Ex Crew Member Reveals 15 Secret Cruise Ship Codes

One is to prevent panic. Using a coded language avoids alarming passengers with direct announcements of a serious event.

A fire is the worst thing that can happen on board any particular cruise ship.

This just means that somebody has gone overboard and they are in need of emergency rescue.

It means that there is a security threat or risk to the cruise ship, ranging anywhere from a potential bomb threat that has been called to the cruise line or cruise ship or even pirates attacking the ship or trying to board the cruise ship.