Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishThis is the scary message cruise passengers are sent if they are under threat from pirates.The Queen Anne ship travelled through the Sulu sea, an area notorious for pirates, on its journey from Darwin, Australia to Manila, Philippines, as it was plunged into darkness when guests were warned of piracy.To avoid being spotted by any pirates, the crew instructed guests to turn off their lights and close their curtains.They were prohibited from entering the ship’s outdoor decks and the crew even set up water cannons to help repel pirates.TikTok user ‘Lilydapink’ was a passenger on the cruise and shared the terrifying ordeal in a series of videos.An announcement through the tannoy said: ‘This area is known for piracy threats. Therefore we will be operating at a heightened level of security during this period.’The external promenade deck will be closed on both sides from 9pm to 5am overnight and no guests will be allowed access during these times for the duration of the transit. ‘During the hour of darkness, only essential open deck lights will be on to reduce the ships external lighting. o avoid being spotted by any pirates, the crew instructed guests to turn off their lights and close their curtains Guests were prohibited from entering the ship’s outdoor decks and the crew even set up water cannons to help repel pirates’We also request you turn off your state room lights when not needed and close the curtains of your window or balcony.’The crew member added: ‘In the unlikely event of an emergency, a broadcast will be made with the following instructions:’Guests are to proceed to their staterooms. Guests with a window or balcony should proceed to the corridor outside their room, ensuring the door remains closed. If you are in an inboard state room please remain inside.’During this time, guests should not remain on any open decks or near any external windows.’I assure you that measures to prevent any unlikely incident have been well planned and the likelihood of this happening on a big ship like Queen Anne is absolutely minimal’.Many took to the comments to share their shock that pirates still exist and remain a real life threat to ships. One user said: ‘Every time I hear about real life pirates I’m always shocked/amazed that they really exist.”it’s a bit comical that Pirates still exist’, one said in disbelief. The Queen Anne ship travelled through the Sulu sea, an area notorious for pirates, on its journey from Darwin to Manila as it was plunged into darkness when guests were warned of piracy (stock image)A third said: ‘ONE of the scariest things you can hear on cruise ships’. Another said: ‘Reason number 10,001 I have no interest in going on a cruise’ While some thought the threat should be disclosed prior to the trip: ‘I would want to know this prior to booking. WTH.”I feel that’s something I’d want to know before buying a ticket!’ But Peter Lehr, a piracy expert, says they are still very real and maritime highways are most at risk.’As such, they do pose a problem for all shipping transiting these waters, including cruise ships’.The biggest piracy hotspot is in Somalia and where they are more likely to pose a real threat, according to Lehr.’Somali pirates kept us busy for a while between about 2005 to 2013 in the Gulf of Aden and the so-called Somali Basin as part of the Arabian Sea,’ he says.During this period, pirates were so active that the European Union and NATO sent their own anti-piracy flotillas to the region.A multi-national combined task force was also deployed to the region as part of an anti-piracy operation. However many of those anti-piracy forces are now gone, and as a result, pirates in Somalia are making a comeback. The senior lecturer at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St. Andrews said they are just after money and passengers and crew would likely be able ‘to walk away and tell the tale–as long as they didn’t try to resist’.’The pirate modus operandi is to board a vessel, ransack the crew’s valuables plus the ship’s safe, and then make off again after about 30 minutes,’ he told Fodors Travel.There have only been six reported pirate attacks on cruise ships in modern history.
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