Passenger Ship Saga Ruby Gets a Trimline Outfit in Malta

After an initial two weeks of stripping out, the Trimline team of some 30 tradesmen moved on site to carry out extensive work in the public rooms and newly created cabins on the former Cunard ship Caronia .The ship’s Britannia Lounge was gutted, redecorated and re-carpeted. New furniture was fitted, including seating and 28 tables manufactured by Trimline at its in-house joinery factory.

New curtains and blinds were also fitted, with Trimline setting up a temporary soft furnishing production facility on board ship.

The South Cape Bar was also totally stripped out for major refurbishment, which included decoration and carpeting. A new banquet seating area was installed and Trimline manufactured and fitted a back bar unit with decorative lighting.

Other refurbishment work focused on the retail units with a photo shop created from the cruise director’s former office and a former duty free shop transformed into a cruise and tours office.

In addition, accommodation areas of the ship were revamped by Trimline, most notably the fitting out of a Captain’s Suite and a similar living area for the Staff Captain. The areas were fabricated by the shiprepairers with extensions to each side of the bridge and Trimline then moved in to build the interior of the cabins, including a Captain’s day room, office and full living accommodation. Further cabin work focused on preparing a former first class cabin for disabled use, including the addition of specially adapted showers and other bathroom elements.

MJ Information No: 20751