Can I see my muster station well in advance?

[cr8tiv1]

I just checked my app.  It says Crooners.  
 

BUT

 

I’ve been on the Caribbean Princess many times and it was always near the (former) cigar lounge (Deck 6) for a window suite/mid forward cabin.

 

Same for Grand.  Says Crooners when it was at the Crown Grill.

 

You think?  There’s some misinformation here?  Not helpful to new passengers. 

Edited April 16 by cr8tiv1

[skynight]

When you board look for any crew member with a yellow hat or just any crew member. Provide them with your cabin number and they will be able to tell you where your muster station is located. All the muster stations on the Grand Class ships are on deck 7. On Royal Class ships I think some are also on deck 6. They are very easy to find. No real need to know in advance. Your muster station will be somewhere on these deck below your cabin section. 

Edited April 16 by skynight

[mtnesterz]

8 hours ago, cr8tiv1 said:

There’s some misinformation here?  Not helpful to new passengers. 

Agreed! For those new, or those who are now confused after reading. Some passengers book under a cabin guarantee, which means you would not know your muster station until you know your cabin number, which may be assigned at boarding. To know your muster station to a certainty, when you get to your cabin, it is posted on the inside of your cabin door. Be sure.

[john watson]

On 4/14/2024 at 7:11 PM, JimmyVWine said:

 Nothing says “Muster Station” like a print of an olive sliding down a piano leg!

 

Pre-Covid we frequently mustered in the casino. In a real emergency that would be ridiculous. Presumably when the emergency arose, the casino could very likely be open, with money and chips all over the place. Then, all of a sudden, the people in the casino whose muster station was elsewhere would have to leave in a panic, while several hundred other people would be coming in. No telling what would happen to the chips and cash. A recipe for chaos. 

 

In reality all the muster stations are going to be used for another purpose, not just the casino. When a genuine muster is called the official response passengers should make is to return to cabins to collect life jackets, the warm clothing and medication. There are special arrangements for children's clubs. Next stage is to go down to the muster station and be counted.  This will disrupt whatever people are doing initially, eating dinner, playing bingo etc.  All facilities, bars etc. close down and stop selling drinks because the crew need to muster and take up new roles. Remember the signal is not the signal that an abandon ship situation is taking place. It could be a possible man overboard scenario and a full count of all passengers and crew might prove it to be a very strong yet false alarm. Accounting for everybody will save a lot of wasted time.

 

Regards John

[skynight]

On 4/16/2024 at 12:17 PM, captain_pugwash said:

"might be"  how certain are you that this will be the case, is this policy during your time with Princess?

The poster is correct. Muster stations on every Princess ship I have sailed on, which are all the classes except the new Sun, as well as classes of ships long retired from the fleet have muster stations assigned on the main promenade deck and maybe one deck lower. The stations start forward as muster station A and move aft through muster stations B to E and sometimes F. Some stations are combined. Each cabin's muster station is below or above the area where the cabin is located.

I can't quote any regulations, but feel placement of muster stations are defined in standard SOLAS rules. 

[Thrak]

To me, the easiest way to find out where my muster station is so I can check in before heading to MDR for embarkation lunch - or up to my cabin - is to simply ask at any muster station. It's always simple to locate one and they will be able to tell you where your proper muster station is located. Quick and easy with no ambiguity.

[JimmyVWine]

2 hours ago, john watson said:

This will disrupt whatever people are doing initially, eating dinner, playing bingo etc.

Obviously.  But the disruption in the venue where there are literally tens of thousands of dollars of chips on the tables in unmatched by any other venue on the ship.  Imagine sitting at a poker table when the signal sounds and people heed the call to go back to their cabins as they should.  "Hey! Where are you going?  Stay here and finish out this hand!"  And if everyone does what they are supposed to and heeds the warning, what happens to the chips in the center of the table as the people whose muster station is the casino arrive in a few minutes and start to sit at the gaming tables?  None of this is an issue in the theater or in Princess Live. 

[john watson]

20 hours ago, JimmyVWine said:

Obviously.  But the disruption in the venue where there are literally tens of thousands of dollars of chips on the tables in unmatched by any other venue on the ship.  Imagine sitting at a poker table when the signal sounds and people heed the call to go back to their cabins as they should.  "Hey! Where are you going?  Stay here and finish out this hand!"  And if everyone does what they are supposed to and heeds the warning, what happens to the chips in the center of the table as the people whose muster station is the casino arrive in a few minutes and start to sit at the gaming tables?  None of this is an issue in the theater or in Princess Live. 

 

i am sure an emergency protocol has been devised by the management of the casino. In a similar way as heart attacks have a response procedure. I should imagine they finish all games in process and clear all the chips away for security reasons which will not take long. If players immediately walk off it might be regarded as folding. Although it is an emergency signal it is not an announcement of instant threat to life.  They might even direct committed players to go direct to muster station as a default.

 

Regards John

[Mississippian]

On 4/14/2024 at 2:04 PM, BamaVol said:

Let me try a slightly better shot. It clearly indicates with icon and print that my muster station is the captains circle loyalty desk. It looks odd and it might change. But that life preserver is pointing to a location. Does anyone show something different or is that a placeholder we all see until on board?

 

My muster station shows as being at Crooners on my upcoming Caribbean Princess cruise.