| Other HAL Ships: |
Amsterdam
(2000) |
Maasdam
(1994) |
Noordam
(2006) |
Oosterdam
(2003) |
| Prinsendam (1988) |
Rotterdam
(1997) |
Ryndam (1994) | Statendam (1993) | |
| Veendam
(1996) |
Volendam (1999) | Westerdam (2004) | Zaandam (2000) | |
| Zuiderdam (2002) |
| dd/mm/yy |
2008 |
Incident |
| 20.3.08 |
Three ships (RCI's Serenade of the Seas, HAL's Maasdam, and
Pullmantur's Holiday Dream) were prevented from docking at Bridgetown
because of high seas. Two of the ships made it into port, but a
decision was made to not disembark passengers. A fourth ship,
Silversea's Silver Wind cancelled its call for March 21, also because
of sea conditions. |
Canceled port call |
| 5.1.08 |
Dozens of people, just disembarked from the ship, were
injured when a car collided with their bus while traveling west on
I-595 near the interchange with Florida State Road 7 and Florida
Turnpike. According to Associate Press, at least four people were critically injured, four others
seriously injured and at least 20 people sustained minor injuries. |
Onshore bus accident |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 14.5.07 |
The ship's docking at Sydney (Nova Scotia) was delayed more
than 5 hours because of a med-evac from the ship shorrtly after it
departed Halifax last night. The evacuation meant the ship -- the
first to visit Cape Breton in 2007 -- arrived at 12:45PM instead of
7:30AM. |
Delayed arrival |
| 7.5.07 |
One hundred thrity-three (133) passengers were denied
boarding (as planned by the cruise ticket) at Savannah (Georgia) on May
6 because the port was not set up to handle cruise ship security.
Instead, these passengers were transported by bus and caught up with
the ship today during its port call at Charleston (South
Carolina). HAL, in a letter to affected passengers, apologized
for the missed embarkation and told passengers their onboard account
would be credited for the lost day (not a refund) plus they would
receive a $100 shipboard credit per person. |
Embarkation screw-up |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 and earlier |
Incident |
| 26.10 - 5.11.05 |
From a passenger: The
ship was quite
late boarding due to a quarantine. According to ship authorities,
a virus was responsible for an undisclosed number of ill crew and
passengers inbound from |
Illness / Delay Burst Pipe |
| 6.7.05 |
The ship left Sydney, Nova Scotia two hours early for
Halifax where it plans to repair one of its failed engines. It is
unclear the degree to which engione problems have influenced the ship's
itinerary. |
Engine problems |
| 10.4.05 |
From a passenger onboard: Start of the cruise was delayed
after the ship arrived 8 hours late into Norfolk, VA on April 10th --
it had engine problems and encountered heavy weather. The current
cruise will skip Half Moon Cay to make up time, and because of engine
problems also skipped San Juan. Passengers were given an
onboard credit of $100 plus 20% off a future cruise, although after
complaining some (but not all) passengers received credits of larger
amounts (as high as $400). |
Engine problems / Delay / Missed Ports |
| 22.12.04 |
The ship will arrive in Norfolk 8 or 9 hours later than
scheduled, reportedly because of bad weather. Disembarking
passengers will begin at 5 PM; emabraking passengers will begin
boarding at 7:30 PM. |
Delays |
| 12.1.96 |
The ship dragged its
anchor over Soto's Reef, a key tourist attraction of the Cayman
Islands. It is likely the company will be fined for the damage. |
Environmental |
| Illness on Other HAL Ships: |
Amsterdam
(2000) |
Maasdam
(1994) |
Noordam
(2006) |
Oosterdam
(2003) |
| Prinsendam (1988) |
Rotterdam
(1997) |
Ryndam (1994) | Statendam (1993) | |
| Veendam
(1996) |
Volendam (1999) | Westerdam (2004) | Zaandam (2000) | |
| Zuiderdam (2002) |