This Tool Lets You Read Health and Safety Reports for Any Cruise Ship

Cruise Control, a recent report by Pro Publica on the health and safety issues in the cruise industry, is worth a read, but you might find their interactive tool to search and read all the reported health, safety, and maintenance issues on specific ships more useful before you book your next cruise vacation.

Whether you’ve been on a cruise in recent years or you’re thinking about taking a cruise vacation in the future, the Cruise Control interactive guide is a beautifully organized database of everything from environmental and mechanical reports by the Coast Guard on specific ships, reported health and safety issues to the CDC, deck plans, details and reviews, and even the ship’s current position on a map. It’s ideal if you, like I did, wondered how a ship you’ve been on has fared in the past. Similarly,if you’re thinking about a future cruise, you can almost always see the names of the ships that leave from ports near you, so you can check the health and safety records for those ships before you book.

The full report walks through some of the usual offenders you might expect on cruise ships, topics like norovirus, injuries from maintenance issues, or people falling overboard and how often that actually happens (spoiler: Not that often, and when it does it’s usually either reckless behavior or a drunk passenger.) You can check it—and the interactive search tool—out below.

Cruise Control | Pro Publica

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