JUST THE FACTS : Cruise Ship Scores

Cruise ship sanitation scores for some of the ships inspected in July. A score of 86 or higher indicates acceptable sanitation. ACCEPTABLE: Regal Princess: 98 Crown Dynasty: 96 Sea Bird: 95 Star Odyssey: 95 Viking Princess: 95 Pacific Star: 94 Star Princess: 94 Tropicale: 94 Celebration: 93 Monarch of the Seas: 93 Jubilee: 92 Viking Serenade*: 92 Crown Jewel: 91 Festivale: 90 Universe: 90 World Discoverer: 88 Fair Princess: 86 UNACCEPTABLE: Yorktown Clipper: 84 * On Sept. 1, this Royal Caribbean line ship returned to port in San Pedro after more than 600 passengers and crew suffered intestinal illness; one passenger died. As of press time Wednesday the Centers for Disease Control had not identified the source of what has been identified as a shigella bacteria. Source: Centers for Disease Control