Bad news for Cunard

In 2009 I did a transatlantic on the Queen Mary 2 with my mom and was very impressed with the high standards of food and cleanliness on board.

So you can imagine how shocked I was to read today that earlier this month the liner failed a surprise health and safety inspections by officials in New York.

According to the report they found cockroaches in a food storage area, human hair in an ice machine and dirty water in a splash pool, gross!

The pass rate for the inspection is 86/100 and in previous years the ship has always scored a minimum of 95 but with these terrible findings the ship only scored 84!

This is sure to cause much embarrassment to Cunard and this is what they had to say

“Ship and shore management have now redefined certain roles and responsibilities to clarify accountability and the company’s already rigorous training schedule has been stepped up. The company is confident that failings of this nature will not occur again, and that the ship’s VSP scores in the future will return to the customary consistently high level.”