Life with HAL
It isn't all work and no play when working onboard the beautiful ships of HAL. Holland America Line is committed to provide a shipboard environment which empowers crew and officers to grow and thrive in every dimension of their personal lives.
Personal Excellence Program
The mission of the Personal Excellence Program (PEP) is to provide a shipboard environment which empowers crew and officers to grow and thrive in every dimension of their personal lives.
The PEP is built on seven dimensions of personal well being:
- Personal Development
- Community
- Entertainment
- Sports & Recreation
- Health & Fitness
- Spirituality
- Financial
- Computer Training Courses available 24/7
- Books, Taps and DVD's available
- Seminars from guest speakers, chefs, and other professionals
- Charities
- Orphanages
- Beach Cleaning
- Donating blood
- Donations of goods no longer needed on the ships
- BINGO
- Crew parties
- Independence Day celebrations
- Cultural holidays
- Birthdays
- Posters
- Shore Excursions
- Inter-ship and intra-ship events (Soccer; Basketball; Hiking; Swimming; Ping Pong; Bicycling)
- Recreational Events (Darts; Foosball; etc)
- DAMFit - Fitness program
- DAMQuit - Smoking cessation program
- Crew doctor involvement
- Dietary advice
- Nutrition advice
- Weight Watcher programs
- Weekly services with the religious professional that is brought on board for guests
- Faith based group meet regularly
- Formal recognition of the appropriate holidays from the major religious groups on board
- Onboard mosque
- Funds transfer programs
- SEAWire
- Strategic advice
- Manning agent(s)
- Land-based Human Resource