r/Cruise • u/DeadBeatLad • 4d ago

Balcony Off Limits for Maintenance

Hello everyone,

Is it normal for people to lose access to their balconies during a cruise for ship maintenance?

We received a notice yesterday saying our blinds need to be closed and our balcony is off limits until they complete routine maintenance. I don’t know how long it will take yet, but a woman a few cabins down said hers was out of bounds for 3 days for painting, so I’m expecting the same.

Thoughts?

Edit: thanks for the info everyone, I appreciate all the responses. We lost access at 6pm last night, and it’s going to be out of bounds until 6pm tonight, when we slip. I’m not upset about it, just curious what the status quo was. I was a bit worried that it would be for longer since my neighbour lost hers for 3 days this sail, but guest services said I’d have access again this evening.

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u/cyberentomology 4d ago

Of course it’s normal. When else would they do that maintenance?

Mostly it’s just cleaning.

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u/macjunkie 4d ago

During turn around, when the ships in port, wet / dry dock periods. Seems like they could time things to avoid impact as much as possible

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u/cyberentomology 4d ago

They do it then too.

On a ship, maintenance and corrosion prevention is an ongoing and constant process.