New Life Jacket system on Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean has announced it will begin a new life jacket system on the new Oasis of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean Chairman and CEO Richard Fain revealed that when Oasis of the Seas debuts this winter, life jackets will be stowed solely at muster stations rather than in passenger staterooms. Fain says that the line has already tested this out on a few other ships in the fleet to positive response.

On most mainstream ships, life jackets are stored in individual cabins -- usually in the closet, though sometimes under the bed. When the alarm sounds to signal the start of the safety drill (required by law), passengers have to grab their gear from their cabins and haul it (and themselves) to a designated muster station, where crewmembers explain procedures and conduct a head count. Afterward, passengers are responsible for bringing their jackets back to their cabins before they can go about their cruise business.

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