Muster Drills in Dining rooms?

[chengkp75]

Where the muster stations are depends on the ship's design. Some ships have wide promenade decks that can accommodate large numbers of people mustering under the boats without interfering with the preparation and lowering of the boats. Other ships do not have these wide open promenades, and it is much easier and safer to muster large numbers of people in public areas inside the ship, and after accountability is taken, each boat load is led to their embarkation point. Naturally, if a muster location like a theater is the scene of a fire, there will be crew assigned to direct passengers to an alternate location. Really, neither style of mustering is less safe than the other, as the outside mustering can be dangerous in severe weather, or severe listing conditions while boats are being lowered.

[chengkp75]

Normally, the crew muster in areas away from the boats, to allow the passengers to muster and board the boats first. Most ships do not have sufficient boats for all passengers and crew. The crew use the liferafts, which are most frequently interspersed between the boats, and require the boats and passengers to be out of the way before the crew lower the rafts and embark.

[Brighton Line]

Normally, the crew muster in areas away from the boats, to allow the passengers to muster and board the boats first. Most ships do not have sufficient boats for all passengers and crew. The crew use the liferafts, which are most frequently interspersed between the boats, and require the boats and passengers to be out of the way before the crew lower the rafts and embark.

 

On our Behind the Fun Tour on the Glory we went to the bow and the hot tub and took our group picture there. We were told this was a muster location for the crew and the deck had lines drawn with numbers for actual muster locations.

[winddawn]

I have been seeing several pics and posts about muster drills.

An observation I had was that a lot of people were not on the ship decks by the actual safety boats, but sitting in a dining room area.

 

Has the procedures changed? I wouldn't want to be inside a big room if there was an emergency, I would much rather be closer to the boats and get in line like everyone else.

 

I've neve been a part of a drill that required us to grab our lifevests, but we were always lined up by the boats.

 

What has changed, why, and in case of a real emergency, do people actually congregate in the dining rooms?

Yes, the muster drills changed after all the incidents on Carnival earlier this year. Yes, Carnival is using dining rooms and show lounges to do the life jacket presentation and information part of the drill. After the demonstration, staff will escort you to the life boats area to conclude the drill. The last muster drill I attended in April lasted nearly an hour.

[Ours91]

In August(on the Glory) we had our Muster in the stations by the life boats.