Oscar, Oscar, Oscar is the code for man overboard aboard Royal Caribbean and Celebrity ships. Purell, Purell, Purell followed by a location is for cleanup (vomit) on Celebrity ships.
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An Alpha is a medical emergency, a Bravo is a fire, and Kilo is a request for all personnel to report to their emergency posts, which happens in the event of, say, a necessary evacuation. Be wary of Echo, which is called if the ship is starting to drift, or Oscar, which means someone's gone overboard.
The upside-down pineapple is the unofficial symbol swingers use as a secret way to identify themselves to other swingers on a cruise ship. If you see an upside-down pineapple on clothing, a cruise ship door, or accessories, there is a good chance it's a swinger.
Charlie, Charlie, Charlie is the code for a security threat aboard Royal Caribbean ships and the code for upcoming helicopter winch operations aboard c-bed accommodation vessels. Code Blue usually means a medical emergency. Delta, Delta, Delta is the code for a possible bio-hazard among some cruise lines.
Code Green/Code YellowThese codes mean that a less serious issue has arisen and is easily solvable by the crew members. Cruise ships generally use a traffic light system, where green means go and yellow means yield, so a Code Yellow may be more serious than a Code Green, but rest assured that neither is an emergency.
The word Banana has a different meanings among crew members working on a cruise ships. This word is used quite often by the crew members and means bad time, bad feeling, or disappointment. Here are some examples are shown in funny cruise ship photos of the meaning of banana.
Some crew dont have time to go outside to do their shopping so we say Banana if you cant go outside for shopping. Always use two alarm clocks to wake you up in the morning. If you are late on duty you will get a banana from your supervisor.
The International code of safety for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code) covers the full range of design, construction, equipment, operational, training, search and rescue and environmental protection matters relevant to ships operating in the inhospitable waters surrounding the two poles.
Each day you cruise is another VIFP point earned, so whether you like long cruises or spontaneous getaways, every one is totally worth it. Blue First sailing. Red 2nd sailing – 24 points. Gold 25–74 Points. Platinum 75–199 Points.
Many ships, including cruise liners have omitted having a 13th deck due to triskaidekaphobia. Instead, the decks are numbered up to 12 and skip straight to number 14. Hotels, buildings and elevator manufacturers have also avoided using the number 13 for rooms and floors based on triskaidekaphobia.
As soon as an incident happens, cruise ship crew will activate a button that pinpoints the place where the person went into the water. The ship will then stop and turn back to that area. The ship and its crew will perform a lengthy search and rescue operation, lasting several hours.
The Williamson turn is an alternative manoeuvre used to bring a ship or boat under power back to a point it previously passed through, often for the purpose of recovering a casualty at sea. It was named for John Williamson, USNR, who used it in 1943 to recover a man who had fallen overboard.