Muster Drill Question

[heisnuts]

If you have been through the Muster Drill several times before, are you allowed to stay in your cabin during the drill, or do they hunt you down (and/or take roll call at the station)?

[Toyz711]

always took the cabin number down at the station.

[heisnuts]

Thanks for the fast response. Looks like we will have another drill under our belts.

[cruisng4fun]

Does anyone know what happens to the people who don't show for the muster drill? Not that I wouldn't go, because I want to know where my boat is if the ship is going down:)

[TonyFred]

It is VERY inconsiderate to everyone else to try and avoid the drill. Even if you have been through it on another ship, you dont know where to meet on this one in the event of an emergency. And until everyone shows up, they make everyone else wait.

[ohioNCLcruiser]

They take roll call and if you miss it the next day you have to go to a make up one. Showing up is in everyones best interest-yourself, the other passengers and the crew. They only last 30 min if that.

[WinnieinWA]

If you have been through the Muster Drill several times before, are you allowed to stay in your cabin during the drill, or do they hunt you down (and/or take roll call at the station)?

 

Yes to both.

[Toyz711]

i have seen them get on the radio and report missing cabins...then people show up.

last time, all our group was there. but this girl ....mid 20s, in white shorts and clogs was running by our group. she had been escorted to that deck and TOLD to run (not walk) down to her group. everyone was clapping..she was not a happy camper. she could barely walk in those high clogs, let along run....

[zqvol]

If you have been through the Muster Drill several times before, are you allowed to stay in your cabin during the drill, or do they hunt you down (and/or take roll call at the station)?

 

They will hunt you down either that day or the next and make you participate in a safety drill. They do not want to deal with the coast guard for a silly rule violation. In other words, just go, because every ship is different and sometimes bad things happen (I'm thinking of the big fire last year and the recent sinking near antartica.)

[nicknack]

I hate to wake the moral indignation of everyone, but last month on the Pearl, we were sitting on the sun deck, one deck above the pool, when the drill started. About 50 other people were around. Some were sitting in bathing suits. Crew members were walking all around us, and I was prepared and expected to go to my station when the drill started, having already looked up where I have to go, as soon as any crew member said anything. Not one crew member told us to report to the drill They continued to walk by, just smiling at us and everyone else. I waited and waited, like every one else, and before we knew it, they announced on the loudspeaker that the drill was over. We never heard from anyone about our absense or any makeup. Not proud of it, but it was a relaxing time.

[TonyFred]

So nicknack, you knew where you were supposed to go, knew that you were supposed to go, but decided not to go until you were told to.

Good job. You are a credit to cruisers everywhere...deciding your relaxing time was more important than learning what to do in an event of a real emergency.

[nicknack]

So nicknack, you knew where you were supposed to go, knew that you were supposed to go, but decided not to go until you were told to.

Good job. You are a credit to cruisers everywhere...deciding your relaxing time was more important than learning what to do in an event of a real emergency.

 

Thank you. But considering I knew where to go and it was about my 25th cruise, I wasn't too concerned. Your attention should be directed more to NCL training for crew members who apparently lack it. Those are the ones you will have to depend on in the event of a real emergency.

[DaytonGirl]

I hate to wake the moral indignation of everyone, but last month on the Pearl, we were sitting on the sun deck, one deck above the pool, when the drill started. About 50 other people were around. Some were sitting in bathing suits. Crew members were walking all around us, and I was prepared and expected to go to my station when the drill started, having already looked up where I have to go, as soon as any crew member said anything. Not one crew member told us to report to the drill They continued to walk by, just smiling at us and everyone else. I waited and waited, like every one else, and before we knew it, they announced on the loudspeaker that the drill was over. We never heard from anyone about our absense or any makeup. Not proud of it, but it was a relaxing time.

 

Was it possible that the other people around you were doing a back to back and had already done the muster drill on the first leg of their cruise?

 

I will be in that position in April.

 

Truthfully, I have been to 21 muster drills. I would never have to attend another and would know what to do in case of emergency.

[ohioNCLcruiser]

Lets say you cruised on 20 other cruises and you were on a cruise that had a large fire. You missed the boat drill so you didn't know what your back up assembly station was because your station was on fire, but luckily on your last cruise you went so you knew where to go on the Carnival Destiny..even though your on the Norwegian Star...

 

 

Once again everyone it only lasts 20-30 min and it is a United States Coast guard mandatory drill. You wouldn't run a red light because you already stopped at 20 during the week! It helps out everyone in the long run if there was an emergency. A. It helps to know where you should go. B. It will make you get to your station quicker, and as soon as everyone is there you can be taken to a lifeboat and C. As a crew member myself who has a safety job to make sure everyone makes it to their station, knowing where to go makes us have to go find fewer people. Just do it, enjoy it and take a picture in the life jacket.

 

James