B2B (same room) cruisers are now required to attend the Muster drill for the 2nd leg

[fstuff1]

when i was on the pearl last year, the hotel director said we didnt need to do the muster drill for the 2nd leg.

he said it was NCL fleetwide policy.

 

this week, i got this letter at the end of my 1st leg on the Breakaway.

so either the policy has changed or the Breakaway decided to have a more stricter policy.

 

no biggie. 

just fyi

 

Edited January 22, 2020 by fstuff1

[dcipjr]

When we did a B2B on the Escape in 2016, we were required to attend both muster drills.

[FranknBeans]

Our Alaska cruise at the end of Sept was a b2b and we were told when we showed up that we didn't need to be there, I also don't think that they couldn't find our names on their list and thats when they realized we were b2b.

 

In the past for a few year we had to do both drills

Edited January 22, 2020 by FranknBeans
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[tef43]

1 hour ago, fstuff1 said:

 

he said it was NCL fleetwide policy.

 

 

 

The muster drill (or "safety briefing" as the unwashed masses have chosen to call it) is required by SOLAS.  I've not found any exception or exemption for b2b voyages.  SOLAS trumps "fleetwide policy," so I suspect that the cruise line may have previously gotten caught.

[SeaShark]

Wait . . .

 

So, not only do we have to worry about becoming Platinum between the legs of a B2B, but now we also have to attend the muster drill?

 

Oh the humanity . . . when will it ever end?

 

 

I demand compensation.

[Catchum]

On our recent 15 night SE Asia cruise on the Jade everyone had to attend 2 muster drills. The second one in the second week was at 10am on a sea day. The first we knew of it was when an announcement came through saying it would be  in 20 minutes. It was a sea day so at 9.40 we were in bed drinking coffee and contemplating getting up to read the Freestyle daily to see what was happening. We made it on time, but many were very late getting there and looked flustered.

[RedwingHockeyFan]

1 hour ago, SeaShark said:

Wait . . .

 

So, not only do we have to worry about becoming Platinum between the legs of a B2B, but now we also have to attend the muster drill?

 

Oh the humanity . . . when will it ever end?

 

 

I demand compensation.

 

This just might ruin the cruise for someone

[chengkp75]

1 hour ago, tef43 said:

 

The muster drill (or "safety briefing" as the unwashed masses have chosen to call it) is required by SOLAS.  I've not found any exception or exemption for b2b voyages.  SOLAS trumps "fleetwide policy," so I suspect that the cruise line may have previously gotten caught.

The SOLAS requirement for passenger muster drill is once every 30 days.

[Weluv2cruise2gether]

Did 2 B2B on NCL, one in 2014 and another in 2016. Both times had to attend both muster drills!

[MotownVoice]

Just because someone let you slide once doesn't mean that it doesn't make perfect sense to have a muster drill at the beginning of each and every single cruise.

I can't even understand how that could be misunderstood.

 

[FLConnie]

We were recently on a 21 day and had to do a second drill at 14 days.

[jskinsd]

So what is the problem?

[All-ready2cruise]

50 minutes ago, jskinsd said:

So what is the problem?

Considering the OP, IMO, there is no real problem.  This has been going on for quite some time. I believe it's required by SOLAS, but honestly, yes, what is the problem?

[TPgal]

7 hours ago, SeaShark said:

Wait . . .

 

So, not only do we have to worry about becoming Platinum between the legs of a B2B, but now we also have to attend the muster drill?

 

Oh the humanity . . . when will it ever end?

 

 

I demand compensation.

For your troubles, NCL would like to offer you a free drink of your choice, under $15 of course, with a 20% service fee.

[Love my butler]

2 hours ago, TPgal said:

For your troubles, NCL would like to offer you a free drink of your choice, under $15 of course, with a 20% service fee.

 

Don't forget to tip your server...

 

For  your convenience of course.....

[maja651]

Last year on the Dawn out of Puerto Rico we did not have to go to the Muster drill two times.

[fstuff1]

On 1/22/2020 at 1:29 PM, MotownVoice said:

Just because someone let you slide once doesn't mean that it doesn't make perfect sense to have a muster drill at the beginning of each and every single cruise.

I can't even understand how that could be misunderstood.

 

 

what part of Hotel Director on the Pearl saying you DO NOT have to attend and it's fleet wide policy do you not understood?

[fstuff1]

22 hours ago, All-ready2cruise said:

Considering the OP, IMO, there is no real problem.  This has been going on for quite some time. I believe it's required by SOLAS, but honestly, yes, what is the problem?

 

what part of 

"no biggie. 

just fyi"

 

do you not understand?

[zqvol]

On 1/22/2020 at 8:37 AM, fstuff1 said:

when i was on the pearl last year, the hotel director said we didnt need to do the muster drill for the 2nd leg.

he said it was NCL fleetwide policy.

 

this week, i got this letter at the end of my 1st leg on the Breakaway.

so either the policy has changed or the Breakaway decided to have a more stricter policy.

 

no biggie. 

just fyi

 

 The Pearl is the one that seems to have the special rule. All other ships make you go to both muster drills.

[njhorseman]

1 hour ago, zqvol said:

 The Pearl is the one that seems to have the special rule. All other ships make you go to both muster drills.

No not a special rule on the Pearl. We've done b2b2b on the Gem in the past without having to attend any but the first leg's drill. However we were notified this time around that we will be required to attend...and we are once again on the Gem. I think it's just a change in company policy to avoid unintended SOLAS violations .

[fstuff1]

3 hours ago, zqvol said:

 The Pearl is the one that seems to have the special rule. All other ships make you go to both muster drills.

 

well no. Below is from a previous reply in this thread

 

19 hours ago, maja651 said:

Last year on the Dawn out of Puerto Rico we did not have to go to the Muster drill two times.

 

 

 

[cb at sea]

Yep...no different than taking a "connecting flight" on the same plane...you  still have to sit thru the instructions!  Hey..it could save your life.....so don't sweat it...go...learn something.

 

[Love my butler]

The point of the muster drill and making you go is so you actually know where your muster station is.  You are there!  If you do a B2B in the same cabin, your muster station does not change.  I you do a B2B and your cabin does change, you muster station will probably also change.  Thus the requirement to attend the second muster if you cabin changes.

 

All the other crappola they spew about smoking in bed, slipping on a wet deck etc is just NCL cya and to try and enlighten the stupid.

[romalley99]

Rule is that you have to do the Muster Drill once every 30 days (some other lines follow this policy, such as Holland America) but MANY of the other cruise lines, such as Norwegian, do require that the drill be completed at every embarkation (turnaround) day.  

 

I just did 4 weeks B2B (Four consecutive 7 day cruises on Escape) and had to do it every week. I have 6 weeks (Six consecutive 7 day cruises B2B) on Encore coming up and I expect to do it 6 times. It's really not a big deal to me personally as I'll just sit on the waterfront or walk up the stairs after, but of course there is a part of me that finds it so hard to sit through it that many times.

 

I personally feel that if you are doing b2b it should at LEAST be once per every 14 days, because think about it, 14 day cruises, 21 day cruises etc. only do it once.

 

But, I digress... 

 

Robbie 

[KeithJenner]

I don't think that anything has changed, just the usual inconsistancy that you get with NCL.

 

My experience:

 

Jade 14 night (2 x 7 nights) booked as one cruise, so in the same cabin in 2014 - We got a message stating specifically that we did not need to attend the second muster drill.

 

Espace 14 night (b2b2b2b with three different rooms, booked as three segments). I  knew that I would definitely need to attend the musters where I changed rooms, but wasn't sure about the first segment (which was a 2 night followed by 1 night booked as one. I asked at guest services and was told that there was no need to attend. Then, when it happened, they announced that everyone needed to be there. My annoyance wasn't at having to go, but being given incorrect information when I specifically asked.

 

It is obvious that people don't always need to attend muster at every embarkation port. Just look at the Epic in the Med where people embark at Barcelona and Rome. You only need to attend the one.

 

There isn't a reliable fleet wide policy, as there are such a number of different situations, and there will always be room for interpretation by the onboard staff. Always check, and if in doubt attend.

Edited January 26, 2020 by KeithJenner