Grand Princess Upcoming Drydock Info and Medallion Update

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Courtesy of our friends at PrincessCruisesFAQ, the Grand is scheduled for drydock in Portland from March 3rd to March 19th.
Unconfirmed information reported from CruiseCritic: 

GUEST AREAS:

• Reupholster lounge chairs in Explorer's, Crooner's, Wheelehouse, Crown Grill, Library, and Snookers. 
• New sofas for Explorer's and Crooner's 
• Replace Mini-suite sleeper sofas 
• Replace astro turf deck covering on upper decks 
• Replace Horizon Court carpeting and tiles 
• Replace Wheelhouse Dance floor 
• Repair/Refinish beverage station cabinets in Horizon Court 
• New carpets in dining room and Crooner's. 
• Ocean Medallion wiring install (not active until subsequent drydock in 2021/2022)

 SHIP SYSTEMS: Inspection and repair of propellers, exchangers, propulsion as well as hot and cold water lines.

As shown above, this will be at the Vigor drydock yard in north Portland, OR, the same place where she had her last drydock.  Here is a great drone flyover video of the Grand during that drydock.

REALLY COOL DRONE video of the last drydock of the Grand in Portland's Vigor shipyard.

A few other notes, Princess has announced the follow schedule for the deployment of MedallionNet (note this is NOT Ocean Medallion, but it is the foundation for it, and does include very fast wifi)

• Currently available on Caribbean, Regal, and Ruby
• Royal - April 13
• Crown - July 24th
• Sky - October 12th - the Sky will also be the first newbuild with the Ocean Medallion activated.