crossing to Fort Lauderdale forward of a winter deployment within the Caribbean.
Mitsui Ocean Fuji
Cruise Line: Mitsui Ocean Cruises
Capability: 450 friends
Tonnage: 32,346
12 months constructed: 2009
Drydock Interval: Oct. 1 to Dec. 1
Shipyard: Mitsubishi Shipyard (Yokohama, Japan)
Set to debut for Mitsui Ocean Cruises in early December, the previous Seabourn Odyssey is at the moment on the Mitsubishi Shipyard in Yokohama, Japan for a wetdock.
In accordance with its new operator, the 2009-built ship is present process a refurbishment that features the addition of bathe bathrooms in all suites, galley gear updates and rebranding of venues.
With the work performed, the Mitsui Ocean Fuji is about to supply a sequence of cruises to Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.
Europa
Cruise Line: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Capability: 408 friends
Tonnage: 28,600
12 months constructed: 1999
Drydock Interval: Sep. 13 to Oct. 4
Shipyard: Lloyd Werft (Bremerhaven, Germany)
After present process a three-week drydock on the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Germany, Hapag-Lloyd’s Europa resumed service on Oct. 4, 2024.
Finishing 25 years of service this yr, the 408-guest ship underwent technical work, that includes class surveys and system overhauls, in addition to updates to its public areas and amenities.
In accordance with Hapag-Lloyd, over 675 staff have been concerned within the venture, which additionally included updates to 132 suites and the substitute of over 4,000 sq. meters of carpet.