There were issues before hand also. Ranging from water leaking in the ceilings of the atrium, to sewer smells in the halls and cabins. Alot of the smell came from dried out p traps. My wife and I were on the Magic in 2010 and the sewer smell was there right out of drydock.
I agree Truck, I was just pointing out the piping problems after Barcelona
I think part of the problem with the classics, and I still love them for different reasons, is that
DCL wants $10 million worth of work for 5 and there surprised when things dont go there way. Which is why Im surpried they keep going back to Freeport. They have had nothing but problems with that yard. But they keep going back.
I agree again especially since the Freeport yard is owned by other lines. You would think after they got burned once or twice they would move to another yard. Every line wants double the work for the money and in half the time. In my time I can easily remember, we would be working in the yard, and the port engineers would promise the deck dept. the moon!. However, once that engine room was ready to go.............they would throw us out of the yard and tell us to do anything undone ourselves or wait until the next yard period.
The other part of the problem is that alot of the materials in the Magic and Wonder are wearing out prematurely. I have a copy of the show Project Xtreme, and they showed the Magic going into Drydock in 08. When they ripped up the pools, DCL planned on just refinishing the pools based on their inspection and replacement plans. When the contractor pulled up all the material, surprise, all of the supports for the pools were rotting out and all had to be replaced.
As far as DCL selling off the Magic class eventually, Im not sure how far that will work, because Disney has a lot of proprietary technologies on the ships. How hard it would be to pul all of that out, and stil have a serviceable ship, Im not sure.
I agree, It would cost big money to remove so much of the Disney feel in the ships. When I spoke of going to the far east I was talking about the ship still in Disney livery,
The other thing is that when lines "sell off" a ship, its more a of a transfer then a sale, as the receiving cmopany, is usally a subsidiary of the company moving the ship. As an example, when Monarch of the Seas went to Pullmantur, Pullmatur cruises is owned by RCL. Disney doesnt have that second or 3rd tier to transfer a ship to.
