| 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 |
Events |
Incident |
| 13.7.08 |
From a passenger: Just finished 7 day cruise in
Alaska...ending 7/13...something happened that caused smell of kerosene
inside several decks..we were on deck 6..woke up to the smell..opened
the balcony..made smell worse..closed it back..woke up again later and
smell was better..listened to passengers talking....some slept out by
pool deck smell was so bad..heard 200 gallons of diesel was in bilge
pump....somebody else said it affected everybody on deck 2....some on 6
didn't notice at all....got up morning of departure opened door to
hallway...still smelled kerosene...made son-in-law sick....I'd like to
know what really happened??? |
Noxious smell |
| 5.6.01 |
The company reports that a crew
member noticed a sprinkler head missing from a passenger cabin which
led to discovery that a branch of the sprinkler irrigation did not
connect to the main water supply. The problem was fixed on May 31. |
Fire sprinklers defective |
| dd/mm/yy |
Reported Outbreaks |
| 3.4.08 |
The ship reported 13 of 611 (2.13%) crew and 100 of 1428 (7.00%) passengers had reported ill on a 15 day Hawaii cruise that began March 19 in San Diego and which disembarked April 3. |
| 20.11.07 |
The ship reported 9 of 616 (1.3%) crew and 91 of 1371 (6.64%) passengers had reported ill on a 15 day Hawaii Cricle cruise from San Diego. |
| 11.12.06 |
The ship reported that 4 of 617 (0.67%) crew and 64 of 1431 (14.47%) passengers had reported ill on the 26 November -11 December Hawaiian circle cruise from San Diego. Symptons were consistent with gastrointestinal illness (e.g., norovirus) |
| 2.9.03 |
According
to passengers, there was an outbreak of
gastro-intestinal disease on the cruise ending August 30; they were notified the third
night of the cruise by a letter delivered to each cabin that Norwalk
was on the ship and instructing them to take proper precautions. 40 passengers
were off-loaded in Ketchikan and an estimated 60 others at two
other ports. Among those disembarked at
Ketchikan were two octagenarians
(because one reported an ongoing health condition that included
gastrointestinal sensitivities for which he took medication). Despite
promises onboard, the 82 and
95 year olds were not given necessary assistance by HAL once they
left the ship (including having to carry their own luggage up stairs).
They are awaiting reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses that they
were told were arranged to be paid in advance. |
| 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) |