New Poll - Do ya' Muster?

[ArizonaRalphie]

I'm just more than sorta' curious about all the seasoned cruisers who have been through the Muster Drill thing a time or two. Any of you "hide" or "sneak out" of this activity?

[Druke I]

We always attend.

[megr1125]

Yup-I muster.....gotta love those gorgeous orange outfits!!

 

Frankly, I wouldn't want to be scolded for missing...we all know how Titanic ends!

 

I always say, there are only 2 things you have to do on a cruise, Muster and get off the ship at the end...(I don't like that second one too much!)

[madelinerose]

I'm just more than sorta' curious about all the seasoned cruisers who have been through the Muster Drill thing a time or two. Any of you "hide" or "sneak out" of this activity?

 

 

Where's the poll? :confused:

[BND]

Nope, have gone on both previous cruises and plan on going on the upcoming one. This topic was on Carnival a while back and got a little heated. Apparently a couple of people have attempted to hide out, while others have been caught and a few got away with it. It's not supposed to be for "fun" but for safety. You just have to suck up some things.

[tahoe782]

We always attend. We have been keep waiting for 1/2 hour twice while they went to "find" the missing people. They called roll call.

Everyone knew and made fun of them the whole crew

Aleeta

[MichCook]

Well, I wouldn't say we look forward to the muster, but we do attend just in case something ever happened!:eek:

[dforeigner]

Nothing wrong with going to Muster and finding out where you are suppose to report in case of... My problem is with those individuals who insist on showing up 15 minutes late.

[Whimsy]

We attend and always will attend. Things do happen and it's best to be prepared.

[greatam]

I resent people who try to hide. IF something happened, those would be the VERY people who would be whining and cause chaos.

 

I would like to think that even if you don't care about your "neighbors", you would care enough about yourself to go to the drill, LEARN what you are supposed to do, and then maybe actually look at the posted signs about where to go while you are out and about on the ship. Things may not happen while you are in your cabin.

[ArizonaRalphie]

Actually, I have been on one or two cruises where they had a "roll call."

[DougandEric]

To those that don't attend, all I have to say is, 'Get the h*ll out of my way!' I'm not going to die because you were too lazy to attend and don't know where to go!

[PescadoAmarillo]

I didn't think it was an option.

 

The only time we don't go is when we do B2Bs in the same cabin. And even then, we notify our cabin steward that we won't be going and hide in our cabin so as not to flaunt our excused absence.

[Clutterlady]

Always attend. It's almost like the offical start of my cruise:p

[DeRon]

If you miss, do you have to do "make-up" work?

[Tater1800]

I always tell this story whenever this topic comes up.

 

In March of 2006 at 2:00AM aboard the Star Princess about 50 miles west of Jamaica, General Muster was called. While navigating around a closed fire door an idiot opens his cabin door and asks, "Where do we go?"

 

A thirty minute Muster Drill is a minor detail. The drill is for everyone's safety. By skipping the drill you could put others in danger.

 

[Brad1185]

Im not hiding in the cabin, just staying in the cabin. If I have been on the ship before, I just stay in the room. No one has ever come to check.

[can786]

The only time I didn't have a muster drill was on my very first cruise and that was because we were one of the last to board the ship and they had already held the muster drill. We saw in the Patter that those who missed it were to report to one of the lounges at a certain time the next afternoon for a make-up drill. We reported, lifejackets in hand and found about 20 other passengers already there. A few more showed up after us, but nobody from the ship's staff ever showed up. We waited for 30 minutes and left. This was on the old Crown Princess in 1997.

[spongerob]

I look forward to it. Usually we've arranged to meet old and new friends immediately after. When the drill ends, the cruise really starts.

[septrack]

We've done several B2B on Princess. One of the things I like about Princess is they don't require you to do the second weeks muster drill. We just stay in our cabin so as not to create an issue with any crew who see us.

[Kruznut]

I always attend. Just as a few others have said, it marks the official beginning of my cruise and I'd rather be safe than sorry.

[LoveThisCruisingThing]

I participate...of course i am a rule follower but also because i am on a different deck or ship. good to know where to go, just in case.

[swisskris]

Although a bit boring we did it and will continue to, I'd rather be informed then in a panic in case anything ever happened! :)

[megr1125]

To those that don't attend, all I have to say is, 'Get the h*ll out of my way!' I'm not going to die because you were too lazy to attend and don't know where to go!

 

Me Too!!!!!

[megr1125]

If you miss, do you have to do "make-up" work?

 

LOL! :D