Escape balcony question

[kpwhalen830]

Is there the ability to have your room steward open up the divider between balconies?

[GrabMyWrist]

Technically, yes. Will they do it? Depends on who you ask. They're not supposed to.

[tallnthensome]

Is there the ability to have your room steward open up the divider between balconies?

No, "Fire proof balcony dividers were installed to prevent fires from spreading. These balcony dividers cannot be opened even if staterooms are connected."

[GrabMyWrist]

No, "Fire proof balcony dividers were installed to prevent fires from spreading. These balcony dividers cannot be opened even if staterooms are connected."

 

Not entirely true. It's what they'd have you believe though.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2286612

[jwatford]

I was on the Escape in February and we had ours removed with no problem.

 

 

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[packer99]

I was on the Escape in February and we had ours removed with no problem.

 

 

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Us too. The cabin steward opened ours without question. Just had to close while leaving Nassau.

[Demonyte]

Not entirely true. It's what they'd have you believe though.

 

 

You are now mixing up what is allowed and what can actually happen. In the thread you linked it's clearly stated that NCL has forbidden opening the dividers fleetwide.

[GrabMyWrist]

You are now mixing up what is allowed and what can actually happen. In the thread you linked it's clearly stated that NCL has forbidden opening the dividers fleetwide.

 

 

 

I'm not mixing anything up. Perhaps you didn't read my first post. I clearly stated, it's not supposed to happen, yet it does. I only linked to that thread to show that it does in fact happen.

 

 

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[BirdTravels]

So, isn't what actual can happen more important?

[Two Wheels Only]

Is there the ability to have your room steward open up the divider between balconies?

 

Can they? Yes.

Have they? Yes.

Should they? No.

Will they? You won't know until you get on-board.

[Demonyte]

So, isn't what actual can happen more important?

 

Well, it's the same as downplaying anything else that is forbidden just because (some) people do get away with it without consequences (UBP drink sharing is another good example, it happens all the time in reality).

 

I too have opened the divider or had it opened but I still don't instruct others to think that breaking the rules would be completely acceptable and rules in general just something "they want us to believe".

Edited June 6, 2016 by Demonyte

[Sissaaaaaa]

Is there the ability to have your room steward open up the divider between balconies?

 

It depends on your steward. Some have, while others have not.

[blackwing]

One of the first things the steward asked us after we met him was if we wanted our balcony divider opened. We said yes, he said he would do it later. He came back and did it in 10 minutes. And it was never closed for the remainder of the trip, not even in/after Nassau.

[kpwhalen830]

Thank you!