Bright star announcement in room

[Terapin]

On our last cruise DH was up working near Cove Cafe very late. A Brightstar came over the intercom for that same area and I was scared to death it was him! I couldn't reach him by text for several minutes, but he finally answered. There were just a couple people up there at that late hour and someone was in the pool or hot tub and had what looked like a seizure. A million gawkers rushed up there after the announcement, but staff kept them at bay and it was handled quickly and efficiently. We had a crew member pass away on a cruise, too. That was very sad. The other CMs were visibly upset. Again, handled without fuss and minimal attention.

 

[BuzzLightyearInTampa]

Exactly. And maybe I'm weird, but I operate under the "if it applies to me I will know what to do AND/OR they will instruct me what to do but if I don't know what a code means and there is no more explanation, it does not apply to me and I should mind my own business" thought process and don't stress out about codes I don't recognize and that don't come with further instructions.

Exactly. We had 3 medical evacuations on our first Fantasy cruise, and I noticed only one (because we made an unscheduled stop at Grand Turk). I only found out about the other two, which happened in the middle of the night, because one of the crew mentioned it to me while we were talking about the stop at Grand Turk. Things that concern one family (and might even be a tragedy) are not the business of the other passengers.

 

[JW9DVC]

And until you think about the fact that medical personnel could be in a stateroom helping a passenger with a health issue, you think just that, that staff shouldn't be in staterooms. And then you think about why they could be, and it makes sense.



The question is about why it's broadcast in the rooms. Which is a legitimate question. And isn't the equivalent to asking sirens to be turned off as they go through residential areas.




Which IMO is the biggest concern to the sleeper. You wake up halfway through the announcement and have no idea what's going on.



You haven't met my MIL.

Also, it's not like people are getting amazing sleep in hospitals. They are being woken up repeatedly through the night and might not remember what some them up THAT hour. But on a cruise many of us are getting very good sleep. Makes a difference!



Many people are like that, and many aren't .



Yep.



Sometimes hard to remember at 3am.

Sure it is. In my opinion just like yours.

 

[gingerfeathers]

2. The potential of causing panic. For all those passengers getting a bright star alarm in their staterooms in the middle of the night who don't know what it means, especially if it's coupled with crews racing to that location past your door, it could cause some to panic thinking there's a problem with the ship (fire, taking on water, etc). A panicked environment has the potential to turn into a dangerous one very quickly.

I suspect that's why they use codes such as "bright star" and "Mr. MOB." They don't sound very much like emergencies, and unless someone is already familiar with that particular code, people are less inclined to think they're a big deal or notice them as much as they would if they actually said "medical emergency" or "man overboard" on the announcements.

If a coded message like "bright star" incites panic, then clearly some people aren't paying as close attention as they should during the mandatory drill on embarkation day.