Life Jackets

[danp]

We were on RCCL Adventure last month and we didn't have to bring our life jackets to the muster,does anyone know if NCL is the same?As we will be sailing the Pearl next.

[dtiger]

You have to bring your life jacket from your stateroom to the lifeboat drill.

[sillysailor 1955]

Never sailed on RCC but have sailed 3 times on NCL and life jackets are taken and worn to the muster drill (also on HAL and Princess)

[bakerintn]

Your cabin number is on the life jacket...that's how they take "muster"

[deepnite10]

because so many people have had problems putting their life jackets on..or putting them on wrong..while on the Star they had us carry our jackets to the drill..then gave us instruction s on putting them on..

 

sorta like those drill you have on a plane befor take off..

[Pickels]

We were on RCCL Adventure last month and we didn't have to bring our life jackets to the muster,does anyone know if NCL is the same?As we will be sailing the Pearl next.

 

Yes, you have to attend the muster drill, (please don't hide in your cabin; you'll delay everything) and you have to bring your life jacket. Some people have a difficult time putting on the life jacket the correct way and, at the muster drill, they will show you the proper way to put on the jacket. Happy Cruisin' ;)

[lambs2]

Just got off a 5 day RCCL cruise, and the above posters are right. NO life jackets required at the drill! Every other cruiseline we have sailed on has required them, however, including our 4 previous NCL cruises.

[johnql]

The life jackets are definitely required to be brought to the muster drill on NCL. I find it hard to understand why RCI has decided to forego this - the best way to learn how to put on the life jacket is to actually do it under proper supervision. I've seen plenty of passengers struggle with the procedure. Assuming that the passengers can figure it out on their own seems unwise.

[Duff Man]

Wow, that seems crazy! On the one hand, we have posters saying that some people have trouble putting the jackets on correctly (which I believe), yet on the other hand a cruise that doesn't take a little extra effort to make sure people know how to use them! :eek: Even just putting the jack on 1 time is likely to "teach" the passengers.