Muster location

[MomC]

Does Princess still require passengers to muster outside on the deck or have they moved that process inside?

 

Thank you.

[marden1970]

They are inside.  The location will be on your cruise card as well on the back of your door.  No need to bring your life jacket.  We've been inside the Wheelhouse Bar as well as in the Vista Lounge.

[Croptop]

Every Princess cruise I've taken since 2009 has had indoor muster stations. And as marden1970 points out above, they've even recently done away with the need to bring your life jacket to the muster drill.

[tillys mom]

Yes inside, no life jacket. I recommend you go a little early to get a seat as I’ve had to stand. 

[PMGS247]

Last 2 times i've been in a forward cabin and gone to princess theater.  no life jacket required, sit comfortably in the A/C and listen to a pre-recorded message over the loudspeaker.

[Haboob]

There is a simple reason Princess musters inside:  There is simply no room on the promenade for all the passengers at once (especially on the Royal class ships).

 

In the event, they would lead folks out to lifeboats one lifeboat at a time.

 

And, yes, they decided it was better for safety to forego life jackets at muster than patch up the fall injuries caused by trailing life-jacket straps on the walk back from muster.

[voljeep]

26 minutes ago, tillys mom said:

Yes inside, no life jacket. I recommend you go a little early to get a seat as I’ve had to stand. 

if you 'need' to sit, yes, go early ... if not, LIFO ...

[pms4104]

22 minutes ago, voljeep said:

if you 'need' to sit, yes, go early ... if not, LIFO ...

Cuz FIFO won't happen

[tillys mom]

57 minutes ago, voljeep said:

if you 'need' to sit, yes, go early ... if not, LIFO ...

Sorry, I don’t speak Italian 😉, but yes, I need to sit.

[pms4104]

3 minutes ago, tillys mom said:

Sorry, I don’t speak Italian 😉, but yes, I need to sit.

No foreign language ...

Warehouse terms meaning Last In First Out and First In First Out

 

[Diver2014]

We were on Crown Princess earlier this month. Since our cabin was in the aft of the ship on deck 14, our muster station was in the Explorers Lounge. Plenty of seating for everyone.

[Times Prince]

4 hours ago, MomC said:

Does Princess still require passengers to muster outside on the deck or have they moved that process inside?

 

Thank you.

We've been cruising since 1996 on Princess and Princess Cruises has never mustered outside during that time. 

 

Some other cruise lines meet outside.

[MomC]

Yay! You made my day!😀

[caribill]

16 hours ago, Haboob said:

There is a simple reason Princess musters inside:  There is simply no room on the promenade for all the passengers at once (especially on the Royal class ships).

 

 

Actually the two main reasons for the inside muster:

 

1) It is very rare that an emergency requires leaving the ship. Mustering inside means that you are in relative comfort (no matter what the weather outside) until the emergency that caused the muster to be needed is resolved. This can take hours.

 

2) In the rare event that an evacuation is needed, not all of the lifeboats might be accessible due to what is causing the emergency. Mustering inside means you can be led to a lifeboat that is accessible and functioning.

[MixerDave]

22 hours ago, Haboob said:

There is a simple reason Princess musters inside:  There is simply no room on the promenade for all the passengers at once (especially on the Royal class ships).

 

In the event, they would lead folks out to lifeboats one lifeboat at a time.

 

And, yes, they decided it was better for safety to forego life jackets at muster than patch up the fall injuries caused by trailing life-jacket straps on the walk back from muster.

 

One lifeboat at a time?  I can see a Titanic recreation 

[Cruise Lover Kathy]

I'm glad to hear we don't have to take life jacket with us to the muster station.  Not having to go back to the cabin when it's over will spread everyone out and not all be on the stairs or elevators!