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Cruise Ship: Carnival Pride Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. Inspection Date: 08/22/2010 Inspection Score: 98
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.: 33
Site: Buffet-Lido Starboard Ice Cream Station
Violation: There was no coving at the deck/bulkhead juncture behind the ice cream machines.
Recommendation: Ensure that bulkhead and deck junctures are coved (including galleys, pantries, deck/counter junctures at buffets, bars, waiter stations, and dining room work counters).
Item No.: 27
Site: Buffet-Lido Starboard Beverage Station
Violation: The drain line in the technical compartment for the ice and water dispenser was soiled.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 24
Site: Buffet-Lido Port Beverage Station
Violation: There was no measurable chlorine in the sanitizing bucket at the waiter station.
Recommendation: Ensure that a chlorine solution used as a sanitizing solution has a concentration between 50 mg/L (ppm) and 200 mg/L (ppm).
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Lido -- Sneeze Shields
Violation: Several of the sneeze shields were chipped at the edges. According to the staff, these will be replaced in the November 2010 dry dock.
Recommendation: Replace the chipped shields.
Item No.: 36
Site: Buffet-Lido Aft Rotisserie Side
Violation: The light level at the omelet station was less than 220 lux. A light above the station was not working. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Ensure that the light intensity is at least 220 Lux (20 foot candles) on food preparation surfaces, and at a distance of 75 centimeters (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.: 33
Site: Galley-Center Hot
Violation: There was missing and recessed grout in between the deck tiles. There was water pooled in the recesses.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Center Hot
Violation: There was water under the tiles in front of the steam kettles.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 37
Site: Galley-Warewash Area
Violation: There was condensate on the deckhead and exhaust hood above the soiled end of the conveyor warewash machine. The condensate was dripping from the deckhead and exhaust hood. According to the staff, the ventilation system will be repaired during the November 2010 dry dock.
Recommendation: Ensure that ventilation hood systems and devices are sufficient in number and capacity to prevent grease or condensation from collecting on bulkheads and deckheads. Ensure that exhaust ventilation hood systems in food preparation and warewashing areas including components such as hoods, fans, guards, and ducting are designed to prevent grease or condensation from draining or dripping onto food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Warewash Area
Violation: One of the final rinse spray nozzles on the conveyor warewash machine did not form a uniform fan pattern.
Recommendation: Ensure that the final rinse spray nozzles form a uniform spray pattern.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Lido Aft Center Beverage Station
Violation: The deck in the technical compartment below the coffee machine was rough and chipped. The deck was also soiled.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning. Ensure that decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are cleaned as often as necessary.
Item No.: 21
Site: Galley-David's Steakhouse Show Galley
Violation: The upper panel in the technical compartment below the steamer was warped, and the surface around one of the pipe penetrations was rough.
Recommendation: Ensure that 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: Galley-David's Steakhouse Show Galley
Violation: The upper panel in the technical compartment below the grooved grill was bent at the front. The panel was also loose.
Recommendation: Ensure that 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.: 27
Site: Galley-David's Steakhouse Show Galley
Violation: The upper panel of the technical compartment below the grooved grill was soiled around the drain chute.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 21
Site: Galley-David's Steakhouse Show Galley
Violation: There was excess sealant in the technical compartment below the cast iron grill.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning are constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material.
Item No.: 20
Site: Galley-Buffet Pantry
Violation: The blast chiller had been out of order for approximately three weeks. According to the staff, spare parts had been ordered.
Recommendation: Ensure that the blast chiller is repaired.
Item No.: 21
Site: Galley-Pastry
Violation: There were seams and gaps in the technical compartment below the dipper well.
Recommendation: Ensure that 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.: 33
Site: Galley-Pastry
Violation: There were two chipped tiles and missing grout on the ramp to the cold room.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 21
Site: Galley-Hot Galley
Violation: There was loose and peeling sealant and gaps in the technical compartment for undercounter refrigerator 4811.011.129.
Recommendation: Ensure that 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.: 27
Site: Galley-Hot Galley
Violation: The bottom of the technical compartment for undercounter refrigerator 4811.011.129 was soiled, especially around the loose and peeling sealant and gaps.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 20
Site: Galley-Undercounter Ovens
Violation: There were slotted fasteners inside the undercounter ovens in the main and crew galleys.
Recommendation: Replace slotted fasteners with smooth, low-profile, non-corroding fasteners.
Item No.: 27
Site: Galley-Hot Galley
Violation: The bottom panels on the starboard deep fat fryers were soiled. The drain nozzles were also soiled.
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: Galley-Hot Galley
Violation: There was missing and recessed grout in between the deck tiles.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 37
Site: Galley-Warewash Area
Violation: There was condensate on the deckhead and exhaust hood above the soiled end of the conveyor warewash machine.
Recommendation: Ensure that ventilation hood systems and devices are sufficient in number and capacity to prevent grease or condensation from collecting on bulkheads and deckheads.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-
Violation: There was missing and recessed grout between the deck tiles in the area in front of the kettles, especially at the stainless steel scuppers.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-
Violation: There was missing and recessed grout between the deck tiles below the deep fat fryers. There was water pooled in the recesses.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-
Violation: There was missing and recessed grout between the deck tiles in the roast section.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-
Violation: There was missing and recessed grout between the deck tiles in front of the grooved grill.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Staff Mess
Violation: The plastic film on the outside of the sneeze shields was peeling, especially at the corners.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning are constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Crew Mess
Violation: The deck below the soda machine was soiled. There was no coving along the left side of the soda machine at the deck/bulkhead juncture.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are cleaned as often as necessary. Ensure that bulkhead and deck junctures are coved (including galleys, pantries, deck/counter junctures at buffets, bars, waiter stations, and dining room work counters).
Item No.: 39
Site: Buffet-Crew Mess
Violation: There were two small black flies around the soda machine.
Recommendation: Ensure that the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests is effectively controlled to minimize their presence in the food storage, preparation, service areas, warewashing, and utensil storage areas aboard a vessel.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Crew Mess
Violation: The sneeze shields at the dessert station and salad bar were chipped in a few spots.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning are constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material.
Item No.: 26
Site: Buffet-Crew Mess
Violation: The nozzles on the juice machine were soiled with a black substance.
Recommendation: Ensure that food only contacts surfaces of equipment and utensils are cleaned and sanitized.
Item No.: 37
Site: Provisions-Frozen Vegetable Freezer
Violation: There was condensate collected in the deckhead light shield at the entrance to the freezer. There was a large icicle hanging from the light shield.
Recommendation: Ensure that condensate does not collect in the deckhead light shields.
Item No.: 33
Site: Bar-Venus Pool
Violation: The paint on the deck in the bottom of the technical compartment for the undercounter bar cooler 4811.095.404 was rough and peeling.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 06
Site: Potable Water-Random E. coli samples
Violation: The records indicated that the four random E. coli samples were not conducted in March, May and June of 2010.
Recommendation: Ensure that a minimum of four potable water samples per month are collected and analyzed for the presence of Escherichia coli and are collected randomly from locations on the forward, aft, upper, and lower decks of the vessel. Ensure that sample sites are changed each month.
Item No.: 33
Site: Pantry-Midship Deck 6 Across from Stateroom 6138
Violation: The bottom of the door trim was loose, creating a gap.
Recommendation: 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: Pantry-Midship Deck 6 Across from Stateroom 6138
Violation: The painted deck near the right bulkhead was peeling and corroded.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning. Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are corrosion-resistant.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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