4merlurker Posted May 16, 2010 #1 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I was just looking thru photos and noticed that carnival's balconys have wood decking. I would so prefer that to the gross flooring on the RCCL balconys. Dont get me wrong I LOVE RCCL but that flooring just grosses me out. I cant go out there without shoes on. YUK! :eek: ~Connie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madforcruising Posted May 16, 2010 #2 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I was just looking thru photos and noticed that carnival's balconys have wood decking. I would so prefer that to the gross flooring on the RCCL balconys. Dont get me wrong I LOVE RCCL but that flooring just grosses me out. I cant go out there without shoes on. YUK! :eek: ~Connie Id say $$$$$;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivorcurly Posted May 16, 2010 #3 Share Posted May 16, 2010 i believe that the flooring material used on the balconies on royal caribbean ships is a non slip product, so the reason its there is for safety..............curly:):):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted May 16, 2010 #4 Share Posted May 16, 2010 It will vary by ship. . . Some CCL have teak decking, and some CCL also have the rubberized decking. This is the same with RCI. . . Most of the new ships have rubberized decking on balconies, but most of the Vision Class RCI ships have the teak decking on balconies. . . Radio ;);) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debates2 Posted May 16, 2010 #5 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I would imagine safety, low maintenance to clean and resistant to salt water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madforcruising Posted May 16, 2010 #6 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I would imagine safety, low maintenance to clean and resistant to salt water. Or in one word $$$$;) ETA, I wanted to say this earlier already. For fire safety reasons they can´t use simple wood on todays ships anymore. All wood being used has to be prepared to be not flamable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Viking Posted May 16, 2010 #7 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I cant go out there without shoes on. YUK! :eek: ~Connie May I ask why you feel you can go on a teak floor and not on the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted May 16, 2010 #8 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I was just looking thru photos and noticed that carnival's balconys have wood decking. I would so prefer that to the gross flooring on the RCCL balconys. Dont get me wrong I LOVE RCCL but that flooring just grosses me out. I cant go out there without shoes on. YUK! :eek: ~Connie Balcony floors are pressure washed at the conclusion of each cruise, so what's the problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsPete Posted May 16, 2010 #9 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I figured it had to do with being weather-proof and non-skid. I thought it was a safety thing and have no real opinion -- good or bad -- on this material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merlurker Posted May 16, 2010 Author #10 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Balcony floors are pressure washed at the conclusion of each cruise, so what's the problem... May I ask why you feel you can go on a teak floor and not on the other? There's no problem :confused: .... Just personal preference. I'd rather not walk barefoot on a wet squishy mat. I also don't like to walk barefoot on grass. Thanks to those of you who answered my question. $$$, safety, and weatherproof make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted May 17, 2010 #11 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Mine has never been wet unless it rained recently. And on a new ship, we were on Liberty in her first year. They are really nice, feel like you're walking on velvet. They do not last ;ong though before they start disintegrating from the UV sunlight. I think they should do cork flooring out there, sustainable, nice to walk on and would stay comparatively dry...and is pretty inexpensive these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted May 17, 2010 #12 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Mine has never been wet unless it rained recently. And on a new ship, we were on Liberty in her first year. They are really nice, feel like you're walking on velvet. They do not last ;ong though before they start disintegrating from the UV sunlight. I think they should do cork flooring out there, sustainable, nice to walk on and would stay comparatively dry...and is pretty inexpensive these days. Except that it would ultimately smell like cork, which would not be at all enjoyable on a hot day:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted May 17, 2010 #13 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I was just looking thru photos and noticed that carnival's balconys have wood decking. I would so prefer that to the gross flooring on the RCCL balconys. Dont get me wrong I LOVE RCCL but that flooring just grosses me out. I cant go out there without shoes on. YUK! :eek: ~Connie I see you have been on the Explorer 3 times. The horrible stuff they use on the balcony floor on the Explorer was also on the Adventure balcony. I blame it on the fact that there are metal balconies and not the glass ones as on the other ships like Mariner and Navigator that can get sunshine. My balcony on the Adventure next dried for our whole 14 night cruise. It was saturated the whole 2 weeks. We had a Deck 8 center Hump so we should have gotten enough sun from somewhere to dry it? Nope. It had a large puddle in the middle of it the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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