muster

[Laurab23]

Is Carnival doing this any differently now? Our last Celebrity cruise they kept track of everyone so they knew who was missing and we had to wait for them to show up.Does Carnival do that now or do they just figure out everyone will be there?Do they check the rooms?

 

Laura

[Canadian_J]

Rooms are checked but attendance is not taken, at least not as of my last cruise in March. There really aren't any "good" ways of doing muster, every line does it a little different but muster is muster. Though a necessary step in kicking off your cruise :)

[beachbum53]

Typically, a staff member at your designated muster station will take a roll call, either by asking you your name and cabin number, or having you write it down on a roll call sheet. At least, that's how it was done on our most recent cruise on the Liberty.

[Elaine5715]

I have never had a.roll call but I have seen cards in each cabin door noting that the cabin was empty as stewards checked.

[shawne71]

We were not asked anything on the Destiny, verbal or written. I don't think they would have missed us. We were herded in there like cattle. We did learn one important thing about muster drills, "Last one in is the first one out"! ;)

[Lerin]

Haven't been on any cruise in almost a year and not on Carnival in over 18 months but from what I remember:

They did take roll of sorts, Can't remember if they called names or cabin numbers. Possibly we had to sign something? We travel with our child sometimes and they had to give him an ankle tag.

 

It's not a big deal, go to the drill on time. The sooner everyone is there, the sooner you can enjoy your vacation. :cool:

[cruisinJenF]

I have never been on a cruise where a roll call was taken either verbally or written. I have never even seen them count people.

[Izzziee]

I don't remember ever having a roll call, or having to sign anything on any of our Carnival cruises, Princess scan your card as you enter the muster station, I will see in October how RCI do things.

[lady_cruiser]

I haven't seen them taken roll call at Muster on Carnival Cruiselines but every cruise I have taken on Royal Caribbean a roll call has been taken. Our sea pass cards were looked at, our cabin number was asked and our names checked off a list.

 

To us, no matter how early we arrive on the ship, our cruise officially doesn't start until the Muster Drill is called to an end :).

[treasure4two]

Typically, a staff member at your designated muster station will take a roll call, either by asking you your name and cabin number, or having you write it down on a roll call sheet. At least, that's how it was done on our most recent cruise on the Liberty.

 

Never had that done on any cruise ship much less Carnival and I have been traveling on Carnival since 1972. I think every ship and cruise line and every one of their ships is different, as I have also sailed on NCL, RCCL, Princess, Oceania, and Azamara and never asked cabin # nor had our card swipped.

[SadieN]

Never had a muster roll call on Carnival.

 

HAL does roll calls at muster.

[jimslady15]

Never had a roll call but they do check cabins. A couple we knew were not going to go to muster and :) were politely told to join us

[tommytune42]

I just got off the Sensation on Sunday and we had a roll call at the muster station. It was not a complete list--they called off 15 or 20 names just to demonstrate the procedure and that was it. Fortunately, no one was missing from our station, but they did say that if someone had been missing from the roll call they would have held up the muster drill until that person was located.

[Cruisin 4 Ever]

I"ve been on 5 Carnival cruises and never had a roll call. On NCL they took everyone's sail and sign cards and recorded them.

The last muster I went to was the worst. It was on the Destiny in January 2013. For some reason it took close to an hour to get everyone in place to start. It seems like they should start the muster when people arrive and for the late arrivers or the folks they catch not attending, they should go to their own separate muster drill.

It was extremely hot and since we had arrived on time we were in the back with 5-6 rows of people in front of us. Someone fainted, someone else leaned over the railing throwing up. It was very poorly run and a big mess.

[beachbum53]

Never had that done on any cruise ship much less Carnival and I have been traveling on Carnival since 1972. I think every ship and cruise line and every one of their ships is different, as I have also sailed on NCL, RCCL, Princess, Oceania, and Azamara and never asked cabin # nor had our card swipped.

 

Hmmm. Could be it's not as typical as I thought. Maybe it was a one time thing that was being tried out on our cruise? Seems like there ought to be some sort of uniform system that all cruise lines would use, since the muster drill is mandatory.

[shawne71]

I"ve been on 5 Carnival cruises and never had a roll call. On NCL they took everyone's sail and sign cards and recorded them.

The last muster I went to was the worst. It was on the Destiny in January 2013. For some reason it took close to an hour to get everyone in place to start. It seems like they should start the muster when people arrive and for the late arrivers or the folks they catch not attending, they should go to their own separate muster drill.

It was extremely hot and since we had arrived on time we were in the back with 5-6 rows of people in front of us. Someone fainted, someone else leaned over the railing throwing up. It was very poorly run and a big mess.

 

Wow! That sounds horrid. :eek: We were on the Destiny in December 2012 and it wasn't that bad. They just didn't do a roll call or anything. Not sure if they checked our room or not.

[dougandmo]

I remember on my first cruise we had to bring the life jackets to muster. Glad they don't require that anymore. I've never seen them do a roll call. I assume they clear the cabins and other public space and then start the actual drill. We had one cruise where the muster drill didn't happen at the actual muster sites, but that was before the Concordia fiasco, and on my last one we were back at the muster sites.

[cherbear4000]

I noticed personally that when I have had to go to the muster stations that are out on the deck near the life boats, we did have to give our names and cabin #. No attendance has been taken at the muster drills in the dining room or theater.

[sette1lm]

What time do they normally do muster if you depart at 4?

[cherbear4000]

What time do they normally do muster if you depart at 4?

 

Around 3:30

[onegroundcafe]

When we have cruised it seems like they did a cabin check for muster drill, they knock on the doors and check to make sure the cabin is empty.

[shof515]

I"ve been on 5 Carnival cruises and never had a roll call. On NCL they took everyone's sail and sign cards and recorded them.

The last muster I went to was the worst. It was on the Destiny in January 2013. For some reason it took close to an hour to get everyone in place to start. It seems like they should start the muster when people arrive and for the late arrivers or the folks they catch not attending, they should go to their own separate muster drill.

It was extremely hot and since we had arrived on time we were in the back with 5-6 rows of people in front of us. /QUOTE]

 

i had a similar problem on board the splendor back in june. It took forever, and they were making announcements telling people to go to their stations as the ship was being check. Then there were people that wont stop talking, making the muster even more delayed.

[cruise_girl2002]

Is Carnival doing this any differently now? Our last Celebrity cruise they kept track of everyone so they knew who was missing and we had to wait for them to show up.Does Carnival do that now or do they just figure out everyone will be there?Do they check the rooms?

 

Laura

 

when I last cruised on the fascination in may, our station was in the lounge...yes, they did do a headcount and they check all the rooms

[Elaine515]

On both my January and August 2013 Carnival Breeze cruises, no roll call was done.. They had hundreds of us sit in the Blush Dining Room and just listen and watch as they gave instructions/directions on what to do but not one person asked us our name and/or cabin #.. That would have taken forever :(

 

But, I do know that on my 8/11/13 cruise, at least my Room Steward, did knock and then enter all her cabins to make sure they were empty and that noone was "hiding"...

[Lovefuninthesun]

Only twice have we been lucky enough to score a muster station in a lounge -- so much better than standing in the heat and sun for 45"!:o

But, as someone said, so glad we no longer have to schlep and wear our lifevests -- that was the worst!