CRUISE LINES SHIP INSPECTION SCORES
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the force behind the Vessel Sanitation Program, in which cruise ships carrying more than 13 passengers and with itineraries including US ports of call are subject to periodic and unannounced inspections for sanitation standards.
Initially set up to reduce the occurrence of outbreaks of enteric diseases aboard passenger cruise ships, the Vessel Sanitation Program also began conducting environmental sanitation inspections modelled on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code.
Categories for inspection include washing facilities, contact surfaces, facility maintenance, food handling, and communicable disease practices.
Overall scores of 85 and below are considered "unsatisfactory."
If a ship fails an inspection because of an imminent public health risk, the Vessel Sanitation Program may recommend that the ship not sail.
CDC reports are updated monthly, while ships are inspected periodically, and ships that fail inspections are re-inspected within a reasonable time period of the failure.
Below is a list of some of these scores for the past year to date.
CRUISE LINE |
CRUISE SHIP |
DATE |
SCORE |
| Aida Cruises | AIDAaura | 9/22/09 | 100 |
American Canadian |
Grande Caribe Grande Mariner |
10/21/08 10/5/09 |
93 92 |
| Azamara Cruises | Azamara Journey | 4/1/10 | 98 |
| Carnival Cruise Lines | Carnival Victory Carnival Destiny Carnival Freedom Carnival Spirit Elation Inspiration Carnival Glory Paradise Carnival Legend Sensation Carnival Splendor Carnival Pride Carnival Conquest Carnival Valor Carnival Liberty Carnival Triumph Holiday Imagination Ecstasy Carnival Miracle Fantasy Fascination |
3/22/10 4/1/10 11/1/09 1/30/10 12/22/09 11/21/09 1/3/10 3/5/10 4/18/10 2/11/10 2/7/10 2/10/10 1/17/10 3/14/10 10/3/09 5/14/10 3/23/09 4/2/10 1/21/10 1/7/10 4/15/10 12/3/09 |
100 97 100 95 99 96 99 100 96 97 100 99 99 99 97 92 93 90 98 93 95 99 |
| Celebrity Cruises | Celebrity Millennium Celebrity Infinity Celebrity Constellation Celebrity Century Celebrity Summit Celebrity Mercury Celebrity Solstice |
2/2/10 3/28/10 4/11/10 12/17/09 12/20/09 10/22/09 12/29/09 |
95 99 98 98 98 94 100 |
| Costa Cruises |
Costa Allegra Costa Atlantica Costa Fortuna Costa Magica Costa Mediterranea |
3/4/06 5/9/10 3/24/10 4/22/07 4/5/08 |
98 99 93 98 99 |
| Cruise West | Spirit Of Endeavor Spirit Of Oceanus |
4/25/10 5/19/09 |
93 99 |
| Crystal Cruises | Crystal Serenity Crystal Symphony |
12/21/09 2/14/10 |
99 |
| Cunard Line | Queen Victoria Queen Mary 2 |
1/15/10 1/4/10 |
100 97 |
| Discovery Cruise Line | Discovery Sun |
2/23/10 |
95 |
| Disney Cruise Lines | Disney Magic Disney Wonder |
2/17/10 11/22/09 |
99 98 |
| Fred Olsen Cruise Line | Braemar Balmoral |
3/5/09 2/4/10 |
95 90 |
| Holland America Line | Rotterdam Statendam Maasdam Volendam Zuiderdam Veendam Noordam Prinsendam Eurodam Zaandam Oosterdam Westerdam Ryndam |
1/4/10 3/8/10 11/6/09 9/11/09 12/13/09 5/16/10 5/5/10 5/14/10 3/30/10 2/5/10 11/21/09 3/7/10 1/9/09 |
92 96 97 95 95 96 100 96 98 99 97 97 91 |
| Hurtigruten ASA | MV Fram | 10/8/09 | 92 |
| Lindblad Expeditions | National Geographic Sea Bird Sea Lion |
10/15/08 4/28/09 5/17/09 |
92 100 91 |
| MSC Cruises | MSC Orchestra MSC Lirica |
5/5/09 1/6/09 |
96 100 |
| Norwegian Cruise Lines | Norwegian Spirit Norwegian Gem Norwegian Majesty Norwegian Pearl Norwegian Sun Norwegian Jewel Norwegian Sky Norwegian Star Norwegian Dawn |
5/29/09 1/3/10 8/16/09 5/7/09 4/30/09 3/6/09 2/6/09 2/21/09 3/7/09 |
96 99 97 100 100 100 98 98 100 |
| Oceania Cruises | Regatta | 3/9/09 | 100 |
| P & O Cruises | Oriana Aurora Artemis |
3/3/10 9/10/09 1/3/09 |
97 100 93 |
| Princess Cruises | Coral Princess Island Princess Diamond Princess Sapphire Princess Pacific Princess Ruby Princess Emerald Princess Grand Princess Crown Princess Dawn Princess Caribbean Princess Tahitian Princess MS Royal Princess Golden Princess Star Princess Sea Princess Sun Princess |
5/21/09 4/23/09 5/20/09 3/21/09 2/27/09 4/11/09 4/9/09 4/9/10 4/26/09 5/5/09 4/5/09 1/14/09 1/20/09 1/31/10 4/5/10 2/16/10 8/10/08 |
97 95 100 100 99 100 96 98 99 99 100 99 100 99 98 98 94 |
| Regent Seven Seas | Seven Seas Mariner Seven Seas Navigator Seven Seas Voyager |
1/4/10 12/28/09 12/21/09 |
100 99 91 |
| Residensea | The World | 6/23/09 | 100 |
| Royal Caribbean |
Navigator Of The Seas Freedom Of The Seas Adventure Of The Seas Independence of the Mariner Of The Seas Sovereign Of The Seas Serenade Of The Seas Majesty Of The Seas Rhapsody Of The Seas Vision Of The Seas Jewel Of The Seas Grandeur Of The Seas Explorer Of The Seas Voyager Of The Seas Monarch Of The Seas Liberty of the Seas Enchantment Of The Radiance Of The Seas |
3/18/10 2/1/09 1/4/09 3/1/09 2/19/09 7/25/08 5/5/09 4/24/09 4/28/09 10/26/08 3/2/09 4/18/09 4/8/09 3/15/09 6/5/09 2/16/09 5/2/09 5/19/09 |
96 99 100 96 93 98 97 98 99 97 98 97 99 99 96 95 97 99 |
| Sea Dream Yacht Club | Seadream I Seadream II |
4/3/09 4/5/09 |
97 96 |
| Seabourn Cruise Line | Seabourn Legend Seabourn Pride |
3/25/10 12/20/08 |
96 89 |
| Silversea Cruises Ltd | Silver Shadow Silver Spirit Silver Cloud |
1/22/10 4/19/10 3/1/10 |
99 98 98 |
| Wind Star Sail Cruises | Wind Spirit Windsurf |
3/15/09 2/28/06 |
97 95 |
For a whole list of all the cruise shops and all the cruise lines, please visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/