swimking1 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) I was recently on the Wonder of the Seas out of Barcelona. I have always read that the solarium bridge wings were a good place to watch sail away. So, I set up camp in the solarium, got one of the nice round couch things and drinks early in the afternoon and waited, figuring I would walk out on the wing once we started disconnecting from the pier. However, about 30 minutes before we were set to sail away a crew member came and ushered everyone off of the bridge wings, and then put rope in front of them with a sign indicating they were closed. Is this common? Any idea why they do this? Edited July 8, 2022 by swimking1 Tags Added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, swimking1 said: I was recently on the Wonder of the Seas out of Barcelona. I have always read that the solarium bridge wings were a good place to watch sail away. So, I set up camp in the solarium, got one of the nice round couch things and drinks early in the afternoon and waited, figuring I would walk out on the wing once we started disconnecting from the pier. However, about 30 minutes before we were set to sail away a crew member came and ushered everyone off of the bridge wings, and then put rope in front of them with a sign indicating they were closed. Is this common? Any idea why they do this? Do you know how long they had the wings closed off? Just for sail away, a little while after, or entire cruise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimking1 Posted July 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 8 hours ago, Moby Dick said: Do you know how long they had the wings closed off? Just for sail away, a little while after, or entire cruise? I did not stick around too long after sail away, so I do not know exactly when they reopened them, but they were definitely open other days of the cruise after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFFrank Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 If it's very windy out they will close the outer portions and/or the front of the ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 When I sailed in Wonder back in March they had an issue where the doors to the bridge wings got stuck, likely because of wind, and folks couldn't get them open to get back in so they could close them off when it gets windy enough. I know it can get super windy at the front of the ship when it's moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkyy2k Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 They were open on our cruise when we were in port but closed on sea days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimking1 Posted July 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 I guess I never checked while we were sailing, only while in port. Does this happen on other Oasis Class Ships? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterScott22 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 7 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: When I sailed in Wonder back in March they had an issue where the doors to the bridge wings got stuck, likely because of wind, and folks couldn't get them open to get back in so they could close them off when it gets windy enough. I know it can get super windy at the front of the ship when it's moving. Seconding this experience. We were on the third Wonder sailing and the bridge wings access was “locked” during parts of that cruise. Went there at various times and days but only found them open once, while at port in St. Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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