By
Rebecca Gibson |
Costa Cruises’ Costa Luminosa scored full marks (100) in a recent inspection conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The unannounced inspection was conducted on 14 October during Costa Luminosa’s maiden call in San Francisco, California. The ship visited the US port as part of her 98-day ‘Around-the-World’ cruise, which will take guests to 39 destinations in 24 countries on five continents before returning to Savona, Italy on 21 December.
CDC inspections are part of the Vessel Sanitation Program, which was introduced in the early 1970s and is required for all passenger ships that call at a US port. Conducted twice a year, the unannounced public health inspections and evaluate ships according to a number of categories including adherence to hygienic food handling, preparation and storage procedures; overall galley cleanliness; and the quality of the ship’s potable water supplies, shipboard personnel and the ship as a whole. Scores can range from 0 to 100.
This is the thirteenth time since 2001 that a Costa Cruises ship has received perfect marks from the CDC.