May 3, 2016 – By the end of this year, Royal Caribbean will have revitalized six ships in it’s fleet. Liberty, Empress, Jewel, Majesty, Adventure, and Radiance. It is quite an undertaking that involves thousands of hours of work planning, scheduling, production (doing the actual work), inspection, and testing. I’ve been involved in the overhauls […]

February 6, 2013. Royal Caribbean International’s Legend of the Seas emerged today from a month-long $50 million drydock in Singapore and will show off a new array of features and amenities for its remaining Asia season before returning to Europe. The Vision-class Legend of the Seas is the most recent ship in the fleet to […]

May 7, 2012. Royal Caribbean International continues to bring the cruise line’s most innovative features and popular venues first introduced on Oasis-class ships to its fleet with the revitalization of Grandeur of the Seas this month. The ship begins a five-week long, $48 million dry dock at the Navantia ship yard in Cadiz, Spain, where […]

March 6, 2012. Representing Carnival Cruise Lines’ most ambitious refit and transformation project ever, Carnival Destiny will undergo a $155 million makeover next year that will incorporate all of the line’s “Fun Ship 2.0” dining, bar and entertainment features, as well as a variety of exciting innovations unique to this vessel. The refit will also […]

September 22, 2011. Continuing the company’s commitment to continually enhance its fleet, Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that both Norwegian Spirit and Norwegian Jade will enter dry docks this fall for multi-million dollar enhancements. Norwegian Spirit enters a 13-day dry dock on September 25, 2011 in Mobile, Alabama. The 2,018-passenger ship is receiving renovations including […]

July 11, 2011. Royal Caribbean International today announced that it will invest approximately $300 million to bring the latest innovations to the cruise line’s ships across the fleet and introduce the highest guest-rated programs from its award-winning Oasis-class ships. The revitalizations will offer guests a greater variety of new onboard dining and entertainment options, pervasive […]