Queen Mary 2: Sanitation Record & Health Report

Let's talk about the Queen Mary 2, because calling her "just another cruise ship" is like calling the Titanic "a boat that had some trouble." She's Cunard's flagship, the last true ocean liner still crossing the Atlantic on a schedule instead of just cruising in circles, and at 148,528 tons and 345 meters of steel she's basically a floating small town with a very stiff upper lip. Built in 2004 and refurbished in 2023, she's neither new nor tired — she's the nautical equivalent of a well-maintained grandmother's house: a little formal, impeccably kept, and you'd better dress for dinner.

On the health front, the QM2 posted a Latest CDC Score of 88 on her most recent inspection (June 17, 2026) — which clears the passing bar of 86, so no need to panic. That said, be honest about context here: the fleet average across the 162 ships we track is 96.7, with a median of 98, so an 88 puts her meaningfully below the pack rather than up with the overachievers. We only have one inspection on the books for her, so the "5-Year Avg" and "All-Time Avg" are really just that same 88 repeated, and the trend is officially insufficient_data — meaning nobody, including us, gets to say whether she's getting better, worse, or just staying put. On the food side, though, she's earning her Cunard reputation: a 94.0 Food Safety Score and a "Clean Kitchen" grade, which tracks with an ocean liner that still cares about white-glove dining. We don't have reliable outbreak data for her right now — CDC's outbreak records are currently unreachable — so we're not going to pretend she's spotless there; we simply don't know, and neither should you assume otherwise.

Who it's for: transatlantic romantics, history nerds who want actual line-crossing pedigree instead of a floating mall, and travelers who'd rather have formal nights and a planetarium than a lazy river and a zip line. Who should skip it: anyone chasing a spotless CDC report card — an 88 with a single inspection on file is nothing to build your itinerary around — or anyone who wants waterslides and a casual buffet vibe over black-tie dinners and library lectures. The QM2 is a grand old lady with a great kitchen and a middling, thin health-inspection file; go for the crossing, not for bragging rights on cleanliness.