Starting discount vacation packages today, all members of the various cruise organizations (Cruise Lines International Association, European Cruise Council, and the Passenger Shipping Association) will be required to hold their muster drill before the ship sets sail. This new rule comes after the fatal tragedy of the Costa Concordia , where many passengers on board had not attended the muster drill yet, as they were to hold it the next day which eventually led to the deaths of about 20+ people.
The previous rule defined by SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) said that all cruise ships must hold a muster drill within 24 hours of the ship s departure from it s home port. Although this rule applied to all major cruise lines, most of them still held their drills before the ship s sailing.
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