Rare LACruiser88 Posted March 14, 2023 #1 Share Posted March 14, 2023 We are currently onboard the Sapphire and I want to throw our neighbor overboard! Just kidding, but I'm not happy. This morning at 5:00 am our neighbors let their cabin door slam not once, not twice, but three times in a matter of 10 minutes. We are always very careful to hold onto the cabin door and carefully (and quietly) close it. We have heard our neighbors door slam during the day, which is also very annoying, but come on at 5 am! Funny, as I'm writing this their door slammed again (it's now 8:30 am). I have spoken to prior door slamming neighbors in the past with not so positive results. Ok, I feel better. Thank you for letting me rant. 🙂 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonlady6390 Posted March 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Just slam your door a few times but people like that probably won't get the hint. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 14, 2023 #3 Share Posted March 14, 2023 In the past we mentioned this sort of thing to our steward, who then has had a quiet word with the offenders. The steward can say he has had compaints from various passengers in the corridor, so your anonymity is maintained. Worth a try ? 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sttopmh Posted March 14, 2023 #4 Share Posted March 14, 2023 We had this issue as well on the Regal. We were next door to a family of six passengers. Supposed to be Mom and child in the mini suite next to ours and Dad and other three kids in the inside cabin across the hall. Well, you know it really turned out to be Mom and Dad in the mini suite and all four kids across the hall. The kids kept running back and forth slamming the doors at all hours. One day the Mom jokingly "apologized" for her kids' behavior, but never did anything about it. I never thought of saying something to the room steward. I'm sure they'd know it was us who complained. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted March 14, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted March 14, 2023 52 minutes ago, wowzz said: In the past we mentioned this sort of thing to our steward, who then has had a quiet word with the offenders. The steward can say he has had compaints from various passengers in the corridor, so your anonymity is maintained. Worth a try ? We had that conversation with our room steward a couple of days ago. We will revisit the topic with him today. Luckily for us, our neighbors disembark this coming Saturday. We stay on for an additional 18 days. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoBadKnees Posted March 14, 2023 #6 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I've only been on the older ships, so I don't know if this still an issue with the newer ones - sometimes doors slam when a balcony door is left open. You can tell who leaves their balcony door open by the whistling sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkitchy Posted March 14, 2023 #7 Share Posted March 14, 2023 We leave a nicely worded post it note on the door. Usually works. Good luck. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare roxievegas Posted March 14, 2023 #8 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I agree - leave a note on their door. When cruising started up again, we boarded the ship and unpacking our suitcases and two ladies entered the cabin next door - they were banging their stuff around and talking so loud we could hear everything - it was like we were in the same cabin. I told my husband that I was going to say something, but he said to wait. We waited and it continued. Later that day when ship was leaving the port I was on the balcony to watch and one of the women came out on their balcony. She looked over at me and said - I hope we aren't very loud ?. (now if you have to ask then you know you are). I said - yes, you are being very loud and it would be nice if you would tone it done. We had very quiet neighbors for the rest of the trip. I think this was the Emerald 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweidensaul Posted March 14, 2023 #9 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I frequently am in / out of my room from 5AM to 7AM for workouts. Sometimes our door closes forcefully to ensure the locking mechanism is fully engaged and recognized by the Medallion system. That being said, the time of day is irrelevant. I get annoyed at noisy neighbors walking halls cackling after 8PM or 9PM as we wake early. We all have to understand that our normal is not necessarily others' normal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 14, 2023 #10 Share Posted March 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, dweidensaul said: I frequently am in / out of my room from 5AM to 7AM for workouts. Sometimes our door closes forcefully to ensure the locking mechanism is fully engaged and recognized by the Medallion system. That being said, the time of day is irrelevant. I get annoyed at noisy neighbors walking halls cackling after 8PM or 9PM as we wake early. We all have to understand that our normal is not necessarily others' normal. I agree about differences in normal. But there is absolutely no need to allow a cabin door to slam shut. Just a firm pull once the door is in place is all that is required. If someone is unable to close their door quietly at 5am, I for one would be complaining to the deck manager. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCX22 Posted March 14, 2023 #11 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Not defending the offender, but the cabin doors on ships are designed to slam shut because they are fire doors. Sorry to hear about your inconsiderate neighbors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPedantic Posted March 14, 2023 #12 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Add drawer-slammers to that list 😡 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 14, 2023 #13 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 minute ago, CaptainPedantic said: Add drawer-slammers to that list 😡 Absolutely ! Why do people have to open and shut every drawer in their cabin two or three times at 7am ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare startedwithamouse Posted March 14, 2023 #14 Share Posted March 14, 2023 If their balcony door is open, sounds like that's an assist for the slam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted March 14, 2023 #15 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I'm all for slamming my own cabin door when they slam theirs & get everyone in an uproar. 😇 Since no one will know which door it was, everyone will get a note to quiet it down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Cruisers Posted March 14, 2023 #16 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Sadly now a days it's not always the best to approach your fellow guests next door who you do not know how they will react I always call security that's their job (at 5am) and let them deal with it...it's almost a full proof fix 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted March 14, 2023 #17 Share Posted March 14, 2023 @LACruiser88 feel your frustration with your next door neighbor door slammer. But perhaps there is a reason for this happening so many times. Like others have said ,maybe their balcony door is open and it just catches the wind with the cabin door part, maybe the person doesn’t weigh very much and the door is too heavy for them ? well I hope by now you have figured it out or perhaps just contact guest services and or security and see if something can be done to quiet your door slammers down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 14, 2023 #18 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I thought that the experts on this forum had established that you should not leave your balcony doors open at night, for a myriad of reasons, door slamming being one of them. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted March 15, 2023 Author #19 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, arizonaperson said: @LACruiser88 feel your frustration with your next door neighbor door slammer. But perhaps there is a reason for this happening so many times. Like others have said ,maybe their balcony door is open and it just catches the wind with the cabin door part, maybe the person doesn’t weigh very much and the door is too heavy for them ? well I hope by now you have figured it out or perhaps just contact guest services and or security and see if something can be done to quiet your door slammers down. Our room steward had another talk with them today and he advised that they are not keeping their balcony door open. The past 5 days have been very cold and windy. Remember we are just above the Antarctic Circle, currently traversing the Straits of Magellan Edited March 15, 2023 by LACruiser88 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjpj Posted March 15, 2023 #20 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) Have to tell a funny story here. On one of our cruises the couple next door were fairly loud and often had their TV blaring. One night there was a noise coming from what I assumed was a drawer they'd left open. The ship was rocking pretty good and it was slamming back and forth with the ship and they weren't in the cabin. Called security and asked them to check if a drawer open or something, but that didn't resolve the problem. All night bang, bang. The next day I opened our fridge and found the slamming drawe. It was some cans of soda that had been placed in the fridge so they were rolling back and forth with the rocking of the ship and banging! Thank goodness I didn't go banging on their door! Edited March 15, 2023 by cjpj 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsp Posted March 15, 2023 #21 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Ahhhhhhh. Had that on a transatlantic, our cabin was an aft Vue, nest to crew stairs, convinced it was something from there, nope can of Coke rolling backwards and forwards in the fridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomewhereGirl Posted March 15, 2023 #22 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On my last cruise on Emerald one day I heard all these slamming doors. I finally poked my head out and asked the steward what was going on. It was HIM slamming the doors. He said he was checking them so he was opening and slamming every door in the vicinity. WTH. I was completely disgusted and still am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted March 15, 2023 Author #23 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Update: Since our room steward spoke with our neighbors yesterday afternoon, all we hear now is a light clicking sound of their door closing. Peace and quiet has been restored! 🙂 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 15, 2023 #24 Share Posted March 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said: Update: Since our room steward spoke with our neighbors yesterday afternoon, all we hear now is a light clicking sound of their door closing. Peace and quiet has been restored! 🙂 Excellent news ! Your steward deserves a special thank you! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billco Posted March 15, 2023 #25 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) 58 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said: Update: Since our room steward spoke with our neighbors yesterday afternoon, all we hear now is a light clicking sound of their door closing. Peace and quiet has been restored! 🙂 You must have really good ears. But, now it's time to move on to next complaint - Room service plates left on deck outside door. Edited March 15, 2023 by billco 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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