Carnival Magic/Dream cove balcony question

[smile247]

Hi to all-

We are so excited that we just booked our 4th cruise. It will be on the Carnival Magic for our family of 4 (2 adults, and 1 daughter 17 yrs and 1 son 14 yrs) for Jan 2012. Our son and daughter sailed the Conquest with their grandparents a couple years ago and loved it. This will be me and my husbands first Carnival cruise. On all our previous cruises (we've sailed RCCL,NCL,and HAL) we have booked regular balcony rooms,but after alot of research and positive reviews I ended up booking 2 seperate cove balcony rooms that are connecting. I really hope we like them.

When my kids were sailing on the Conquest with their grandparents, Carnival took down the partition inbetween their balconies. It made it an extra long balcony:) I was wondering if there was anyone that knows if this can be done on the Cove balconies or have actually done it on these type of balconies. Thanks so much.....

[CaribeDiver]

Here is a link with a TON of cove balcony pics. If you scroll down you can see the partitions do come open. However, do keep in mind that there is a weather tight door that is kept open during normal seas and closed when it gets rough. So, they might not be able to open the partition door if that weather door is in between your cabins since when it's open it's up against the partition door.

 

http://www.zydecocruiser.com/CarnivalDream/GrandMed/01Civitavecchia/coveBalcony.htm

[Essiesmom]

Not done with Cove balconies, although it has been reported once that the steward did it. You cabin has door on on side, and window next to the door. the partition on the door side it a seal that covers the door in bad seas. So it could not be opened on that side evenn if someone was willing to do so. EM

[Megdgr8]

We were on the dream this past July. We had 2 cove balcony rooms. The room steward opened the door between the 2 balconies because we did not have connecting rooms, it made it very easy to go between the rooms. We never had a problem with the door needing to be closed due to rough seas.:)

[smile247]

Yae!! Thanks! Im glad someone has actually had it done. We will definitely ask for ours to be opened.... :)

[Megdgr8]

You are welcome!! We always have the connecting door open when ever we get balcony rooms next to eachother.. it gives us more room on the balcony & saves us from having to go out in the hall everytime we need to get something or ask a question.....

[kicia]

These are the connecting coves on the Magic.

 

2268

7C OSTW

connects to

2272

7C OST3

 

2272

7C OST3

connects to

2268

7C OSTW

 

2276

7C OSTW

connects to

2280

7C OST3

 

2280

7C OST3

connects to

2276

7C OSTW

 

2293

7C OST3

connects to

2297

7C OSTW

 

2297

7C OSTW

connects to

2293

7C OST3

 

2301

7C OST3

connects to

2305

7C OSTW

 

2305

7C OSTW

connects to

2301

7C OST3

 

2314

7C OSTW

connects to

2318

7C OSTW

 

2318

7C OSTW

connects to

2314

7C OSTW

 

2340

7C OSTW

connects to

2342

7C OSTW

 

2341

7C OSTW

connects to

2345

7C OSTW

 

2342

7C OSTW

connects to

2340

7C OSTW

 

2344

7C OSTW

connects to

2346

7C OSTW

 

2345

7C OSTW

connects to

2341

7C OSTW

 

2346

7C OSTW

connects to

2344

7C OSTW

 

2358

7C OSTW

connects to

2362

7C OSTW

 

2362

7C OSTW

connects to

2358

7C OSTW

 

2369

7C OSTW

connects to

2371

7C OSTW

 

2370

7C OSTW

connects to

2372

7C OSTW

 

2371

7C OSTW

connects to

2369

7C OSTW

 

2372

7C OSTW

connects to

2370

7C OSTW

 

2373

7C OSTW

connects to

2375

7C OSTW

 

2375

7C OSTW

connects to

2373

7C OSTW

 

2378

7C OST3

connects to

2380

7C OSTW

 

2380

7C OSTW

connects to

2378

7C OST3

 

2385

7C OSTW

connects to

2389

7C OSTW

 

2389

7C OSTW

connects to

2385

7C OSTW

 

2399

7C OSTW

connects to

2401

7C OSTW

 

2401

7C OSTW

connects to

2399

7C OSTW

 

2407

7C OST3

connects to

2409

7C OSTW

 

2409

7C OSTW

connects to

2407

7C OST3

 

2437

7C OST3

connects to

2439

7C OST3

 

2439

7C OST3

connects to

2437

7C OST3

[smile247]

We will be in rooms....

2346

7C OSTW

connects to

2344

7C OSTW

[Essiesmom]

We will be in rooms....

2346

7C OSTW

connects to

2344

7C OSTW

 

I do not believe you will be able to open yours, because your doors will be adjacent, so the open panel would block/seal one door. I base this on our cabin 2417, which had the door on the side next 2419, the window next to 2415. We could have opened the panel between 2417 and 2415, but not the cabin on the other side. Marking similar cabin up the side of the ship, yours will not open. EM

[smile247]

I do not believe you will be able to open yours, because your doors will be adjacent, so the open panel would block/seal one door. I base this on our cabin 2417, which had the door on the side next 2419, the window next to 2415. We could have opened the panel between 2417 and 2415, but not the cabin on the other side. Marking similar cabin up the side of the ship, yours will not open. EM

 

Awe man. I definitely hope thats not the case. I guess we wont know for sure until we sail....Id try and change connecting rooms to ones the can have connecting balconies, but we got the last set. Thanks so much for all the info... Yall have really been helpful!

[murfandpeg]

Smile my husband and I will be in the same room (2346 1-22-12). I think my brother will be in room 2344. Be sure and let me know what you think about these rooms. Did you like the cove balcony? Thanks...we are so anxious for 1-22 to get here...

[kikikoko]

Hey everyone. We are booked on Magic cove cabin 2431. Met. Cruise Oct 16 B2B TA Cruise.

Looking for neighbors on each side. See ya Dee ;):p