FlowRider’s construction team just wrapped a royal run through dry dock season.
Spring 2026 didn’t exactly slow us down. Between March and May, FlowRider’s construction team worked through four Royal Caribbean ships across three countries, servicing five FlowRider Double units in time for peak summer season. Four ships, five waves, all back in the water, right on schedule.
The Fleet
Ovation of the Seas docked in Singapore, one FlowRider Double. Odyssey of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas both went into dry dock in France, each with one FlowRider Double of their own. And then there was Harmony of the Seas, out of Cádiz, Spain, home to two FlowRider Doubles. All serviced by an elite team working through them back to back to back.
Every single unit received a full-service refresh: foam, vinyl, decking, and flooring, all addressed and ready for another season of consistent, high-volume riding. In about three weeks, a wave that’s been ridden hard across hundreds of sea days looks new again.
1.5 Million Reasons This Matters
Royal Caribbean’s FlowRider units don’t get gentle use. These are among the most-ridden waves on the planet, clocking approximately 1.5 million riders a year across the fleet. That kind of volume is a testament to how much guests love the experience and it means we take maintenance seriously. Every dry dock is a chance to reset the wave and make sure it’s performing exactly the way it should when it hits the open water again.
Foam, vinyl, decking, flooring. None of it is cosmetic. It’s the foundation guests stand on, ride on, and fall on. Getting it right matters.
A Team Effort From Every Angle
This wasn’t a small job and it wasn’t just one crew. Everyone on the FlowRider team had a hand in this run and the construction team deserves a proper shoutout. Lots of travel days, lots of coordination, multiple projects running simultaneously, and then some, because dry dock season doesn’t wait for everything else to slow down first.
We partner with XTR, a vendor that specializes in maintenance support for attractions like rock walls, zip lines, and FlowRider units, to make sure the work is coordinated and thorough. That team is a key part of why these turnarounds happen as cleanly as they do.
A special thanks to Oscar Chamochumbi at Royal Caribbean, our main point of contact throughout the process, who kept all four ships running on schedule and was a genuine partner from start to finish.
And for anyone wondering: yes, Cádiz was a fan favorite among the team, loving both the city itself and the food. Honestly, it showed up in the group chat more than once.
A Partnership that Goes Way Back
FlowRider and Royal Caribbean have been running together for years, since the early 2000’s to be exact. And every time a ship goes out of service for dry dock, we’re there. That kind of consistency builds something. Across a fleet of this scale, every wave is held to the same standard, season after season, and guests can count on that whether they’re sailing out of Singapore or the Caribbean.
What’s Next?
Summer 2026 is here and all four ships are back in service with five fully refreshed waves ready to go. If you’re booked on any of them, you already know where to find the good stuff.
And we’ll be back. Two more dry docks are already on the calendar for 2027. The team’s just getting warmed up.
