Comments on: Holland America Line Recognized By Conde Nast Traveler In 2008 World Savers Awards http://cruisetalk.org/2008/08/holland-america-line-recognized-by-conde-nast-traveler-in-2008-world-savers-awards.html Come Talk Cruising With Us!!! Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:12:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Cruise Arizona http://cruisetalk.org/2008/08/holland-america-line-recognized-by-conde-nast-traveler-in-2008-world-savers-awards.html/comment-page-1#comment-27764 Cruise Arizona Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:54:59 +0000 http://cruisetalk.org/?p=2189#comment-27764 You raise an interesting question. From what I can tell Holland American was one of the few, if not the only, cruise line to offer dental care in recent years. It may have simply proved cost prohibitive to continue to offer dental services to passengers. I would be very surprised if the dismantling of on board dental equipment affects the crew adversely. Cruise lines can't afford to have their critical employees missing work due to critical dental problems. Cruise ship employees do work hard, but they are by no means slave laborers at the mercy of their employers. You raise an interesting question.

From what I can tell Holland American was one of the few, if not the only, cruise line to offer dental care in recent years. It may have simply proved cost prohibitive to continue to offer dental services to passengers.

I would be very surprised if the dismantling of on board dental equipment affects the crew adversely. Cruise lines can’t afford to have their critical employees missing work due to critical dental problems. Cruise ship employees do work hard, but they are by no means slave laborers at the mercy of their employers.

]]> By: Just Wondering http://cruisetalk.org/2008/08/holland-america-line-recognized-by-conde-nast-traveler-in-2008-world-savers-awards.html/comment-page-1#comment-27762 Just Wondering Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:45:15 +0000 http://cruisetalk.org/?p=2189#comment-27762 Although it is nice of HAL to donate the used dental equipment, I just have to wonder why HAL dismantled the dental clinics IN THE FIRST PLACE. Was the space needed for something else? (More casinos?) Where these crew dental clinics?? Are the Indonesian and Filipino crew now without dental care for the sometimes as long 11-14 months they spend on the ships? How much is CarniHAL saving by NOT providing dental services on the ships? What replaced these clinics? Sounds good on the surface, but I just have to wonder if it is yet another symptom of the eroding crew benefits... Although it is nice of HAL to donate the used dental equipment, I just have to wonder why HAL dismantled the dental clinics IN THE FIRST PLACE. Was the space needed for something else? (More casinos?) Where these crew dental clinics?? Are the Indonesian and Filipino crew now without dental care for the sometimes as long 11-14 months they spend on the ships? How much is CarniHAL saving by NOT providing dental services on the ships? What replaced these clinics? Sounds good on the surface, but I just have to wonder if it is yet another symptom of the eroding crew benefits…

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