470 Cruise Ship Health Inspector Interview + Cruise News
Cruise Radio
Doug Parker
4.8 • 609 Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2018
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
A lot of cruise ships have been making the news lately with failing USPH inspections. This week we had a chance to talk with CDR Aimee Treffiletti, Chief of the CDCs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Vessel Sanitation Program. We get a behind the scenes look at the USPH inspections and what's involved when they make the unexpected appearance onboard the ship.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Cruise Radio. |
| 0:02.5 | Your New Year's resolution should be to always travel with travel insurance. Find a policy today at |
| 0:07.4 | Tripinsurance.com. Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida. |
| 0:13.7 | This is Cruise Radio. |
| 0:16.3 | Hey, how's it going? My name is Doug Parker. Thanks for checking out this episode of Cruise Radio. |
| 0:19.9 | Very happy to have you here. Coming up on today's show, we'll have Commander Amy Trefelletti. She's the chief of the CDC's |
| 0:26.1 | Vessel Sanitation Program. It's her team that actually goes on board the ships and gives them |
| 0:31.9 | them passing or failing grades during the USPH inspection. So I got some questions from you, |
| 0:37.1 | the listener, on our Facebook page. |
| 0:38.7 | So we're going to have Amy on and ask Amy some of those questions. |
| 0:41.4 | Also, Sherry Kennedy is standing by with Cruise News. |
| 0:44.3 | Next week's show will be broadcasting from Carnival Magic, doing a seven-night sailing this weekend |
| 0:49.0 | out of Cape Canaveral to Costa Maya, Cozumel, Belize City, and Mahogany Bay. Sailing with Carnival Cruise Lines, brand ambassador, John Hilled on this one. We'll have him on the show next week, too, or we'll try to, and see if we can get John to answer some questions about the Carnival Cruise Line camp. He's always quick to talk about it. So if you want to follow along, by the way, make sure you're following us on Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and Facebook. It's all Cruise Radio, so very easy to find. And, of course, you can hear our shows at cruiseradio.net or just punch it in on Spotify, Iheart Radio or Apple Podcast. So with that said, Sherry Kennedy is here with Cruise News. Hello, Sherry. Hi, Doug. |
| 1:28.5 | So Carnival Cruise Line has brought another ship to Florida. They have. Carnival Cruise Line has |
| 1:34.4 | doubled their capacity in the port of Tampa as the Carnival Miracle is now sailing year-round |
| 1:39.9 | from this West Coast Florida port. Previously, the Miracle was based in Los Angeles and doing cruises to the Mexican Riviera. |
| 1:48.4 | This comes as the cruise line now also sends the Carnival Paradise, which has been there since |
| 1:54.3 | 2011, into an extended dry dock. |
| 1:57.4 | And when it comes out, it will rejoin the miracle at the port of Tampa, along with having |
| 2:03.4 | several new venues and attractions and balcony staterooms. |
| 2:07.6 | The carnival miracle underwent the same Funchip 2.0 enhancement just a little over a couple |
| 2:13.6 | years ago and added several popular features. |
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