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Cruise Ship: Norwegian Jewel Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Lines Inspection Date: 02/15/2011 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-Cross-Connection
Violation: The listing of cross-connections did not include the air-gap in the engine room for the mineralizer backflush drainage. Additionally, there was no listing for the clothes washers in the deck 2 changing room or the flexible shower hose in the changing room.
Recommendation: Ensure that the cross-connection control program includes at minimum: a complete listing of cross-connections and the backflow prevention method/device for each, so that there is a match to the plumbing system component and location, and an inspection frequency. Ensure that air-gaps are included in the listing.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Cross-Connection
Violation: There was no backflow prevention device installed on the potable water connection to the clothes washers in the deck 2 changing room. A backflow preventer is identified in a drawing of the area, but it appears to be in a position to protect only the potable water distribution main line which enters the space. There was a shower, toilet with sink, and an additional sink in this room which require that the individual hoses connected to the clothes washers have backflow preventers installed as well.
Recommendation: The vessel shall provide a comprehensive cross- connection control program that provides safe connections to the potable water system through air gaps or appropriate backflow devices at the following locations, if present: (1) Potable water supply lines to swimming pools, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, bathtubs, showers, and similar facilities; (2) Photographic laboratory developing machines and utility sinks; (3) Beauty and barber shop spray-rinse hoses; (4) Potable water faucets where hoses are connected or can be connected by threaded or quick-connect outlets such as those serving tanks containing chlorine and other chemicals, and deck taps; (5) Garbage grinders and pulpers; (6) Mechanical warewashing machines; (7) Hospital and laundry equipment; (8) Air conditioning expansion tanks; (9) Boiler feed water tanks; (10) Fire systems; (11) Toilets; (12) Potable water, bilge, and sanitary pumps that require priming; (13) Freshwater or saltwater ballast systems; (14) Bilge or other waste water locations; (15) International shore connection; and (16) Any other connection between potable and non-potable water systems.
Item No.: 08
Site: Food Service General-Multi-flow Beverage Units
Violation: There were no backflow prevention devices on the non-carbonated potable water lines from the multiflow units to the soda dispensers.
Recommendation: The vessel shall provide a comprehensive cross- connection control program that provides safe connections to the potable water system through air gaps or appropriate backflow devices at the following locations, if present: (1) Potable water supply lines to swimming pools, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, bathtubs, showers, and similar facilities; (2) Photographic laboratory developing machines and utility sinks; (3) Beauty and barber shop spray-rinse hoses; (4) Potable water faucets where hoses are connected or can be connected by threaded or quick-connect outlets such as those serving tanks containing chlorine and other chemicals, and deck taps; (5) Garbage grinders and pulpers; (6) Mechanical warewashing machines; (7) Hospital and laundry equipment; (8) Air conditioning expansion tanks; (9) Boiler feed water tanks; (10) Fire systems; (11) Toilets; (12) Potable water, bilge, and sanitary pumps that require priming; (13) Freshwater or saltwater ballast systems; (14) Bilge or other waste water locations; (15) International shore connection; and (16) Any other connection between potable and non-potable water systems.
Item No.: 19
Site: Buffet-Garden Cafe Salad Station
Violation: A bowl of salad dressing was not under the sneeze shield or otherwise protected. The salad dressing was on the working side of the buffet for crew members to make salad. However, the bowl was less than one meter from where passengers would pick-up their plates and was outside of the shielded area. The bowl was moved.
Recommendation: Ensure that food on display is protected from contamination by the use of packaging; counter, service line, or salad bar food guards; display cases; or other effective means.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Beverage Station 2
Violation: The latch on the bulk milk dispenser was broken and the door would not fully close.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are designed and constructed to be durable and to retain their characteristic qualities under normal use conditions.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Main Tsar's Dishwash
Violation: There was an excessive amount of steam coming from the soiled end of the warewash machine. This was corrected.
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.: 25
Site: Galley-Blue Lagoon
Violation: A wet wiping cloth was draped over the side of a sanitizing bucket. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Ensure that wiping cloths used for wiping food spills are dry and used for wiping food spills from tableware and single-service articles; or wet and cleaned, stored in a chemical sanitizer, and used for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment.
Item No.: 26
Site: Bar-Maltings and Whiskey
Violation: The inside of the beer taps were lightly soiled.
Recommendation: Ensure that food only contacts surfaces of equipment and utensils that are cleaned and sanitized. Ensure that food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 30
Site: Galley-Toilet Room
Violation: There was no sign stating, "wash hands after using the toilet" in the galley toilet room. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Ensure that signs are conspicuously posted on the bulkhead adjacent to the door of the toilet, reading "WASH HANDS AFTER USING TOILET " in a language that the food employees understand.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Asian
Violation: There was some chipped and missing deck grout in front of the fryers.
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-Main Tsar's Dishwash
Violation: There was condensate on the exhaust hood and deckhead air diffuser on the soiled end of the in-use conveyor warewash machine. The condensate was dripping onto the warewash machine and deck. therew was an excessive amount of steam coming from the soiled end of the warewash machine.
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.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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