Creaky Cabin question

Spent a week on Norwegian's Breakaway (NYC to Bermuda), and despite

REALLY strong winds, and over 10 foot waves we were not very uncomfortable EXCEPT-

Our cabin, on the 14th deck, was below the pool/recreation area, so

had no buffer rooms above us-

While we were Rock and Rolling at night, the cabin walls kept creaking,

groaning, flexing, what ever. Kind of annoying until I got out my earplugs.

Had half-asleep fantasies about our cabin module being spit out to sea...

Have other travelers had this experience?

Spent a week on Norwegian's Breakaway (NYC to Bermuda), and despite

REALLY strong winds, and over 10 foot waves we were not very uncomfortable EXCEPT-

 

Our cabin, on the 14th deck, was below the pool/recreation area, so

had no buffer rooms above us-

 

While we were Rock and Rolling at night, the cabin walls kept creaking,

groaning, flexing, what ever. Kind of annoying until I got out my earplugs.

Had half-asleep fantasies about our cabin module being spit out to sea...

 

Have other travelers had this experience?

Yes, had the experience many times. A ship (even in "calm" waters) will flex with the ocean's movement. Any structure that flexes will creak as the solid parts rub against each other.

We've had cabins completely surrounded by other cabins and have had creaking.

Better to have a flexing structure than a solid one. Less possibility of it breaking. Ever been in a tall building during an earthquake or strong windstorm?

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Yeah...cabins make noises! Nothing you can do about it! I've been in some that are 'creakier" than others!

On our many cruises (stopped counting around 100) we have had many cabins with various squeaks, groans, etc. Like many experienced cruisers we have become edept at nullifying most sounds with the judicious use of cardboard or paper (often folded many times to achieve the desired thickness) used as shims between wall panels, doors, etc. Sometimes we have entered a cabin on the first day to discover previous cruisers had already shimmed all the right places.

Hank

Spent a week on Norwegian's Breakaway (NYC to Bermuda), and despite

REALLY strong winds, and over 10 foot waves we were not very uncomfortable EXCEPT-

 

Our cabin, on the 14th deck, was below the pool/recreation area, so

had no buffer rooms above us-

 

While we were Rock and Rolling at night, the cabin walls kept creaking,

groaning, flexing, what ever. Kind of annoying until I got out my earplugs.

Had half-asleep fantasies about our cabin module being spit out to sea...

 

Have other travelers had this experience?

It pretty much happens on every ship when the seas are really rocking and rollin. The ships flex which causes the noise. Better that then having them break.

ships actually have flex joints built in ... if they didn't they WOULD crack!

Here is a Youtube vid I found of the cruise ship Oceana, 857x105 flexing in 15' seas. You can understand why they creak a bit!

On our many cruises (stopped counting around 100) we have had many cabins with various squeaks, groans, etc. Like many experienced cruisers we have become edept at nullifying most sounds with the judicious use of cardboard or paper (often folded many times to achieve the desired thickness) used as shims between wall panels, doors, etc. Sometimes we have entered a cabin on the first day to discover previous cruisers had already shimmed all the right places.

 

Hank

Yes , we also encounter previously shimmed joints many times . If your squeak is not already shimmed , it is your job to shim it [emoji57]

Just to clarify, ships will have expansion joints in the SUPERSTRUCTURE, not the hull. The hull is the box beam of strength of the ship (up to the promenade deck), and the farther a deck is above this beam the more it will need to expand for any given flexing of the hull.

Cabins are non-structural and are basically held together with sheet metal screws, so some creaking happens as the parts work against each other. Taking down ceiling panels for repairs to piping around the ship doesn't help either, as the screws and clips will never tighten up as much the second time.

Yep it happens

Spent a week on Norwegian's Breakaway (NYC to Bermuda), and despite

 

REALLY strong winds, and over 10 foot waves we were not very uncomfortable EXCEPT-

 

 

 

Our cabin, on the 14th deck, was below the pool/recreation area, so

 

had no buffer rooms above us-

 

 

 

While we were Rock and Rolling at night, the cabin walls kept creaking,

 

groaning, flexing, what ever. Kind of annoying until I got out my earplugs.

 

Had half-asleep fantasies about our cabin module being spit out to sea...

 

 

 

Have other travelers had this experience?

It's a ship!

Every ship that I've ever sailed on has made creaking noises.