CFC’s Renaissance recently arrived in Germany to enter a drydock at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven.

Set to undergo refurbishment, the 1993-built vessel is scheduled to spend approximately six weeks at the facility.

The ship is scheduled to receive a new exhaust gas cleaning system, as well as a new coat of paint on its hull and superstructure.

The vessel will also be prepared to operate using shore power technology as part of a 15-million-euro project.

Additional work includes steel repairs to the ship’s outer hull and tanks.

After completing the work, the Renaissance is scheduled to welcome guests back in France in early March 2025.

In 2024, CFC cancelled eight cruises to make place for the refurbishment, which focuses on bringing the vessel to the latest environmental standards.

According to the company, the 1,258-guest ship is getting a new catalytic reduction system (SCR) to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, as well as other state-of-the-art technologies.

Following the work, the Renaissance will be able to sail anywhere in the world, including in certain fjords in Norway where the regulations are the most stringent, CFC said at the time.

Now part of the new Ambassador Group’s fleet, the vessel will resume service on Mar. 1, 2025, for a cruise to Norway.

Sailing from Le Havre, the 15-night itinerary features visits to Stavanger, Alesund, Trondheim, Bodo, Tromso and Hammerfest. Passengers will also be able to start the cruise at Zeebrugge in Belgium.

The Renaissance continues to sail to Northern Europe from Le Havre and Zeebrugge through early August, when it is set to reposition to the Mediterranean.

Following a fall season in the region that includes departures from Marseille, the ship debuts in the Caribbean for a fly-cruise schedule that will be operated in partnership with Ambassador Cruise Line and Corendon.