Putting the WOW! in Splendour
Touring the work-in-progress that is the Splendour of the Seas refit this week, most of the project was easy to see and understand. The balconies on Deck 6, for example, and the ducktail welded onto the stern are pretty obvious. We couldn't look round the new crew mess, but the restaurants and kitchen in the Viking Crown lounge and the miles of re-laid carpets were pretty apparent - even under protective plastic sheeting In the central atrium, however, it was difficult to work out what was being done. The entire space, five decks high, was filled with scaffolding. High up [...]