What No One Tells You About Being a Cruise Ship PHO
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” This clichéd expression, often (wrongly) attributed to the…
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Where Public Health Meets the Maritime Industry
Annual Review of VSP Cruise Ship Inspections – 2024
Abstract This study examines the characteristics and outcomes of Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) inspections conducted on cruise ships operating in U.S. waters in 2024. It assesses public health trends and…
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The Different Hats of a Public Health Officer
When people hear the title Public Health Officer (PHO), they often picture someone with a clipboard, checking food temperatures and monitoring handwashing practices. While compliance is certainly part of…
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How the Vessel Sanitation Program Rocked the Cruise Industry
While the 1970s are often romanticized—especially by those who didn’t experience them firsthand—few would dispute their place in any serious debate about the golden age of rock music. It was…
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Are Cruise Ship Outbreaks Truly Unavoidable?
They say the only certainties in life are death and taxes. But with 2024 making headlines as the worst year for cruise ship gastrointestinal outbreaks in…
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How Do You Measure a Food Safety Culture?
The concept of a food safety culture is gaining traction in the cruise industry, with next year’s revision to the EU SHIPSAN’s European Manual for Hygiene…
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