Cruise Ship Has Now Scraped Through Three Health Inspections in a Row

CDC reveals cruise ships with worst sanitation scores of 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program conducts unannounced inspections of cruise ships to help the industry prevent and control public health issues, and the agency's latest data show seven vessels landing at the bottom of this year's rankings.

Cruise ships with the worst CDC sanitation scores revealed, see which vessels failed inspection

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC revealed that Norwegian Dawn failed its 2026 cruise ship sanitation inspection, with a score of 84. Here are other findings.

Cruise Ship Has Now Scraped Through Three Health Inspections in a Row

Key Aspects: National Geographic Sea Lion earned the lowest passing score in its most recent inspection from the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program. 44 violations were identified during the inspection, including improper food storage and sanitation practices. This is the third time in a row that the cruise ship has barely passed a health and safety inspection. Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Sea Lion barely scraped by in its most recent …