alamode123 Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 So you still need to check in with someone to get a sticker put on your card after you watch? JC Pats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumlee2028 Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 21 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: So you still need to check in with someone to get a sticker put on your card after you watch? At this point, I think thats how they are verifying everyone arrived at the Muster Station. Visiting the station is part of the requirement I believe. The smart ships (Quantum class etc) may have an ability to do that electronically. Im not sure about that. But this definitely beats going in a big group. Watch the videos, get started on the drink package, head over to the muster station real fast, and done. sammy79, USCG Teacher, Jill and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Pats Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, Plumlee2028 said: At this point, I think thats how they are verifying everyone arrived at the Muster Station. Visiting the station is part of the requirement I believe. The smart ships (Quantum class etc) may have an ability to do that electronically. Im not sure about that. But this definitely beats going in a big group. Watch the videos, get started on the drink package, head over to the muster station real fast, and done. Yes, we have to know where our muster station is by actually going there. If that’s the biggest inconvenience of muster drill.. I can live with it, especially since I can keep my drink CruiseGus, sammy79, SpeedNoodles and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barjpoe Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Do you think they'll close the bars, etc. for a ; like about 15 min. before and after the actual time to start the muster drill? ie drill was to start at 4, so from 3:45 to 4:15 they wouldn't serve?, but you could still sit there if you had been to check in at the muster station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Pats Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, barjpoe said: Do you think they'll close the bars, etc. for a ; like about 15 min. before and after the actual time to start the muster drill? ie drill was to start at 4, so from 3:45 to 4:15 they wouldn't serve?, but you could still sit there if you had been to check in at the muster station. I don’t.. we’ll know for sure Saturday but my understanding is that you can check in at any point in the designated time frame and they’ll scan your card, put a sticker on it and you’re done.. I’ve heard.. the timeframe is a couple of hours but might be longer due to the extended boarding process. If that’s the case, I don’t see why the bars would close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, barjpoe said: Do you think they'll close the bars, etc. for a ; like about 15 min. before and after the actual time to start the muster drill? ie drill was to start at 4, so from 3:45 to 4:15 they wouldn't serve?, but you could still sit there if you had been to check in at the muster station. On Celebrity Millennium at least, @monorailmedic noted that all bars were open during the e-muster time window. I imagine it’ll be the same on all ships with e-muster implemented. USCG Teacher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigert2008 Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 10 minutes ago, Josh C said: I don’t.. we’ll know for sure Saturday but my understanding is that you can check in at any point in the designated time frame and they’ll scan your card, put a sticker on it and you’re done.. I’ve heard.. the timeframe is a couple of hours but might be longer due to the extended boarding process. If that’s the case, I don’t see why the bars would close. I think they will have to to close the bars for some period of time (maybe towards the end of the window) to force people to actually go to the station. Humans tend to put things to the last minute and without a nudge some probably won't go. Of course, we did have an issue once where we went to the station with everyone else, scanned our cards, and then still received a letter in our room saying we missed it. We just had to check in at guest services and they were fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 14 minutes ago, Reigert2008 said: I think they will have to to close the bars for some period of time (maybe towards the end of the window) to force people to actually go to the station. Humans tend to put things to the last minute and without a nudge some probably won't go. Logical idea could be disabling the SeaPass of people that haven't checked in after a certain time. Other thought would be not allowing a card without a sticker beyond a certain time be used. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof4crazytocruise Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 So what happens for the jerks who chose not to to do what they're supposed to in a timely manner, or straight up refuse to do it at all? Will they delay departure while they track them down? I like the efficiency of this- I truly do hate standing on the deck all crowded together during muster - but I can see where it can go crazy wrong because there are always "those" people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, Momof4crazytocruise said: So what happens for the jerks who chose not to to do what they're supposed to in a timely manner, or straight up refuse to do it at all? Will they delay departure while they track them down? Same thing as the old days. They'd be tracked down and forced to do it later. Departure isnt delayed Momof4crazytocruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, Matt said: Same thing as the old days. They'd be tracked down and forced to do it later. Departure isnt delayed If not tracked down till after departure, derelict guests may get to actually experience a ride in a lifeboat, while being taken back to embarkation port. Momof4crazytocruise, CrimsonCruiser and Scooter6251 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetoCruise87 Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 This is going to be so much easier than standing in a large group at the muster station. The last cruise we went on, not RC, we had to wait in the casino, where smoking is allowed, we don't smoke, and it smelled terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Momof4crazytocruise said: So what happens for the jerks who chose not to to do what they're supposed to in a timely manner, or straight up refuse to do it at all? Will they delay departure while they track them down? I like the efficiency of this- I truly do hate standing on the deck all crowded together during muster - but I can see where it can go crazy wrong because there are always "those" people. They will page them over and over and over again until it is taken care of. They can also disable their SeaPass cards which will force them to go to Guest Services since you can't buy anything or get in the room without it working. Linda R, Poolside, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Libre Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Is the Muster Station open 24/7? Seems could be a good spot to pass out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Josh C said: Yes, we have to know where our muster station is by actually going there. If that’s the biggest inconvenience of muster drill.. I can live with it, especially since I can keep my drink They don't have to shut down the bars for the drill anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 I'm on Millennium and can attest that this was a very easy process. Go to the app and select "safety" within about 24 hours of boarding. Watch a video and follow a couple other steps, including listen to the emergency horn recording (5 minutes total) Walk to your muster station, which in my case was the theater. Check in with the crew member there and get a sticker on your card. Enjoy your day. Since we had 6 hours between the start of boarding and the end of the muster drill, there were no crowds and nothing was closed down. It's very different, and doesn't feel "right" to an experienced cruiser, but that's all there is to it. Very unobtrusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 26 minutes ago, steverk said: doesn't feel "right" to an experienced cruiser Same feeling I had when they stopped requiring lifejackets to be brought. USCG Teacher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 For the more up to date O/Q (& Edge) class ships, is the muster station visit accomplished though use of a WOW band swipe at the station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 hours ago, cruisellama said: For the more up to date O/Q (& Edge) class ships, is the muster station visit accomplished though use of a WOW band swipe at the station? I can't speak to the edge class. Millennium doesn't have WOW bands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 4 hours ago, steverk said: I can't speak to the edge class. Millennium doesn't have WOW bands Edge doesn't either, but they have the IT system to integrate such a capability. In lieu of a bracelet, a door key swipe or RFID card reader cloud be installed at muster stations to record passenger visit to the station. I don't think they'll do much more enhancement on older class ships (cheaper to have a crew member give you a smiley sticker when you visit the station). The WOW type bands are used by other lines than RCL. (Disney pioneered the concept for their parks) Useful to monitor location of guests and of course today - contact tracing. I saw a demo that was used to monitor passenger flow through popular areas on a deck so that improvements could be made to reduce congestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 33 minutes ago, cruisellama said: In lieu of a bracelet, a door key swipe or RFID card reader cloud be installed at muster stations to record passenger visit to the station. Only problem with this solution is the verification stage. Without adding some sort of means to use facial recognition you'd have nothing preventing someone from scanning a batch of cards. Having a crew member physically scan the card also adds the step of verifying the person. For the most part I think all Royal ships have started using handheld scanners at the muster stations, scanning either a barcode or RFID tag. Can't recall the last time I've done a muster where they checked you off a paper list. My guess for the sticker is one of my original thoughts, after a certain time when the card is used a crew member might kindly remind you to check-in at your muster station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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