Earlier today, a couple who was sailing on board the SeabournSojourn was disembarked after the wife refused to attend the mandatory muster drill.
The couple was traveling on 3 back to back cruises on board the Seabourn Sojourn and only the woman’s husband showed up for the mandatory muster drill, while the wife claimed she wasn’t feeling well and “had already done the drill before, and failed to report to her muster station after repeated attempts to make her attend. The Captain even announced over the PA that any person who refused to attend the drill would face immediate debarkation. So, they packed up the couple’s luggage and belongings, and they were forced to debark even before the cruise had started.
The new crack down on “muster skippers” comes after the Costa Concordia tragedy where 32 people lost their lives when the Concordia collided with rocks off the coast of Giligo. The Costa Concordia had not yet held its muster drill.
Earlier this year, a similar incident took place on Holland America Line’s ms. Westerdam, where they disembarked multiple passengers for skipping the muster drill.
So what do you think, should this be a mandatory rule put in place for all cruise lines or is this over the top? Let me know in the comment section below.
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5 replies on “Couple Skips Muster Drill, Removed From Cruise”
Totally agree. Saftety is the number one priority. Don’t care how much money you have spent or how many cruises you have been one, the Muster Drill should be mandatory for all passengers.
Sounds harsh reading it like this but safety has to be paramount.
The only grey area is perhaps that she had already attended one drill.
Not over the top. Should be mandatory. A
small amount of time to spend doing something that could save a life. What a prima donna. How quickly we forget the
Concordia.
Just because your doing b2b does not excluded you from the Drill. If you not feeling well you should be in the med center. Safety Drill Required BY ALL who sail. Or NO SAIL.
I get that she’s already attended twice, but to bad! Rules are Rules, just follow them if you want to stay onboard! I think they should implement this rule across the industry. Why Not?