CChamp Posted August 16, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 16, 2022 In Oct we are going on the Horizon with some friends who are first time cruisers. They do not own cell phones. Is there another way for them to do the Muster Drill/Safety briefing being as they don't have the app? Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellfree Posted August 16, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 16, 2022 You take your Sign n Sail card with you and Crew will click on it and all will be well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoifmom Posted August 16, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 16, 2022 There is no need for the app to do the muster drill. You will go to your assigned muster station, they will scan the bar code on your boarding pass, make sure you know how to don the life vest, and send you on your way. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CChamp Posted August 16, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Thank you all very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellfree Posted August 16, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 16, 2022 17 minutes ago, CChamp said: Thank you all very much. Yes, if you stop at your Muster Station before you pick up your Sign n Sail card outside your Cabin or on your way to buffet or whatever you use your Boarding Pass. Didn’t want to confuse you. Sign n Sale cards not ready until Cabins are made available so it is most likely you would use your Boarding Pass. As Schoifmom suggested. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iria64 Posted August 16, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 16, 2022 33 minutes ago, Schoifmom said: There is no need for the app to do the muster drill. You will go to your assigned muster station, they will scan the bar code on your boarding pass, make sure you know how to don the life vest, and send you on your way. We just got off the Mardi Gras... they did not show us how to don the life vest. At most they just said the life vests are at the muster station and not in the rooms. There were 4 of us in the group, they scanned 1 boarding pass, the rest of the party came up on their device where they just tapped each person to check us in. The whole process was done in less than a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoifmom Posted August 16, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 16, 2022 17 minutes ago, iria64 said: We just got off the Mardi Gras... they did not show us how to don the life vest. At most they just said the life vests are at the muster station and not in the rooms. There were 4 of us in the group, they scanned 1 boarding pass, the rest of the party came up on their device where they just tapped each person to check us in. The whole process was done in less than a minute. I always wondered why the put the life vests in the rooms. Like everyone is going back to their room in an emergency??? The first couple of cruises we took after the restart, they demonstrated how to use it. A couple of weeks ago, they just asked if we knew how. I would imagine the depth of inquiry is based on the person checking you in 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted August 16, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Schoifmom said: I always wondered why the put the life vests in the rooms. Like everyone is going back to their room in an emergency??? That is the protocol, actually. Your muster station is associated with your cabin location. They don't need everyone piling into one muster station area because it was the closest to the MDR or theater. I suppose the thinking is it takes far, far longer for any ship to get into serious trouble than you might see on TV, so there is time to get life vests and proceed in a slightly less-chaotic fashion to your muster station to get onto a lifeboat if required. Edited August 16, 2022 by ProgRockCruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle621 Posted August 16, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I had heard that they had stopped running the muster drill outside with the life jackets....as you can see, it been a minute since I cruised...lol!!! But I never knew that all you do is basically show up to your station, have them scan your card or boarding pass and go on about your day. That's why I love this site, it keeps me up to date 😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wennfred Posted August 16, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) It’s says your Muster station right on the boarding pass contract paper you print out. So no need to ask anyone nor get your sail & sign card scanned. Show them your paper and they will direct you, once at the station they check you in and you see how to Don a life jacket and away you go. Get it done as soon as you board, don’t be that person that they keep calling over the loud speaker. Edited August 16, 2022 by Wennfred 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundloop Posted August 16, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 16, 2022 There's also a safety video for you to watch on your cabin television which will most likely be playing when you get there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Beach Bum Posted August 16, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 hours ago, ProgRockCruiser said: That is the protocol, actually. Your muster station is associated with your cabin location. They don't need everyone piling into one muster station area because it was the closest to the MDR or theater. I suppose the thinking is it takes far, far longer for any ship to get into serious trouble than you might see on TV, so there is time to get life vests and proceed in a slightly less-chaotic fashion to your muster station to get onto a lifeboat if required. Except on Mardi Gras life jackets are now next to your muster and not in stateroom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted August 17, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Chelle621 said: But I never knew that all you do is basically show up to your station, have them scan your card or boarding pass and go on about your day. All the cruiselines made this change when cruises restarted after COVID because it was no longer safe to pack people wall-to-wall at the muster stations for 15 minutes solely for a drill. Obviously in a true emergency, spreading COVID at the muster stations still isn't as bad as drowning with the ship. What's supposed to happen though is you watch the safety video on the cruiseline app or cabin TV, and when you go to the muster station the crew can see on their tablet that you've done so. If you haven't, they can do the lifejacket demo in person and clear you as complete, but it sounds like some crew are getting sloppy and just clearing people regardless. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iria64 Posted August 17, 2022 #14 Share Posted August 17, 2022 6 hours ago, Wennfred said: It’s says your Muster station right on the boarding pass contract paper you print out. So no need to ask anyone nor get your sail & sign card scanned. Show them your paper and they will direct you, once at the station they check you in and you see how to Don a life jacket and away you go. Get it done as soon as you board, don’t be that person that they keep calling over the loud speaker. On this last cruise about 1/2 hour before sailing they made an announcement that 9% of passengers had still not checked in at their muster station. 20 minutes later that was down to 4%. No other announcements were made after that so I assume that 4% showed up in the last 10 minutes or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted August 17, 2022 #15 Share Posted August 17, 2022 25 minutes ago, iria64 said: On this last cruise about 1/2 hour before sailing they made an announcement that 9% of passengers had still not checked in at their muster station. 20 minutes later that was down to 4%. No other announcements were made after that so I assume that 4% showed up in the last 10 minutes or so. Carnival will cut off your S&S card after I think the first 2 drinks on embarkation day if you haven't checked in yet, so that's also an incentive for people drinking at the bar to check in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare slavigne5577 Posted August 17, 2022 #16 Share Posted August 17, 2022 We cruised on Glory June 26, 2022 and were on ship by 1:30 and were not allowed to purchase anything until completing muster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted August 17, 2022 #17 Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, slavigne5577 said: We cruised on Glory June 26, 2022 and were on ship by 1:30 and were not allowed to purchase anything until completing muster. I was cut off after 2 on my last Carnival cruise in February. (I did plan to check in after my third but still had several hours until departure.) Apparently they've tightened it down even more since then because people are more interested in drinking than getting their business taken care of so the ship can depart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted August 17, 2022 #18 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, DallasGuy75219 said: I was cut off after 2 on my last Carnival cruise in February. (I did plan to check in after my third but still had several hours until departure.) Apparently they've tightened it down even more since then because people are more interested in drinking than getting their business taken care of so the ship can depart. I guess more people cruise to drink than cruise to muster. LOL 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheersPkg4Us Posted August 23, 2022 #19 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Good info! Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andoria Posted August 23, 2022 #20 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I haven't cruised on Carnival since before Covid and I'm happy that their muster drill no longer seems like a time consuming PITA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
variable283 Posted August 24, 2022 #21 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just got off the Radiance last week. The procedure was as follows: 1) Board with your boarding pass, it lists the muster station on it. 2) Employees in the lobby of the ship check the pass and direct you to the muster station immediately. (keep this in mind if you are carrying bags with you) 3) Go to the muster station, they gave a brief safety lesson to myself and my friend, maybe 2-3 minutes in length (how to put on a life jacket, come here in a emergency, etc.) 4) Scanned our boarding passes and told us we were done, go to our stateroom and our cards would be in an envelope on the door. After picking up your cards on your door you are free to roam the ship go to the bar or whatever. Very painless and much better than it used to be 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john91498 Posted August 24, 2022 #22 Share Posted August 24, 2022 We were on the Radiance a few weeks ago, but we went to our suite first. Then, we went to the muster and it was 5 minutes, tops... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemrtt Posted August 24, 2022 #23 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, variable283 said: Just got off the Radiance last week. The procedure was as follows: 1) Board with your boarding pass, it lists the muster station on it. 2) Employees in the lobby of the ship check the pass and direct you to the muster station immediately. (keep this in mind if you are carrying bags with you) 3) Go to the muster station, they gave a brief safety lesson to myself and my friend, maybe 2-3 minutes in length (how to put on a life jacket, come here in a emergency, etc.) 4) Scanned our boarding passes and told us we were done, go to our stateroom and our cards would be in an envelope on the door. After picking up your cards on your door you are free to roam the ship go to the bar or whatever. Very painless and much better than it used to be Informative! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wennfred Posted August 24, 2022 #24 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Note that if the cabins are not ready, you can use your paper boarding pass to make purchases as they will scan the bar code upper right corner of your sheet as well at the muster stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iria64 Posted August 24, 2022 #25 Share Posted August 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Wennfred said: Note that if the cabins are not ready, you can use your paper boarding pass to make purchases as they will scan the bar code upper right corner of your sheet as well at the muster stations. I am not sure the bar code has the correct info in it. What they did for us is they wrote your folio number on the boarding pass. That was one think I could not understand on the ship... with all the electronic gadgets available, no matter where we go a drink... at a bar, in a restaurant... they always wrote the folio number down and had to manually enter it their POS terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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