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Δευτέρα 25 Φεβρουαρίου 2013

Over half of cruisers don’t familiarise themselves with safety procedures


New research from an independent online cruise travel agency has looked into how British cruisers feel about safety procedures on board and has revealed that more than half admit to not familiarising themselves with the safety procedures. Just under a third of these claimed this was because they’d ‘forget’ anyway.

With a memorial to mark the anniversary of the Concordia disaster last month, an independent online cruise travel agency wanted to have a closer look into how British cruisers feel in regards to safety procedures on board and so carried out a poll asking questions surrounding their knowledge when it came to staying safe on a cruise.

BonVoyage.co.uk polled 1,289 British cruisers, each of whom had been on a cruise at least once in the last 2 years, and initially asked them ‘ Do you familiarise yourself with safety procedures on board when cruising?’, to which just over half, 51%, said ‘no’. However, when they were asked if they familiarise themselves with safety procedures when flying, the large majority of the respondents 62%, answered ‘yes’.

The respondents who admitted not paying attention to safety procedures on board on a cruise were then asked to explain their reason for not doing so. Just under a third, 32%, said they tended not to because they ‘wouldn’t remember the procedures anyway’ whilst a fifth, 20%, thought it was just ‘unnecessary’.

A further 15% explained that they’d rely on other people to tell them what to do in case of an emergency on a cruise, whilst more than a quarter, 27%, admitted that taking note of the safety procedures would just make them worried.

The respondents who initially admitted not paying attention to safety procedures whilst on a cruise were then showed a list of the safety procedures on board and were asked to choose which they thought were the most important. The respondents were able to choose multiple answers.

According to the results,  the top four safety procedures British cruisers feel are the most important whilst on board were as follows:
  • Muster drill – 36%
  • Where the nearest fire/safety exit is from the cabin – 29%         
  • Where lifejackets are kept in the cabin – 22%.   
Furthermore, when the respondents were asked if they thought they should pay more attention to the safety procedures on board since the Concordia tragedy, of they’d cruised since then, the large majority of the respondents, 61%, answered ‘yes’. The poll also revealed that 94% of cruisers felt happy with the level of the security and safety on board.

Steph Curtin, Cruise Development Manager of BonVoyage.co.uk, had the following to say:  “Since the Concordia tragedy, every cruise line has made it a priority to re-build confidence amongst cruisers. I think the quick reaction of the cruising industry to such a tragic event has helped, as the number of UK cruisers has still increased in the past year.”

She continued: “It’s good to know that cruisers are generally happy about the level of security on board, but even if cruising is one of the safest modes of transport, it is essential that cruisers pay more attention to safety procedures. Even though accidents are extremely rare, it’s always good to know what to do in case of an emergency.”