The 10 nastiest cruise ships that have sailed in the US

Cruise line: Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services

Date of inspection: November 11, 2012

Inspection score: 63

Violations: Inadequate food storage procedures, dirty kitchen equipment

Cruise line: Hapag Lloyd Kreuzfahrten

Date of inspection: August 8, 1998

Inspection score: 62

Violations: Improper food storage, storing clean and dirty kitchen equipment together, dirty kitchen equipment, cockroaches found in food-preparation areas

Cruise line: Rederij Clipper Stad Amsterdam

Date of inspection: April 8, 2006

Inspection score: 62

Violations: Improper handling of potable water, lack of equipment and procedures needed to ensure quality of potable water, improper food storage

Cruise line: Blount Small Ship Adventures

Date of inspection: July 13, 1998

Inspection score: 61

Violations: A lack of backflow-prevention equipment between potable and non-potable water systems, improper food storage, storing dirty and clean food-preparation equipment together

Cruise line: Ferries Del Caribe

Date of inspection: December 27, 2017

Inspection score: 61

Violations: Improper food storage, broken kitchen equipment

Cruise line: V. Ships Leisure USA

Date of inspection: July 15, 2014

Inspection score: 61

Violations: Improper food storage, a lack of sneeze guards in food-service areas, broken refrigerators

Cruise line: Ferries Del Caribe

Date of inspection: July 28, 2017

Inspection score: 58

Violations: Improper handling of potable water, improper food storage, storing dirty and clean dishes and kitchen equipment together

Cruise line: Rederij Clipper Stad Amsterdam

Date of inspection: March 29, 2007

Inspection score: 56

Violations: Improper food storage, storing clean and dirty food-preparation equipment together, dirty kitchen equipment

Cruise line: Mitsui OSK Passenger Line

Date of inspection: June 9, 1995

Inspection score: 48

Violations: Improper handling of potable water, improper food storage, a lack of sneeze guards in food-service areas

Cruise line: Mitsui OSK Passenger Line

Date of inspection: July 4, 1998

Inspection score: 36

Violations: Improper handling of potable water, improper food storage, handling food without gloves, dirty kitchen equipment

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