kfleming Posted April 14, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Just booked a cat. 12 on the Fascination in May and need info about bungee cords to keep the balcony door open. Do they need to be a certain length? I'm not sure if all bungee cords are the same length or not. Also how exactly do you use them to keep the door open? Do we need a magnet to keep the air on? I remember reading something about a magnet. Thanks for the help. I know this has been asked many times before but the search on this site NEVER works for me, always an "error". Karen Fantasy 3/98 Enchantment of the Seas 6/00 Explorer of the Seas 9/01 Victory 5/02 Imagination 7/02 Paradise 5/03 1st Baby on the way 9/03!! Alexandra Grady 9/16/03 Fascination5/28/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansize Posted April 14, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 14, 2004 We took 3 different sizes of cords as we were not sure ourselves. Since your arrangement may be differnt then ours, I would recommend the same. In our case, it was the longer cord (about 12" in it's relaxed position). Your cabin/experience may vary. I have seen threads on the magnet issue as well. In our case, we were not aware of the trick and just left the door open when we wanted to. It did not seem to affect the ambient temps in the cabin. Of course this was a Mexico cruise in March so the weather was not overly hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godallas Posted April 14, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 14, 2004 We normally use a 12" to 18" Bungee Cord - I wrap it around the door handle and put both ends on the iron stantion - I don't fool with the A/C but I suppose if you wanted to you could just put a good old piece of Duct Tape over the button - We had a Balcony the last couple of trips and not it would be hard to change back - Going on the Pride over Mother Day (May 9, 2004) and then on the Miracle in December - Balcony both trips - Have fun - Curtis & Jane US NAVY RET (Whole bunch of Ships) Sensation 5/97 Fantasy 11/98 Sensation 9/00 Spirit 12/02 (Christmas) Triumph 12/03 (New Years) Pride 5/9/04 Miracle 12/12/04 Until Our Next Cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted April 14, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 14, 2004 dansize "(about 12" in it's relaxed position)" Ah well, I'm not going to go there. godallas What Navy Ships were you on? USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968 USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970 Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean" Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal" Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004 NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsb Posted April 14, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Trust me--get a small wedged piece of wood (like a door stop, but a little thicker on the big end)--works much quicker and better than the bungees. gsb Mermoz 7/85-Baltic Tropicale 3/94-So. Carib Holiday 4/95-W.Carib Monarch 3/97- So.Carib Inspiration 3/98 So.Carib Fascination 3/99 So.Carib Inspiration 12/99 So.Carib Elation 3/00- Mex. Riviera Destiny 3/01 So.Carib Grandeur 6/01 Medit-Greece Destiny 12/23/01 So.Car Triumph 03/09/02 W.Carib Legend 01/05/03 Ex.Carib Radiance 03/08/03 So.Carib Glory 01/03/04 W.Carib Legend 03/28/04 So.Carib <applet code="countdown.class" CODEBASE="http://*************/java-sys" width="203" height="25"> <param name="font" value="lcdb0"> <param name="year" value=2004> <param name="month" value=3> <param name="day" value=28> <param name="hour" value=16> </applet> 'til our 2nd Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savdoc2 Posted April 14, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 14, 2004 We took an adjustable tie down strap - it worked great and could be any length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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