{"id":2496,"date":"2017-06-15T10:46:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T10:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2021-09-02T20:38:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T20:38:26","slug":"cruise-ship-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/articles\/cruise-ship-safety-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruise Ship Safety Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle is a home port for many cruise ships to Alaska. \u00a0For most people, it is the trip of a lifetime, but there are extra perils on cruise ships that you don\u2019t face at home. Keep the following in mind as you enjoy your trip!<\/span><\/p>\n

ATTEND EMBARKATION DAY SAFETY DRILL <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Of course on the first day of your holiday, you would rather be kicked back on deck with a drink in hand but it is VITAL to know what to do and where to go in the event of an emergency. Since the Costa Concordia ran aground in Italy in January 2012, safety measures have picked up and failure to attend the first day\u2019s drill could result in you being <\/span>kicked off the ship<\/b> prior to departure. So don\u2019t miss it! <\/span><\/p>\n

Please note that any alarm sounded after your embarkation drill is complete is to be responded to as an actual emergency – do as you learned on the first day and follow all instructions given to you by\u00a0<\/span>crew members.<\/em><\/p>\n

LISTEN TO ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Another seemingly obvious point, yet there are countless people who speak over the announcements. Staff share important updates that may pertain to your safety, such as weather updates or even potential threats. <\/span><\/p>\n

KNOW WHERE YOUR GROUP IS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Of course this is a vacation and people from your group may go off and do their own thing, but try to keep tabs on each other, both onboard and in port, in case of an emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n

DON\u2019T THROW ANYTHING OVERBOARD<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ok, so this is not exactly safety-based, but it is extremely important NOT to throw things overboard. Not only could the cruise line be slapped with a MASSIVE fine, but by doing so you are disrespecting the environment, the local country and damaging the oceanic habitats of incredible sea creatures.<\/span><\/p>\n

LASTLY,\u00a0MANNERS ARE KEY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Cruise ships are filled to the brim with diversity – you don\u2019t know the customs, cultures, or beliefs of the family sitting next to you, so it\u2019s best to be overly polite as a sign of respect.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,308],"tags":[403,406,405,407,404,392],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2496"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3146,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496\/revisions\/3146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}