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Cruise Ship: Grand Princess Cruise Line: Princess Cruises Inspection Date: 11/16/2015 Inspection Score: 100
This cruise ship inspection report lists deficiencies found during the inspection. Additional information corresponding to each item number is available in the latest edition of the VSP Environmental Public Health Standards.

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Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Production - Treatment
Violation: Before the acid injection point on the water production line, the line had blue green blue striping in two locations. This was corrected, and the striping was removed.
Recommendation: Stripe or paint potable water lines either in accordance with ISO 14726 (blue/green/blue) or blue only. Stripe or paint distillate and permeate lines directed to the potable water system in accordance with ISO 14726 (blue/gray/blue).
Item No.: 21
Site: Galley-Deck 6 Galley - Port/Aft Beverage Station
Violation: The power cable to the newly installed Alegria coffee machine was draped over the counter making cleaning difficult. Staff corrected this during the inspection.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces are free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-Ice Cream Bar
Violation: The power cable to the counter-mounted popcorn machine was two meters long and draped across the entire preparation counter to reach the power outlet.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces are free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 6 Galley - Port/Forward Dishwash
Violation: The in-use flight-type conveyor dishwashing machine was registering a wash tank temperature of 155-157 F on the mounted thermometer. The inspector took a direct temperature reading from the water in the wash tank and the temperature was 165 F.
Recommendation: Maintain warewashing equipment in good repair and proper adjustment, including: (1) warewashing equipment is maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the standards of the materials, design, and construction of these guidelines; (2) water pressure and water temperature-measuring devices are maintained in good repair and accurate within the intended range of use.
Item No.: 26
Site: Bar-Mermaid's Bar
Violation: The bar was open for service and the two beer dispensing taps were swabbed inside, producing a black residue on the end of each swab. Both were closed for cleaning after the finding.
Recommendation: Ensure food only contacts surfaces of equipment and utensils that are cleaned and sanitized. Ensure food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 27
Site: Galley-Deck 5 Main Galley - Pastry
Violation: One of the sets of oven gloves, stacked with two other sets together in a clean bin, was heavily soiled with encrusted food debris all over the touch surfaces.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Crew Galley - Hot Galley Center
Violation: At the aft bank of range/ovens the port aft burner was wet on one corner where condensate was dripping down from a bolt on the light fixture of the canopy hood above. There was no food impacted, since that burner was not in use.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary. Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 36
Site: Bar-Crooner's Bar
Violation: The artificial light level at the small coffee machine on the front bar counter was below the minimum 220 lux for cleaning.
Recommendation: In bars and dining room waiter stations, provide 220 lux (20 foot candles) light intensity during cleaning operations.
Item No.: 39
Site: Bar-Lobby Bar
Violation: Two live fruit flies were observed on the deckhead in the front bar.
Recommendation: Effectively control the presence of insects to minimize their presence in the food storage, preparation, and service areas and warewashing and utensil storage areas aboard a vessel.
Item No.: 39
Site: Preparation Room-Provisions
Violation: Two live fruit flies were observed on the seam between the deckhead panels on the starboard side of the preparation room, which was in active service at the time of inspection. Both flies were destroyed immediately after the finding.
Recommendation: Effectively control the presence of insects to minimize their presence in the food storage, preparation, and service areas and warewashing and utensil storage areas aboard a vessel.
Item No.: 39
Site: Room Service-Bell Box Pantry
Violation: One live fruit fly was observed on a deckhead access hatch.
Recommendation: Effectively control the presence of insects to minimize their presence in the food storage, preparation, and service areas and warewashing and utensil storage areas aboard a vessel.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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