Cabins next to lifeboats in rough seas?

[sbwmail]

My friend...really, not me! Is afraid to ask, so I will...She is thinking about booking a cabin next to lifeboats, and she wondered if they bang into the ship and make noise at night during rough seas? Do they, or are they attached so tightly so that there is no movement of the lifeboats? Anyone have trouble with this?

[Toto2Kansas]

Only problem she might have is that if they are the lifeboats used for tender purposes, she might get a really early wake up on port mornings as they lower them for tendering. But I have never seen a lifeboat move during rough seas, so I would venture to say, the seas won't cause a problem. Short of a hurricane that is (just kidding).

[sbwmail]

Thank you so much for your quick response...I just passed it on to her, thanx, again!

[chasetf]

My friend...really, not me! Is afraid to ask, so I will...She is thinking about booking a cabin next to lifeboats, and she wondered if they bang into the ship and make noise at night during rough seas? Do they, or are they attached so tightly so that there is no movement of the lifeboats? Anyone have trouble with this?

We have had a couple of situations where the lifeboat / tender was not secured tightly, and did bang and make noise. A quick call to the purser took care of the problem. They got someone out right away to take care of it. ;)

[sbwmail]

That's good to know, and I assume that took care of the problem and there was no more noise! thank you!

[margord]

Never had a problem and we encountered so really rough seas.

[jlp20]

If the seas are high enough for tenders to move around and make noise, my concerns concerning noise will be somewhere down the list.

 

The closest we have been is a deck directly above the tenders on the Pride. 5 foot seas and never heard them.

[LisaH]

Only problem she might have is that if they are the lifeboats used for tender purposes, she might get a really early wake up on port mornings as they lower them for tendering. But I have never seen a lifeboat move during rough seas, so I would venture to say, the seas won't cause a problem. Short of a hurricane that is (just kidding).

 

 

ditto to what Toto said.

[wizard-of-roz]

Don't worry....unless you really are a newby, like we were....many years ago............

Our cabin had an "obstructed view"....who knew....the obstructed view was the life boats used for tendering......boy, did we get an early wake-up call!!!!!! Not only noisey but there were men hanging outside our window ....talk about no privacy!!!!!

Careful of those "obstructed views".....you never know what's doing the obstructing!!!!!! :eek:

[sbwmail]

Good points and we thank you all!

[Scooter-n-GB]

Me thinks, short of mechanical failure of the securing mechanisms, there should be now reason to fear the "LB" deck. DW and I are booked on an Emerald mini for Sept, and have all the faith in the world that, even if we do hear some "noise", it will be quickly dispatched!!:p

 

Least me be kept from me beauty sleep (following many libations :D )...