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Drydock & Refurb
Full Fleet in 2024
Azamara has four drydocks scheduled for
2024, Captain Nico Corbijn, head of marine and  The Azamara
land operations, told Cruise Industry News. Onward during a
2022 drydocking
The Azamara Quest is slated to drydock in Am- in Amsterdam.
sterdam from July 28 to August 10, then follows
the Azamara Pursuit in Marseille from August 26
to August 31, the Azamara Journey in Athens from
September 9 to September 13, and the Azamara On-
ward in Cadiz from November 7 to November 12.
While none of the ships drydocked in 2023,
Corbijn said that technical work during the year
consisted of routine and preventative repairs, main-
tenance and overhaul of the main engines based on
running hours.
“In 2024, the drydocks will include hull cleaning
and painting, underwater inspections, inspections of
stabilizers, rudders, propellers and bow thrusters.
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We will also upgrade and renew some equipment
and machinery which is approaching its reliable
lifespan,” he said.
“We are also optimizing the fuel efficiency of
our vessels by modernizing large energy consum-
ers such as propulsion by applying silicone paint
to the hull to reduce resistance through the water;
HVAC by replacing older chiller units with more
efficient ones and updating the air handling control/
distribution units, and by upgrading our light and
dimmer systems.”
The ships are not equipped for shore power, and
Corbijn said this was a conscious decision based
on their unique itineraries, visiting smaller, less
traveled ports that simply do not have the infra-
structure to support cruise ships plugging into their
shore networks.