Cunards new Queen

[happy daze john in oz]

I will not cruise on ships of that size, too many on there to be comfortable.

But crew get regular emergency trials, but yes language could be a problem for some.
Most crew speak some form of English but at times particularly with crew who have no regular contact with passengers, such as deck hands, it could be a bit rough.

[j.sabourn]

Easiest way out of a tight corner John is “ me no speakee Inglis me no savvy “ even from an Oxford Graduate ! Every man has his breaking point. Some are more scared than others that’s the only difference. JS

[Johnny Kieran]

Some time ago, somewhere, I posted a comment about the problems I experienced on a cruise which I found ridiculous behaviour by the crew, and was very glad it was resolved OK.

[James Curry]

Unless things have changed a great deal since I retired in 2013 a lot of crew and officer training was computer based training modules. If memory serves it was called CTT ? something like that.
BP was mad on it and when I joined one ship the oldman was pushing this CTT driving everyone to dispair.
He handed me a list of approved training courses and told me they had to be completed before I paid off.
After a week I refused to do anymore as it was too time consuming as none of it was related to LNG carriers. I did the safety at sea and fire fighting modules end off.
Yes crews on cruise ships may well do onboard drills but as suggested by another poster no one can predict how they will react.
a prime example would be this fella, Francesco Schettino master of the Costa Concordia, was he not one of the first into a life boat?

Not knocking the onboard drills JS mentioned if the majority gain a better understanding about what is required that has to be to the benefit of all.