Life Jackets in cabin

[mek]

I too would like a life vest in the room. I was the Anthem of Seas during the Hurricane. This was the first cruise I was on that the vests were not in the room . We were told to go our rooms. We were on deck 11. Our muster station was on deck 5. So, just say, the boat did tip all the way over, there was no way we were going to deck 5. To me, it is a strictly monetary decision to only have vests at the muster station. Yes, in an emergency, you may not have time to return to your room. Have them in BOTH places.

 

I'm not trying to be rude, but do you honestly think if you ended up in the water that having a life jacket on would have done any good in the weather you were experiencing last week? Most of the victims on Titanic were in the water with life jackets on.

[Freehike]

I'm not trying to be rude, but do you honestly think if you ended up in the water that having a life jacket on would have done any good in the weather you were experiencing last week? Most of the victims on Titanic were in the water with life jackets on.

 

 

Uhh....you know that it was the temperature of the water that killed most of those poor souls on the Titanic, right?

 

 

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[Ocean Boy]

Uhh....you know that it was the temperature of the water that killed most of those poor souls on the Titanic, right?

 

 

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The water off of Rhode Island today is listed as 44F. Typically one would be unconscious within 30-60 minutes and dead within 1-3 hrs.

[mek]

Uhh....you know that it was the temperature of the water that killed most of those poor souls on the Titanic, right?

 

 

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Yep - the water was right below freezing, so they simply died faster than someone would in the water temps last week. The life jackets would only prolong the suffering - they are only useful in ideal conditions.

Edited February 13, 2016 by mek

[OfTheSeasCruiser]

I remember the days, when it was time for the drill, watching all the passengers walking up and down the stairs, tripping, bumping, and struggling. Now picture in your head, this very same sight, with a real emergency, and people running up and down 18 flights of steps, possible in low light because they think they need to get their life vest.

 

The rules for where the vest are, are designed by the coast guard and the companies to prevent issues, and save lives.

 

So for those that the vest make you feel secure in the stateroom, the same goes true for those that want to make sure they have enough at the muster station.

 

Panic is real.

 

Exactly. This is not a "cost saving measure".

 

Also, if the ship was to roll on its side, a life jacket probably won't even be of help to many people, especially if you are the side that goes down.

Edited February 13, 2016 by OfTheSeasCruiser

[chengkp75]

Yep - the water was right below freezing, so they simply died faster than someone would in the water temps last week. The life jackets would only prolong the suffering - they are only useful in ideal conditions.

 

Most folks don't know that the "official" hypothermia tables show that even in water that is 70-80*F, in normal street clothing you would enter exhaustion/unconsciousness in 3-12 hours (the variation due to health of individual), and death can occur in as little as 3 hours, depending on clothing and health.

[ryba]

I too would like a life vest in the room. I was the Anthem of Seas during the Hurricane. This was the first cruise I was on that the vests were not in the room . We were told to go our rooms. We were on deck 11. Our muster station was on deck 5. So, just say, the boat did tip all the way over, there was no way we were going to deck 5. To me, it is a strictly monetary decision to only have vests at the muster station. Yes, in an emergency, you may not have time to return to your room. Have them in BOTH places.

 

We were also on the Anthem Hurricane sailing last year without lifejackets in our cabin. Last week we took our "make-up cruise" on Anthem and were DENIED lifejackets in our cabin when we requested them.

[cleophus12]

I'm just going to throw this into the discussion. We were on a Costa Mediterranean cruise on one of the Concordia's sister ships a few months before the disaster. We had life jackets in our room. At 2am the alarms went off. I grabbed my lifejacket and started into the hallway. NO ONE and I mean not another person even came out of their rooms. At all. When the false alarm announcements started several minutes later, English was the last of about 10 languages to be heard. Why do you suppose I was the only one concerned? The passengers were largely European--don't they worry?

[Gwendy]

I'm just going to throw this into the discussion. We were on a Costa Mediterranean cruise on one of the Concordia's sister ships a few months before the disaster. We had life jackets in our room. At 2am the alarms went off. I grabbed my lifejacket and started into the hallway. NO ONE and I mean not another person even came out of their rooms. At all. When the false alarm announcements started several minutes later, English was the last of about 10 languages to be heard. Why do you suppose I was the only one concerned? The passengers were largely European--don't they worry?

The Europeans live differently. I remember watching an Italian fill up his motorbike with petrol while smoking a cigarette. On a MSC cruise in the casino a group was smoking right beside a large no smoking sign. C'est la vie.