The “Monarchs of the Seas” is the oldest active ship in the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line fleet, having been operating for the past twenty years. Having a history of failed health inspections in the past, the eldest Royal Caribbean ship failed yet another one this month.
A health inspection performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the ship an extremely low rating and found alarming infractions, including numerous findings of fruit flies, dirty plates that were with clean ones, and improper safety signage.
Food was not kept at proper temperatures and the ship was failing to record “food logging”, which is the process of tracking the times that food is refrigerated.
The “Monarch of the Seas” was also cited for not having the new standards for safety that has been promulgated, including the proper testing of alkalinity in the swimming pools, and failure to have the proper pool signs.
Currently, the ship operates out of Port Canaveral in Florida operating 3 and 4 night cruises.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line responded to this incident by saying that it was extremely disappointed and was working with the authorities to correct and remedy the deficiencies found aboard Monarch that caused the low score, as well as the fact they already submitted its corrective action report.
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Category: Cruise Ship Injuries
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