Disney Cruise Alarm on the High Seas

False Alarm during a Halloween on the High Seas Disney Cruise sends passengers into a panic. Towel Folding class gets cut short as a loud alarm occurs.

[@MrAwesomedude808]

I found out about this via some Disney forum. Why didn’t this make the news?

[@SportSoulLife]

MrAwesomedude808 As someone who works on ships, youd be surprised how many false alarms there can be. These are mostly silent. Its normal to get 3-10 false fire alarms a week. The most alarms ive encountered (counting out navigational equipment that annoys you every 5 minutes) in a day was around 200 when a system failed, all were silent except for two "abandon ship" alarms to the engine room. We got it fixed the same day. In this case Im guessing that a Cadet on the bridge got curious and pushed the general alarm button. Not unheard of for cadets/trainees to put their fingers/noses where they dont belong.

[@abrahamrosenthal7993]

Why WOULD it make the news? Stop being such a pansy.

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

SportSoulLife this wasn’t a completely false alarm though. I think at least. My guess is because there was a small fire onboard before so I think they sounded the alarm on purpose but it got extinguished shortly after so they “cancelled” the signal

[@alanjenko555]

... because there are people dying around the world due to famine, war and terrorism ...... some rich people on a cruise startled by a FALSE alarm.. is not news

[@davidmiscavige5663]

@@thefuturefrontierpilot75 why?

[@dimi_sf]

I like how calm the passengers are and within 2 mins you already see people in life vests starting to assemble at the meeting points. I like the dad with the stroller who isn’t taking the elevator but stairs instead. Good job

[@melhorler45]

I didn't think you were be allowed to use lifts

[@PersonGamma]

@@melhorler45 exactly

[@thepenguinmeister]

@@melhorler45 yeah in a real emergency the elevators would be disabled

[@MsAussie83]

How would someone take a stroller down a set of stairs? Wouldn't that be hard?

[@richardlacey4923]

What’s the attraction of a cruise?

[@ethancarberry-holt3011]

I was on the Disney Fantasy, not last Christmas but the one before and we had a false alarm at 2AM. I can confirm, THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR AT THAT TIME.

[@KelseyKonishi]

I heard about that from another guest onboard! That would be terrible!!

[@ethancarberry-holt3011]

@@KelseyKonishi Trust me, and there was a bravo (fire) announcement just before.

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

Would you rather have no real notice or a false alarm?

[@ethancarberry-holt3011]

@@Avianca-rr3rf I'd rather have both no real notice which IS a false alarm over no real notice and it isn't a false alarm

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

@@ethancarberry-holt3011 By no real notice i mean the ship is actually sinking but they dont tell anyone or sound an alarm

[@FireAlarmHowTooGuy]

Those alarms would scare the living crap out of me

[@bradym2815]

I was on the ship and it did

[@grantedklass777]

Fire Alarm How Too Guy me to

[@BenjaminJohnSmith]

Fire Alarm How Too Guy ik

[@arayacruises]

Fire Alarm How Too Guy the alarm on Aida cruise ships (part of carnival corporation) is way more smooth

[@ThePommyAdmiral]

Same

[@imgrggbsn]

Alarm: *WWWAAAAAHHHHHHHH* Kids: *AAHHHHHHH* Atrium music: What’s the matter? Everything is calm!

[@KelseyKonishi]

JustCallMe GEO I just got off the Panama Canal Disney Wonder Cruise (More videos to come soon) but while on the cruise this SAME song played in the speakers so it’s not a track they have changed in a year and a half

[@andrewschannel4259]

SEVERELY underrated comment.

[@onleashfreak]

It’s great to see the crew immediately taking the right action and seeing that the passengers were obviously well-informed as to how to handle the situation and had life jackets and reported to their assigned areas. Shows you how great Disney is

[@roman1964]

what’s the crew supposed to do then lol. it’s the law all ships do it not only disney.

[@marihernandezrubenstein7240]

It was only the alarm not the Disney Magic alarm. On the high seas.

[@headhat55]

The music still playing during the alarm 😂

[@KelseyKonishi]

And it's a perfect tune lol

[@johndeerefan725]

The alarms could be separate from the pa system

[@yoips4059]

Reminds me of 9/11

[@Eq_katie]

@@yoips4059 it does

[@psalmsalem7173]

But the good side is that calm music reduce chaotic ?

[@FireRescue80]

The music best fits the situation.

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

Seriously though if one of the disney cruises actually sink will they still be playing the happy disney music?

[@cuttyteheevee9832]

@Avianca2005 I doubt they would go through the trouble to turn it off but I don’t know, if this happened to me I would literally start panicking (especially if I wasn’t with my parents cuz sometimes I go around by myself on the Disney cruises)

[@arayacruises]

Avianca2005 they did on the titanic too so why not

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

@@cuttyteheevee9832 (sorry for replying late) Why panic? just go to your room and wait for your parents and nothing will happen (thats what i do). The odds of you dying in a cruise ship incident are slim even if theres already one happening. Cruise ships take 2-5 hours to sink so you have plenty of time.

[@bobbybattaglia9560]

😂

[@ajayhiremath5042]

That alarm made everyone go from Disney mode to survival mode.

[@bah3698]

More to panik mode

[@trail8765]

*hardcore lol

[@PaulMorrison-fl2gc]

Yeah, it was false anyways!

[@NoOne-sc1ox]

Lmao all the kids instantly stsrt screaming.

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

Well what do you expect? They dont want to die.

[@NoOne-sc1ox]

@@Avianca-rr3rf no shit sherlock, i totally needed an explanation for why they were screaming, i just think its funny.

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

No One wow no need to be sour.

[@NoOne-sc1ox]

@@Avianca-rr3rf no need to be a modsfuckin fuckhead.

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

No One your comeback is so irrelevant it’s funny

[@konather8065]

dang, thats also a testament to how well the cast members are trained. You could instantly see them moving quickly to their positions and keeping everyone calm.

[@gabrielcarvalho6085]

Disney: lets make an fake alarm for Halloween kids: Jump to the sea Disney: Holy Shit

[@AppLandon]

0_0

[@bah3698]

@@aliteralsnakewithatophat3247 it could be a drill as always

[@andrewschannel4259]

If I heard that alarm while I was walking around the ship I would have a heart attack.

[@KelseyKonishi]

My calm reaction surprised me. Good thing...since I have a pacemaker.

[@SportSoulLife]

SinCity Housewife Its an interesting thing with people. In crisis situaions, 70% of people become "sheep". They will do whatever someone tells them. If noone tells anything they will just wander aimelessly. This is why you have the crew repeating over and over again what to do and how to put on your lifewest. This is kind of like in the film "Finding Nemo" where nemo tells everyone to swim down. You belong to this group, which explains your reaction. 10% become heroes, these are good to put to use (aid instructing on how to put on lifewests for example), dont let them be without a task, else they start thinking of some own (often harmful) plan and try to get the other 70% with them. 15% completely freeze up, these can be hard to handle, as they are like the 70% but wont listen to orders 5% become violent, these thypically will try to get other people violent/panicked too. Its very important that these people get seperated from the crowd so they dont cause chaos.

[@SportSoulLife]

SinCity Housewife my percents can be somewhat off, was a while ago since i renewed my certificate for that, but they are in the ballpark anyways.

[@SportSoulLife]

SinCity Housewife this is also why you always hear "stay calm", not "dont panic". The 70% will not follow the order "dont panic", as humans always do what they are told not to do, but "stay calm" is an order, and as they now have a task, that keeps them relaxed since they know what to do. Next bit is "follow instructions from the crew", which gives them the second task, find someone from the crew and they will tell you where to go and what to do.

[@KelseyKonishi]

That's interesting! Thank you for sharing. And we never know what category we are in until the situation happens. People may think "I would do such and such" but their response may be different.

[@scar8878]

I like how everyone on the cruise was screaming but the lady recording was just calm and walking around

[@KelseyKonishi]

I remained calm since I couldn’t feel anything differently happening. When I walked outside to my muster station the water was calm and everything appeared normal.

[@Trainlover1995]

You know what they say: the cameraman never dies.

[@andrewschannel4259]

0:17 This is what happens when the captain pushes the panic button on his keys.

[@ggamer77]

The scariest sounds you can have as an alarm. LOL

[@PanzerFalcon2232]

Ship's general alarm, 7 short, 1 long. Used for a variety of reasons

[@techhaus]

Official AK2K that’s the muster station/lifeboat station alarm.

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

techHAUS which is the general alarm...

[@tomharris5777]

Yep

[@DaveCo1985]

Yep

[@johnmurphy5064]

Good advice if an alarm goes off on a ship and it’s real, don’t use the elevators. When the RMS Lusitania was torpedoed in 1915, passengers met their doom when using elevators to get to the boat deck and the power went out. They were unable to get out. Numerous survivors remember hearing the screams of the people trapped.

[@KelseyKonishi]

How scary!

[@bah3698]

if there's instructions to don't use them that's karma (r/cursedcomments)

[@nicholasbenge9497]

Normally, when the signal is given, the bridge will send a signal to the elevators to stop on the next available floor and disable them. Every time ive been on a ship, they disable the elevators just before and during the muster drill (back when you had to physically muster) to simulate a real emergency situation.

[@grizzly6018]

Screams? More like gargling or "BBBLLLLAAAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!" Cos they're underwater lol

[@kpl-CA]

So... Passengers in WC just should just wait to die? Lovely.

[@mr.dude1338]

what impresses me is how everyone knew what to do and stayed calm

[@urbansnipe]

well that certainly made that towel folding class exciting :D

[@chevy266nova]

Go on a cruise they said, it will be fun they said. Right LMAO

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

This happened to me on my cruise. No one panicked though, everyone was perfectly calm. Immediately they announced it was an accidental signal

[@sarge6870]

Been on 13 cruises and never experienced this except once in Bermuda when we were docked and they were doing training for the crew.

[@hauntedbearchild]

Sounds like the fire alarm in the federal building I worked in, only ours also had flashing strobe lights to add to the ambience. They always had unannounced evacuation drills.

[@rtk985]

At least passengers acted smart they didn't run or push or scream. And they knew what to grab and where to proceed but still. That must have been scary.

[@Dr_Monitor]

From my limited knowledge of alarm signals on ships, that's just a general alarm, could be anything from a drill to a mechanical problem, and that's basically a signal saying "nobody panic, but heads up anyway."

[@specialjeffreyke]

This is the general emergency alarm indicating passengers have to go to their mustar station and crew to prepare for potential evacuation of the ship.

[@Cayden1988]

Disney should of used the Death Star alarm for these moments.

[@senortaco3563]

Well that was panic inducing.

[@KelseyKonishi]

Yet I still booked another Disney Cruise on board that same afternoon. I'm excited to go back in 2020 and make videos of Panama Canal

[@Beldrakethen]

SinCity Housewife Ima guess it got canceled

[@Quasihamster]

Does this happen very often? Not very often, no. Oh good. Yeah. And only 50% of the times or so are we actually capsizing.

[@MusicAndMee818]

Hahahahaha

[@gabrieldally6044]

It's so amazing how calm and collected the guests and crew are, Disney has their shit together

[@AlphaFlight]

Not really. It's mostly ran by non speaking half speaking English crew men

[@AlphaFlight]

You'd be scared about how many disapearences there are lol

[@gabrieldally6044]

@@AlphaFlight cool racism

[@AlphaFlight]

@@gabrieldally6044 I'm just pointing out. When your on these ships you can't really communicate with the lower staff

[@gabrieldally6044]

@@AlphaFlight it's a requirement to speak English to work on an American cruise ship

[@denisebaden8673]

Disney Cruise: *Alarm Goes off* The children: *Panic mode activated* Also the children: *Screams*

[@disneycruiseline8622]

The alarm is so creepy!! I've heard it a lot though lol

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

I agree but it’s even creepier outside imo

[@LodieX]

Someone: *records a video during a ship alarm* Me: Ok what is she doing? Someone: *Records people too and walking around* Me: Pray to god your not gonna die

[@maevekelly3485]

I’ve been on so many Disney cruises before I’m going on the next one over next Easter break thanks 😊

[@nadiablye]

Clearly you did not pay any attention at Muster Drill or you would have known to return to your stateroom and get your life vest and go to your Muster Station (as everyone else heading to their staterooms was). They do Muster Drill for your safety and to teach you what to do. Pay attention next time.

[@dylanhays870]

nadiablye typically in muster drills, they state if you are near your state room, grab your life jacket, if not, proceed to your muster station and one will be provided to you.

[@nadiablye]

Dylan TE 717 Which would be fine if that is what she was doing. But she is wandering around saying she doesn’t know what is going on and NOT going to either her stateroom or Muster Station. So either way, it’s clear she paid zero attention at Muster Drill.

[@KelseyKonishi]

@@nadiablye when I walked outside, as you see in the video, I was at my muster station. No one was out there except the employee who I asked "Does this happen very often"

[@alanjenko555]

@@KelseyKonishi dont mind some people. With mid size ships, you can make it to your muster stations very fast as they are normally the deck with all the bars and lounges. Im just off the MSC Lirica ship and my muster station happen to be right beside my favourite bar haha

[@missims100]

To be honest I always had a dream of going on a Disney Cruise but the only thing that holds me back due to ADD and OCD I'm very sensitive to loud noises and I heard a few videos of people video taping the alarms and I know it's a trigger. What do they do for someone who is sensitive to loud noises does Disney understand that ? please answer I've also have never been on a cruise because of this fear and I'm 20 .

[@mikegood5877]

It seemed a bit like the Titanic with the upbeat music playing as everyone is collectively losing their shit

[@RemiMW]

As a person who lives on a island and takes a ferry dozens of times a year (not lately thanks Covid) Scary alarms actually go off more then people think. A lot of the time sides or sections of the ship are closed off, why? Balance, wind and waves. I’m sure cruise ships are build different but all boats get sketchy with off balance, wind and waves.

[@bmused55]

Yup... that looks like a panic to me, everyone calmly walking about.

[@plainmainaccount5554]

The music just makes it

[@BritishTightEnd]

It's called the general alarm which is the alarm sounded for any emergency which can follow with an evacuation order

[@Astervius]

I'm just curious but, did you ever finish folding your towel?

[@KelseyKonishi]

I went back to my room to find my kids (One daughter was still up on the pool deck and there was zero panic up there) but I found out from other friends they resumed the towel making class. I Cruise on Disney again for Panama 2020 so I'll find out then how to make a towel elephant lol

[@jackprovost3003]

I laughed so hard at that

[@princeofwales4634]

@@KelseyKonishi Panama 2020 was the last cruise of Disney Wonder before the lockdown..I was onboard and many ports were cancelled..I just finished my 14 days self quarantine period...I hope you guys are fine too..

[@KelseyKonishi]

@@princeofwales4634 I was on the same cruise. I just uploaded a towel folding video to my page from the Panama Cruise. Pretty sure our family of 4 all got sick after the cruise but we all recovered quickly. Thanks for watching!

[@jonnydanger7181]

@@KelseyKonishi what happened to cause the alarm?

[@harbourearly9841]

Some people running like hell and then others I could care less. Let’s walk not run. The music omg

[@Wh0sVash]

Everyone seems so calm

[@bradym2815]

Hello! I was also on the ship and remember this event clearly. I was with my friends at the Buena Vista theater. I remember it was the last day, and the day before the ship was very rocky from waves. Nevertheless, it was still the best vacation ever.

[@KelseyKonishi]

Yes, it was on our sea day towards the end. I still enjoyed the cruise so much, I booked our next one this same day the alarm happened. Panama 2020! I love the Wonder

[@bradym2815]

SinCity Housewife lol we did the same thing the day after Alaska 2020

[@KelseyKonishi]

@@bradym2815 how fun!! It was a toss up for us between Panama and Alaska since those are everything's bucket list destinations. We love the Wonder

[@jeffhein7275]

@bradym2815 sure you were🙄

[@jeffhein7275]

@@bradym2815 sure you did🙄

[@austingertube7239]

Sounds like my house when the fire alarm goes off lmao

[@addyb3005]

alarm: *goes off* person: *stands at the top of balcony on deck 4 and records* my brain, and me who cruises *RUN*

[@CharliChimp]

And the band played on,...

[@DBR00]

At least during the emergency, if you stay in the bingo room, you have a better chance of winning!!!

[@bradym2815]

btw Natalie the cruise director made it that much more comforting after the alarm sounded

[@KelseyKonishi]

Natalie was great throughout the cruise! I can still hear her voice "it is B-E-A-Utiful Day here in Puerto Vallarta"

[@SunnySky_girl_gaming_roblox]

:Alarm gos on :music iz fine : People iz not fine

[@BigS8103]

That is the most terrifying alarm for the most happiest place

[@ItsAustin18]

The fact that the music started playing after the alarm started going off😂

[@ma5079]

7 times short and once long means general alarm.

[@clairealysandra2374]

I was on the Pacific Adventure In may and there was a fire at 3 am and heard the emergency alarm was the scariest experience of my life

[@r160aexpress5]

That alarm is horrifying LOL

[@PrincessAloha04]

Once I was on a Holland cruise, and I was in the stateroom with my mom getting ready to go to meet up with the rest of my family and the alarm went off, i know you are supposed to keep calm but I immediately started to panic and crying I kept saying “we’re gonna die, we’re gonna die,” my mom told me to stay calm and they a couple seconds later they said it was a false alarm and the crew members had to practice a drill the next day when everyone on board was at the destination stop for the day, even though it was a false alarm, it was still kinda scary

[@T_80tshorts11]

Alarm goes off: BEEEEEEEPP! everyone else: panik screaming and running to boat decks. atrium music: what seems to be the matter? everything is fine!

[@tropicalsbigdaddyr53577]

Lmao everyone like “calm down calm down you’re not gonna die we’re not sinking” lmfao Omg they had started putting on life vests 💀

[@developerspoot]

First part was a general alarm, 7 short beeps, 1 long beep.

[@jamiebrice8961]

Captain just wanted to shit everybody up for fun 😂

[@xTheRedShirtX]

There is a towel folding class? Damn that sounds like my kinda cruise.....

[@KelseyKonishi]

It’s entertaining! Pls subscribe to my channel!

[@aaronle6529]

0:18 7 short blast 1 long blast

[@stevenalvarado-doc7334]

I would have yelled: "torpedos in the water"!!

[@LaurenEveCreates]

Kristina Buhrman is like "What in the world?" Pipster Cat is like "Everybody! The world's not gonna end! We are okay so stay where you are!" Microsoft Sam is like "If that goes off again, we will ask the captain to turn the cruise around and end it early." Doggett heard it and started to scream like a little girl. Sultz shouted "RUN!" and had everyone put on their life jackets and run out to their muster stations. I was brave enough to tell all the Beyond Basic people what happened. Signed, Angela.

[@KelseyKonishi]

Nice! ~Angela

[@7kCosmos]

This happened to me on the Disney magic cruise...except the siren was different and it was really stormy out (cuz we were passing thru the Bermuda Triangle)

[@KelseyKonishi]

Cosmos _** how eerie

[@BenShaffer282]

They should do this every Halloween, makes it more scary...

[@QuietTravelVideos]

That alarm is scary af god..

[@specialjeffreyke]

And in the background the Disney music haha

[@Wolf_Dominic]

Was this the Disney Wonder, or Magic? I went on the Wonder a few weeks ago, and recognized a lot of it. I must say, I felt safer on that ship, than I ever did on an airplane. I loved, and still love how seriously they take safety. The fact that there wasn’t many people panicking, at least from what was shown, shows how well they do it.

[@KelseyKonishi]

Wonder

[@Wolf_Dominic]

@@KelseyKonishiNice. Were you scared when this happened? Or did you suspect it was just a false alarm? Or a mixture of both?

[@KelseyKonishi]

@@Wolf_Dominic I was not, but when I look at all the unexpected stressful situations I've been in, I've always been calm. I think everyone responds differently, and you won't know until the high stress situation presents itself.

[@Wolf_Dominic]

@@KelseyKonishi True enough.

[@Wolf_Dominic]

@@KelseyKonishiI will add, for the record, I felt safer on the Disney Wonder, than I ever had on an airplane. Not that I don’t feel safe on airplanes, but there was something about the ship that just made me feel so safe.

[@melissajohnson2935]

Alarm goes off Let's get in the elevator O______O

[@katygaston8777]

The window pumpkins look like the clock in the It's a Small World ride.

[@lacrossed55]

Damn, the towel folding class got cancelled.

[@KelseyKonishi]

Thankfully on the last cruise that sailed (west bound Panama Canal) our stateroom host came in our room and gave the kids a private towel folding lesson! I posted that video as well, check out my channel!

[@tjays.faith.is.strong]

I just got off the wonder today, we had a flase alarm in the middle of the night IN A STORM. it was scary. my friends all started crying. (I knew they made announcements in the PA in actual situations.)

[@harbourearly9841]

Everything always happens in towel folding place.

[@KelseyKonishi]

Carolina Blonde right place at the right time with this video

[@misticafranco2926]

that alarm would send me into a spiral if i ever heard it lmao

[@TotherKoala]

I find it funny that the Disney liners have the scariest sounding alarms

[@aliteralsnakewithatophat3247]

Some people are just gunning it faster than usain bolt while everyone else is like “hmmm, what the most peculiar circumstance.”

[@KingGamingRoblox]

I feel bad for those kids because that probably scared them so bad!

[@wileypj]

Disney WONDER!

[@nrems]

I would have just went to the Bar!!

[@zeusistheone4043]

I was no on their when it happened no joking I was at the pool deck and the captain was so kind to explain what happened

[@Rosebud7672]

The siren never sounded like that for me

[@MoulfritProd]

A "towel folding class" would trigger a real alarm for me!

[@KelseyKonishi]

Lol it's fun for the kids mostly

[@PaulMorrison-fl2gc]

The captain on that cruise ship falsely sounded the alarm 😂

[@rebeccabowman7038]

Wow that is loud and i thought it was bad a few years ago on a Alaska criuse we hit heavy fog . that alarm was loud all day . but i rather not be hit by another ship

[@icewalker2412]

At the first part of the vid I heard the background song of *wait it was all earth it was*

[@Kidetoons]

At least they know what there doing

[@tomahawk5118]

Wait til you hear an announcement for Mr Mob to deck so and so port side. Man over board.

[@Cris-pt3jw]

That alarm is the most unasuring thing ever

[@alexgonzalez-kc5lp]

i wouldve died. too loud

[@fatlip510]

Judging by the employees nonchalant demeanor. Yeah this happens allot. 😅

[@richardsmith2627]

Americans love a good alarm.. a reason for some drama and false panic. me.... id still be in the bar!

[@BenjaminJohnSmith]

Was it a false alarm bc I watched another video that had the same thing happened

[@annann6254]

That Alarm could be the Muster Drill Alarm

[@DBR00]

Here’s a thought. Let’s use the elevators during the emergency.

[@KelseyKonishi]

Haha, I won’t even use them not during an alarm. I was once stuck in an elevator in a (major) Vegas hotel and the hotel maintenance staff could not get it open. They had to call the fire department to come. 1 hour and 44 minutes in there. There is no fire department to call out at sea so I’ll pass.

[@RatBlox]

It sounds okay

[@cookingwithgavin2413]

omg i was on the disney magic when that happened, so scary

[@alphacharlie2495]

In a fire if you try to use a lift it won't work because it would go into fire containment mode and then the elevators would get recalled

[@idkwhatmynameis679]

during the alarm, some people were panicking and screaming

[@camerontaylor9330]

That is probably the most ill sounding alarm on the face of the earth