PSA - You CAN lock yourself out on your balcony

[Lyndsay]

We were on Oasis last week (Dec 17-24). We had a port-side balcony cabin on Deck 7.

 

It was a windy night but that didn't stop us from going out on the balcony for a smoke! It was after dinner, we came back and Romaro (our attendant) was cleaning our room but said he'd come back in an hour when we were out again.

 

As smokers know, you have to keep your balcony door shut while you're smoking out there. No problem. Well we're ready to come back in... "Hey Carrie, why is the door handle sideways and not up?"

 

Oh crap.

 

We pulled. We pushed. We yelled, we screamed. We killed ourselves laughing.

 

After about 20 minutes and trying to shout at other balcony goers, we had success - someone aft of us on Deck 8 made out my SOS calls and called beloved Romaro saved us.

 

We joked, this must happen often eh?

 

No. It's never happened before.

 

HAHA!

 

He sent maintenance to look at our door, but there was no issue.

 

Anyway, that's my story and PSA. You can absolutely lock yourself out on your balcony.

 

:)

[cruisingagentone]

It happened to my sister and I on the Mariner. We yelled and people kept waving at us and smiling finally our other sister was in a cabin 4 or 5 doors down and recognized our voices or yells:) and called our room steward. She came and had to use some kind of a key on the side of the slider. So we are kind of worried about it now but as you said if you are smokers you have to close it all the way:)

[ERIE 13]

Next time make sure you have a bottle of champagne with you.

[vickiw0318]

Are you sure your steward didn't inadvertently lock you out? That happened to me twice on my last cruise. They are just so used to locking the balcony door that they do it without thinking. The last time, we'd even had a fairly long conversation before he went inside and turned the handle.

[Darubian]

Next time make sure you have a bottle of champagne with you.

This by far, is the best post i have ever read. Hats off to you. Now i know how to force the DW into enjoying a bottle of wine with me.

[Lyndsay]

Next time make sure you have a bottle of champagne with you.

 

Hindsight is beautiful... and delicious with champagne :)

[Lyndsay]

Are you sure your steward didn't inadvertently lock you out? That happened to me twice on my last cruise. They are just so used to locking the balcony door that they do it without thinking. The last time, we'd even had a fairly long conversation before he went inside and turned the handle.

 

He was out of our room before we went outside. It was absolutely (somehow) of our own doing.

 

It's a fun story anyway!!

[Sunkissed Mommy]

Someone had written about a similar situation a couple weeks ago.

 

It made me completely paranoid while I was on the Allure last week. I kept looking at the handle making sure it didn't swing down!

[Sequim88]

Best guess.... if it was really windy then pressure difference inside to out could have caused door to vibrate - wiggling the handle (via gravity) to down position. Might not take full engagement to lock just enough to keep door form opening. So perhaps extra caution when windy is in order.

[Jimnbigd]

I could have been worse. You both could have been undressed. :eek:

[cb at sea]

They need to fix this!!! The door should not be able to lock unless you lock it from the INSIDE of the room!!!!

[hollon]

Yes it can happen, it happen to our friend, he was on the Liberty

[msw1023]

I understand why they need to 'latch' but why do they have to lock at all? Is some one going to sneek over from another ship?

[bplazo]

Well, at least you took it better than the last poster who was very upset about being locked out on the balcony.

[cruise wizard]

Some of the older ships have a handle outside too. We were on the Adventure three weeks ago and the balcony door had handles on both sides. The newer ships A/C's stop running when the balcony door is open - probably a good idea but having a handle on both sides of the door should be standard.

[beardedladies]

Found this video on youtube.... :eek::eek::eek:

Seems the passengers concerned were locked out on their balcony for 2.5 hrs,

called home in Europe for help, they called Royal Caribbean whom called the ship…

good job they had there mobile phone with them....

Mark x

 

[chellebell91987]

Maybe this is Royal's way of doing away with smoking on the balconies?!...If you smoke you may get locked out...LOL. I was worried we would get locked out of our after corner balcony but the thing never would stay closed it kept sliding open!

[Lyndsay]

Oh I missed that thread! Anyone have the link handy? I did a quick search but can't seem to find it.

 

We really did find it funny. We were never pissed off or panicked at all. We knew someone would come eventually and there are a LOT of worse places to be stuck!

[Coralc]

Our cabin neighbors were locked out on their balcony on Brilliance of the Seas. Apparently they were napping on the loungers when the steward came into clean. He didn't notice them out there, I guess, and locked the sliding door. :rolleyes:

 

I came outside and they were yelling for help. Fortunately the husband had his seapass card in his pocket so they passed it to me and I went around and entered their cabin and let them back in.

 

He wasn't a very good room steward on that cruise. :D

[Coralc]

Oh I missed that thread! Anyone have the link handy? I did a quick search but can't seem to find it.

 

We really did find it funny. We were never pissed off or panicked at all. We knew someone would come eventually and there are a LOT of worse places to be stuck!

 

Here is the link to the recent thread about being locked out on the balcony on Oasis: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1532311&highlight=sister+s+purse