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Lowest cruise ship CDC inspection scores of 2025

The worst CDC Vessel Sanitation Program scores of 2025. Ships fail with 85 or lower.

  • Source: CDC public records
  • Data checked on October 31, 2026
  • Pass mark: 86 out of 100
  • Independent site, not the CDC

The 25 lowest CDC inspection scores of 2025, out of 272 inspections. 1 inspection scored 85 or lower and failed.

Lowest scores of 2025

ShipCruise lineInspection dateScore
Villa Vie OdysseyVilla Vie ResidencesJul 9, 202581 Failed
Symphony of the SeasRoyal Caribbean InternationalFeb 9, 202586 Passed
Stad AmsterdamRederij Clipper Stad AmsterdamJun 5, 202586 Passed
Grand PrincessPrincess CruisesJun 26, 202586 Passed
Carnival PrideCarnival Cruise LineJul 13, 202586 Passed
Victory IVictory Cruise LinesJul 29, 202586 Passed
Carnival MagicCarnival Cruise LineNov 24, 202586 Passed
MSC MeravigliaMSC Cruise ManagementDec 9, 202586 Passed
Queen Mary 2Carnival UKAug 8, 202587 Passed
Norwegian EpicNorwegian Cruise LineMar 11, 202589 Passed
Carnival DreamCarnival Cruise LineApr 13, 202589 Passed
NoordamHolland America LineJun 20, 202589 Passed
KoningsdamHolland America LineJul 10, 202589 Passed
Queen ElizabethCarnival UKJul 12, 202589 Passed
Liberty of the SeasRoyal Caribbean InternationalAug 30, 202589 Passed
Emerald AzzurraEmerald CruisesDec 20, 202589 Passed
Utopia of the SeasRoyal Caribbean InternationalFeb 14, 202590 Passed
Seabourn EncoreSeabournApr 28, 202590 Passed
Caribbean PrincessPrincess CruisesJun 24, 202590 Passed
Azamara OnwardAzamaraJan 5, 202591 Passed
Carnival SunshineCarnival Cruise LineMar 8, 202591 Passed
Enchanted PrincessPrincess CruisesMar 20, 202591 Passed
Carnival BreezeCarnival Cruise LineMay 19, 202591 Passed
Star PrincessPrincess CruisesNov 10, 202591 Passed
Silver ShadowSilverseaNov 10, 202591 Passed