Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted June 18, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 18, 2015 This came up on my emails this morning and I thought it was HAL Board News worthy. This will most likely be her last and definitely under the HAL Flag. Nice way of leaving the fleet :) Congratulations to the Officers and Crew of the Statendam. Now hoping to hear from another HAL ship that has been working hard waiting for inspection as well. http://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/holland-america-ship-scores-third-straight-100-on-health-inspection.html?u=19BC602D-5534-4B9E-A392-F0F8604DBB91 Holland America Line’s Statendam scored a 100 on its most recent U.S. Public Health inspection, making it the third consecutive perfect score for the ship. The Statendam’s surprise inspection was conducted June 5 while the ship was at Juneau, Alaska, during a 14-day round-trip from Seattle. Before that, Statendam received a 100 in February 2015 during a call at Hilo, Hawaii, and in June 2014 in Ketchikan, Alaska. So far this year, there have been 18 perfect scores. Others doing so in recent weeks are Royal Caribbean International’s Radiance of the Seas on June 7, Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ Seven Seas Navigator on May 7, Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Equinox on April 27 and Celebrity Infinity on March 29, and Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Sunshine on April 18 and Carnival Ecstasy on April 13. “Achieving a perfect score on a USPH inspection is not easy, and we congratulate everyone on the team who worked diligently toward this success,” Holland America President Orlando Ashford said. “We always aim for a score of 100, and for Statendam to continue its perfect streak for the third consecutive time is something we celebrate with great pride.” Holland America is on a roll. One of its other ships, Eurodam, earned a 100 for the eighth consecutive time in February, and in the past year Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Ryndam, Zuiderdam and Westerdam also achieved perfect scores. The VSP inspections were introduced in the early 1970s and are required for all passenger ships that call at a U.S. port. The unannounced inspections are carried out by U.S. Public Health officials twice a year for every cruise ship. The score, on a scale from one to 100, is assigned on the basis of a checklist involving dozens of areas of assessment, encompassing hygiene and sanitation of food (from storage to preparation), overall galley cleanliness, water, shipboard personnel and the ship as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted June 18, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Mom and dad will always make you clean your things before you pass them to the younger/smaller sibling as a hand me down... :D Well done Statendam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 18, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Well done, Officers/Crew/Staff of Statendam. Hard to get 100 on a new'ish' ship but to get it on an older ship is that much more outstanding. Congratulations ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted June 18, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Good news Lisa :) thanks for sharing:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie Linda Posted June 18, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Perfect score? Uh... OK. I would hate to be on a ship with less than a perfect score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted June 18, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Perfect score? Uh... OK. I would hate to be on a ship with less than a perfect score. It's ok - we know how you feel ;):rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sppunk Posted June 18, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Congrats to the crew. And to the crews of all the ships receiving perfect scores, it's a great accomplishment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted June 18, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 18, 2015 As a booked guest on Statendam's final HAL voyage, this is welcome news. The ethic harkens back to a former advertising slogan: "It is good to be on a well run ship." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted June 18, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 18, 2015 That is wonderful news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted June 18, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Congrats to HD Simon Tanner, COM Edmund Wu and their troops :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted June 18, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I can forsee a special crew party taking place in the near future to celebrate this event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 19, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) Perfect score? Uh... OK. I would hate to be on a ship with less than a perfect score. Did you sail Statendam recently? I can forsee a special crew party taking place in the near future to celebrate this event! I sure hope so. :) They have earned it. :) Edited June 19, 2015 by sail7seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted June 19, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I can forsee a special crew party taking place in the near future to celebrate this event! You can take that to the bank! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruzPrincess Posted June 19, 2015 #14 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Good news. I'll be on the Statendam soon. Nice to know they're keeping her well maintained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted June 19, 2015 #15 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Always good news for our HAL Denise :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted June 20, 2015 #16 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Good to hear as we board on July 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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