Black Watch Refurbishment!

Black Watch has completed her recent dry dock in December 2009

and returns to service following some major refurbishment work.

The work included a major refurbishment of the ship’s public areas,

including a new casual dining area, which has been created in the

space where the Braemar Lounge and Garden Café were situated.

The transformed area is now the Braemar Garden, a casual dining

area with seating for 120 persons, and replaces the Garden Café

which seated 80 persons. One section of this newly created dining

area is screened off, creating a 40 seat room that can be used for

private dining. This new area has been completely refitted with

new soft furnishings, a new bar, and buffet.

Other areas of the ship have also received new soft furnishings,

including the Neptune Lounge, Pipers Bar, Glentanar Restaurant

and the Observatory Lounge. In addition, many cabin bathrooms

have been refitted.

On the technical side, Black Watch has also had her last three open

lifeboats replaced by two covered boats.

This means that some previously restricted views from cabins will

now be unobstructed views.