Cruise ships face surprise health checks with no time to prepare, expert says

Cruise expert Lynn Elmhirst details the demanding federal review process crews can encounter when officials unexpectedly board vessels entering U.S. ports and immediately begin their examinations.

Lynn Elmhirst, producer and host of the TV travel series “World’s Greatest Cruises,” explains how federal officials arrive without warning to examine sanitation, food handling, water quality and medical procedures aboard vessels.

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