P_M

As I type this I'm on a Princess cruise ship somewhere near the Italian coast. I am in a balcony suite and this sign is by the sliding door. I get the part about strong winds, but how does leaving my curtains open at night interfere with the ship's navigation?


Can someone explain this please?

MmePerdu

Maybe ask your steward? I’ll bet they get asked a lot.

cdnyul

To preserve the night vision of the lookouts.

janisj

Cruise Critic had a long discussion about this very subject a couple of years ago. This post explained both curtains and balcony doors:

"t's usually the forward facing Ocean-view staterooms or the rare forward-facing balcony staterooms that are below the bridge that must keep curtains closed at night. For side or aft-facing staterooms, you can open or close the curtains whenever you want.

Leaving a balcony door open for an extended period of time has a negative effect on the A/C system for multiple staterooms. If your neighbor tries to sleep with the balcony door open, their stateroom, your stateroom, and some of the nearby staterooms will feel the effect of higher room temperature, for ex.

If you want to go out on your balcony at night, that's no problem at all....unless you're sailing through a storm or are in an area that infested by pirates and the captain orders all balcony doors to remain closed/locked."

jacketwatch

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cruise/comments/1ca9qaa/how_do_balcony_curtains_affect_navigation

when you learn something new, it’s a good day. And I just learned something new.

P_M

Thanks everyone, this was interesting.

starrs

Interesting thread. I had no idea.