Do Ocean View windows or portholes open?

[Eli_6]

In another group, someone on the Vista posted a letter they got from Carnival that they would be locking balcony doors and OV windows and portholes due to rough seas tonight.  I understand the balconies, but do OV windows even open???

[Elaine5715]

No, but some have interior windows that lock 

[kwokpot]

2 hours ago, Eli_6 said:

In another group, someone on the Vista posted a letter they got from Carnival that they would be locking balcony doors and OV windows and portholes due to rough seas tonight.  I understand the balconies, but do OV windows even open???

Porthole cabins are on lower decks so it's about double sealing the windows so no leaks occur. 

[Joebucks]

I could only imagine the mess cruise lines would have on their hands if they did open. "Idk what happened. The windows leaked (When I left all day with it open), and now I need a new room NOW!"

[Jasonsterling]

No. That letter referred to steel panels they bring out to reinforce those lower deck windows in extremely rough weather. The same is true of Cove Balcony rooms. If the sea are rough they'll seal those opening behind steel plates. I assume in case a wave broke the glass.  

[shof515]

9 minutes ago, Jasonsterling said:

I assume in case a wave broke the glass.  

this is why they cover the windows. earlier this month a viking ship had its windows shatter causing injury: https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2022/12/massive-rogue-wave-smashes-cruise-ship-windows-kills-us-passenger.html

[chengkp75]

13 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

No, but some have interior windows that lock 

To use your photo as an example, a "port hole" is a round window on a ship that opens.  What you have on cruise ships are "port lights", or round windows that do not open.  But, in lower decks, both round and rectangular fixed windows (and even port holes, if there were any) are fitted with "dead lights", which are typically bronze plates to cover the opening should the glass break.

[Elaine5715]

2 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

To use your photo as an example, a "port hole" is a round window on a ship that opens.  What you have on cruise ships are "port lights", or round windows that do not open.  But, in lower decks, both round and rectangular fixed windows (and even port holes, if there were any) are fitted with "dead lights", which are typically bronze plates to cover the opening should the glass break.

"Port light" cabins just don't have the same charm as "porthole cabins".  And we, learned sumthing new!