Firepath Posted August 29, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Do ocean view windows open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d9704011 Posted August 29, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 29, 2019 No. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepath Posted August 29, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Thanks, that's what I figured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted August 30, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 30, 2019 BTW, nor do portholes on lower decks - the fixings around portholes aren't to open it - they're to lower a heavy metal cover over the porthole (effectively turning it into an "inside" cabin) when in seriously rough weather. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted August 30, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Whether windows and portholes open depends on the age of the ship and location. The windows on newer ships - not aware of any that open. Portholes - as JB metioned, on lower decks and fwd they don't open and have a "deadlight" which covers the glass and creates a seal. These are lowered by the crew upon orders from the Bridge. These cannot be opened until ordered by the Bridge. On some older tonnage you may still find opening portholes. Not sure if any pax ships still have scoops that went out the porthole to draw in fresh air. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted August 30, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Heidi13 said: On some older tonnage you may still find opening portholes. Not sure if any pax ships still have scoops that went out the porthole to draw in fresh air. My Dad tells of having a couple of scoops fabricated for his room and some others on board a carrier. They were up near the bow, and the porthole almost looked down. He was very careful to not leave his scoop out, when not in the room. His buddy was not so careful. So they hit some heavier seas, and his buddy found about a foot of water in his room. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted August 30, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 30, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 3:41 PM, Firepath said: Do ocean view windows open? Regarding the title of your thread: As a new member of Cruise Critic, please do not consider whatever questions you may have to be "silly" when you post them. Cruise Critic exists to share information among cruisers, experienced or not. I think most of us who regularly try to participate on this Forum are pleased when we are able to help other cruisers based upon our own experiences. As Heidi13 explained about "deadlights", I once had an outside stateroom with a porthole on the lowest passenger deck of the S. S. Oceanic. Due to possible rough seas, I returned to my stateroom one evening to discover that my outside stateroom had become an "inside" stateroom because the deadlight covered my porthole and was bolted down tight. Surprised, but, upon reflection, since my bed was directly beneath the porthole, I don't think that I would have appreciated having a wave break my porthole's glass, dumping sea water on me, and flooding my stateroom. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted September 1, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Only DOORS open on ships....windows do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angie7911922 Posted September 1, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Hi, No question is ever silly! None of the portholes open onboard a cruise line and they are shut airtight when its rough sea and the captain orders it. The only way you can open something is when you have a balcony. Those doors can be opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugsta Posted September 3, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 3, 2019 We chose an outside cabin for our first cruise because I thought I might feel claustrophobic inside. We were way down low, cos that was what we could afford. For much of the cruise the porthole was locked shut as described above. Next cruise we decided to go for inside cabin from the start rather than paying for daylight we might not get! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted September 4, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 4, 2019 On 9/1/2019 at 9:24 AM, cb at sea said: Only DOORS open on ships....windows do not. Not true, if it was that poor baby would be alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted September 4, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 4, 2019 20 hours ago, dkjretired said: Not true, if it was that poor baby would be alive. It took me a few seconds to figure out to what you were referring. Such a tragedy that the person who was responsible will take that memory to their grave. As you realize, the OP was asking about stateroom ocean view windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted September 4, 2019 #13 Share Posted September 4, 2019 1 hour ago, rkacruiser said: It took me a few seconds to figure out to what you were referring. Such a tragedy that the person who was responsible will take that memory to their grave. As you realize, the OP was asking about stateroom ocean view windows. I do realize that the OP was referring to cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friend100 Posted September 5, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Celebrity Edge Infinite Verandas stateroom ... I think you can call it a "closed verandah" or an "open oceanview" https://www.celebritycruises.com/edge/accommodations/infinite-verandas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizergal70 Posted September 14, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 14, 2019 On 9/5/2019 at 2:21 PM, Friend100 said: Celebrity Edge Infinite Verandas stateroom ... I think you can call it a "closed verandah" or an "open oceanview" https://www.celebritycruises.com/edge/accommodations/infinite-verandas/ This is closer to a balcony. I'm sure the pricing is higher than what one would consider an oceanview room to cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted September 15, 2019 #16 Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, cruizergal70 said: This is closer to a balcony. I'm sure the pricing is higher than what one would consider an oceanview room to cost. On 9/5/2019 at 7:21 PM, Friend100 said: Celebrity Edge Infinite Verandas stateroom ... I think you can call it a "closed verandah" or an "open oceanview" https://www.celebritycruises.com/edge/accommodations/infinite-verandas/ The glass doors fold back (rather than sliding), and the top half of the "outer" window slides down at the touch of a button, as the vid shows from 1' 50" Very definitely an up-market balcony cabin. JB Edited September 15, 2019 by John Bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted October 6, 2019 #17 Share Posted October 6, 2019 On 9/3/2019 at 8:33 PM, dkjretired said: Not true, if it was that poor baby would be alive. That "baby" was not in a cabin but in a public space when she fell. Many ships have moving windows scattered around certain spaces on the pool deck (and some other areas). These sliding windows (which are generally heavy and have a safety mechanism to prevent children from moving them, are used on some pool decks to allow for additional air flow/ventilation on hot days. Keep in mind that the baby only fell through the relatively high open window because her Grandfather had lift ed her to the railing. A real tragedy. While it is not possible to fall through a sealed window in an outside cabin, there are also many balcony cabins where it would be possible to fall or jump...although there is always a barrier up to a few feet high. Lifting a child up to a railing is never a good idea...nor is it wise for a couple to make "whoopie" on the railing of their balcony (a couple once fell off a ship doing just that). Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted October 6, 2019 #18 Share Posted October 6, 2019 13 hours ago, Hlitner said: That "baby" was not in a cabin but in a public space when she fell. Many ships have moving windows scattered around certain spaces on the pool deck (and some other areas). These sliding windows (which are generally heavy and have a safety mechanism to prevent children from moving them, are used on some pool decks to allow for additional air flow/ventilation on hot days. Keep in mind that the baby only fell through the relatively high open window because her Grandfather had lift ed her to the railing. A real tragedy. While it is not possible to fall through a sealed window in an outside cabin, there are also many balcony cabins where it would be possible to fall or jump...although there is always a barrier up to a few feet high. Lifting a child up to a railing is never a good idea...nor is it wise for a couple to make "whoopie" on the railing of their balcony (a couple once fell off a ship doing just that). Hank Hank: Aware of all that, there was a reason for my post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted October 10, 2019 #19 Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 9/1/2019 at 9:24 AM, cb at sea said: Only DOORS open on ships....windows do not. A balcony cabin on the Celebrity EDGE is nothing more than a window that opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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