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quote:Signature of Excellence by the numbersAll told during the two-year implementation, 12 Holland America ships spent nearly 200 days in drydock receiving enhancements such as the Mariner’s Dream stateroom experience with premium comfort appointments, the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine, Explorations Cafe – powered by The New York Times, exclusive Pinnacle Grill restaurant, refurbished Crow’s Nest observation lounge, expanded youth facilities and enhanced Greenhouse Spa and Salon.A broad range of employees led by Mike Novak, vice president, marine operations, was involved in every aspect of Signature of Excellence, from conception to the final products. Novak’s team oversaw the work of nearly 2,000 people, including shipyard workers, contractors and ship personnel. They tested and retested hundreds of items to ensure quality, coordinated delivery schedules and oversaw complex installations.Other statistics on Signature of Excellence include:10 million hours worked in dry dock – the equivalent of 387 years. 1.2 million pounds of steel installed on the ships. 695,743 luxury items added to staterooms, from sheets to bathrobes to make-up mirrors. 49,372 pieces of electronic equipment, from televisions to CD players, DVD players to computers, installed on the 13 ships. 27,000 book titles added to Explorations Cafés. At one book a week, it would take more than 500 years to read them all. If you stacked all the new Euro-Top plush mattresses end on end, they would reach 18,985 feet high – just 1,300 feet lower than the summit of Alaska’s Mt. McKinley. 254 nautical miles of electrical cable installed on the ships – enough to reach from Ft. Lauderdale to just off shore of Half Moon Cay, Holland America’s private Caribbean island. 170 new ways to explore destinations on Medallion/Signature excursions. 60 nationalities represented by people working in the shipyards – a virtual United Nations.
All told during the two-year implementation, 12 Holland America ships spent nearly 200 days in drydock receiving enhancements such as the Mariner’s Dream stateroom experience with premium comfort appointments, the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine, Explorations Cafe – powered by The New York Times, exclusive Pinnacle Grill restaurant, refurbished Crow’s Nest observation lounge, expanded youth facilities and enhanced Greenhouse Spa and Salon.
A broad range of employees led by Mike Novak, vice president, marine operations, was involved in every aspect of Signature of Excellence, from conception to the final products. Novak’s team oversaw the work of nearly 2,000 people, including shipyard workers, contractors and ship personnel. They tested and retested hundreds of items to ensure quality, coordinated delivery schedules and oversaw complex installations.
Other statistics on Signature of Excellence include:
10 million hours worked in dry dock – the equivalent of 387 years. 1.2 million pounds of steel installed on the ships. 695,743 luxury items added to staterooms, from sheets to bathrobes to make-up mirrors. 49,372 pieces of electronic equipment, from televisions to CD players, DVD players to computers, installed on the 13 ships. 27,000 book titles added to Explorations Cafés. At one book a week, it would take more than 500 years to read them all. If you stacked all the new Euro-Top plush mattresses end on end, they would reach 18,985 feet high – just 1,300 feet lower than the summit of Alaska’s Mt. McKinley. 254 nautical miles of electrical cable installed on the ships – enough to reach from Ft. Lauderdale to just off shore of Half Moon Cay, Holland America’s private Caribbean island. 170 new ways to explore destinations on Medallion/Signature excursions. 60 nationalities represented by people working in the shipyards – a virtual United Nations.
Greetings Ben.
Thanks, Ben, for the informative post.
WOW.....
Celebrity: are you listening ???
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