Balcony doors ?

Just wondering can you open up the part of that sepertates the two balconeys we are going with friends and ours last cruse we were able to do this and it made more room to hang out together without having to hang your head over the side or the balconey to have a chat or a drink together.

Thanks

Just wondering can you open up the part of that sepertates the two balconeys we are going with friends and ours last cruse we were able to do this and it made more room to hang out together without having to hang your head over the side or the balconey to have a chat or a drink together.

 

Thanks

No you can't. They are closed to slow the spread of fire. They are opened with a key on most ships I believe, for cleaning and maintainance only.

You will have some fools come on and say they opened theirs, but it is forbidden.

That's to bad we were looking forward to doing that like last cruise.

That's to bad we were looking forward to doing that like last cruise.

You could ask your cabin steward, but if they agree, remember to get them shut again when not using the balcony.

ya I'll try that for sure I Im ok with them being closed off when were not there but we like having that option if we can.

My friends and I were in connecting balconies last year on the Dawn. I asked to have the balcony separator opened; the room steward told me they couldn't do that because of safety rules.

Really?? We've done this on Royal and Carnival. NCL doesn't?

It's not really a "fire" issue...it's a safety thing. Those dividers were not designed to be opened, except for cleaning. Even RCI won't open balcony dividers if they aren't designed to stay open.

Some ships have latches to keep the open dividers secure...some don't.

Things are a little different with NCL, each lines have their own policies on opening these doors, or not.

Things on CCL were a little different, we had 3 balconies, 2 of them adjacent to each other & their policies do permit ... we asked our RS and he said he would be glad to do so but we need to speak to Guest Services first, and both staterooms need to sign a consent (for security reasons, among other things - we've learned) GS checked their systems & looked up, and told us, unfortunately, the way our 2 stateroom's door are hinged & stayed locked in the open position, it would BLOCK egress and thus pose a safety/fire hazard - sorry, no can do. Another set of connecting rooms in the other direction would be fine - and, these were difficult to check/verify while booking - this was the Splendor out of NYC.

There're good # of balconies with the outside doors opened & stayed locked - I can't remember if RS closed them again at night as part of the evening service. But, I can certainly see good reasons for doing so the *AWAY class ships with the tiny regular balconies - it will be a little more roomier. Oh, well. ;)

Really?? We've done this on Royal and Carnival. NCL doesn't?

On HAL ships, the stewards will open the doors in the dividers between verandahs if requested. They can be secured in place to remain open the whole cruise if that is what guests want. They have a tool with which to do that.

Anyway...has anyone else

Requested this on NCL and not been able to do it??

if the RS wont do it then yes I will try to do it myself chances are

Before you do that, please read this thread on the subject, which includes information from a former NCL engineer.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2115609

I was told that on the Getaway specifically you could not have the dividers opened (they do it just for cleaning, etc.). Therefore, I decided not to book side-by-side cabins with our grown kids...