Still Cruising

We are both very much looking forward to our next Cruise, once again with Celebrity Cruises.

Recent events suggests that having all of the safety things are lovely, because in theory everything will be fine, but now Cruise Companies have to build in 'human behaviour' into their safety systems and monitoring processes.

Who would have thought of an alleged 'sail pass' if the stories are true. Followed by an alleged early 'abandon ship' by the top guy if that story is true, and to top it all, a 'Not on your Nelly' sequence regarding the Jacobs Ladder, again if true. It could of course all be untrue and the chap really is a jolly good fellow. He may have in fact saved "hundreds if not thousands of lives". Then again, a timely; 'to lifeboats', followed by 'launch' could have resulted in a better outcome.

If any of it is true, then this storyboard must be a very sad eye opener to all of the Cruise Lines and not just the one that sank. How do Cruise Line senior managers deal with what you would never expect to happen? Risk analysis is about the unlikely, and who would have thought what happened could have happened before it actually did happen? Now we have £450m pounds worth of junk, and yet all the best safety features in the world were probably installed on that ship. Human behaviour may have taken the ship where it should not have been, and human behaviour may have failed to launch the lifeboats when they could have been launched. Only the fullness of time and the publication of the official report and the legal proceedings and their Appeals if applicable will tell us all what truly happened. At the moment we are simply double guessing. Yes, these guesses seem to be based on credible circumstances and initial 'evidence' but it's still double guessing until the experts have their day.

It is 100 years since the Titanic sank, and I bet when they launched her; they didn't think that she would sink either. Mmmmmmmmmmmm, does anyone need a good Safety Officer? You see, I've never thought 'outside of the box', because for several decades I have understood that none exists. It is people like me who are not constrained by the norm, the what should happen scenario, or the what could happen, that are needed now. People who see the risks and can identify the solutions. It is probable that Cruise Liners will require greater regulation after this episode. No one can complain, for after all, there are an awful lot of people on board when the boat goes down.

Coffee Making Tip of the Day

Coffee Making Tip of the Day No. (2) If your coffee bag sticky label is broken, then turn over the edges of the coffee bag and seal using a clothes peg.