Costa Luminosa scored full marks (100) in a recent inspection conducted by the CDC
Costa Luminosa scored full marks (100) in a recent inspection conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States.
The inspection was held on 14 October during the call at San Francisco, one of the 39 wonderful destinations included in the Around-the- World cruise of Costa Luminosa. The ship departed on 14 September 2015 for an exciting 98-day voyage, during which Costa guests will discover all the marvels of the world, covering 30,227 nautical miles and discovering 5 continents and 24 different countries, to return to Italy, in Savona, on 21 December.
The CDC inspections are part of the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), which was introduced in the early 1970s and involves all ships that stop in a US port. They are unannounced events and are carried out by officials from the USPHS (United States Public Health Service) twice a year. The score, on a scale from 1 to 100, is assigned on the basis of a checklist with some 48 areas of assessment encompassing hygiene and sanitation of food (from storage to preparation), water, shipboard personnel and the ship as a whole.
