SEATTLE, WA – Holland America Line’s ms Noordam and ms Zuiderdam achieved perfect scores of 100 on recent routine United States Public Health inspections conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The unannounced inspection for ms Noordam was held Jan. 5, 2015, during a call at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at the start of a 10-day Caribbean cruise. Zuiderdam was inspected Dec. 19, 2014, during a call at Fort Lauderdale at the start of a seven-night Caribbean cruise.
“Our shipboard and shoreside teams work hard to achieve a perfect score on CDC inspections, and to have two more ships get 100 is a testament to their hard work and dedication,” said Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line. “Congratulations to both ships for this well-deserved achievement.”
During a U.S.P.H. inspection Oct. 22 at Boston, Mass., ms Eurodam also earned a perfect score of 100, the seventh top mark in a row received by the vessel since 2011. In June and July 2014, ms Statendam and ms Westerdam also earned perfect scores of 100, respectively.
CDC inspekcije su dio Programa sanitacije plovila, koji je uveden početkom 1970-ih i obavezan je za sve putničke brodove koji pristaju u američku luku. Inspekcije su nenajavljene i provode ih službenici Službe javnog zdravlja Sjedinjenih Država dva puta godišnje za svaki brod za krstarenje. Bod, na skali od jedan do 100, dodjeljuje se na osnovu kontrolne liste koja uključuje desetine područja procjene, uključujući higijenu i sanitaciju hrane (od skladištenja do pripreme), cjelokupnu čistoću kuhinje, vodu, brodsko osoblje i brod kao cjelina. Brodovi su dobili savršene ocjene u svim tim područjima.
