Cruise Health & Safety

By Travelog Editorial Team ยท Updated August 9, 2026

Cruise Health & Safety covers the federal public-health oversight of the cruise industry: CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program inspects passenger ships twice a year on a 100-point scale (86+ satisfactory), declares an outbreak at a specific 3%-of-passengers threshold, and publishes every ship's current score in a free public database most travelers never think to check before booking.

The first of five pillars in Travelog's new Cruises domain, anchored to CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program -- the one standing federal public-health oversight program specific to the cruise industry, publishing genuine, current inspection data most travelers never think to check before booking.