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Cruise Ship: Carnival Spirit Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. Inspection Date: 08/05/2023 Inspection Score: 99
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.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Portside Evaporator
Violation: A permeate water line prior to the dosing point was marked with a blue stripe and labeled potable water above the forward DG6 on the alternator side.
Recommendation: Stripe or paint distillate and permeate lines directed to the potable water system in accordance with ISO 14726 (blue/gray/blue). Stripe or paint these lines at 5 meters (15 feet) intervals and on each side of partitions, decks, and bulkheads, except where decor would be marred by such markings, including potable water supply lines in technical lockers.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Mineralizer
Violation: The water line was striped blue/green/blue after the mineralizer but before the chlorination point.
Recommendation: Stripe or paint distillate and permeate lines directed to the potable water system in accordance with ISO 14726 (blue/gray/blue). Stripe or paint these lines at 5 meters (15 feet) intervals and on each side of partitions, decks, and bulkheads, except where decor would be marred by such markings, including potable water supply lines in technical lockers.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Cross-Connection Control Log
Violation: The cross-connection control log had only three backflow prevention devices recorded when there were four toilets with backflow prevention devices in the medical center.
Recommendation: Ensure the cross-connection control program includes at a minimum: a complete listing of cross-connections and the backflow prevention method or device for each, so there is a match to the plumbing system component and location.
Item No.: 10
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-Fecal and Vomit Response Log
Violation: The free halogen residual level and pH were not collected from the pool and recorded during a vomit incident on 07 June 2023 at the mid-pool. In addition, the water temperature was not monitored per their procedures. The free halogen residual and pH values entered on the vomit response log were taken from the pump room analyzer chart recorder after the incident.
Recommendation: Ensure a written or electronic record is made of all accidents involving fecal material or vomit. Ensure the record includes the name of the RWF, date and time of the accident, type of accident, response steps taken, and free residual halogen level and contact time reached during disinfection. For a fecal accident, ensure the record also includes whether the fecal material was formed or loose.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Starboard Dish Storage
Violation: There were numerous stacks of soiled plastic bins, plate covers, dishes, and utensils surrounding the dishwash area. Stacks of these soiled items were stored directly beside the two flight-type warewash machines, which had to be moved before the inspector could access the warewash machine compartments. During the time of the inspection, crew were only using one of the flight-type warewash machines and one glasswash machine. Crew immediately put the second flight-type warewash machine into operation.
Recommendation: Ensure drainboards, utensils, racks, or tables large enough to accommodate all soiled and cleaned items that may accumulate during hours of operation are provided for necessary utensil holding before cleaning and after sanitizing.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Potwash Machine
Violation: The potwash machine was out-of-service at the time of the inspection. Crew later reported that the machine was fixed and back in-service.
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 of these guidelines; (2) water pressure and water temperature-measuring devices are maintained in good repair and accurate within the intended range of use.
Item No.: 24
Site: Bar-Deck 2 Lobby Bar
Violation: The concentration of the sanitizing chlorine solution measured more than 200 ppm.
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).
Item No.: 25
Site: Bar-Deck 9 Blue Iguana
Violation: A dry wiping cloth was stored in an empty countertop drink storage bin. It was unclear what the wiping cloth was used for.
Recommendation: Restrict wiping cloths to the following: (1) Cloths used for wiping food spills are used for no other purpose; (2) 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; (3) Dry or wet cloths used with raw animal foods are kept separate from cloths used for other purposes. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods must be kept in a separate sanitizing solution; (4) Wet wiping cloths used with a freshly made sanitizing solution and dry wiping cloths are free of food debris and visible soil.
Item No.: 26
Site: Galley-Pastry
Violation: Three undercounter refrigerators (4811.011.79) had water pooling in the back bottom area. One of these refrigerators had a thick sheet of ice buildup on the side wall. There was no food stored in the refrigerators during the inspection.
Recommendation: Ensure food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 26
Site: Galley-Deck 9 Salad Bar Pantry Ice Machine
Violation: Black debris was in the recirculating bath water catch tray of the ice machine.
Recommendation: Ensure food only contacts surfaces of equipment and utensils that are cleaned and sanitized. Ensure food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 33
Site: Food Service General-Decks
Violation: Deck tiles, deck grouting, deck coving, and concrete decks throughout the food service outlets were in poor repair, missing, or recessed. These locations included: lido galley, lido buffet, main galley, and crew galley. Crew had documentation showing that the deck tiles were in the process of being replaced one section at a time.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Bar-Deck 9 Blue Iguana
Violation: One deckhead panel above the bar area was loose and hanging down. Technicians were called to fix the panel.
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, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Bar-Deck 9 RedFrog
Violation: Two deckhead panels above the bar area were loose and hanging down. Technicians were called to fix the panels.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair. Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, bars, and food and equipment storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Deck 9 Aft Self-Service Beer Station
Violation: There were slots for supply ventilation over the void space (plenum) directly above the beer station. The lido buffet which included the self-service beer station was renovated in 2016.
Recommendation: Ensure that slots for supply ventilation over the void space (plenum) are not directly over food preparation, food storage, or clean equipment storage. This applies to vessels built or renovated in accordance with the 2011 Construction Guidelines or later.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Deck 9 Mid-ship Self-Service Beer Station
Violation: There were slots for supply ventilation over the void space (plenum) directly above the beer station. The lido buffet which included the self-service beer station was renovated in 2016.
Recommendation: Ensure that slots for supply ventilation over the void space (plenum) are not directly over food preparation, food storage, or clean equipment storage. This applies to vessels built or renovated in accordance with the 2011 Construction Guidelines or later.
Item No.: 39
Site: Galley-Deck 2 Bonsai Sushi
Violation: One small fly was in the galley area of the specialty restaurant.
Recommendation: Effectively control the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests to minimize their presence in the food storage, preparation, and service areas and warewashing and utensil storage areas aboard a vessel.
Item No.: 39
Site: Bar-Deck 2 Lobby Bar
Violation: There were two small, live flies in the bar area.
Recommendation: Effectively control the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests to minimize their presence in the food storage, preparation, and service areas and warewashing and utensil storage areas aboard a vessel.
Item No.: 39
Site: Galley-Deck 9 Menage
Violation: One small, live fly was in the menage area.
Recommendation: Effectively control the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests to minimize their presence in the food storage, preparation, and service areas and warewashing and utensil storage areas aboard a vessel.
Item No.: 44
Site: Medical-
Violation: Staff manually changed the reportable number of passengers and crew in their electronic medical record system to current counts causing the acute gastroenteritis (AGE) surveillance log to present the incorrect numbers of passengers and crew. Staff were not aware the AGE surveillance log and AGE 24-hour and 4-hour reports must include the total number of passengers and crew at the beginning of the voyage.
Recommendation: Ensure the supervisor or person in charge of medical operations related to AGE on the vessel demonstrates to VSP?during inspections and on request?knowledge of medical operations related to AGE, is able to demonstrate this knowledge by compliance with Section 4 of the VSP 2018 Operations Manual or by responding correctly to the inspector?s questions as they relate to the specific operation, and properly trains employees to comply with Section 4 of the VSP 2018 Operations Manual as it relates to their assigned duties.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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