Cruise Ship Food Safety Rankings

Every cruise ship ranked by food safety sub-score — isolating the 13 food-specific items from CDC VSP inspections to reveal which ships have the cleanest kitchens.

All Ships Cleanest Kitchens Dirtiest Kitchens Best Average
# Ship Cruise Line Food Score ▼ Avg Score Grade CDC Score Trend
1 Crystal Serenity Crystal 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
2 Jewel of the Seas Royal Caribbean 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
3 Silver Muse Silversea 100 100 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
4 Spectrum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
5 Oceania Riviera Oceania 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
6 Viking Mars Viking 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
7 Resilient Lady Virgin Voyages 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
8 Nieuw Amsterdam Holland America 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
9 Norwegian Joy Norwegian 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
10 Westerdam Holland America 100 100 Spotless Galley 97 → Stable
11 Azamara Onward Azamara 100 100 Spotless Galley 96 → Stable
12 MSC Seaside MSC 100 100 Spotless Galley 96 → Stable
13 Carnival Vista Carnival 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
14 Silver Nova Silversea 100 100 Spotless Galley 97 → Stable
15 Norwegian Gem Norwegian 100 100 Spotless Galley 94 → Stable
16 Celebrity Reflection Celebrity 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
17 Evrima Ritz-Carlton 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
18 Seven Seas Grandeur Regent Seven Seas 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
19 Viking Neptune Viking 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
20 Norwegian Escape Norwegian 100 100 Spotless Galley 88 → Stable
21 Explora Ii Explora 100 100 Spotless Galley 97 → Stable
22 MSC Divina MSC 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
23 Celebrity Silhouette Celebrity 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
24 Zaandam Holland America 100 100 Spotless Galley 96 → Stable
25 Viking Octantis Viking 100 100 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
26 Majestic Princess Princess 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
27 Oceania Marina Oceania 100 100 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
28 Pacific World N/A 100 100 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
29 Seabourn Odyssey Seabourn 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
30 Celebrity Solstice Celebrity 100 100 Spotless Galley 95 → Stable
31 Zuiderdam Holland America 100 100 Spotless Galley 90 → Stable
32 Seven Seas Mariner Regent Seven Seas 100 100 Spotless Galley 93 → Stable
33 Viking Orion Viking 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
34 Norwegian Dawn Norwegian 100 100 Spotless Galley 84 → Stable
35 Rotterdam Holland America 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
36 MSC Grandiosa MSC 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
37 Brilliance of the Seas Royal Caribbean 100 100 Spotless Galley 92 → Stable
38 National Geographic Quest Lindblad 100 100 Spotless Galley 95 → Stable
39 Disney Magic Disney 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
40 Marella Discovery Marella 100 100 Spotless Galley 94 → Stable
41 Oceania Nautica Oceania 100 100 Spotless Galley 97 → Stable
42 Grand Princess Princess 100 100 Spotless Galley 78 → Stable
43 Seabourn Quest Seabourn 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
44 Seven Seas Splendor Regent Seven Seas 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
45 Disney Treasure Disney 100 100 Spotless Galley 97 → Stable
46 Carnival Breeze Carnival 100 100 Spotless Galley 86 → Stable
47 Ruby Princess Princess 100 100 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
48 Volendam Holland America 100 100 Spotless Galley 95 → Stable
49 Pearl Mist N/A 100 100 Spotless Galley 94 → Stable
50 Valiant Lady Virgin Voyages 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
51 Queen Victoria Cunard 100 100 Spotless Galley 96 → Stable
52 Icon of the Seas Royal Caribbean 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
53 Margaritaville At Sea Islander N/A 100 100 Spotless Galley 91 → Stable
54 Celebrity Constellation Celebrity 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
55 Aurora P&O 100 100 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
56 Silver Dawn Silversea 100 100 Spotless Galley 94 → Stable
57 Disney Wonder Disney 100 100 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
58 Wonder of the Seas Royal Caribbean 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
59 Oceania Regatta Oceania 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
60 Azamara Journey Azamara 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
61 MSC Seascape MSC 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
62 Silver Moon Silversea 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
63 Oceania Allura Oceania 100 100 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
64 Harmony of the Seas Royal Caribbean 100 100 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
65 Scarlet Lady Virgin Voyages 100 100 Spotless Galley 99 → Stable
66 Celebrity Eclipse Celebrity 100 100 Spotless Galley 94 → Stable
67 Europa Hapag-Lloyd 100 100 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
68 Viking Venus Viking 96 96 Spotless Galley 97 → Stable
69 Oceania Insignia Oceania 96 96 Spotless Galley 97 → Stable
70 Villa Vie Odyssey N/A 96 96 Spotless Galley 81 → Stable
71 Azamara Quest Azamara 96 96 Spotless Galley 96 → Stable
72 MSC World America MSC 96 96 Spotless Galley 95 → Stable
73 Celebrity Apex Celebrity 96 96 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
74 Norwegian Aqua Norwegian 96 96 Spotless Galley 100 → Stable
75 Celebrity Summit Celebrity 96 96 Spotless Galley 97 → Stable
76 Viking Sea Viking 96 96 Spotless Galley 96 → Stable
77 Regal Princess Princess 96 96 Spotless Galley 98 → Stable
78 Hanseatic Inspiration Hapag-Lloyd 94 94 Clean Kitchen 89 → Stable
79 MSC Seashore MSC 94 94 Clean Kitchen 94 → Stable
80 Sea Cloud Spirit N/A 94 94 Clean Kitchen 97 → Stable
81 Star Pride Windstar 94 94 Clean Kitchen 95 → Stable
82 Queen Anne Cunard 94 94 Clean Kitchen 95 → Stable
83 Seven Seas Explorer Regent Seven Seas 94 94 Clean Kitchen 100 → Stable
84 Mein Schiff 1 N/A 94 94 Clean Kitchen 95 → Stable
85 Celebrity Equinox Celebrity 94 94 Clean Kitchen 92 → Stable
86 Discovery Princess Princess 94 94 Clean Kitchen 96 → Stable
87 Seabourn Encore Seabourn 94 94 Clean Kitchen 93 → Stable
88 Silver Ray Silversea 94 94 Clean Kitchen 100 → Stable
89 Enchanted Princess Princess 94 94 Clean Kitchen 93 → Stable
90 Queen Mary 2 Cunard 94 94 Clean Kitchen 88 → Stable
91 Arcadia P&O 94 94 Clean Kitchen 96 → Stable
92 Spirit of Discovery Saga 94 94 Clean Kitchen 96 → Stable
93 National Geographic Sea Bird Lindblad 94 94 Clean Kitchen 86 → Stable
94 Eurodam Holland America 94 94 Clean Kitchen 99 → Stable
95 Caribbean Princess Princess 94 94 Clean Kitchen 93 → Stable
96 Stad Amsterdam N/A 94 94 Clean Kitchen 86 → Stable
97 Queen Elizabeth Cunard 90 90 Clean Kitchen 100 → Stable
98 Roald Amundsen Hurtigruten 90 90 Clean Kitchen 94 → Stable
99 Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean 90 90 Clean Kitchen 100 → Stable
100 Norwegian Jewel Norwegian 90 90 Clean Kitchen 96 → Stable
101 Ilma Ritz-Carlton 90 90 Clean Kitchen 94 → Stable
102 Crown Princess Princess 90 90 Clean Kitchen 99 → Stable
103 Victory I N/A 88 88 Clean Kitchen 99 → Stable
104 Noordam Holland America 86 86 Clean Kitchen 95 → Stable
105 Koningsdam Holland America 84 84 Needs Scrubbing 100 → Stable
106 Silver Shadow Silversea 84 84 Needs Scrubbing 91 → Stable
107 The World N/A 84 84 Needs Scrubbing 99 → Stable
108 MSC Magnifica MSC 84 84 Needs Scrubbing 86 → Stable
109 Sapphire Princess Princess 84 84 Needs Scrubbing 99 → Stable
110 Seabourn Sojourn Seabourn 80 80 Needs Scrubbing 93 → Stable

Showing 110 ships

Food scores are derived from 13 food-specific CDC VSP inspection items (11-20, 24-26).

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