The dirtiest cruise ships of 2024 revealed, according to the CDC
The dirtiest cruise ships of 2024 revealed, according to the CDC
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The filthiest ship initially received a 62 out of 100, the lowest reported score this year. Ships are assigned scores out of 100. Anything below 85 is “not satisfactory.” Pools, hot tubs, and play areas are inspected, along with the number of handwashing stations and food storage conditions. Findings of vermin and roaches are likely to result in larger deductions than if a ship had fewer handwashing stations than it should.
The nine dirtiest ships received scores between 86 and 89. Meanwhile, one ship initially received a rare low score of 62 before it was reviewed again the following month and given an 89. That said, Hapag-Lloyd described receiving a score of 62 for one of their vessels as a “very unfortunate incident.”.
Other agents included salmonella, E. coli, and two labeled “unknown.”. Outbreaks are only reported if symptoms are seen in more than 3 percent of passengers or crew members. The first few illness reports from the Princess Cruise vessel, hosting 1,822 paying travelers and 907 crew members, were confirmed on November 9. In total, 55 passengers and 15 cruise ship employees fell ill amid the outbreak.
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