Magic Possible Man Overboard Feb 6th

Hope everyone is ok, maybe someone just off the Magic can share some first hand knowledge.

http://disneycruiselineblog.com/2016/02/disney-magic-possible-man-overboard-on-february-6-2016/

I've just read this over on the disneycruiselineblog.

From one report over there a Guest was told everyone was accounted for and it was a false alarm.

I hope that is true,

ex techie

I read through some of the posted comments. Looks like they were in muster stations for about 60-90 min while they conducted a head count. Sounds like everyone was accounted for so may have been a false alarm.

This is one area where I think Princess beats DCL, all Princess muster stations are inside and have a lot of places where you can sit.

I read through some of the posted comments. Looks like they were in muster stations for about 60-90 min while they conducted a head count. Sounds like everyone was accounted for so may have been a false alarm.

 

This is one area where I think Princess beats DCL, all Princess muster stations are inside and have a lot of places where you can sit.

True--all Princess muster stations are inside. However, our station did not have sufficient seats for all the late comers. Those who showed up in a timely fashion had seats.

DCL--some stations inside with plenty of seating for all. Some stations outside with no seating.

You've just gotta "love" some of your fellow cruisers like Tammy :rolleyes::

Tammy

February 7, 2016 at 2:41 pm

Everyone had to go their areas for the count and we were on deck for anouthourand hakf. It was horrible. Kids screaming and puking. One child puked on deck and her mom and crew members just standibg there doing nothing. I finally had to say get an ***** towel for god sake. Was horrendous

Nice!

Those that have no clue whatsoever!

Gina

February 7, 2016 at 1:32 pm

Just curious…. Did families with little ones have to wake them up and carry them outside for the muster drill? I’m assuming so since everyone has to be accounted for but I just hate to think of the little babies and toddlers being woken up and taken out of their beds. : (

But there are always those that are more understanding and, well, more nice or better people IMO.

I'd prefer to have anyone of these Guests with me at a emergency station any day of the week and twice on a Sunday!

Yes, I had a 8 month old and a 4 year old we had to hold on the cold deck for the entire time. Shoulder to shoulder. … plus my 2 tweens. Not fun at all. But we were all safe just very uncomfortable.

Nicole

February 7, 2016 at 1:45 pm

Yes, there were lots of us in our pajamas. And there were some very unhappy kids. We were at the muster for about an hour, couldn’t leave until they tracked down every stateroom.

Bill

February 7, 2016 at 3:18 pm

Not true about crew doing nothing. The quickly had people on the scene to take care of the child and mess. People were escorted to the bathrooms and provided sheets for the children. Wes it pleasant,no. Was it necessary, yes.

J

February 7, 2016 at 3:56 pm

Was on the Magic last night.

The crew did an amazing job talking care of people.

Someone in our group did get seasick and the Cast Members took care for her

Kathy

February 7, 2016 at 4:51 pm

Crew did great job! All the kids in our muster station were absolute troopers! Not one tear or complaint. Some adults could have taken some lessons from the kids:)

Laura

February 7, 2016 at 4:58 pm

I was also on the ship. Crew did a great job. Eventually they brought those that were outside to join those of us that we’re stationed in the theatre. Yes it did mess with the mood for all as we all were so worried for a fellow passengers family not know what really happened. I wish they would have told us as all then needed to get back to rooms to finish packing since many were in the process when the notice came out. Bars were totally empty after.

Alyssa

February 7, 2016 at 5:01 pm

The crew was fantastic. Was it annoying? Absolutely. But I’m glad they do it. I heard from a crew member that everyone was accounted for. And I’m assuming they were. They called specific names over the intercom after several announcements that you need to muster and we were waiting for a few people. After they called the people by name they did not call a second time, which I’m assuming means they checked in.

Tiffany Spradley

February 7, 2016 at 5:10 pm

We didn’t have a horrible experience at all. The crew did everything they could to ensure we were as comfortable as possible including bringing out blankets and asking us over and over if we were ok. Yes we brough the kids out late but with the blankets provided they sat on the deck and went to sleep. Kudos for Disney for handling this thr best way possible.

There's always that one, and I bet Tammy was at Guest Services afterwards pissing and whining some more.

ex techie

I read through some of the posted comments. Looks like they were in muster stations for about 60-90 min while they conducted a head count. Sounds like everyone was accounted for so may have been a false alarm.

 

This is one area where I think Princess beats DCL, all Princess muster stations are inside and have a lot of places where you can sit.

If I ever need to go to a muster station for real I certainly would not relish it being inside. Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

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If I ever need to go to a muster station for real I certainly would not relish it being inside. Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

 

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The indoor muster locations are not simply picked out of thin air. At the time the ship is designed, the decision as to where muster stations are, and whether they are indoors or outdoors is made, and the spaces selected are studied for adequate space (seating not required), ingress points, egress points, and timing to the boat embarkation points. These studies use crowd management paradigms which can statistically simulate panic and locate problem areas with the space selected and require further design changes or even a total change in location.

While the IMO prefers musters to be at the boats, my feeling is that it is better to have indoor ones, since the passengers are under better environmental conditions and therefore more amenable to control by the crew, for longer periods of time, and can also be directed to the boats in an orderly fashion, should that be necessary.

Remember, the muster really has nothing to do with the boats. It is all about accountability. In any type of emergency, just like this suspected man overboard, you need to be able to quickly determine who is missing, and to be able to "herd the cats" into areas that are known and under crew control. There are probably a hundred cases of passengers being mustered in an emergency when the Captain had no thought whatsoever of ever putting them in the boats.

Ex Royal Navy.

Two biggest risks to ship are fire and water ingress. Again, in neither situation would I want to be herded inside with others.

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You have to also consider the vast majority of times people are asked to muster it is not to abandon ship, nor are they in immediate danger of fire. Inside muster stations are steps from life boats on the life boat deck. Thus protecting people from the elements, as often times you are at a muster station for a moderate amount of time, seems reasonable and in the best interests of passengers. I fail to see how a difference of 50 feet greatly impacts passenger safety, and for me I would much rather be inside, comfortable, while the emergency is dealt with.

"Herding" inside in a muster situation is not significantly different than doing the same for tender tickets and proceeding to the tenders. Thus, the crew has significant experience in dealing with this. Yes, I do realize that an assembly in the theatres is more organized than in the dining rooms.

As above, many musters are not an immediate abandon ship situation. For these, the inside is far more comfortable for passengers and does not compromise safety.

The worse situation might be where a muster station cannot be used due to water, fire, or a situation involving inability to lower particular lifeboats. Re-directing people to a different station would likely be a bigger mess and removing them in order from theatre seats.