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I had a real hard time parsing this when I thought it was about the company Cruise. On topic edit: "Life at Sea Cruises had been planning to buy the AIDAaura,
by foota 3y ago
I had a real hard time parsing this when I thought it was about the company Cruise.
On topic edit:
"Life at Sea Cruises had been planning to buy the AIDAaura, a ship retired this summer by AIDA Cruises, a German subsidiary of Carnival Corp. It was due to be rechristened as the MV Lara. The company had originally slated the sale to go through by the end of September, before working on the ship in dry dock in Germany, then renovating it before sailing to Istanbul to start the cruise." They thought they could remodel a ship in 2 months?? These people must be former software engineers.
- baz00 3y agoLets be fair here. Former software architects at least!
- wavemode 3y agoFormer project managers, probably
- dghlsakjg 3y agoA refit period for a ship can be something as extensive as a full “remodel” of the interior or something as simple as regular maintenance like painting and a drydock for below the waterline maintenance. Given the timeline, I would expect mostly routine maintenance, and maybe some minor renovations to areas like the casino that won’t be used on a residential cruise. Yard periods are normally much better managed than software since they are massively expensive as well as a stop on revenue.