Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services · CDC inspection record
Artania CDC inspection score
Latest score, full inspection history and the violations CDC inspectors found on Artania.
Source: CDC public records
Data checked on October 31, 2026
Pass mark: 86 out of 100
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Bernhard Schulte Cruise ServicesInspected November 15, 2023
94out of 100
Latest CDC sanitation score
Passed
Artania scored 94 out of 100 in its last CDC Vessel Sanitation Program inspection, on November 15, 2023. It passed: ships pass with 86 or more.
−1 vs previous inspection (95, Jan 9, 2019)
89.2average of the last 5 inspections
76lowest score (October 2012)
9inspections since 2006
1failed inspection
No longer in the CDC’s current list. Artania is not on the CDC Green Sheet, which shows “the most recent inspection score for each ship in VSP jurisdiction”. When a ship sails outside the United States for an extended period, it drops out of the CDC database and is inspected again if it returns (CDC FAQ). Its last score is from November 15, 2023.
Inspection history of Artania
Every CDC inspection score on record for Artania: 9 inspections from January 21, 2006 to November 15, 2023, no perfect scores of 100 and 1 failed inspection.
The full findings of the last 3 inspections, as written in the CDC reports. Each finding refers to an item of the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program standards; points are deducted by item, for a single significant violation or for a pattern of similar ones (CDC FAQ).
All 23 findings the inspectors wrote down, grouped by area of the ship. Findings with a red edge belong to an item that lost points; the others were noted without a deduction.
Galleys (kitchens)4 findings
Item 33Deck 8
Deck tiles were pitted, chipped, and recessed throughout the galley. Staff stated the tiles were an ongoing maintenance and on a replacement plan.
Item 33Deck 2
Deck tiles were pitted, chipped, and recessed throughout the galley. Staff stated the tiles were an ongoing maintenance and on a replacement plan.
Item 33Deck 2 - Walk-in Refrigerator #40
Sealant around the bulkhead/deckhead juncture was missing creating a seam making the area difficult to clean.
Item 33Deck 2 - Biodigester Room
The sprinkler head was recessed in the deckhead, creating an opening exposing the void space.
Bars5 findings
Item 33Deck 9 - Pacific Bar
The deck was soiled with general debris in the technical space at the corner of the bar.
Item 33Deck 8 - Kopernikus Bar
The bulkhead in the technical space below the beer tap had an open penetration exposing the void space in back.
Item 39Deck 4 - Phoenix Bar
Three ants were observed in the area. One ant was around the point of sales computer - two were in the technical space under the cold well.
Item 39Deck 2
A small fly was observed in the area.
Item 39Deck 9 - Pacific Bar
Two small flies were observed in the corner technical space.
Medical center3 findings
Item 0124-Hour Report
There was no 24-hour acute gastroenteritis report submitted prior to arrival in Puerto Rico on 15 November 2023. The vessel visited Grand Cayman Island, Montego Bay, and Santo Domingo prior to arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Staff stated there were no cases and will submit a report as soon as possible.
Item 02Asymptomatic Cabin Mates
There was no documentation that asymptomatic cabin mates and immediate contacts of acute gastroentertitis symptomatic crew were followed up daily until 48 hours after the ill crew members' symptoms began. The cabin mates/immediate contacts were followed up within 8 hours from the time the ill crew member reported to the medical staff. Staff also stated they instructed the cabin mates/immediate contacts to report immediately to medical if they develop any symptoms.
Item 44Medical
Staff were unaware that asymptomatic cabin mates and immediate contacts of acute gastroentertitis symptomatic crew must be followed up daily until 48 hours after the ill crew members' symptoms began. Additionally, staff were unaware that they needed to submit a 24-hour acute gastroenteritis report prior to arrival in Puerto Rico on 15 November 2023.
Food storage (provisions)2 findings
Item 33Deck 2 - Dairy Room
The deckhead was in disrepair. Staff stated that they put in a workorder.
Item 39Deck 0 - Bonded Storage
A small fly was observed in the area.
Dining rooms1 finding
Item 33Deck 2 - Waiter Station
Carpet was used in front of the four clean only waiter stations.
Drinking water4 findings
Item *Variance
The company responsible for onboard operations has changed from V-Ships to Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services as of 2018 and the current potable water tank variance was submitted and approved under V-Ships. VSP will confirm if the variance needs to be resubmitted.
Item 08Bunker Stations
The bunker station potable water filling line was not clearly labeled 'POTABLE WATER FILLING.'
Item 08Disinfection Records
There was no documentation for disinfection of backflow prevention devices prior to installation on the potable water system. A new backflow prevention device for the biodigester was installed within the last year.
Item 08Tank Disinfection Records
Empty tanks were disinfected using the filled tank disinfection procedure versus the empty tank disinfection procedure. The fresh water Tank 2 starboard was disinfected at 50 ppm for 4 hours on 7 June 2023. The fresh water Tank 12 center was disinfected at 50 ppm for 4 hours on 5 January 2022.
Buffets3 findings
Item 19Deck 8 - Cold Well Starboard Side
The handle of the self-service serving forks were touching the deli meats out for passenger self-service.
Item 21Deck 8 - Egg Station
Sealant around the hot plates was missing making the area difficult to clean.
Item 21Deck 8 - Egg Station
Sealant around the hot plates was missing making the area difficult to clean.
Pools, hot tubs and water play areas1 finding
Item 10Fecal and Vomit Accident Response Procedure
The fecal and vomit accident response procedure on page 72 of the Outbreak Prevention and Response Plan (OPRP) with an effective date of 05-08-2022 did not meet or exceed the procedure in Annex 13.9 of the 2018 VSP Operations Manual. Specifically, the plan stated to maintain pH between 7.2 - 7.5 during disinfection and it did not mention a required water temperature. Staff did have the updated fecal and vomit accident response procedures that meet the 2018 VSP Operations Manual printed out and placed in their OPRP binder.
January 9, 2019
95Passed
31 findings · 5 points deducted
Points deducted (100 − 5 = 95):
−3 ptsItem 09: RWF halogen residuals
−2 ptsItem 10: RWF maintenance, safety equipment
Show all 31 findings
All 31 findings the inspectors wrote down, grouped by area of the ship. Findings with a red edge belong to an item that lost points; the others were noted without a deduction.
Pools, hot tubs and water play areas5 findings
Item 09Whirlpool Spa
The pH values of four water samples taken by the inspector in different areas of the whirlpool spa were 6.63, 6.78, <6.50, and 6.57. The inspector's water test kit did not measure pH values below 6.50, so lower values were displayed as <6.50. The pH values of two water samples taken by the crew member in different areas of the whirlpool spa were also below 6.50. The crew member's water test kit did not measure pH values below 6.50, so lower values were displayed as LOW. The whirlpool spa was open during the inspection and was immediately closed.
Item 10Whirlpool Spa Mechanical Room
The pH analyzer for the whirlpool spa was reading a value of 7.49 even though pH values in the whirlpool spa was measured around 6.50 by both the inspector and crew. When the pH value was tested at the sample point of the analyzer, the inspector had a value of 6.69 and the crew member had a value below 6.50. According to the chart recorder, the whirlpool spa was calibrated in the morning when it opened.
Item 10Fecal/Vomit Accident Plan
The fecal/vomit accident plan did meet or exceed Annex 13.9.1 of the 2018 VSP Operations Manual. The ship's current plan stated to maintain pH between 7.2 and 7.5 during disinfection and it did not mention a required water temperature. This is a new requirement in the 2018 VSP Operations Manual.
Item 10Artania Pool
A significant amount of debris had accumulated around the floor drain at the bottom of the pool, which made it difficult to see and evaluate the condition of the anti-entrapment drain cover. This is a new requirement in the 2018 VSP Operations Manual.
Item 10Artania Pool
The water level in the pool was approximately 8-inches above the lower level skim gutter of the pool. The water level did not reach the high-level (beach access) skim gutter around the pool.
Galleys (kitchens)15 findings
Item 17Preparation Counter
The upper shelf where the oil bottles were stored was labeled 'time control'. There was no food preparation conducted on the shelf and the oil was not a time-controlled item. Staff removed the label to eliminate confusion. The preparation counter below this shelf was listed on the time control plan and was labeled accordingly.
Item 19Pastry Walk-in Unit #31
There were two (2) cheesecakes stored on a shelf which were not covered. Staff responded by covering them right away.
Item 20Portside Beverage Station Coffee Machine
There were two (2) slotted fasteners installed on the vertical backsplash (food-splash area) of this machine. The fasteners were clean to sight and touch. Staff replaced these with low-profile, nonslotted fasteners during the inspection.
Item 21Bakery
The white deck stand mixer had difficult to clean features on the faceplate near the adjustment knobs. The difficult to clean features were seams which were larger than 0.8mm and were also soiled. This area was not open for service and the mixer was previously-cleaned.
Item 21Dish Sorting Table
A metal table used for sorting clean dishes had seams which were 0.8mm and larger making the surface difficult to clean. The seams were clean to sight and touch during the inspection.
Item 22Portside Warewash Machine
The maximum registered temperature for the external final rinse display gauge reached 220ºF. Thermometers placed inside the machine registered the final rinse manifold temperature to be within normal range. Staff replaced the gauge with a new one and calibrated it to display the correct temperature.
Item 27Bakery
The white deck stand mixer had difficult to clean features on the faceplate near the adjustment knobs. The difficult to clean features were seams which were larger than 0.8mm and also soiled. This area was not open for service and the mixer was previously-cleaned.
Item 27Preparation Counter
The wooden storage rack, which contained bottles of olive oil, was soiled inside with dark brown debris. The debris appeared to be in an amount which exceeded a day's accumulation.
Item 27Portside Beverage Station
There were light brown shavings on the metal shelving beneath each rack in this area. The shavings appeared to be from the light brown racks scraping over the metal when they are removed and placed inside. The racks contained previously-cleaned wine buckets. The wine buckets were not in direct contact with the plastic shavings.
Item 33Warewash Area
The deck was pitted, chipped and recessed around many of the deck tiles. Staff stated that the tiles were on an ongoing maintenance and replacement plan.
Item 33Portside Entrance Clean Dish Storage Area
The slatted, open deckhead above the clean dish storage was soiled with dust inside the openings and on the wires in the plenum. Staff stated that this was an ongoing issue and that they work to keep the deckhead clean. Staff also showed the inspector the plastic glass material that was installed over the very top shelf of dishes. They stated this was to help protect the dishes from any contamination of dust.
Item 33Multiple Areas
There were several areas where tiles were chipped and grouting was recessed, missing or otherwise damaged. Staff stated that the tiles were on an ongoing replacement and maintenance plan.
Item 33Pulper Room
The deckhead had openings exposing the void space above in three (3) different areas. Two (2) around pipes and one (1) around the fire sprinkler. These gaps should be enclosed to facilitate easy cleaning and to eliminate pest harborage.
Item 39Pulper Room
The deckhead had openings exposing the void space above in three (3) different areas. Two (2) around pipes and one (1) around the fire sprinkler. These gaps should be enclosed to facilitate easy cleaning and to eliminate pest harborage. There were two (2) live fruit flies observed in this area.
Item 39Starboard Side Bakery
There was one (1) live fruit fly in this area.
Bars4 findings
Item 20Harry's
There were four (4) slotted fasteners installed on the vertical backsplash (food-splash zone) of this machine. The fasteners were clean to sight and touch during the inspection. Staff responded right away to replace these with nonslotted, low profile fasteners.
Item 20Casa Blanca Coffee Machine
There were four (4) slotted fasteners installed on the vertical backsplash (food-splash zone) of this machine. The fasteners were clean to sight and touch during the inspection. Staff responded right away to replace these with nonslotted, low profile fasteners.
Item 33Harry's
The bulkhead to deck juncture on the service side of the bar was constructed at a 90 degree angle making it cleaning difficult. The area was clean during the inspection.
Item 36Casa Blanca Service Area
The light intensity in this area was not adjustable for cleaning. The intensity provided was not 220 lux.
Buffets3 findings
Item *Portside Bread Station
There was a backflow preventer installed on a dead-ended pipe line inside the technical space beneath the bread station. This appeared to be a former connection to water-supplied beverage equipment which no longer existed. Staff stated that this would be removed right away.
Item 21Officer Mess
The table which was used to store bread during service (not in service at the time of inspection) was constructed of difficult to clean features and surfaces. The table was wooden and had seams larger than 0.8mm as well as large gaps in the horizontal surface. The table was covered with a table cloth and was clean to sight during the inspection.
Item 22Portside Bread Station
The data plate for this machine stated that the maximum final rinse manifold temperature should not exceed 195ºF. The maximum temperature should not exceed 194ºF.
Drinking water3 findings
Item 06Reverse Osmosis Production Records
The calibration of the chart recorder at the start of production from the reverse osmosis was not documented on 31 December 2018, 28 December 2018, and 26 December 2018.
Item 06Evaporator Production Records
The calibration of the chart recorder at the start of production from the evaporators was not documented on 2 January 2019, 1 January 2018, 31 December 2018, 29 December 2018, 28 December 2018, 27 December 2018, 26 December 2018, and 25 December 2018. In addition, the calibration of the chart recorder was conducted and recorded between one to two hours after the start of production from the evaporators on 7 January 2019, 5 January 2019, 3 January 2019, and 30 December 2018.
Item 08Deck 3 Officer Laundry
The second to the right backflow prevention device on the bulkhead behind the washers and dryers had a pipe connected from the relief vent to the deck drain. The bottom of the pipe was below the flood rim of the deck drain.
Medical center1 finding
Item 02Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) Log
The ship's AGE log was not in the updated format specified in Section 4.1.2.1.3 of the 2018 VSP Operations Manual.
October 22, 2017
89Passed
19 findings · 11 points deducted
Points deducted (100 − 11 = 89):
−3 ptsItem 07: PW system protection cross-connections, backflow; Disinfection
All 19 findings the inspectors wrote down, grouped by area of the ship. Findings with a red edge belong to an item that lost points; the others were noted without a deduction.
Drinking water9 findings
Item 06E. Coli Testing
The procedures for E. coli testing (random and bunkering) were not done in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. The test kit was for 18 hour processing which requires a warm water bath. The staff reported not using a warm water bath but rather that they use the incubator to warm the sample then they leave the sample in the incubator to process.
Item 06E. Coli Testing
The random testing for E.coli did not meet the definition of random. All samples were taken only from cabin rooms.
Item 07Evaporator High Saline Discharge
The connection from the evaporator line to overboard had no protection against backflow. Staff produced documentation that showed a reduced pressure assembly was ordered on 28 September but it was not yet received.
Item 07Potable Water Skin Tank Variance
A skin tank variance was requested by the ship in Augusts 2017. Information provided to the inspector showed that the variance was not yet issued by VSP review staff. Staff did however produce documentation that the salinometers were calibrated.
Item 08Potable Water Pipe Striping
The pipes leading into the mineralizers were striped in four different areas with different colors. Staff stated that these were striped to indicate potable water. One stripe was greenish blue, another was blue green blue as well as blue grey blue, the next, blue green blue and just before chlorine injection, the striping was blue. This was corrected by the end of the inspection.
Item 08Potable Water Pipe Maintenance/Repair
There were no records for any years to show disinfection done after maintenance or replacement of potable water lines. Staff stated that there had been maintenance which occurred but they do not document it.
Item 08Tank Maintenance Records
There was no written documentation that the manufacturer's recommendations had been followed for the application, drying, and curing of the interior coating for potable water tanks: forward portside 3, forward starboard 3, portside 2, starboard 2, center 12, and center 13.
Item 08Tank Maintenance Records
The method of disinfection, the concentration, and the contact time of the disinfectant were not listed on the tank maintenance records for tanks 13c, 4ps, 14sb, and 14ps. The record referenced a separate document, which stated that a halogen level of 50 ppm for 4 hours or 200 ppm for 2 hours may be used. However, it was unclear which method was being used to disinfect the tanks.
Item 44Potable Water Skin Tank Variance
Records were missing for pipe maintenance conducted onboard. Information regarding the concentration and contact time for disinfection of potable water tanks and for application, drying, and curing of interior coatings was also missing. Additionally, the pipes leading to the mineralizer were striped in four different areas with different colors. One stripe was greenish/blue, another was blue/green/blue as well as blue/grey/blue, the next blue/green/blue, and just before the chlorine injection, the striping was blue.
Galleys (kitchens)6 findings
Item *Dishwash
The last inspection noted the crew mechanical dishwash machine had not been in working order. At the time, the crew mess was using only paper and plastic utensils and cups. At the time of the current inspection, the dishwash machine had been removed, and the mess was using only paper and plastic utensils and cups. The potwash and three compartment sink were in working order. A new machine will be installed during the upcoming dry dock.
Item 16Cold Pantry Walk In Refrigerator
A pan of beef salad had a date mark of October 21. Upon review of the cooling log, the inspector found the beef used in the beef salad had been prepared on October 20. The beef salad was immediately relabeled with the correct date.
Item 22Dishwash Machine
The second from the left final rinse nozzle did not have a fanlike spray pattern. This was corrected by the end of the inspection.
Item 26Ice Machine
The splash shield over the cuber panel had brown debris. This was immediately cleaned and sanitized.
Item 26Portside Ice Machines
The two ice machines had black debris collecting in the recirculation pans.
Item 37Starboard Dishwash Machine
Condensate had collected on the deckhead above the dirty side of the dishwash machine. A crew member was observed wiping the deckhead above the clean side during the inspection. No clean dishes were impacted by dripping condensate.
Pantries3 findings
Item 27Harry's
The ice machine's drain line was dripping onto the deck. The deck had an indentation, allowing the dripping water to pool. Additionally, the drain line was heavily soiled with brown/black debris.
Item 33Harry's
The ice machine's drain line was dripping onto the deck. The deck had an indentation, allowing the dripping water to pool. Additionally, the drain line was heavily soiled with brown/black debris.
Item 35Harry's
The ice machine's drain line was dripping onto the deck. The deck had an indentation, allowing the dripping water to pool. Additionally, the drain line was heavily soiled with brown/black debris.
Buffets1 finding
Item 16Lido
The consumer advisory statements were written in German and English. However, the English statement was partially blocked by the stand used to display the advisory.
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