kayguz Posted November 9, 2008 #1 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Great cruise. I will post a review later, but I had a few questions for other pax on this trip. On the final night, there were 2 "emergency" calls over the main paging system. (I say this as we could hardly hear any announcements in our room, but this was LOUD.) The first one was around 1:30 a.m. and, if I remember correctly as I was sound asleep, "Crew assessment, blah-blah....". Obviously an emergency as it was over the main PA in middle of the night. Then a few minutes later a "crew stand down" directive came over. If anyone knows what this means, please let me know! Then about about 2:30 a.m., a code "ALPHA" for Caribe 309 happened. I think that is the code blue if I remember correctly. This morning they were paging a passenger from that cabin. While I was trying to go to sleep, I kept worrying about the code alpha passenger and family. If anyone has an update, please let us know. I hope tragedy did not strike during a family's vacation. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin1026 Posted November 9, 2008 #2 Share Posted November 9, 2008 WOW i slept through all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spingal Posted November 9, 2008 #3 Share Posted November 9, 2008 WOW i slept through all that. I think the OP was on the cruise after ours - I sailed with you on the 10/26 sailing and I would definitely have heard something like that since I am a very light sleeper. OP - am I correct??? :confused::confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandytoes Posted November 9, 2008 #4 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Code Alpha is a medical alert. Probably someone in that cabin had a heart attack. Stand Down means to turn over responsibility to another crewman and go off duty for a period of time or to take or hold a particular course at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_NH Posted November 9, 2008 #5 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Stand Down means to turn over responsibility to another crewman and go off duty for a period of time or to take or hold a particular course at sea. There are a few meanings for the phrase "stand down". I would think since it was broadcast on the overhead throughout the ship that the meaning was "To end a state of readiness or alert" Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzeecruzer Posted November 10, 2008 #6 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Hi...I just got back from the 11/02 sailing of the Crown and heard these announcements too. I am such a light sleeper the last night of the cruise, I guess I am afraid to miss my wake-up call. Anyway, we were told in the morning that a passenger had a medical emergency and died on the last night of the cruise. How terrible. :( The first emergency I was told was a smoke detector going off in a cabin and an "assessment team" was dispatched to investigate the situation. A few minutes later you heard the "stand down" announcement. Apparently this emergency had a happier ending. I will be writing a review after I get this laundry and luggage organized. It was a wonderful cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayguz Posted November 10, 2008 Author #7 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I'm so sad to hear that a passenger passed that night. I hope they had some wonderful memories of their last week together..... I worried that it was bad when they were paging the lady of that cabin in the morning-- with sort of a sad tone to the page (not the perky or insistent tone that we'd heard all week...) THanks for the other info, too. That makes perfect sense-- glad you were able to ask someone that would tell you the info! I didn't want to ask our steward as I didn't want him to be in an awkward position of not being able to tell us or whatever. Kay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeurosurgeryNP Posted November 10, 2008 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Crew assessment or Assessment team to so and so page is to investigate a possible fire or heat/smoke alarm that has been triggered or initiated by a passenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolcc56 Posted November 10, 2008 #9 Share Posted November 10, 2008 We were on that cruise and heard those annoucments too. Sad to hear about the passengers death, my prayers to the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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