Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' brands are doing away with electronic muster drills and requiring they be done in-person.
The change takes effect immediately across all three of the line's brands on their next embarkation day, including Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
"We continuously evaluate our procedures for providing detailed instructions on safety and security measures to our guests, and as such have made the decision to reinstate synchronized, in-person muster drills on embarkation day across all vessels within the fleet," Norwegian said in a statement.
Several cruise lines gave their muster drills an electronic makeover during the pandemic to keep guests socially distant and freshen up the experience.
Carnival and Royal Caribbean muster drills
Royal Caribbean International, which uses "e-muster" drills, said it has no intention of switching back to in-person requirements. Guests who prefer the drills in person instead of via the line's app or TV need to report to their muster station where a crew member will walk them through a brief demonstration.
Carnival Cruise Line also plans to keep its "e-muster" protocol that delivers guests individualized information, including where their muster station is and how to get to it.
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Note: This report was updated on Jan. 26 to add that Royal Caribbean and Carnival plan to keep their virtual muster drills.