No, not "mustard." Muster. If you've been under the impression that this cruise ship staple involves condiments, listen up. The mandatory muster drills — also known as cruise ship safety drills ...

The muster drill is an obligatory safety procedure which necessitates that all guests and crew on board get familiar with the ...

EMERGENCY DRILLS - A fire and abandon ship drill must be held within 24 hours of leaving ... long blasts on the general alarm and ship's whistle. If you hear this alarm, muster on the main deck and ...

Next came the abandon ship announcement, preceded by, “This is a Drill” repeated three times. This announcement gave us the information that our closest point of landfall was 46 nautical miles ...

Apparently, abandon-ship drills are now to be done in a virtual format. Beyette should Google “Titanic” or, perhaps more recently, “Andrea Doria” to see the definition of “unsinkable.” ...

Shirking the muster drill could result in serious trouble ... “Crewmembers participate in emergency drills such as fire, abandon ship and damage response on a recurring basis, and crewmembers ...

Have you have used your cell phone or tablet during a cruise ship safety demonstration? During a recent muster drill, a crew member stopped me from using my phone to send a tweet. No pun intended ...