Inspectors from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scored the Oceana the failing grade of 82 out of 100 after finding a fruit fly infestation in a pantry area while the temperature of a fridge used to store cheese was too high.
Fox News also reported that health inspectors shut the ship’s swimming pool area down after finding inadequate levels of chlorine.
Meanwhile, the Oriana has passed with a score of 90, despite being marked down on a number of issues which included three live cockroaches found in a food preparation and storage area while utensils were found improperly stored as they were found unprotected by a temporary sneeze guard.
A cook was also reported to have carried on working in the kitchen in January for several hours, despite having gastrointestinal problems.
A spokesperson for P&O Cruises said it was “extremely disappointed” by the results, adding they had “immediately rectified the areas identified as needing attention.”
Fox News added only four other ships have failed a CDC inspection since 2008 while P&O is yet to submit a plan of action as to how it will rectify the problem.
