Lifeguard on NCL?!?

[GUEST080219]

First time I remember to have seen that. Now at the pool of the Jade. Is it fleet wide already?

 

[negn]

Saw someone observing swimmers on Escape but don’t know if it was truly a lifeguards

[maulers2000]

We saw a lifeguard on the Getaway 2 weeks ago

[Steff79]

In July at the Breakaway was a lifeguard at the kids pool the whole day.

[phillyguy31]

If I remember correctly many of the lines are now having life guards at the pools.

[GUEST080219]

Interesting. Never experienced it before and never heard of it. Thought that would have been big news the cruise lines had an interest to make public.

 

On a different note the more important change no more pre batched drinks here neither in Sugarcane nor Shakers. Love it.

[phillyguy31]

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article145571359.html

[sleepbestonships]

This is a great development. Drowning is preventable. As a former lifeguard, it is very frustrating to me to be at pools where there are unattended children. I often have to leave, because I cannot enjoy my time at all.

[casofilia]

That will be a wonderful change; especially if they actually control what happens in and round the pool.

[kirsty_r]

Let’s hope children (and adults) listen to them... all children should be attended by any means.

 

 

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[GUEST080219]

That will be a wonderful change; especially if they actually control what happens in and round the pool.

 

 

 

Actually I saw the lifeguard today stopping adults from drinking out of plastic cups in the whirlpool. I would rather have NCL add staff in other departments though.

 

Sorry for missing the news about adding lifeguards dated from last year so I guess we can let this thread go die now [emoji3]

[dread_pirate]

I hope they now police babies in swim diapers in the pools. I stopped going to the NCL pools because even with complaints, no one did anything. Haven't been on since lifeguards were put in, though.

[zqvol]

They are more to watch people on the deck and keep them from running than they are to watch people in the pools. They provide a false sense of security.

[PelicanBill]

Well this is interesting. The news item is from April 2017 and said they would roll out Lifeguards by summer (2017). Yet we were on Breakaway December 2017 and we still had deck attendants (no running, no kids in the pool) and not lifeguards. They tried to kick my 18 year old daughter out of the pool. He gave me a face like "I don't believe you" when I told him she's 18. Went and got her card to prove it.

[sleepbestonships]

Deck attendants are definitely not the same thing as lifeguards. But- it is better than nothing. Making sure kids under a certain age are not allowed unattended in the pools is an important lifesaving measure. This in no way negates the need for parents of younger children to be actively watching their children while in/at the pool with them. Many parents do not realize how dangerous water can be. Drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for children under 4.

[NLH Arizona]

They provide a false sense of security.

I agree. I hope parents don't depend only on the lifeguards to watch their children, as they shouldn't let them out of their sight while in the pools.

[KittyloverCA]

First time I remember to have seen that. Now at the pool of the Jade. Is it fleet wide already?

 

 

 

Yes, there was one on the BA this summer. However she was never rotated out (aren’t they supposed to rotate every 20 min or so?) and didn’t enforce any rules like running or beverages. And it seemed to me the majority of kids didn’t have a parent watching them, as the deck chairs aren’t really by the pool

 

 

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[KittyloverCA]

That will be a wonderful change; especially if they actually control what happens in and round the pool.

 

 

 

They don’t!

 

 

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[fshagan]

I heard when Disney added them, and this Cruise Critic article from 2017 lists Disney, NCL and RCL as lines that have Red Cross certified lifeguards.

 

It's a good move because children can drown even while surrounded by adults. Life guards are trained to spot drowning while most of us don't have a clue someone is in trouble in the water.

[Barb Nahoumi]

I heard when Disney added them, and this Cruise Critic article from 2017 lists Disney, NCL and RCL as lines that have Red Cross certified lifeguards.

 

It's a good move because children can drown even while surrounded by adults. Life guards are trained to spot drowning while most of us don't have a clue someone is in trouble in the water.

 

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[Milford57]

we were just on the sun and had one. He stood under the steps in the shade on his phone and really was only concerned about drinks in the pool!

[Got No Real Name]

This is a great development. Drowning is preventable. As a former lifeguard, it is very frustrating to me to be at pools where there are unattended children. I often have to leave, because I cannot enjoy my time at all.

 

 

Unattended children is a PARENT problem NOT a lifeguard problem.

[Got No Real Name]

That will be a wonderful change; especially if they actually control what happens in and round the pool.

 

LOL I can see them now going in the pool from person to person to control anyone who happens to be peeing.

[Got No Real Name]

They are more to watch people on the deck and keep them from running than they are to watch people in the pools. They provide a false sense of security.

 

It can even be argued that they make it less safe since some parents will think that lifeguards being present relieve them form their parental supervision responsibilities.

[sleepbestonships]

A properly trained lifeguard will require that parents attend to their children, that a life vest is being worn, or that a swim test can be passed. I would personally approach a lifeguard on his/her phone and explain to them the importance of their job. I am sure it can be frustrating for them, as if they try to point out the need for parents to attend to their children, they may get attitude back- but if the communication is handled properly and with respect, I have found most parents to be responsive (speaking as a former lifeguard and now concerned person who tries to help educate parents so they do not have to experience the unfathomable loss of a drowned child).