Ship Sanitation Inspection Report

[Skid]

Overall, I think Royal did pretty well. Highest was Rhapsody of the Seas and Celebrity Summit at 100. Lowest was Mariner at 89. Most Royal Celebrity and Azamara ships scored in the mid to high 90’s. It says ships are inspected twice a year, yet some of the inspection dates on the report are from 2017??

Per this site:

Twice a year, each cruise ship that sails to or from a U.S. cruise port goes through an unannounced public health inspection.  This surprise inspection is done by the VSP (Vessel Sanitation Program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) to determine how well the cruise ships are operating and to the check the sanitation standards on board each ship.

During the inspections, all major areas of the ship are inspected including medical facilities, portable water systems, swimming pools and hot tubs, galleys and dining rooms, child activity centers, hotel accommodations, ventilation systems, and common areas of the ship.

To receive a perfect 100, the ship must receive perfect marks on all 44 items on the USPH’s Vessel Sanitation Program checklist. A score of 85 or below is considered a failing score.

The most recent score for every cruise ship can be found here.

[twangster]

Royal takes the inspections seriously, even staging simulated inspections so they find things before a true inspection occurs.  

Its an interesting read and digging into the details across various cruise lines yields some telling information.  There are minor items that can cost a point and there are some more serious issues that can cost a point.  

Not long ago Carnival had an uncharacteristic number of ships receive low scores or fail.  A number of them on different ships included failure to document or report an incident to the CDC.   Compare that to something like not having a sign to wash hands in the right location.  

Both are violations but one is more serious than the other.  A score is great but the details reveal a lot.  It’s worth looking at the details.  

[rtread]

Interesting! Thanks for posting. Good to see my next ride got a 98....

[Hoski]

I love these reports and read all the details.

 

[Matt]

22 hours ago, twangster said:

There are minor items that can cost a point and there are some more serious issues that can cost a point.  

Adding onto this point, it's important to know that while these inspection scores are important, they are not the end-all, be-all way to determine if a ship is good/bad/clean/well-kept/etc