At the start of my recent Greenland Arctic expedition cruise, an ominous notice appeared in the daily program. It required us to attend a mandatory (written in capital letters no less!) meeting at 5pm.

Having been on four previous expedition cruises to Antarctica, the Arctic and Galapagos I knew to expect this meeting. But most did not, and many were confused as we’d had the muster drill which they thought was the only mandatory requirement on cruises. Concern grew when the Expedition Director made an announcement saying failure to attend would have significant implications for the cruise.

This got me thinking I should talk about this and 5 other things that I only found out about after boarding when I started going on expedition cruises.


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01:06 Mandatory Issues
03:13 Itinerary Issues
06:09 Activity Issues
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