Statendam is the latest in long line of HAL ships earning score of 100 during hygiene inspections
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Rebecca Gibson |
Holland America Line’s (HAL) Statendam received full marks during a recent routine United States Public Health (USPH) inspection, marking her third consecutive score of 100.
Conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the unscheduled inspection took place on 5 June while Statendam was berthed in Juneau, Alaska, as part of her 14-day roundtrip from Seattle, Washington.
Statendam also received full marks during a February 2015 inspection in Hilo, Hawaii, and a June 2014 inspection when she was berthed in Ketchikan, Alaska.
“Achieving a perfect score on a USPH inspection is not easy and we congratulate everyone on the team who worked diligently toward this success,” said Orlando Ashford, president of HAL. “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.”
CDC inspections are part of the Vessel Sanitation Program, which was introduced in the early 1970s and is required for all passenger ships that call at a US port. Conducted twice a year, the unannounced public health inspections and evaluate ships according to a number of categories including adherence to hygienic food handling, preparation and storage procedures; overall galley cleanliness; and the quality of the ship’s potable water supplies, shipboard personnel and the ship as a whole. Scores can range from 0 to 100.
Several other HAL ships have also received full marks during recent CDC inspections including Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Ryndam, Zuiderdam and Westerdam. This February, Eurodam achieved her eighth consecutive score of 100.