MIAMI -- The Sovereign of the Seas will get an "extreme makeover"
in November, which includes adding balconies to the ship: Sixty-two
suites on deck 10 will get balconies, a first for the vessel.
But refurbs will touch areas throughout the Sovereign. A new
bathroom in each cabin, updated restaurants, a specialty coffee
stand and Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop, and entertainment
choices like those found on other Royal Caribbean ships, like the
Latin-themed Boleros bar are all planned. A new restaurant concept,
meanwhile, is "still under development."
The Sovereign sails three- and four-day Bahamas cruises from
Port Canaveral, Fla., and is the third Royal Caribbean ship to
undergo a major refurbishment in recent times, Royal Caribbean
pointed out. The Monarch of the Seas was renovated in June 2003 and
the Empress of the Seas just finished its refurb this month.
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