Time of the muster drill

Hi,

We will be embarking in Monte Carlo and we know we can start the check-in process at noon time and the boat then leaves at 2300. We want to leave the ship to tour around the city once we are done with the check-in and have some lunch. So my question is, when is the muster drill usually held? Is it near time of sailing or just before dinner? If it is held at around 4pm then there is not much time to go out and be back then. (which is a shame as that will mean i will miss this city)

and the fact I have booked the specialty restaurant at 1830 on the first day doesn't really help but that's the only slot i can find...

Thanks!

The muster drill is 5:00 or 5:30 I can’t recall exactly. We only arrived on the ship at 4:00 pm due to flight delay.

Cannot give you a specific time as to your pending cruise, but, based on past experience(s), the usual muster drill is 1630H. It would be unusual to have it any later than 1700H, due to folks wanting to get back to their suites; change, and prepare for a predinner cocktail. Obviously, in your situation--the "sail away" event which many guests enjoy, will not be a factor. When departure is--and often is--around 1800H, that is also a factor in earlier scheduling of that drill.

Based on our real world experience of actually being involved in the "real thing" while at sea in the South Atlantic--my wife and I take such drills very seriously.

GOARMY!

During this year’s world cruise, it was 45 minutes prior to scheduled departure, so 4:15 for 5 pm departure, 5:15 for 6 pm departure. I don’t think they have it any later than 5:15 though, since the restaurants are often the muster station, and they have to get ready for dinner at 6.30.

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Thanks all! In this case i will probably do a quick trip nearby

Vipro: All things considered--a wise decision.

Everyone: Please pay close attention to Drill instructions, because there are nuances as to a particular ship, itinerary, and anticipated weather situations. Hopefully, you will not encounter what we encountered when, at 0015H, in the South Atlantic, the fully-30 second klaxon screech in our suite (and every other one) aroused all passengers from a sound sleep.

Having been fully-briefed during the Muster Drill (about five-days previous) on what to do and where to go--my wife and I knew what to do.

Everything turned out o.k. Otherwise, would not be posting this. Just a cautionary tale. Cruise long enough, and "stuff" will happen. Be prepared to react.

GOARMY!

I believe the SOLAS requirement for the Muster Drill is that it be held within 24 hours of original sailing. And also that normally it is 1630/1700 when sailing is at 1800 BUT I also remember a sailing - which well may have been from Monaco - when we sailed around midnight and the Muster Drill was following morning. That was some time ago though and rules may well have changed. Seems too bad to me to have the drill at the end of the afternoon when the ship doesn't sail until very late. It means that some who might have wanted to eat on shore, go to the Casino etc, cannot.

Being new to Regent, but not new to cruising, it would be helpful if the time of muster was put on your paperwork.

I know on our recent cruise, there were a lot of flight delays which meant many missed muster, so there was an additional muster the next morning.

Goarmy ... agree without reservation. I love these people who find drills a nuisance, but what do I know [emoji3]

Equally disconcerting is having the lifeboat ‘ship a green one’ and become totally disabled. That just adds insult to my injury 🤬

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Being new to Regent, but not new to cruising, it would be helpful if the time of muster was put on your paperwork.

I know on our recent cruise, there were a lot of flight delays which meant many missed muster, so there was an additional muster the next morning.

I doubt this is possible - the timing of the muster drill depends on many other factors. For example on one cruise we took on Voyager embarcation at Civitavecchia was delayed by several hours because of a surprise inspection of the ship that the US Coast Guard (I think...) sprung on them. Everything in the schedule that day got set back.

Then on Riviera last November - we boarded on one day and then over-nighted in port and sailed the following. Muster drill was the second day at 17h30. (Logical I suppose since we weren't going anywhere that first night...)