2009/2010 heavy period for cruise ship refits

The next two years will see a significant number of major cruise ship refits undertaken worldwide. Over the period Jan 2009 through to the end of 2010 no less than 19 vessels will undergo significant work at shipyards in Australia, the Bahamas, Portugal and as yet to be announced locations.

Major refits currently underway involve Princess Cruises’ 3,100 passenger capacity Caribbean Princess, while Freeport’s Grand Bahama Shipyard is handling Carnival’s Carnival Sensation and Regent Seven Seas Seven Seas Mariner, while Australian shipyard Forgas Cairncross Dockyard is refitting Paul Gauguin.

March and April will see work on HAL’s Veendam and Princess Cruises’ Golden Princess, with work starting on Silversea’s Silver Cloud in Italy in May. Princess Cruises Sea Princess is set to enter drydock in September, while the end of 2009 will see six major refits started: HAL’s Rotterdam, four vessels from Carnival, Carnival Fascination, Carnival Paradise, Carnival Ecstasy and Carnival Elation, and SeaDream Yacht Clubs’ SeaDream I refitting at Portugal’s Lisnave.

During 2010, there are four major refits scheduled: HAL’s Ryndam, Statendam and Maasdam, and Regent Seven Seas’ Seven Seas Navigator. Sphere: Related Content