Refitting or refit of

boat A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways s ...

s and

marine vessel A watercraft or waterborne vessel is any vehicle designed for travel across or through water bodies, such as a boat, ship, hovercraft, submersible or submarine. Types Historically, watercraft have been divided into two main categories. *Raf ...

s includes repairing, fixing, restoring, renewing, mending, and renovating an old vessel. Refitting has become one of the most important activities inside a

shipyard A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are shipbuilding, built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Compared to shipyards, which are sometimes m ...

. It offers a variety of services for an old vessel of any size and kind starting with the construction itself and what is added to it, such as hardware, electric & hydraulic systems, entertainment systems, etc. Ship refits can range from relatively small changes to and including cutting the ship in half to facilitate near-total overhauls and redesign of interior spaces and modification or replacement of engines, systems or other equipment. Refitting can be divided into several main subjects: *''Adding'' or ''replacing'': for example replacing old deck equipment with new or refurbished ones. *''Modifying'': for example modifying a yacht for participating in winning a regatta. *''Customizing'': for example customizing a yacht for the owner's needs and desires. *''Modernizing'': for example modernizing an old yacht with modern styling, technologies and systems. *''Restoring'': for example restoring an old wooden boat for preservation.

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Examples of recent ship refits include: * Pacific Encounter, a P&O Cruises Australia ship, was refitted in a

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

dry dock A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, ...

in early 2021. Over 250 contractors spent 84,000 work hours just on painting of walls and ceilings and fitting of new carpet, following an earlier wet dock period where more extensive refurbishment was done to the interior. * Refit of

Carnival Victory ''Carnival Radiance'' (formerly ''Carnival Victory'') is a operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Ordered by Carnival in 1997, the vessel was the third ''Destiny''-class cruise ship to join the fleet after her debut in 2000 and became one of the la ...

in Cadiz, Spain in 2021, after which the ship is expected to be renamed

Carnival Radiance ''Carnival Radiance'' (formerly ''Carnival Victory'') is a operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Ordered by Carnival in 1997, the vessel was the third ''Destiny''-class cruise ship to join the fleet after her debut in 2000 and became one of the la ...

in late 2021. * The former

Costa NeoRomantica MS ''Costa neoRomantica'' was a cruise ship completed for Costa Cruises in 1993 by Fincantieri in Italy as ''Costa Romantica'', and a sister ship to . She was refurbished in 2003, renamed ''Costa neoRomantica'' in 2011, and from 2017 assigned to ...

is being refitted in 1H2021 for

Celestyal Cruises Celestyal Cruises (formed in 2014) is a succession to Louis Cruises and Louis Cruise Lines. The Cruise line was a subsidiary of Louis plc (founded in 1935 as the first travel agency in Cyprus) until November 2021 when Searchlight Capital Partners ...

, and will be renamed Celestyal Experience.

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