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Cruise Ship: Viking Polaris Cruise Line: Viking Epedition Operations Inspection Date: 03/28/2025 Inspection Score: 98
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.: 01
Site: Medical-24-Hour Report
Violation: For the 11-28 March 2025 voyage, the 24-hour report was submitted on 27 March at 1100, which was less than 24 hours prior to arrival on 28 March at 0700 in Port Everglades, Florida.
Recommendation: Ensure the master, medical staff, or other designated staff of a vessel destined for a U.S. port from a foreign port submits at least one standardized AGE report based on the number of reportable cases in the AGE log to VSP no less than 24 hours?but not more than 36 hours?before the vessel?s expected arrival at the U.S. port.
Item No.: 20
Site: Buffet-Deck 5 Sushi Station
Violation: Two previously cleaned and sanitized cutting boards were scored and in poor condition. These were discarded and replaced.
Recommendation: Ensure surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring are resurfaced if they no longer can be effectively cleaned and sanitized or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced.
Item No.: 21
Site: Galley-Deck 4 Cold Galley
Violation: The thermometer inside the undercounter refrigerator was broken. No food was impacted and temperatures measured by the inspector were within the correct range.
Recommendation: Ensure ambient air temperature-measuring devices: (1) scaled in Celsius or dually scaled in Celsius and Fahrenheit are designed to be easily readable and accurate to within 1.5°C (within 3°F) in the intended range of use; (2) scaled only in Fahrenheit are accurate to within 3°F in the intended range of use.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 4 Potwash
Violation: The wash compartment of the in-use three-compartment sink was soiled with an excessive amount of oily residue on the water surface.
Recommendation: Ensure the wash, rinse, and sanitize solutions are maintained clean.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 4 Potwash
Violation: The in-use hood-type potwash machine's wash tank had paper and other debris inside.
Recommendation: Ensure the wash, rinse, and sanitize solutions are maintained clean.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Deck 4 Potwash
Violation: An excessive number of soiled pots, bins, and pans overloaded the soiled potwash operations. These items blocked the prewash spray hoses and drains. Two additional deck stands were brought in to handle the soiled ware that were full and stacked high with soiled equipment. Additionally, the backsides of the crew members working the scrubbing/pre-soak area were in direct contact with the soiled equipment and had very little room to work.
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.: 26
Site: Buffet-Deck 5 World Cafe
Violation: A previously cleaned and sanitized knife was stored soiled inside the knife locker near the hot grills.
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: Buffet-Deck 5 World Cafe
Violation: The locking mechanism on the galley entrance door was missing which exposed a large penetration.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Deck 5 Sushi Station
Violation: The back bulkhead behind the service counter was a threaded leather-like material that was not smooth, hard, or easy to clean. The bulkhead was also soiled with old food debris. Staff mentioned that this was a construction error when the ship was released in 2022.
Recommendation: Ensure bulkheads and deckheads have smooth, hard finishes. Ensure decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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