Celebrity app for Muster drill

[Jerseyden]

Didn’t see any place on celebrity site to ask this, but has anyone tried to get Celebrity to create an app to go over what is presented in the drill, that way people don’t have to be rounded up before sailing. This could be presented as a high tech improvement over existing procedures.

[CruisingTheWaves]

I think by law Celebrity has to make sure everyone participates and an app would severely diminish participation - people just wouldn't participate. Then no one would know what to do in an emergency. Not that many people pay much attention during the muster drills but making people go to their assigned locations so that they know where to go is better than people running around frantic in an emergency.

 

Plus, we all know Celebrity's track record with technology. I doubt it would even work.

Edited January 22, 2019 by CruisingTheWaves

[memoak]

The muster drill is required by the Coast Guard and I have even seen Coast Guard members a muster drills observing

[wwcruisers]

The muster drill is not just for you -- it's training for the crew, as well. They have to get a whole ship-load of strangers to their muster stations, do a head count, and present the drill information, in an orderly and timely manner. In addition to the 'public' muster drill, the crew also participates in muster exercises -- often on port days, when most of the pax are off the ship. Important stuff! 😎

[bookitdanno]

I guess that there are going to be some things in life that cannot be done on your phone, ipad or tablet, even your laptop.

Some things where you just have to show up.

Oh, the humanity!!!

Edited January 22, 2019 by bookitdanno
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[Paulras]

Can't wait to see the headlines, "Hundreds perish as passengers stare at their phones instead of abandoning ship" 

[Paulras]

Or "Celebrity IT department to blame as muster video in app inadvertently replaced with real James Bond movie" 

[harrywpb]

The last few MD’s we’ve attended have been a joke. They crowd too many in spaces where the life jacket demo is not viewable by all and the audio is not in ears reach.  I pity the ship that has a real emergency after not properly explaining the procedures. 

 

Harry

[Charles4515]

3 hours ago, Jerseyden said:

Didn’t see any place on celebrity site to ask this, but has anyone tried to get Celebrity to create an app to go over what is presented in the drill, that way people don’t have to be rounded up before sailing. This could be presented as a high tech improvement over existing procedures.

 

Not going to happen. It is not just the info presented. By Maritime Law passengers must go to their muster stations. 

Edited January 22, 2019 by Charles4515

[Shadow9612]

7 hours ago, Paulras said:

Or "Celebrity IT department to blame as muster video in app inadvertently replaced with real James Bond movie" 

What about  "you have been locked out of the app for 20 minutes"....

[Shadow9612]

Last cruise, we arrived 15 minutes before the drill start time. 

 

The drill started 30 minutes after the start time (so I'm sitting there 45 minutes already) because they were waiting for guests to arrive.

 

The actual drill itself took very little time, including the washy washy video. 😂

 

Any idea why they can't hold multiple drills for people to choose from to attend on the first day? Wouldn't that lead to less congestion, and possibly happier guests because the whole experience would be shorter and quicker?

[Charles4515]

  Any idea why they can't hold multiple drills for people to choose from to attend on the first day? Wouldn't that lead to less congestion, and possibly happier guests because the whole experience would be shorter and quicker?    

 

 

 They close down all the venues during the drill. The crew directing passengers is part of the drill. They have an assignment. The drill is to take place before the ship sails.   

 

In a real emergency all will be participating at the same time, passengers and crew.  

 

Perhaps you never heard of the Costa Concordia? [emoji848]

 

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[Beanb41]

4 hours ago, Charles4515 said:

 They close down all the venues during the drill. The crew directing passengers is part of the drill. They have an assignment. The drill is to take place before the ship sails.   

 

In a real emergency all will be participating at the same time, passengers and crew.  

 

Perhaps you never heard of the Costa Concordia?

 

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The drill is repeated on your TV if you want a rerun

 

 

 

 

 

[cruise47]

Where are the MD conducted on The Edge?

[Caribbean Chris]

15 hours ago, harrywpb said:

The last few MD’s we’ve attended have been a joke. They crowd too many in spaces where the life jacket demo is not viewable by all and the audio is not in ears reach.  I pity the ship that has a real emergency after not properly explaining the procedures. 

 

Harry

 

I agree. Our last muster drill was in the casino. Sitting on slot machine stools 20 or 30 feet away from the TV playing the spy movie - poor sightlines and impossible to hear anything.

Edited January 23, 2019 by Caribbean Chris

[CruisingTheWaves]

We're on Edge in March and our muster station on the xpress pass says D02. Anyone know which location this is on Edge?