The Horrifying Reason Behind The Request That Cruise Ship Passengers Shut Off Lights And Draw Curtains When Traversing Specific Waters

Travelling onboard a luxury cruise ship can be an incredible experience, but what many don’t know is that it sometimes happend an unusual “risk.”

In fact, it has recently been revealed by a passenger on the Cunard Queen Anne ship, which is entering into an 111-night ‘maiden World voyage’ from Hamburg, Germany – visiting sights such as New York, Sydney, Hawaii, Penang and Cape Town, alongside passing through the Sulu-Celebs sea – that the passengers were concerned to unplug lights and draw curtains.

In the TikTok video, which has over 8 million views, the captain concerns the nearly 3,000 travellers onboard the cruise ship of a ‘heightened level of security alertness’ as the consequence of traveling through piracy-prone areas.

The external promenade decks shuttering overnight would weaken the ship’s visibility, the person who shared the captain’s announcement on TikTok explained.

As predicted, the video drew the attention of many who said they were unaware of such dangers.

@lillydapinkI didn’t know there were pirates around this area. We are crossing from Darwin to Manila#cruisetok#cunard#fyp♬ original sound – cruisegypsyuk@lillydapink
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“Well, that sounds terrifying,” one person commented.

“Not really, it’s just safety precautions, the risk is very low,” the TikToker who posted the video answered.

Another noticed, “Idk why but every time I hear about real life pirates I’m always shocked/amazed that they really exist.”

A third added, “I used to work on a cruise ship and there are a few areas where you get piracy. We used to get a special security company that used to come onboard with g*ns when we go past Somalia. You’re safe.”

Someone else added: “To be honest, if a cruise or passenger ship was attacked by Pirates, the response from naval vessels would be swift and sudden, moreso than if it was a regular merchant vessel.”

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