Paul Gauguin set to gain 23 balconies
25/9/2008
Paul Gauguin is scheduled for nearly $5m of drydock work in January that will include the addition of balconies to 23 staterooms, Roy Grimsland, evp sales and marketing for Paul Gauguin Shipping Ltd., told Seatrade Insider.
Other work will encompass cosmetic upgrades such as new carpets and soft goods.

The ship is scheduled to go into the Forgacs Cairncross Dockyard in Brisbane on Jan. 25.

George Windram, global sales director - ship repair for The Forgacs Group, said the 11-day docking will include hull surface treatment and painting, general maintenance of the underwater hull and its fittings and piping and electrical maintenance.

Paul Gauguin is to depart Papeete on Jan. 7 for the 17-night voyage to Brisbane, arriving on the morning of Jan. 25.

The ship is then to depart Brisbane on Feb. 5 for the 17-night return voyage to Papeete, arriving there on Feb. 20.

Very interesting, Pat! Thanks for posting.

Now we need to hear from the engineers/architects on LCT to figure out how Regent might accomplish the addition of balconies.

My guess is that they are planning to add the balconies to the majority of the D cabins (there are 26) on deck six. Would the balconies be added with no loss of interior square footage to the cabins?

Not sure how a balcony could be added to the existing footprint of the D cabins without a 25-36 foot reduction in the overall square footage of an already small cabin. So, sacrifice the sitting area for a balcony?

Also, 11 days seems like a very short amount of time to undergo such a change.

If I recall correctly, the balconies on the C cabins actually extend out from the side of the ship. I could see how they could do the same on the deck below. The only real change to the cabins would be to switch out the window for a door.

So will Regent seek to renew their lease on the PG....any news there?