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Twice a 12 months, each cruise ship that sails to or from a U.S. port is topic to an unannounced well being inspection carried out by the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP).

For the summer time of 2025, the CDC has thus far launched the well being inspection scores for 44 cruise ships throughout 16 totally different cruise traces. It is very important be aware that well being scores are usually not posted instantly on the CDC’s web site, it’s usually accomplished between three to 6 weeks after the inspection takes place.

Out of the 44 ships inspection scores for this summer time, 5 cruise ships scored an ideal 100 with 4 of them being from Royal Caribbean and one from Viking.

The ships that scored an ideal 100 and the dates that they had been inspected are listed beneath.

• Journey of the Seas – June 3
• Icon of the Seas – June 4
• Ovation of the Seas – July 1
• Viking Orion – July 12
• Utopia of the Seas – July 21

Royal Caribbean additionally had one ship simply missed an ideal rating when Radiance of the Seas obtained a 99 throughout a July 13 shock inspection.

You’ll be able to see an inventory of all cruise ships that had an ideal 100 well being rating within the first half of 2025 here.

The explanation for the unannounced inspections is to assist the cruise business forestall and management public well being points.

Through the inspections, the VSP inspectors consider the next eight particular areas on cruise ships:

• Medical facilities
• Ingesting water
• Galleys and eating rooms
• Swimming swimming pools and whirlpools
• Housekeeping
• Pest and bug administration
• Baby exercise facilities
• HVAC (heating, air flow, and air con)

Relying on the ship measurement, one to 5 inspectors conduct these inspections whereas the vessel is at a U.S. port.

The inspections take six to eight hours to finish and are accomplished twice a 12 months. If a ship sails outdoors of the U.S. for an prolonged time, it might not be inspected twice a 12 months. Nonetheless, will probably be inspected once more when it returns to the US.

To learn extra concerning the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program on cruise ships, you possibly can go to the CDC’s web site here.