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Cruise Ship: Azamara Quest Cruise Line: Azamara Cruises Inspection Date: 03/26/2026 Inspection Score: 96
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-Engine Room Tank 2213
Violation: The potable water tank identification sign for tank 2213 was faded and not easy to read.
Recommendation: Identify potable water tanks with a number and the words ?POTABLE WATER? in letters at least 13 millimeters (0.5 inch) high.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: The backflow prevention test kit was out of calibration since January 2025.
Recommendation: Inspect and test backflow prevention devices requiring testing (for example, reduced pressure backflow prevention devices and pressure vacuum breakers) with a test kit after installation and at least annually. Maintain test results showing the pressure differences on both sides of the valves for each device.
Item No.: 10
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-Swimming Pool
Violation: The flotation device was missing the attached rope.
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. Mount these devices in a manner that allows for easy access during an emergency. Ensure it is a light, strong, nontelescoping material with rounded, nonsharp ends. Ensure the approved flotation device includes an attached rope that is at least two-thirds of the maximum pool width.
Item No.: 10
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-Swimming Pool
Violation: The portside shower was not operational. The area was closed during the inspection.
Recommendation: Ensure showers are operational when facilities are open to passengers.
Item No.: 34
Site: Provisions-Frozen Meat
Violation: The evaporator drain line was spewing water and dripping on the deck.
Recommendation: Ensure the plumbing system in food areas is in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Provisions-Frozen Meat
Violation: The evaporator drain line was spewing water and dripping on the deck.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary.
Item No.: 33
Site: Provisions-Frozen Fish
Violation: A layer of ice was on the deck underneath the evaporator.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary.
Item No.: 36
Site: Provisions-Dry Storeroom
Violation: The liquid storage area did not reach a light intensity of 110 lux.
Recommendation: Ensure the light intensity is at least 110 lux (10 foot-candles) at 750 millimeters (30 inches) above the deck in walk-in refrigerator units, dry storage areas, linen storage, waiter stations, scrapping stations, and handwashing stations in bars. Ensure the light intensity is at least 110 lux (10 foot-candles) behind and around mounted equipment, including counter-mounted equipment.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Deck 9 - Windows Cafe - Hot Line
Violation: The plexiglass sneeze guard was cracked on each side exposing a difficult-to-clean surface.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces are free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and are designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance. Maintain nonfood-contact equipment in good repair and proper adjustment including: (1) Equipment must be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the materials, design, construction, and operation specifications of these standards; (2) Equipment components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates are kept intact and tight and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Deck 9 - Windows Cafe - Hot Line
Violation: The serving line had several open seams along the hot plates on the crew side countertop.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces are free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and are designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Deck 9 - Windows Cafe
Violation: The deck grout throughout the area was recessed.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 30
Site: Galley-Deck 9 - Windows Cafe
Violation: The soap dispenser at the spoiled potwash station was inoperable.
Recommendation: Ensure each handwashing station has a supply of hand-cleansing soap or detergent and a supply of single-service paper towels.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 9 - Windows Cafe
Violation: The clean landing area of the flight-type warewashing machine was soiled with food debris. The unit was in operation during the inspection.
Recommendation: 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: (1) Before use; (2) Throughout the day at a frequency necessary to prevent recontamination and accumulation of debris and to ensure the equipment performs its intended function; (3) At least every 24 hours (if used).
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 9 - Windows Cafe
Violation: The flight-type warewashing machine's conveyor belt was in disrepair.
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.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 9 - Windows Cafe
Violation: The flight-type warewashing machine's final sanitizing rinse spray arm did not have a fan-like pattern.
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.
Item No.: 36
Site: Buffet-Deck 9 - Sunset
Violation: The light shield for the countertop fixture was cracked exposing a difficult-to-clean surface.
Recommendation: Ensure light bulbs are shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter resistant in areas with exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; or unwrapped single-service articles and single-use articles. Protect an infrared or other heat lamp against breakage by a shield surrounding and extending beyond the bulb so only the face of the bulb is exposed.
Item No.: 36
Site: Buffet-Deck 9 - The Patio
Violation: The light intensity at the juice machine dispensing nozzle measured less than 220 lux.
Recommendation: Ensure the light intensity is at least 220 lux (20 foot-candles) on food preparation surfaces. Ensure the light intensity is at least 220 lux (20 foot-candles) as measured 750 millimeters (30 inches) above the deck in food preparation areas, handwashing facilities, warewashing areas, equipment and utensil storage, pantries, toilet rooms, and consumer self-service areas.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Deck 9 - The Patio
Violation: The serving line countertop had three open seams exposing difficult-to-clean surfaces.
Recommendation: Design and construct nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils to be durable and to retain their characteristic qualities under normal use conditions. Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces are free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and are designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Deck 9 - The Patio
Violation: The deck grouting throughout the area was recessed.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 36
Site: Pantry-Deck 9 - Pool
Violation: The light intensity around the clean storage rack measured less than 220 lux.
Recommendation: Ensure the light intensity is at least 220 lux (20 foot-candles) on food preparation surfaces. Ensure the light intensity is at least 220 lux (20 foot-candles) as measured 750 millimeters (30 inches) above the deck in food preparation areas, handwashing facilities, warewashing areas, equipment and utensil storage, pantries, toilet rooms, and consumer self-service areas.
Item No.: 39
Site: Bar-Deck 5 - Discovery
Violation: One fly was in the pantry.
Recommendation: Effectively control the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests to minimize their presence in food areas.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Deck 5 - Discovery
Violation: A cracked deck tile was in the walk-in refrigerator.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 39
Site: Galley-Deck 5 - Discovery
Violation: One fly was near the dry food storage racks.
Recommendation: Effectively control the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests to minimize their presence in food areas.
Item No.: 36
Site: Pantry-Deck 5 - Cabaret Lounge
Violation: The light intensity in the warewashing area measured less than 220 lux.
Recommendation: Ensure the light intensity is at least 220 lux (20 foot-candles) on food preparation surfaces. Ensure the light intensity is at least 220 lux (20 foot-candles) as measured 750 millimeters (30 inches) above the deck in food preparation areas, handwashing facilities, warewashing areas, equipment and utensil storage, pantries, toilet rooms, and consumer self-service areas.
Item No.: 20
Site: Pantry-Deck 5 - Cabaret Lounge
Violation: A previously cleaned and sanitized green cutting board was heavily scored. This was corrected immediately.
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; (2) Can opener parts that cut or pierce must be kept sharp to minimize the creation of metal fragments that can contaminate food when the container is opened. Ensure surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards subject to scratching and scoring are resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized or discarded if they cannot be resurfaced.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Deck 4
Violation: The deck grout around the utility sink in the vegetable preparation area was recessed.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 39
Site: Galley-Deck 4
Violation: One fly was in the potwash area.
Recommendation: Effectively control the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests to minimize their presence in food areas.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Deck 4
Violation: The deck grout by the soup kettle and potwash entrance was recessed.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 4
Violation: The flight-type warewashing machine had been out of order as of 3/20/2026.
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.
Item No.: 17
Site: Galley-Deck 4 - Staff Mess
Violation: The soup kettle was not physically labeled as per the time control plan.
Recommendation: Maintain a written time control plan that ensures compliance with these standards on the vessel and make it available for review during inspections. Ensure a time control plan is posted and available to all crew working at each outlet where time control is used. Ensure plan(s): (1) Include set-up and discard times for each outlet. Include all services and events where TCS/PHF is kept on time control. If used, ensure colored labels correspond to the discard times stated in the plan; (2) List all units (to include refrigeration and hot holding units, preparation counters, cabinets, compartments, and equipment) on time control. Cabinets and compartments on time control must be physically labeled; (3) Describe or show the flow of TCS/PHF from when last in temperature control to placement in time control and discard.
Item No.: 36
Site: Galley-Deck 3
Violation: The deckhead-mounted light fixture above the warewashing scrapping area was shattered.
Recommendation: Ensure light bulbs are shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter resistant in areas with exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; or unwrapped single-service articles and single-use articles. Protect an infrared or other heat lamp against breakage by a shield surrounding and extending beyond the bulb so only the face of the bulb is exposed.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 3
Violation: The undercounter glasswash has been out of order for the past two weeks.
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.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 10 - Specialty Dining
Violation: The rack-type warewashing machine's final sanitizing spray nozzles did not emit a fan-like pattern.
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.
Item No.: 27
Site: Bar-Deck 5 - Cabaret Lounge
Violation: The counter-mounted coffee machine had an accumulation of dust and food debris underneath the unit.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 28
Site: Other-Deck 10 Aqualina & Prime
Violation: Twenty plate covers were stacked wet nested.
Recommendation: Store clean equipment and utensils: (1) In a self-draining position that allows air drying; (2) Covered or inverted.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-Deck 10 Aqualina & Prime
Violation: Twenty plate covers were stacked wet nested and soiled with food debris on the food contact side.
Recommendation: Ensure food only contacts surfaces of cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils. Ensure food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are clean to sight and touch.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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