itīs not a rumor, its confirmed by the Captain of the Splendour Yngvar Knutsen.
She is going in drydock in Lisbon in may 2006 for 9 days. This is a normal drydock, like every ship does every 5 years. They are renovating the Windjammer Cafe and the normal works outside the ship.
Thank you not only for your prompt response but for your always informative and entertaining posts. You have a fan/friend in California and it does look like Germany (Allemania)will win the World Cup. Not sure about Gold in Turin.