1/24/12
Seeing photos of the huge, beautiful Italian cruise ship on
its side is a frightening and uncomfortable sight. Nearly a year ago, I took that same cruise. While it was aboard a different, smaller Costa
cruise ship, the route was the same. I wondered if any of the wonderful people we met onboard that vessel
were working on the troubled vessel. I
recall going to our mandatory
safety briefing. We were all given life
jackets with whistles attached. During the
safety demonstration, most people laughed, drank beer, and blew their
whistles. It was similar
to how people behave during the safety briefing on airplanes. While the flight attendants review important
instructions, 95% of the passengers ignore them. I imagine that these are the same 95% of
people who would claim to the media that the staff was ill-prepared for an
emergency. A wise woman once told me that
the root word of learn is ear…don’t forget to use yours.
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