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Drydock & Refurb

Facelift for

Norwegian Joy

Going into drydock in Rotterdam on January 22 until February bedrooms. The work will include full renovation of the living room
12, the Norwegian Joy will go through technical maintenance on and master bedroom, new outdoor balcony furniture, as well as a
the thrusters, fin stabilizers and azipods as well as receive a new new separate dining room overlooking the forward-facing Haven
and more efficient hull coating, according to Patrick Dahlgren, Horizon Lounge.
executive vice president of vessel operations at Norwegian Cruise “The planning for this project started in early 2022,” Dahlgren
Line Holdings. said.
“The Norwegian Joy will also be adding 24 new balcony state- “For this drydock,” he said, “We worked with the shipyard,
rooms to Deck 15 on the port side by repurposing a portion of the our architect partners, and several different contractors that will
Observation Lounge. The space is so expansive that guests can still execute the full scope of the work.
enjoy the lounge as it was used before,” he added. “When the ship is in service, we do everything that is needed to
The project will include the installation of new cabin modules, keep it in normal operation, including security checks, renewal of
prefabricated wet units in addition to updates to the HVAC, electri- the PSSC (Passenger Ship Safety Certificate) as well as clean the
cal and plumbing systems. hull and polish the propellers every six months or more frequently
The Owner’s Suites in the Haven will also be enlarged to three as needed based on our remote data enabled tools.” 

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