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Item No.:
33
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Site:
Buffet-Deck 9 - Windows Caf Buffet Lines
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Violation:
Decorative artificial difficult-to-clean grass plants were placed behind the cold wells and were positioned adjacent to containers of food out for service. Crew initiated corrective action.
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Recommendation:
Ensure bulkheads and deckheads have smooth, hard finishes. Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, bars, and food and equipment storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Potable Water-Distribution System Disinfection Records
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Violation:
Crew were unable to provide records documenting the disinfection of 11 backflow prevention devices installed on 8 October and 19 devices installed on 8 November. The cross-connection control log identified 11 devices were replaced in the deck 2 crew cabins on 8 October and 19 devices were replaced in the deck 3 crew cabins on 8 November; however, no disinfection was documented prior to installation. Crew stated they disinfected these devices prior to installation.
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Recommendation:
Maintain documentation of all potable water system inspections, maintenance, cleaning, and disinfection for 12 months and ensure it is available for review during inspections. Ensure records include a method of disinfection, concentration and contact time of the disinfectant, and the measured free halogen residual after flushing.
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Item No.:
07
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Site:
Potable Water-Distribution System Disinfection Records
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Violation:
Crew were unable to provide records documenting the disinfection of 11 backflow prevention devices installed on 8 October and 19 devices installed on 8 November. The cross-connection control log identified that 11 devices were replaced in the deck 2 crew cabins on 8 October and 19 devices were replaced in the deck 3 crew cabins on 8 November; however, no disinfection was documented prior to installation. Crew stated they disinfected these devices prior to installation.
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Recommendation:
Clean, disinfect, and flush potable water tanks and all affected parts of the potable water distribution system with potable water: (1) Before being placed in service; (2) Before returning to operation after repair, replacement; (3) After being subjected to any contamination, including entry into a potable water tank.
Disinfect backflow prevention devices that are part of the potable water piping before installation. Disinfect the potable water system after potential contamination by increasing the free halogen residual to at least 50 mg/L (ppm) throughout the affected area and maintain this concentration for 4 hours or by way of another procedure submitted to and accepted by VSP.
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Item No.:
27
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Site:
Other-Deck 3 - Engine Control Room (ECR) Coffee Station
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Violation:
Greater than a day's accumulation of black food residue, dust, and debris collected on the countertop behind the coffee machine. Crew initiated corrective action.
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Recommendation:
Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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Item No.:
01
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Site:
Medical-24-Hour Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) Report
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Violation:
Crew submitted the 24-hour AGE report less than 24 hours prior to arrival in Miami, Florida at 0600 on 30 November. Crew documented submitting this report on 29 November at 1530. Additionally, the report incorrectly identified the port of embarkation as ?ADK? instead of ?NUS? for this itinerary, which departed from Lisbon, Portugal.
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Recommendation:
Ensure the master, medical staff, or other designated staff of a vessel destined for a U.S. port from an international port submits at least one standardized AGE report based on the number of reportable AGE cases in the AGE surveillance log to VSP no less than 24-hours?but not more than 36 hours?before the vessel?s expected arrival at the U.S. port. Ensure the AGE report contains the following: (2) Port of embarkation.
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Item No.:
40
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Site:
Integrated Pest Management-Pest Sighting Follow Up
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Violation:
Crew did not document a follow-up inspection or corrective action after the sighting of flies in the crew mess on 24 September. Records identified the area was sanitized; however, no follow-up inspection or subsequent actions were documented.
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Recommendation:
When pests are observed during an inspection, ensure the log includes action taken and follow-up inspection results.
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Item No.:
02
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Site:
Medical-Viral Swab Collection Media
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Violation:
The ship?s viral swab collection media expired on 25 October 2025. Medical crew provided documentation for an order placed on 26 September. Crew noted that the order was scheduled for delivery on 17 November; however, it was not received and has been delayed due to the holidays.
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Recommendation:
Ensure the medical staff maintains a supply of at least 10 clinical specimen collection containers for both viral and bacterial agents (10 for each), as well as a shipping container that meets the latest shipping requirements of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and U.S. Department of Transportation for Biological Substances, Category B designated shipments (or higher).
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Item No.:
06
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Site:
Potable Water-Legionella Sampling Records
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Violation:
The Legionella sampling records did not document testing of the salon pedicure devices or the technical water source used for spray cleaning the deck within the previous six months. (VSP 2025 Environmental Public Health Standard)
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Recommendation:
Sample the potable water system for Legionella at least every 6 months. Ensure sample sites are representative of the potable water and RWF systems and number of samples depends on the size and complexity of the vessel.
Take follow-up actions when Legionella is detected based on the type of Legionella found, the concentration (for example in CFU/ml), and the extent of colonization. The Legionella sampling plan must include a selection of the following locations: (7) Salon and pedicure devices; (8) Technical water sources with a risk of exposure via aerosolization to crew or passengers, such as deck washing.
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Item No.:
02
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Site:
Medical-Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) Reportable Log
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Violation:
The reportable log generated by the electronic medical reporting software did not include an 'additional comments/notes' column. (VSP 2025 Environmental Public Health Standard)
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Recommendation:
Ensure the AGE surveillance log includes a header containing the following information about the voyage: If a field is not completed, document the reason in the notes column (for example, a virtual consultation).
Ensure the log data is exported in an analyzable form (such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access) in the exact order noted above. Ensure any additional data fields in the surveillance log are entered only outside of the form margins when exported.
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Item No.:
02
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Site:
Medical-Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) Reportable Log
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Violation:
The reportable AGE log for the voyage ending on 30 November identified the crew count as 389, whereas the manifest at the start of the journey identified a crew count of 384.
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Recommendation:
Ensure the AGE surveillance log includes a header containing the following information about the voyage: (5) Total number of passengers; (7) Total number of crew.
Ensure the total number of passengers and total number of crew are the totals at the beginning of the voyage (i.e., totals on ?date from?).
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Item No.:
28
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Site:
Other-Deck 3 - Trolley Locker # 3C053
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Violation:
Five, out-of-service stainless steel chafing dishes were stored directly on the deck inside the trolley locker. A plastic crate containing approximately 100 ceramic ramekins, commingled with rubber gloves and batteries, was placed directly on top of these chafing dishes. A hot plate with a soiled heating surface was stacked on top of the crate, and a cardboard container holding six 1.5-liter plastic water bottles was stored directly on the soiled heating surface. Numerous other unused items, including a waffle iron and multiple stainless steel hotel pans, also accumulated inside the locker. The deck was not visibly soiled.
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Recommendation:
Store cleaned equipment and utensils, laundered linens, and single-service articles and single-use articles: (1) In a clean, dry location; (2) In a location where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; (3) At least 150 millimeters (6 inches) above the deck unless in packages on pallets, skids, or racks, which may be 127 millimeters (5 inches) above the deck.
Keep equipment and shelving in unfinished lockers or rooms clean.
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Other-Deck 3 - Trolley Locker # 3C053
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Violation:
A cardboard container holding six 1.5-liter plastic water bottles was stored directly on the soiled heating surface of a hot plate inside the trolley locker. This soiled hot plate was placed on top of a plastic crate containing ramekins commingled with rubber gloves, which was stacked on stainless steel chafing dishes stored directly on the deck. Crew initiated corrective action.
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Recommendation:
Protect food from contamination by storing the food: (1) Covered or otherwise protected; (2) In a clean, dry location; (3) Where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination.
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Item No.:
28
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Site:
Other-Deck 3 - Linen Locker # 3C055
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Violation:
A new, unwrapped piece of vegetable-slicing equipment was stored inside a plastic crate stored directly on the deck inside the linen locker. Additionally, numerous unpackaged, stacked plastic food and equipment storage containers were stored directly on the deck behind a piece of deck-buffing equipment. The deck was not visibly soiled.
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Recommendation:
Protect food from contamination by storing the food: (1) Covered or otherwise protected; (2) In a clean, dry location; (3) Where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination.
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Item No.:
24
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Site:
Pantry-4 - Forward Housekeeping
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Violation:
The chlorine sanitizing solution measured greater than 200 mg/L (PPM). Crew initiated corrective action.
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Recommendation:
Ensure sanitizing solutions are used with the following concentrations: (1) A chlorine solution with a concentration between 50 mg/L (ppm) and 200 mg/L (ppm).
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Pantry-8 - Aft Housekeeping
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Violation:
The bucket filling station nozzle, located beneath the handwashing sink, was threaded with no mechanical backflow prevention device installed on the potable water supply line.
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Recommendation:
Provide a comprehensive cross-connection control program. Protect the following connections to the potable water system against backflow with air gaps or mechanical backflow prevention devices: (7) Hose-bib connections; (29) Any other connection to the potable water system where contamination or backflow can occur. Install backflow prevention devices when air gaps are impractical or when water under pressure is required. Provide an air gap for the atmospheric vent of all backflow prevention devices. Ensure a mechanical backflow prevention device has an atmospheric vent.
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Deck 9 - Main Swimming Pool
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Violation:
The pole for the shepherd's hook was telescoping.
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Recommendation:
Provide a rescue or shepherd?s hook and an approved flotation device at a prominent location (visible from the full perimeter of the pool) at each RWF that has a depth of 1 meter (3.3 feet) or greater. Ensure it is a light, strong, nontelescoping material with rounded, nonsharp ends.
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Item No.:
33
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Site:
Food Service General-Decks, Bulkheads, Deckheads
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Violation:
The decks, bulkheads, and deckheads were in disrepair and had difficult-to-clean surfaces in the following food service areas:
-Deck 9 ? Lido Buffet Galley Starboard: Silicone peeled from the bulkhead seam behind the convection ovens.
-Deck 9 ? Windows Caf Portside Beverage Station: Coving was missing at the base of the self-service area, creating a 90-degree angle where dust accumulated.
-Deck 9 ? Windows Caf Cold Buffet Line: Excess tile grout accumulated on the deck around recently replaced tiles. Dirt accumulated inside rough areas.
-Deck 10 ? Prime C Starboard Waiter Station: Tile grout on the crew service side was recessed, with dust and food debris accumulating inside rough areas.
-Deck 10 ? Aqualina Galley: Tile grout along the hot line was recessed and in disrepair in multiple locations.
-Deck 4 ? Main Galley Hot Preparation Area: Tile grout in front of the flat-top grill was recessed and in disrepair.
-Deck 3 ? Crew Galley Dishwash Area: Liquid continuously dripped from the deckhead seams in several locations near the rack-type dishwash machine and pooled on the deck. The source of the leak could not be identified.
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Recommendation:
Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, bars, and food and equipment storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning. Ensure decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary. Cove all bulkhead/deck, equipment/deck, cabinet/deck, counter/bulkhead/backsplash, and deck sink coaming/deck junctures in galleys, pantries, buffets, bars, waiter stations, dining room work counters, provisions, scrapping stations, food storage rooms, food transportation corridors, equipment or utensil storage rooms, and toilet rooms intended for use by food employees. Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Buffet-Deck 9 - Windows Caf Buffet Lines
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Violation:
Decorative artificial difficult-to-clean grass plants were placed behind the cold wells and were positioned adjacent to containers of food out for service. The plants were not easily cleanable. Crew initiated corrective action.
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Recommendation:
Protect food from contamination by storing the food: (1) Covered or otherwise protected; (2) In a clean, dry location; (3) Where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination. Protect food from contamination that may result from a physical, chemical, biological origin.
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Item No.:
33
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Site:
Provisions-Deck 2 - Dry Storage
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Violation:
Greater than a day's accumulation of dust and debris collected on the deck underneath several different storage pallets.
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Recommendation:
Ensure decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary.
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Item No.:
33
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Site:
Galley-Deck 5 - Room Service
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Violation:
Greater than a day's accumulation of brown sticky residue collected on the deck underneath the technical compartment for the refrigeration unit. Crew initiated corrective action.
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Recommendation:
Ensure decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary.
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Item No.:
27
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Site:
Bar-Deck 9 - Patio Bar
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Violation:
Wet pink residue collected on the underside, nonfood-contact surface of the beer tap. Crew initiated corrective action.
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Recommendation:
Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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Item No.:
20
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Site:
Pantry-Deck 5 - Cabaret
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Violation:
A slotted fastener was installed in the food-splash zone inside the ice machine?s ice storage compartment.
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Recommendation:
Ensure multiuse food-contact surfaces are: (1) Smooth; (2) Free of breaks, open seams greater than 0.8 mm (1/32 inch), cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections; (3) Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices; (4) Finished to have smooth welds and joints.
Use low profile, nonslotted, noncorroding, and easy-to-clean fasteners on food-contact surfaces and in splash zones. Prohibit the use of exposed slotted screws, Phillips head screws, or pop rivets in these areas.
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Item No.:
39
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Site:
Food Service General-Integrated Pest Management
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Violation:
Flies were present in the following food service areas including:
-Deck 5 - Room Service Galley: One fruit fly was near the back storage area.
-Deck 3 - Crew Mess: One fruit fly was near the microwave.
-Deck 3 - Provisions: One fruit fly was outside the provision master's office.
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Recommendation:
Effectively control the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests to minimize their presence in food areas.
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Item No.:
22
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Site:
Galley-Deck 3 - Warewashing Area
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Violation:
The final rinse curtain on the rack type dishwashing machine was excessively curled and had missing pieces.
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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; (2) Water pressure and water temperature-measuring devices are maintained in good repair and accurate within the intended range of use. Ensure the warewashing machine wash and rinse tanks are equipped with baffles, curtains, or other means to minimize internal cross-contamination of the solutions in wash and rinse tanks.
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Item No.:
22
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Site:
Galley-Deck 4 - Warewash
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Violation:
One final rinse nozzle on the flight-type dishwashing machine was blocked and not spraying water. Crew cleaned and replaced the nozzle, restoring a proper spray pattern.
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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. Ensure warewashing machines, drainboards, and the compartments of sinks, basins, or other receptacles used for washing and rinsing equipment, utensils, or raw food, or laundering wiping cloths are cleaned: (2) Throughout the day at a frequency necessary to prevent recontamination and accumulation of debris and to ensure the equipment performs its intended function.
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Item No.:
20
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Site:
Buffet-Deck 3 - Crew Mess
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Violation:
Undercounter refrigerator # 3.1 was out of service since 1 December 2025. Crew identified the issue was logged.
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Recommendation:
Maintain food-contact equipment in good repair and proper adjustment: (1) Equipment must be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the materials, design, construction, and operation specifications of these standards.
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Item No.:
27
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Site:
Bar-Deck 10 - Prime C
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Violation:
Liquid from an unknown source dripped and pooled beneath water bottles stored on a shelf inside walk-in refrigeration unit # 10.11. No water bottles were leaking. Crew initiated corrective action.
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Recommendation:
Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Bar-Deck 10 - Prime C
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Violation:
Water bottles were stored on a shelf in pooled liquid from an unknown dripping source inside walk-in refrigeration unit # 10.11.
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Recommendation:
Protect food from contamination by storing the food: (1) Covered or otherwise protected; (2) In a clean, dry location; (3) Where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; (4) At least 150 millimeters (6 inches) above the deck. Protect food from contamination that may result from a physical, chemical, biological origin.
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