Cabins next to lifeboats in rough seas?

[sbwmail]

My friend...really, not me! Is afraid to ask, so I will...She is thinking about booking a cabin next to lifeboats, and she wondered if they bang into the ship and make noise at night during rough seas? Do they, or are they attached so tightly so that there is no movement of the lifeboats? Anyone have trouble with this?

[imnance]

I had cabin 4186 on the Miracle last month. There was a life boat directly to the left of my balcony. I never heard anything and we had some rough seas on the way home.

 

Actually, that was a great cabin. I hope I get it again in April.

[sbwmail]

Thank you so much, I passed on your info and I think you for your quick response!

[imnance]

Thank you so much

 

You're quite welcome! Now that I am an experienced cruiser, with one whole cruise under my belt, I feel obligated to share my expertise with new folks. :D

[chasetf]

We have had a couple of situations where the lifeboat / tender was not secured tightly, and did bang and make noise. A quick call to the purser took care of the problem. They got someone out right away to take care of it. ;)

[springtxbill]

The lifeboats must remain securely attached or they will get damaged from the movement. That is why they secured them so quickly.:)

[rebeljohn]

As you can see by the picture below, the lifeboats were lined up outside of our cabin on the Miracle. Even during rough seas, we never heard a sound from them.

 

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2956385880041895530uEcvPg

[vowsatsea]

We also had lifeboats outside our balcony, and we sailed through a tropical storm on the way home, and didn't hear a thing. They're usually secured very tightly.

[sho]

Absolutely no noise at all.

However you won't get any seaview.

Also if the ship is docked in the sea, lifeboats will be used for tender services. They will be moved up and down and this is noisy.

Sometimes maintenance crews do the cleaning and stare right into your cabin.

[vowsatsea]

Absolutely no noise at all.

However you won't get any seaview.

Also if the ship is docked in the sea, lifeboats will be used for tender services. They will be moved up and down and this is noisy.

Sometimes maintenance crews do the cleaning and stare right into your cabin.

 

 

Not true. You do get a seaview, depending on how obstructed your balcony is. We saw out our balcony just fine, as the lifeboats were more below us than in front of us.

[sbwmail]

This is all good to know! Thank you!

[LoveThisCruisingThing]

I had a lifeboat outside my window on my cruise last year. Never did it swing, bang, etc. In fact the only time I heard it was at 530 am when we got to Ketchikan as that was the tender to take us to shore.