Crew Workers Speak In Code
For the important reason of not alarming all the passengers when crew members have to get a message around themselves, they use a code. Guests who have come on a cruise for a holiday don’t want to be alerted to every emergency, minor or major. Imagine the kind of chaos that could erupt if every passenger was alerted to the occurrence of a small fire somewhere on the ship? For this reason, crew members can announce certain codes without frightening or panicking passengers. For example: “Code Adam” means a child is missing, “Code Alpha” means there’s a medical emergency, “Code Oscar” means someone fell overboard, and “Code Bravo” means there’s a fire on the ship. Pictured above is a case of a “Code Bravo” when the Star Princess cruise ship caught on fire in the middle of the night in 2006. The fire is thought to have been started with a discarded smoldering cigarette.
The Crew Knows How to Party Best Harder
Most cruise ship workers hold true to a ‘work hard, party hard’ motto. If employees are not on shift working then you can most likely find them drinking or partying somewhere. They also usually have a ‘crew only’ bar, which serves seriously cheap alcohol, and where they can all get drunk without embarrassing themselves in front of guests or their employers. Also as drinks are often not very cheap on cruises, some for example charging around $15 for a drink, the crew can get one for under $2. But although they party hard, they also have to know the boundaries as ships can be strict about their policies