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Cruise Ship: Radiance of the Seas Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International Inspection Date: 06/13/2010 Inspection Score: 100
This cruise ship inspection report lists the deficiencies found during the inspection. Additional information corresponding to each item number is available in the lastest editions of the CDC VSP Operational Manual.

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Item No.: 02
Site: Medical-Gastrointestinal Illness Surveillance Log
Violation: The electronic version of the log had all the required data fields, however, the printed version was missing the cabin number field.
Recommendation: The gastrointestinal illness surveillance log entry for each passenger or crew member shall contain the following information: (1) The first date of clinic visit or report to staff of illness; (2) The person's name, age and gender; (3) A designation as passenger or crew member; (4) Crew member position or job on the vessel, if applicable; (5) Cabin number; (6) Meal seating information; (7) Date and time of illness onset; (8) Illness symptoms, including the presence of the following selected signs and symptoms: numbers of episodes each of diarrhea and vomiting per day, bloody stools, fever, recorded temperature, abdominal cramps, headaches and muscle aches; (9) Notation on whether or not a stool specimen was requested and received; (10) Use of antidiarrheal medication; and (11) The presence of underlying medical conditions which may affect interpretation of acute gastrointestinal illness for example diabetic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, gastrectomy or others.
Item No.: 06
Site: Potable Water-Medical - Microbiological Sampling
Violation: The incubator internal temperature reading was 44°F. The Colisure literature stated that the incubation temperature was to be 35°F +/- 0.5°F. There was a sample bottle in the unit at the time of the inspection.
Recommendation: Ensure that samples are analyzed per the manufactueres literture.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Bunkering Hoses
Violation: One hose was not labeled "Potable Water Only" at both ends.
Recommendation: Ensure that potable water hoses are labeled for use with the words "potable water only" in letters at least 13mm (0.5 inch) at each connecting end.
Item No.: 08
Site: Bar-Solarium
Violation: The backflow prevention device on the potable water line to the espresso machine was leaking around the intermediate atmospheric vent.
Recommendation: Ensure that backflow preventers are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Windjammer - Beverage Station
Violation: The conduit for the point-of-sale machine (computer) was laying on the counter, making cleaning difficult. This item was corrected.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood contact surfaces of equipment, such as cables, are secured to prevent cross-contamination of equipment and to faciltate proper cleaning.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 5 - Warewashing
Violation: The far right nozzle of the final rinse for the flight-type warewash machine did not function.
Recommendation: Ensure that warewashing equipment is maintained in good repair and proper adjustment including: (1) Being maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the standards of the materials, design, and construction of these guidelines; and (2) Maintaining water pressure, and water temperature measuring devices in good repair and ensuring their accuracy within the intended range of use.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 5 - Warewashing
Violation: The installed final rinse thermometer for the flight-type warewash machine registered 223°F. A manual reading was taken, and the temperature registered 168°F.
Recommendation: Ensure that warewashing equipment is maintained in good repair and proper adjustment including: (1) Being maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the standards of the materials, design, and construction of these guidelines; and (2) Maintaining water pressure, and water temperature measuring devices in good repair and ensuring their accuracy within the intended range of use.
Item No.: 27
Site: Buffet-Windjammer - Beverage Station
Violation: The counter and the conduit were soiled with a sticky residue.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 27
Site: Galley-Deck 4 - Beverage Station
Violation: The technical compartment below the soda machine was soiled with a sticky brown residue.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 33
Site: Bar-Solarium Pantry Store Room
Violation: The deck was soiled below the deck stands to the right of the entry door.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are cleaned as often as necessary.
Item No.: 33
Site: Food Service General-Decks
Violation: In a few locations in food preparation and storage areas, there were cracked and missing deck tiles. In a few locations along the deck/equipment foundations in the Windjammer Buffet, soft sealant was used as coving material. In a few locations along the deck/bulkhead junctures, above the coving tiles, soft sealant was cracked, missing and pealing.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair. Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Windjammer - Cold Line
Violation: Food debris was noted in the technical space of the port side cold line and also in the starboard cold line.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are cleaned as often as necessary.
Item No.: 33
Site: Bar-Schoonar
Violation: The soft, absorbent sail cloth on the deckhead was soiled and stained in a few areas.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning. Ensure that bulkheads and deckheads have smooth, hard finishes, and light colored surfaces. Ensure that surfaces subject to routine splashes, spillage, or other soiling during normal use have easily cleanable features. Ensure that decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are cleaned as often as necessary.
Item No.: 34
Site: Galley-Deck 4 - Beverage Station
Violation: There was a leak under the soda machine.
Recommendation: Ensure that a plumbing system in a food area is maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 34
Site: Galley-Deck 5 - Beverage Station
Violation: There was a leak under the soda machine. The source of the leak could not be determined.
Recommendation: Ensure that a plumbing system in a food area is maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 37
Site: Galley-Windjammer - Warewashing
Violation: Condensate was observed collecting in the ventilation hood above the soiled landing. The two crew members on the soiled landing were observed sweating.
Recommendation: Ensure that all food preparation, warewashing, and toilet rooms have sufficient ventilation to keep them free of excessive heat, steam, condensation, vapors, obnoxious odors, smoke, and fumes.
Item No.: 37
Site: Buffet-Deck 3 - Officer's Mess
Violation: An excessive amount of condensate was observed collecting along the sneeze shield, service counter, and deckhead directly above the steam table. Condensate was observed dripping from the sneeze shield and deckhead onto the counter below. Food was not present.
Recommendation: Ensure the ventilation system is suffient to prevention the collection of condensate on bulkheads, deckheads and equipment.
Item No.: 38
Site: Bar-Latritude Coffee
Violation: The pantry cleaning locker was not labeled.
Recommendation: Ensure that maintenance tools such as mops, brooms, and similar items are stored in a designated locker so they do not contaminate food, food-contact surfaces of utensils, and equipment, linens, and single-service and single-use articles.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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