3 am. 7 short blasts on the Viking Lif alarm system. Warm
clothes. Coats. Hats. Shoes. Contact lenses. Inhalers. Life jackets. No time for
mascara.
About a quarter of the passengers gathered at the muster
station on the top deck. Where were the others? There were no officers to
explain what was happening, in spite of one passenger banging on the wheelhouse
door asking what was going on.
Eventually, the programme director made an announcement that
it was safe to return to state-rooms. No reason was given at the time but the
next morning Reception said that a fire alarm had gone off but they did not
know why. It is said that all the crew were dressed and ready for action in an
impressive 3 minutes.
The adrenaline rush meant that Diva did not sleep for the
rest of the night, in spite of drinking a cup of camomile tea.
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