Safety on an Alaska Cruise Ship
Alaska Cruise Ship holidays are becoming very popular and frequented by large numbers of people. Many, many of these have the holiday of a lifetime however a small number of people are unfortunate enough to experience crime on board. This is not specific to an Alaska cruise but is more influenced by the cruise ship environment. Cruise ships are inherently safe and secure, however when you have a large number of people involved eventually a few will experience a problem.
As with any type of holiday, land based or cruise ship, you should take certain precautions and make preparations to avoid being a victim of some unhappy situation. The cruise companies themselves offer guidance, unfortunately many people do not take the simple steps advised.
Your first precautions should start even before you have embarked on the holiday. An Alaska Cruise vacation may take several weeks and you will be away from home for that time, make sure your property is secure and and that a neighbor will look in regularly to make sure that everything is safe. Also, as you will be traveling in international waters and to Alaska, make sure that you have an up-to-date passport and that any travel documents or insurance are to hand. Prepare duplicates of all these important documents to take with you, they will help in obtaining a replacement should you lose an item whilst on board ship. Review any expensive items and valuables that you are proposing to take with you, do you really need these? Expensive jewelery will be safer locked at home in a safe rather than taken with you on a holiday.
On board the Alaska Cruise Ship you should recognize that you are in a new environment and need to review your safety. First make sure you are prepared should there be a fire, where are the fire extinguishers and more importantly where are the nearest fire exits. What are the disembarkation procedures and where would you go to should disembarkation be required. Remember, you will not always be in your cabin so ensure that you have a schematic overview of the whole ship and that you familiarize yourself with its including all the major fire assembly points and escape routes.
An Alaska Cruise will bring in people from all walks of life. Look at your fellow passengers, study those that you and dining with or on recreational activities with. You should not trust everyone as you have never met them before, to an eagle and suspicious or they acting strangely, and if so check that you, your family and your belongings are safe.
How are you carrying cash? Most of the time you will not require loose cash or even your credit cards if you are able to charge items to your cabin. Obviously you will need some of these items if you go on to a land-based excursion, make sure you only take what is required rather than all the cash you have brought with you.
We don’t want to overly concern you and make you fearful that Alaska cruise holidays are not safe, they are probably safer than most other forms of holidays to strange locations as you will be on board the ship which is a controlled and known environment. A little planning will mean that you are not a crime statistic and instead you will be reflecting on a wonderful relaxing holiday.
