Adventure of the seas going to be Amplified?

[smiles998]

I have read that Adventure of the seas will be Amplified this year during dry dock, but I have also read that it has been postponed. Does anyone know for sure what will happen to AOTS in October of 2021? Crossing my fingers that she will be Amplified!!

[twangster]

No one knows for sure.  Royal has not officially said anything.

Crew rumors about a drydock are reported, but those are just rumors without details.

[Matt]

FWIW, I don't expect it to get amplified this year when she goes in for dry dock.

[MuttMutt]

Would be interesting. Supposed to be on AOTS in February. When is the dry dock supposed to happen?

[smiles998]

13 hours ago, MuttMutt said:

Would be interesting. Supposed to be on AOTS in February. When is the dry dock supposed to happen?

I think it is now through October 2021....

[smokeybandit]

Adventure is on her way to drydock as we speak

 

https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9167227

[stevendom57]

3 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

Adventure is on her way to drydock as we speak

I hope she gets some sort of amping. I am scheduled to be on her in November.

[smiles998]

17 hours ago, stevendom57 said:

I hope she gets some sort of amping. I am scheduled to be on her in November.

Me too !!! We are sailing on her for the first time in October of next year... The waiting is killing me

[Matt]

1 hour ago, smiles998 said:

The waiting is killing me

[twangster]

Adventure was mostly amped already.  She was pretty much the start of the amplification movement and the success with her upgrades led to the official amplification program being sold to the board that some other ships received.  In that sense Adventure was the trial amplification.  She received water slides, new venues like Izumi, updates around the ship in other venues, new cabins, new mini golf, suite lounge, etc.  

She did not get a Playmakers and her pool deck did not get a complete makeover like on Navigator (but neither did Mariner with her amp).  Really it comes down to Playmakers being absent and maybe The Bamboo Room.  Not all ships got those so it's hard to know what Adventure was supposed to get in her "amp".  Some of that was probably marketing so they could officially call her "amped".  

The point is Adventure has received a number of updates but it wasn't called an amplification at the time.  

[smiles998]

More than anything else, I am hoping for more eating venues.... Boardwalk Dog House, El Loco Fresh, Jamie's Italian, Playmakers Sports bar, or even just a dedicated location for Serrentos and expanding the Cafe Promenade...  ..

[twangster]

36 minutes ago, smiles998 said:

More than anything else, I am hoping for more eating venues.... Boardwalk Dog House, El Loco Fresh, Jamie's Italian, Playmakers Sports bar, or even just a dedicated location for Serrentos and expanding the Cafe Promenade...  ..

Definitely no dedicated Sorrento's. That's Freedom class and newer.  No Voyager class has had a dedicated Sorrento's installed.

[SummerRose]

Do we have any idea if Adventure is (currently) being Amplified?   I just booked a November 26th sailing so would love to know if we'll have an updated ship!

[Oliver]

I thought Royal said there was no amplifications done for the time being due to COVID crisis. Doesn’t mean they won’t do dry docks. Maintenance has to be done. Mostly technical to ships and engines. Some ships might get new beds, new carpets. But I would not expect any new slides, restaurants, or features for the time being. 

[twangster]

1 hour ago, Oliver said:

I thought Royal said there was no amplifications done for the time being due to COVID crisis. Doesn’t mean they won’t do dry docks. Maintenance has to be done. Mostly technical to ships and engines. Some ships might get new beds, new carpets. But I would not expect any new slides, restaurants, or features for the time being. 

She already received slides, new restaurants, cabin updates, suite lounge, etc.  

Adventure received all the hallmarks upgrades of an amplification one year before they started calling them amplifications.  She was the start of the amplification process, they just hadn't coined the term yet.

Granted she did not Playmakers but neither did Voyager in her amplification.

Granted she did not get a new resort style pool deck but neither did Mariner in her amplification.

It always amazes me how one marketing word catches so many people up.  

[smokeybandit]

2 hours ago, twangster said:

It always amazes me how one marketing word catches so many people up.  

The sign of a good marketing campaign

[Egeria]

I follow one of the ice skaters on Instagram and she has been posting about not being in dry dock very long, and that they are staying quarantined on board during the repairs. It didn't sound like she will be in dry dock very long, just about a month. 

[rondo]

Any news on when dry dock will be done? We have a B2B Nov. 8 & 12. They have already cancelled the cruises ahead of us and for a couple of days our cruise was marked “Voyage cancelled” on our Upcoming Cruises page and then removed a few days later.

[Plumlee2028]

Some of the tracking/vessel location sites look like it's leaving Europe heading towards Coco Cay.  Should be back in time.  I'll be on the 12th.  

[stevendom57]

41 minutes ago, Plumlee2028 said:

I'll be on the 12th.

Me too.

 

[ABMIII]

Us too, on the 12th.  Birthday with 33 cruisers.   Looking forward to it.  2nd RC Cruise, 1st was 17 years ago.

[Geoff P]

Any details on what Adventure had done in dry dock?  I know nobody has been on yet since, but just curious if any rumors or details have been floating around…wife is hoping for an El Loco Fresh lol

[Plumlee2028]

1 hour ago, Geoff P said:

Any details on what Adventure had done in dry dock?  I know nobody has been on yet since, but just curious if any rumors or details have been floating around…wife is hoping for an El Loco Fresh lol

I assume just technical work.  It got some passenger facing work done in around 2018 or so (I believe) including slides, some room refreshes, Izumi on the promenade, and some other things.  I went on Adventure in June, I don't expect any differences.  Their marketing team is usually pretty good at making us all very aware of updates.

[stevendom57]

15 minutes ago, Plumlee2028 said:

I assume just technical work.

It's interesting that they are not in a hurry to get across the Atlantic. The last post from MarineTraffic.com was a couple days ago and they were poking along at 18kt. I wonder if there is an issue or just saving fuel.

[Matt]

No upgrades/enhancements. Just maintenance.

[Plumlee2028]

6 hours ago, stevendom57 said:

It's interesting that they are not in a hurry to get across the Atlantic. The last post from MarineTraffic.com was a couple days ago and they were poking along at 18kt. I wonder if there is an issue or just saving fuel.

18knots is a relatively normal speed for those ships.  Not much sense in running high power/high fuel burn if the time doesn't require it.  More power would give it like 21-22 knots probably at a lot of extra fuel and costs.  

[twangster]

On 10/29/2021 at 2:00 PM, stevendom57 said:

It's interesting that they are not in a hurry to get across the Atlantic. The last post from MarineTraffic.com was a couple days ago and they were poking along at 18kt. I wonder if there is an issue or just saving fuel.

Not sure I’d call 18 knots “poking along”.  That may be the best top speed for the sea conditions.  

Other ships crossed at 8-9 knots during the shutdown.  

[AlmondFarmer]

Speed and fuel consumption are correlated but not linearly. 
Drag, both due to air and water, increases exponentially.
 

approximate example: double speed, triple fuel consumption. 
 

[CrimsonCruiser]

I didn't want to make a new thread on a similar topic so I hope its okay I drop this here - what are our thoughts on Allure getting that missed amplification in before Aug 2022? >.> asking for a friend.

[smokeybandit]

18 knots is basically a cruising (no pun intended) speed. She can only max out at 22.5.

[twangster]

6 hours ago, CrimsonCruiser said:

I didn't want to make a new thread on a similar topic so I hope its okay I drop this here - what are our thoughts on Allure getting that missed amplification in before Aug 2022? >.> asking for a friend.

Personal opinion - not likely.  But I've been wrong before.

[MuttMutt]

On 11/4/2021 at 8:56 AM, smokeybandit said:

18 knots is basically a cruising (no pun intended) speed. She can only max out at 22.5.

Exactly. Just because you can go faster doesn't mean you have to. The ships move at their chosen speed for days on end is not like being in a car where you have to stop every few hours for fuel, food, bathroom breaks, stretching, sleep, etc.  A cruise is a marathon not a race. Plus if something comes up they can pick up speed if needed. For instance we recently had a medical emergency onboard while heading to Cozumel from Galveston on Liberty. They chose to run full speed to get there a few hours sooner which I'm sure cost Royal a pretty penny. 

 

Plus running at full speed all the time not only costs more in fuel but it also increases wear and tear on the mechanical systems involved. If you had to move all drydock work up two years on every ship because you constantly run them at full speed fares would have to be increased while also factoring in fuel increases that could mean twice the cost to go on a cruise cutting out a portion of your markets ability to pay. I suspect that if that were to happen less people would even want to go and we wouldn't have anything like the Oasis class in the water. 

[XtremeGK]

On 11/4/2021 at 9:56 AM, CrimsonCruiser said:

I didn't want to make a new thread on a similar topic so I hope its okay I drop this here - what are our thoughts on Allure getting that missed amplification in before Aug 2022? >.> asking for a friend.

Given she has cruises booked all the way through then, I'd say slim. They'd have to cancel at least 10-11 sailings, maybe more. I just don't see them doing that on such short notice.

I do think it'll happen before her next scheduled technical drydock, which should be in 2025. I don't think they'll wait that long...but I could be wrong.