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Inspection Detail Report

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Cruise Ship: Carnival Destiny Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. Inspection Date: 10/22/2007 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.



 
    Cruise Ship's Corrective Action Statement

Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Deck 8 Main Whirlpool/Pool Technical Room
Violation: There was a steady dripping from the intermediate atmospheric vent of the backflow preventer, indicating a possible failed seal.
Recommendation: Ensure that backflow preventers are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Deck 8 Main Whirlpool/Pool Technical Room
Violation: The whirlpool overflow return and drain lines were striped the same blue as the potable water line.
Recommendation: Remove the blue striping from the whilpool return and drain lines or add a secondary color.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Comprehensive Cross-connection Control Plan
Violation: There were no pressure differential test results recorded for the two evaporator unit's high saline discharge line testable backflow prevention devices.
Recommendation: Ensure that backflow prevention devices requiring testing, for example reduced pressure backflow preventer and double check valves with test cocks, are inspected and tested with a test kit at least annually and that the test results showing the pressure differences on both sides of the valves are maintained for each device.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Crew Galley Hood Cleaning Cabinet
Violation: The reduced pressure backflow device had a constant drip at the vent opening.
Recommendation: Ensure that backflow preventers are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 10
Site: Whirlpool/Spa-Deck 8 Whirlpool/Pool Technical Rooms
Violation: The whirlpool backwash sight glasses were opaque, making backwash monitoring difficult.
Recommendation: Ensure that granular filters are backwashed at least daily. Repeat backwashing, if necessary, until the water viewed through the sight glass or discharge point is clean flowing.
Item No.: 10
Site: Whirlpool/Spa-Deck 8 Whirlpool/Pool Technical Rooms
Violation: The whirlpool backwash sight glasses were opaque, making backwash monitoring difficult.
Recommendation: Install clear sight glass material to ensure staff are able to view the backwash water effectively.
Item No.: 16
Site: Pantry-Room Service Pantry
Violation: Staff stated that the room service operates 24-hours a day. There were no discard time labels on the containers of sliced meat. The time and temperatures were recorded in a log.
Recommendation: If time only, rather than time in conjunction with temperature, is used as the public health control for a working supply of potentially hazardous food before cooking, or for ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food that is displayed or held for service for immediate consumption, ensure that (1) The food is marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control; (2) The food is cooked and served, served if ready-to-eat, or discarded, within 4 hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control; and (3) The food in unmarked containers or packages or marked to exceed a 4 hour limit is discarded.
Item No.: 20
Site: Preparation Room-
Violation: There were slotted fasteners inside the potato peeler, making cleaning difficult.
Recommendation: Replace the slotted fasteners with non-slotted low profile fasteners.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Lido Grill
Violation: The resin surface on the bar counter was chipped and cracked in several places, making cleaning difficult.
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: Bar-Casino Bar
Violation: There was a hole in the back of the technical compartment below the cappuccino machine, making cleaning difficult.
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.: 22
Site: Galley-Potwash
Violation: The temperature gauge on the hot water sanitizing compartment indicated 176°F and the water was measured at 189°F.
Recommendation: Calibrate the temperature gauge to ensure an accurate temperature reading.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Dishwash
Violation: The final rinse temperature gauge on the flight type dishwash machine indicated 167°F and the plate surface temperature was measured at 170°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.: 22
Site: Pantry-Casino Bar
Violation: The manufacturer's data plate was blocked by the extraction unit.
Recommendation: Move the manufacturer's data plate or install a new data plate in a position on the dishwash unit that is easily viewable.
Item No.: 27
Site: Buffet-
Violation: The technical compartment nearest the entrance was soiled with a black material and dust throughout the compartment.
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-Port Side Forward Pantry
Violation: The hinges on the undercounter refrigeration units were soiled with a black material and grease.
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-Center Galley
Violation: The temperature gauge on the outside of the steam kettle by the combination oven was heavily 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.: 28
Site: Pantry-Wine Bar
Violation: There were three stacks of utensil racks full of clean glasses stored directly on the deck.
Recommendation: Ensure that cleaned equipment and utensils, laundered linens, and single-service and single-use articles are stored: (1) In a clean, dry location; (2) Where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; and (3) At least 150 mm (6 inches) above the deck.
Item No.: 29
Site: Bar-Pool Bar and Lobby Bar
Violation: There was no "wash hands often" sign at the handwash stations.
Recommendation: Install a "wash hands often" sign.
Item No.: 33
Site: Preparation Room-All Preparation Rooms
Violation: The deck juncture at the raised edge around the deck drains was not coved, making cleaning difficult.
Recommendation: Cove the juncture at the deck drains.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Beverage Station
Violation: The back area of the deck and the lower edge of the bulkhead were soiled.
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: Buffet-Petty Officer's Mess
Violation: There was a gap between the linoleum and the raised edge of the drain under the buffet line, making cleaning difficult.
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: Other-Dining Rooms
Violation: The deck/cabinet junctures were not coved at the waiter stations and buffets in the main dining rooms or at the waiter stations in the lido dining area.
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.: 33
Site: Galley-Center Galley
Violation: There was a loose profile strip on the bulkhead under the control panel to the left of the tilting pans creating a gap, making cleaning difficult.
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: Galley-Center Galley
Violation: There was a hole in the bulkhead between the combination oven and the tilting kettles, making cleaning difficult.
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: Food Service General-Decks
Violation: At the juncture between the decks and the stainless steel gutterways, the grout and small deck tiles were cracked in many locations throughout the food service areas.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 38
Site: Pantry-Wine Bar
Violation: There was a broom and a squeegee stored on the deck between the upright refrigerator and adjacent shelving.
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.
Item No.: 39
Site: Preparation Room-
Violation: There was one small black fly noted in this area.
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.: 39
Site: Galley-Appetizer Preparation
Violation: There was one filth fly noted in this area.
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.: 40
Site: Buffet-Officers Mess
Violation: There were a few small black flies in the technical compartment under the buffet line, indicating that the area was not inspected at a frequency to quickly detect the evidence of these flies. Staff stated that this area had been treated the week prior, however, there was no indication of follow-up.
Recommendation: Ensure that the vessel's food areas are inspected under the Integrated Pest Management Plan at a frequency that can quickly detect the evidence of pests or the creation of harborage conditions.
Item No.: 41
Site: Ventilation-Deck 3 Air Handling Unit #531
Violation: Several inches of standing water was noted in the condensation collection pan. The collection pan drain line appeared to be clogged.
Recommendation: Ensure that air condition condensation collection pans are self-draining.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory

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