More Trouble for Carnival Cruises: 'Fascination' Fails Health Inspection

Continuing its transformation into little more than a live-action recreation of "The Poseidon Adventure," Carnival Cruise Lines "Fascination" ship failed a health inspection before the vessel could set sail out of Jacksonville, Fla.

Inspectors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discovered dried food waste, flies, and even a "roach nymph" aboard the 2,056-passenger "Fascination" ship. The CDC regularly conducts random investigations on cruise ships twice every year. Judging the vessels on a scale of 1-100, any number below 86 is deemed a failing grade. The "Fascination" was given an 84.

In addition to the masses of insects stowed away, the CDC report said the ship did not have an adequate amount of chlorine in its water park, that the salad bar was without sneeze guards, and that numerous "food-related" areas were without proper lighting for cleaning.

"In the past five years, no Carnival ship has failed a public health inspection and the fleet's average score during that time period is 97," said a Carnival spokesman.

Carnival claimed it would correct the issues at once. The company said several of the problems were solved during the course of the inspection, and that everything was up to code by the following day.

"The health and well-being of our guests and crew is Carnival Cruise Lines' highest priority, and on the extremely rare occasion when one of our ships has an unsatisfactory score, we initiate immediate and aggressive corrective action," the Carnival spokesman added.

The inspection of the "Fascination" came just 11 days after Carnival's "Triumph" lost power and morphed into an existential nightmare, trapping its passengers on board for several days before they could be pulled by tug boats back to Florida.

The "Triumph" was stranded without propulsion after a fire broke out the morning of Feb. 10, and had to rely on a back-up generator for five days, according to the Associated Press. Passengers reported quickly worsening conditions aboard the ship, such as no air conditioning, scarce supplies of running water, limited access to bathrooms, and long lines for little food. As no power means no refrigeration, the stench on board was also reportedly almost unbearable, and was causing many passengers to sleep in tents on the ship's deck, passenger Shelly Crosby toldABC News in a text message.

The owner of the "Triumph" is currently facing a lawsuit from the boat's passengers seeking class action status for the "anguish" the incident caused them.

Earlier in March, the "Dream" Carnival Cruise ship lost power in the Caribbean, trapping 4,300 passengers, and 1,300 crew members onboard. When the Dream suffered a complete power outage and some of the ship's toilets stopped working, none of the passengers were allowed to leave the boat, even though the vessel was docked at Phillipsburg, St. Maarten, according to CNN. Power was eventually turned back on, and bathrooms began working again after an unspecified amount of time, but still the boat wasn't given permission to leave.

Carnival announced recently that the company was "conducting a comprehensive review" of its 23 vessels.