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desirod7
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posted 07-25-2013 09:03 AM      Profile for desirod7     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/24/travel/luxury-cruise-inspection/index.html

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A surprise inspection by the Centers for Disease Control has resulted in a failing grade for one of the plushest cruise ships afloat.
According to a report by the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program, the cruise ship Silver Shadow was cited repeatedly for using an "organized effort" to remove 15 trolleys of food from the ship's galley to individual crew cabins to "avoid inspection."
The snap inspection of the Silver Shadow on June 17 in Skagway, Alaska, was conducted after an anonymous crew member sent still photographs to the CDC showing meat in crew cabin sinks and trays of food in the corridors in the hallways outside those cabins.

It resulted in a failing grade of 82 for the Silver Shadow. Any grade less than 84 is considered "less than satisfactory," according to the VSP website.
In its advertisements Silversea Cruises, the cruise line that owns the Silver Shadow, emphasizes luxury and what it calls a "world class" culinary experience. The company said its ships have an average passenger load of a little more than 300 compared to some cruise lines with ships that carry anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 passengers.
A photo obtained by CNN from a Silver Star crew member shows food carts hidden away from inspectors.

A photo obtained by CNN from a Silver Star crew member shows food carts hidden away from inspectors.

The company said it charges passengers an average of $5,000 per week to sail.
One crew member who was on board the Silver Shadow said that his superiors ordered him and other crew members to sleep with food inside their cabins.
Adriano Colonna, who had a 40-day contract to serve as a pastry chef on the vessel, said a trolley full of salami and even unrefrigerated blue cheese was stored in crew cabins. Colonna said food was hidden night after night to avoid health inspections.
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A spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale-based Silversea Cruises, Ltd. e-mailed CNN prior to the public posting of the CDC score, stating that the firm was "deeply disappointed" in the outcome of the inspection. In fact, Gina Finocchiaro said the final grade was an 84, although it actually turned out to be 82.

The company said it had always scored in the highest range of grades in the past. Records published by the CDC showed that Silversea ships had been graded in the high 90s and even 100 on occasion.

This photo, also from a crew member, indicates that this meat has not been stored at the correct temperature.

This photo, also from a crew member, indicates that this meat has not been stored at the correct temperature.

Finocchiaro said the Silver Shadow inspection last month in Alaska was an anomaly. Neither she nor anyone else at the company responded to questions from CNN asking whether any employees were disciplined.

Jim Walker -- a Miami-based lawyer who specializes in filing lawsuits against cruise lines for injury and wrongful termination -- said that, in his experience, it's common for cruise ships to hide food from government inspectors.

"There is typically a scramble that takes place," he said. "That's what we learn from crew members."
Walker, who wrote about the Silver Star incident on his website cruiselaw.com, said he believes managers on board the ship "were essentially caught playing a game."

"The CDC was alerted by crew members who were concerned about the hygiene on the ship and they went in and verified their complaints," he said.
According to the CDC final report, its inspectors poured chlorine liquid over the discarded food on board the Silver Shadow to prevent any of it from being re-used. Other than a promise to correct actions that led to the problems, the owners of the ship were not fined, nor was the ship stopped from proceeding on its scheduled trip along Alaska's Inland Passage to Juneau.

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That's because the CDC has no authority to correct any of the issues. The CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program employs inspectors from the U.S. Public Health Service and, even though it's a considered a regulatory program, it only has the authority to ask the cruise line to correct its actions.

"VSP requires all ships to submit corrective action statements for deficiencies," the program states on its website. "VSP does not verify that the deficiencies have been corrected until after conducting the next vessel inspection or re-inspection."
This year, six cruise ships, including the Silver Shadow, have received failing grades by the CDC, according to its database. That's three times more than the number of cruise ships that failed inspections in 2012.

CDC spokeswoman Bernadette Burden noted that "every case is different," and each case goes through several reviews before scores are finally posted.

The cruise industry has been in the spotlight after a series of disasters that have captured headlines.
The Costa Concordia hit a reef off the coast of Italy in January 2012, killing 32 people. Then there was February's Carnival Triumph cruise, which experienced an engine fire in the control room that led to a loss of electrical power for five days.
In May, Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas caught fire, forcing the ship to cut short the trip.
Nevertheless, a recent survey by J.D. Power and Associates found overall customer satisfaction with eight major cruise lines remains high.

Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International and Holland America Line came in first, second and third, respectively, in customer satisfaction, while Carnival ranked last.

Silversea Cruises was not included in the survey, which survey measured seven factors that affect a customer's experience: service, state of the room, food, the efficiency of boarding and departing on the ship, entertainment, cost and excursions.



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linerguy
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posted 07-25-2013 03:33 PM      Profile for linerguy     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
So, because it's not Carnival, or a Carnival-owned company, I guess there's no fall out from the press?

Sad indeed.

-Russ


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Linerrich
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posted 07-25-2013 04:12 PM      Profile for Linerrich   Email Linerrich   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by linerguy:
So, because it's not Carnival, or a Carnival-owned company, I guess there's no fall out from the press?

Sad indeed.

-Russ


I was thinking the same thing about the recent Grandeur of the Seas fire -- she was out of service for nearly 2 months, thousands of people lost their cruises, but the entire thing has been under the radar, no mobs of screaming people with torches and pitchforks, etc. The Zenith, formerly of Celebrity Cruises, now Pullmantur, had a fire recently and was taken out of service, but no fallout from that.

Had these been ships under the CarnCorp umbrella, we would never have heard the end of it!

Rich


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linerguy
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posted 07-25-2013 05:37 PM      Profile for linerguy     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Agree 100%!
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Michael13
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posted 07-26-2013 04:31 AM      Profile for Michael13     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I agree as well, whenever something happens to any of Carnival's ships it's all over the news but hen something like that happens to any other line you don't even hear about it.
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DEIx15x8
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posted 07-26-2013 07:49 AM      Profile for DEIx15x8   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Maybe it's because I'm in the northeast where the Grandeur left from, but the fire was all over the news here and in the paper every day for a week. It then resurfaced when she returned to service. Since their were no stories in between (other incidents or delays) nothing was reported. It certainly wasn't swept under the mat though. There really wasn't much to report though, they would constantly interview passengers who would all say how great the crew was and that they were looking forward to giving it another try with their credit. A lot different from the days of "When will they see land" and "mobs fighting over crumbs" coverage followed by people kissing the ground and flipping out on Carnival. I agree the level of coverage was different between the 2 events but so was what they had to talk about.
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buddhaJoe
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posted 07-26-2013 08:39 AM      Profile for buddhaJoe   Email buddhaJoe   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
surprise surprise

still talking about Carnival.. bashing that is

and REALLY NOBODY says ANYTHING
about one of the most poshest niche expensive cruise line where you pay up
to 1000 usd for one day on board with
this kind of food served????????

come on people Silversea Cruises should
be scrutinized...

best regards,
b. Joe


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linerguy
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posted 07-26-2013 12:21 PM      Profile for linerguy     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Maybe I'm reading your post incorrectly Buddah but, we ARE scrutinizing Silversea.

Indeed, the point is that the media's bashing of cruise lines is very selective....i.e. if it's a Carnival Corp. owned vessel, they're out for blood – but Silversea can store meat in the sink of crew cabins and the first we hear about it is over a month later and on an internet message board.

To top it off, the response from Silversea's CEO, Enzo Visone, is nothing more than a whitewash. Instead of saying "WE dropped the ball," he instead blames it on the galley staff.

-Russ


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