Never really did like cruising, was onboard SuperStar Virgo a couple of years ago and there were aunties and uncles rushing to reincarnate during embarkation and disembarkation, don't get me started on the buffet queue. I dread to think what would have happened in the event of an emergency.The drills are truly chaotic... I was on board in december. Crew members are too inexperienced and not sure what was going on... I had to "highlight" certain issues to clueless crew members during the drills...
Conversation transcript between Capitan Francesco Schettino and a Port of Livorno officer said:...
"What? You have abandoned ship?"
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"Get back on board, get back to the ship and co-ordinate the rescue. You need to tell me how many people are onboard, how many women, how many children. You need to organise the rescue."
"Captain this is an order, I am in charge now, you have given the order to abandon ship and you need to get back to coordinate the rescue, OK. There are already bodies."
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"You tell me. What do you want to do? Go home? You now get back on board and tell me what you are going to do."
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