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Carnival Paradise CDC inspection score

Latest score, full inspection history and the violations CDC inspectors found on Carnival Paradise.

Source: CDC public records
Data checked on October 31, 2026
Pass mark: 86 out of 100
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Carnival Cruise LineInspected July 30, 2026

Latest CDC sanitation score

Passed

Carnival Paradise scored 99 out of 100 in its latest CDC Vessel Sanitation Program inspection, on July 30, 2026. It passed: ships pass with 86 or more.

+4 vs previous inspection (95, Jan 29, 2026)

95.6average of the last 5 inspections

83lowest score (June 2017)

49inspections since 1998

1failed inspection

Inspection history of Carnival Paradise

Every CDC inspection score on record for Carnival Paradise: 49 inspections from December 6, 1998 to July 30, 2026, 3 perfect scores of 100 and 1 failed inspection.

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Inspection date	Result	Report	Score
July 30, 2026	Passed	findings below	99
January 29, 2026	Passed	findings below	95
June 15, 2025	Passed	findings below	94
November 16, 2024	Passed		96
February 19, 2024	Passed		94
August 13, 2023	Passed		97
March 11, 2023	Passed		97
March 5, 2020	Passed		99
July 30, 2018	Passed		97
February 12, 2018	Passed		94
August 5, 2017	Passed		96
June 15, 2017	Failed		83
December 5, 2016	Passed		96
August 29, 2016	Passed		93
February 12, 2016	Passed		99
July 11, 2015	Passed		96
December 18, 2014	Passed		97
July 12, 2014	Passed		94
November 7, 2013	Passed		100
June 24, 2013	Passed		95
February 18, 2013	Passed		96
May 19, 2012	Passed		96
October 14, 2011	Passed		91
June 27, 2011	Passed		100
December 10, 2010	Passed		98
July 2, 2010	Passed		95
March 5, 2010	Passed		100
September 25, 2009	Passed		99
February 23, 2009	Passed		96
August 11, 2008	Passed		97
March 3, 2008	Passed		97
September 10, 2007	Passed		98
February 2, 2007	Passed		97
August 14, 2006	Passed		97
February 14, 2006	Passed		95
August 22, 2005	Passed		97
December 13, 2004	Passed		93
June 10, 2004	Passed		98
January 22, 2004	Passed		94
August 7, 2003	Passed		94
March 20, 2003	Passed		93
May 26, 2002	Passed		96
February 10, 2002	Passed		94
July 15, 2001	Passed		94
March 4, 2001	Passed		95
September 3, 2000	Passed		87
February 20, 2000	Passed		93
September 19, 1999	Passed		94
December 6, 1998	Passed		95

What the inspectors found

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).

July 30, 2026

99Passed

11 findings · 1 point deducted

Points deducted (100 − 1 = 99):

−1 ptItem 33: Decks / bulkheads / deckheads construction, repair, clean

All 11 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)3 findings

Item 22Deck 10 - Guys Burgers
The flight-type dishwashing machine's upper right final sanitizing rinse nozzle sprayed in an ineffective diagonal pattern. This was immediately corrected.
Item 27Deck 8 - Appetizer's
A black rubber piece was sticky and peeling on the slicer machine. The adhesive holding it in place was worn down making it slide on the machine.
Item 33Deck 3 - Service Line
Oil leaked into the undercounter space and onto the deck below the deep fat fryer.

Food safety, general2 findings

Item 33Food Service General
The deckheads and decks were in disrepair or soiled in the following areas: - Deck 8, main galley, ladies restroom (starboard): water pooled on the deck at the entrance. - Deck 3, crew hot galley: a piece of gray sealant was loose and hanging from the deckhead above the deep fat fryer. No food was impacted. - Deck 3, provisions aft, landing area: water dripped from the deckhead onto the deck below.
Item 39Pest Control
Pests were in the following locations: - Deck 8 Main Galley: One fruit fly was under the utility sink in front of refrigeration unit #1. - Deck 3 Crew Galley Hot Section: One house fly was in this area.

Pantries2 findings

Item 196 Housekeeping
The deflector panel inside the bin was unattached and in direct contact with the ice. The machine was immediately shut down.
Item 336 Housekeeping
Ice and water pooled on the deck.

Food preparation rooms1 finding

Item 33Deck 3 - Decorated Trays Refrigerator
Water pooled in the deckhead light fixture on the back right side of the area.

Buffets2 findings

Item 27Deck 10 - Pizza Pirate
The bread toaster's front facing vent was soiled with more than a day's worth of dust accumulation.
Item 27Deck 3 - Team Dining
The bread toaster's vent was soiled with more than a day's worth of dust accumulation.

Housekeeping1 finding

Item 41Chemical Locker
The level 1 disinfectant solution measured less than 500 ppm with a test-strip indicator. The outbreak prevention response plan procedures require a concentration of 750 - 1000 ppm.

January 29, 2026

95Passed

43 findings · 5 points deducted

Points deducted (100 − 5 = 95):

−2 ptsItem 19: Food protected storage, preparation, display, service, transportation; Original containers, labeling; Food handling minimized; In-use food dispensing, preparation utensils stored
−2 ptsItem 22: Dishwashing / equipment washing facilities designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located, operated, TMDs, test kits
−1 ptItem 33: Decks / bulkheads / deckheads construction, repair, clean

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All 43 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)27 findings

Item 20Deck 7 - Room Service
The food contact end of the right ice machine's metal ice scoop was bent preventing proper cleaning.
Item 20Deck 8 - Aft Beverage Station
Open seams were on the top internal metal surfaces of the middle and right ice machine bins. Rust like deposits were in these seams as well as the top metal surface of the bins.
Item 21Deck 8 - Aft Beverage Station
Electrical cables to several beverage units were draped on the counter impeding proper cleaning.
Item 21Deck 10 - Door Handles
Multiple undercounter refrigerator door handles were loose throughout this area.
Item 22Deck 3 - Potwash
The hood-type potwash machine was out of service since 14 Jan 2026.
Item 22Deck 3 -Dishwash
The final rinse spray nozzles of the in-use flight-type dishwash machine only emitted single streams of water.
Item 22Deck 8 - Aft Dishwash
Two nozzles on the auxiliary rinse spray arm only produced single streams of water.
Item 22Deck 8 - Potwash
The blue final sanitizing rinse curtains of the conveyor potwash machine were stiff, coiled, and stained a dark color.
Item 22Deck 10 - Dishwash
In the flight-type dishwashing machine, the left spray arm's second from the bottom final sanitizing rinse nozzle failed to produce a fan like spray pattern.
Item 22Deck 8 - Forward Dishwash
Only single weak streams of water sprayed from the nozzles of the final sanitizing rinse side spray arms of the in-use flight-type dishwash machine.
Item 26Deck 8 - Forward Beverage Station
More than a day's accumulation of dried juice residue was on the underside nozzle housing of the right juice machine. The unit was previously cleaned.
Item 26Deck 8 - Aft Beverage Station
Rust like deposits were in seams along the top internal metal surfaces of the middle and right ice machine bins as well as on the top metal surface of the bins.
Item 26Deck 8 - Forward Coffee Station
Accumulated water was inside the clear milk dispensing tube of the coffee machine. The unit was not in-use and was previously cleaned and sanitized.
Item 27Deck 3
Condensate collected on the back bulkhead and the projections of the hood exhaust above braising pans G6 and G7. No dripping was observed.
Item 27Deck 10 - Dishwash
Yellow dried food debris was on the bottom surface of a gray silverware container where previously cleaned and sanitized silverware were stored.
Item 28Deck 8 - Forward Portside - Locker
Two stacks of previously cleaned and sanitized glasses in red plastic racks were stored on the deck inside this locker.
Item 28Deck 10 - Dishwash
Previously cleaned and sanitized silverware was stored in a gray silverware container that was soiled with yellow dried food debris on the bottom surface.
Item 33Deck 10 - Dishwash
The water line for the biodigester was laying on the deck.
Item 33Deck 8 - Aft Dishwash
Condensate collected on the deckhead and bulkhead along the right side of the glasswash machine and dripped onto the deck. No items were impacted.
Item 33Deck 8 - Forward Dishwash
The biodigester water line was draped on the deck.
Item 34Deck 3
Water dripped from the drain line of the handwashing sink nearest the buffalo chopper when the water was engaged and landed on the deck.
Item 34Deck 8 - Potwash
Water steadily dripped from the drain line of the handwashing sink when the water was engaged. Water landed in the paper towel receptacle stored below.
Item 36Deck 8 - Aft Dishwash
The light intensity was less than 110 lux along the bulkhead side of the glasswash machine.
Item 37Deck 3
Condensate collected on the back bulkhead and the projections of the hood exhaust above braising pans G6 and G7. No dripping was observed.
Item 37Deck 8 - Aft Dishwash
Condensate collected on the deckhead and bulkhead along the right side of the glasswash machine and dripped onto the deck. No items were impacted.
Item 38Deck 8 - Aft Dishwash
A metered chemical disinfectant dispenser was installed near the dishwash area that was previously used to disinfect tables at the front of the house. Staff stated this was used on a trial basis but has not yet been removed. It was unknown if the chemical used at the station was appropriate for food contact surfaces.
Item 38Deck 10 - Dishwash
A metered chemical disinfectant dispenser was installed near the dishwash area that was previously used to disinfect tables at the front of the house. Staff stated this was used on a trial basis but has not yet been removed. It was unknown if the chemical used at the station was appropriate for food contact surfaces.

Buffets10 findings

Item 12Deck 10 - Deli
Two crew members handling deli sandwiches changed their gloves without first washing their hands.
Item 13Deck 10 - Guy's Burger
A crew member used a heavily saturated rag with nonfood-contact disinfectant to wipe the Guy's Burger topping counter during operation when food was out for self-service in open containers. Disinfectant residual remained on the countertops and containers of food items were visibly dripping with disinfectant product. It was not clear if disinfectant landed inside any food container before staff intervened.
Item 19Deck 10 - Guy's Burger
A crew member used a heavily saturated rag with non-food contact disinfectant to wipe the Guy's Burger topping counter during operation when food was out for self-service in open containers. Disinfectant residual remained on the countertops and containers of food items were visibly dripping with disinfectant product. It was not clear if disinfectant landed inside any food container before staff intervened.
Item 20Deck 3 - Crew Mess Beverage Station
Two slotted fasteners were in the food splash zone of the hot chocolate machine. Old food soil was in these recessed areas.
Item 21Deck 10 - Deli Station
The back working counter had open seams at the counter/bulkhead backsplash juncture making cleaning difficult. Additionally, black storage shelving was installed above the back counter that had square compartments with 90-degree corners. Food debris accumulated in a few of these compartments.
Item 21Deck 10 - Portside Service Line
The electrical cable to the counter-mounted toaster was draped on the counter. Food debris was under the cable.
Item 26Deck 3 - Crew Mess Beverage Station
Old food residue was in the recessed areas of two slotted fasteners in the hot chocolate machine's food splash zone.
Item 27Deck 10 - Portside Service Line
The counter was soiled with food debris under the counter-mounted toaster’s electrical cable that was draped on the counter.
Item 27Deck 10 - Deli Station
Black, square storage compartments above the back counter were soiled with more than a day's accumulation of food debris.
Item 31Deck 10 - Waiter Station - Guy's Burger
A bucket of nonfood-surface disinfectant was stored on the soiled scrapping counter.

Food safety, general1 finding

Item 33Decks
Deck tiles were chipped and deck tile grout was missing or recessed in the following locations: -Deck 8 - Main galley pastry, hot line, potwash -Deck 3 - Crew galley

Drinking water2 findings

Item 06Legionella Testing
A hot water return line was not included in the Legionella sampling plan on 22 August 2025. Crew advised that it will be added on the February 2026 sampling plan.
Item 08Cross-Connection Control Log
The log did not identify the backflow prevention devices that protect the potable water line from the spa pedicure units.

Food preparation rooms2 findings

Item 25Deck 3 - Pastry
Two green wiping cloths were stored on piping underneath the soiled counter in the back of the room.
Item 39Deck 3 - Pastry
Three tiny fruit flies were flying above and underneath the soiled counter in the back of the room.

Housekeeping1 finding

Item 20Deck 6 - Pantry Forward
The interior of the plastic deflector panel in the ice machine had peeling white sealant around the black rubber fastener creating a niche and difficult to clean area.

June 15, 2025

94Passed

19 findings · 6 points deducted

Points deducted (100 − 6 = 94):

−3 ptsItem 39: IPM program effective; Approved pesticide application
−2 ptsItem 19: Food protected storage, preparation, display, service, transportation; Original containers, labeling; Food handling minimized; In-use food dispensing, preparation utensils stored
−1 ptItem 33: Decks / bulkheads / deckheads construction, repair, clean

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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.

Buffets6 findings

Item 19Deck 3 - Team Dining 1
Two crew members filled their reusable, personal mugs with coffee and milk from the self-service coffee and milk dispensers on the buffet line.
Item 20Deck 10 - Pizzeria
A slotted fastener was installed on the food-contact surface of the pizza slicer, creating a difficult-to-clean surface. Crew initiated corrective action.
Item 30Deck 3 - Team Dining # 1
The designated crew mess food employee toilet room near the automatic teller machine (ATM) did not have single-use paper towels for crew to dry their hands following handwashing. An automatic hand dryer was provided instead.
Item 33Deck 10 - Starboard Bistro Line
Condensate collected on the deckhead above the steamer. No dripping was observed.
Item 33Deck 10 - Portside and Starboard Swirls
The tile coving was chipped near the rolling ice cream machine in the portside and starboard self-service ice cream stations.
Item 37Deck 10 - Starboard Bistro Line
Condensate collected on the deckhead above the steamer. No dripping was observed.

Galleys (kitchens)4 findings

Item 08Deck 8 - Hood Washing System Technical Cabinet
The air gap on the upper backflow prevention device had been modified and was no longer sufficient. Crew initiated corrective action.
Item 19Deck 9 - JavaBlue Café
Three in-use utensils were stored in stagnant water inside the dipper well. The faucet for the dipper well was turned off. The water temperature measured less than 100°F. Crew initiated corrective action.
Item 21Deck 8 - Hot Galley
The left axle on the left-most tilting kettle was detached, exposing a large difficult-to-clean gap between the axle and the tilting kettle. Crew identified this was previously reported.
Item 33Deck 8 - Pastry Center
Greater than a day's accumulation of food debris and dirt collected in the deck drain near the storage rack. Crew initiated corrective action.

Food safety, general2 findings

Item 33Condition of Deck Grouting
The deck grouting was recessed and maintained in disrepair in multiple food service areas, including: - Deck 10 Lido Buffet: deli - Deck 10 Lido Buffet: pizzeria - Deck 8 Main Galley: service lines - Deck 8 Main Galley: soup station - Deck 8 Main Galley: aft hot line - Deck 3 Crew Galley: soup station A deck grouting team is traveling with the ship to repair the decks.
Item 39Integrated Pest Management
Pests were observed in multiple food service areas throughout the ship, including: -Deck 10 Lido Buffet Starboard Swirls self-service ice cream station: 1 fruit fly -Deck 10 Lido Buffet Good Eats Portside Pantry near the milk dispenser: 1 housefly -Deck 10 Lido Buffet Starboard Bistro line the near grill: 1 housefly -Deck 10 Guys Burger Galley: 1 housefly -Deck 9 JavaBlue Café service area near the dipper well: 1 fruit fly -Deck 8 Main Galley Pastry above the preparation tables: 1 fruit fly -Deck 8 Main Galley Pastry on the deck near deck drain: 1 fruit fly -Deck 8 Main Galley Pastry near the deck-mounted ovens: 1 fruit fly -Deck 8 Main Galley Aft Hot Line salamander technical compartment: 1 spider -Deck 8 Main Galley Aft Hot Line near the salamander: 1 fruit fly -Deck 7 Room Service Galley deckhead above the handwashing sink: 1 housefly -Deck 7 Room Service Galley near the cleaning locker: 1 fruit fly -Deck 3 Vegetable Preparation Room near the handwashing sink: 1 fruit fly -Deck 3 Team Dining # 1 Cold service line: 3 fruit flies -Deck 3 Crew Galley near the entrance: 1 housefly -Deck 3 Crew Galley Soup Station: 1 housefly -Deck 3 Dry Storage Room near the entrance: 1 housefly -Deck 3 Buffet Preparation Room near the entrance: 1 housefly

Food storage (provisions)2 findings

Item 19Deck 3 - Dairy Storage
Contents from a carton of liquid eggs dripped onto two boxes of liquid egg stored below. Yellow residue accumulated on the exteriors of these two boxes. Crew initiated corrective action.
Item 33Deck 3 - Dry Storage
The deck underneath the shelving units storing packaged items was soiled with greater than a day’s accumulation of dust, debris, and residue.

Drinking water3 findings

Item 08Deck 3 - Recycling Center
The potable water line supplying the handwashing sink against the portside bulkhead was not striped blue or blue/green/blue. Crew initiated corrective action.
Item 08Deck 3 - Recycling Center
Brown corrosion accumulated over and blocked the intermediate atmospheric vents of the backflow prevention device on the potable water line supplying the portside handwashing sink. Crew initiated corrective action.
Item 08Distribution System Disinfection Records
No records were available documenting the disinfection procedure for the five backflow prevention devices installed on 4 February 2025. Records identified two dual check valve backflow prevention devices were installed inside the deck 3 recycling center, two atmospheric vacuum breaker backflow prevention devices were installed inside the deck 4 A/CS room # 402, and one atmospheric vacuum breaker backflow prevention device was installed inside the deck 4 A/CS room # 401 - all without documented disinfection. Crew confirmed these devices were properly disinfected prior to installation.

Medical center1 finding

Item 02Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) Reportable Log
The reportable AGE log for the 22 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 voyage did not identify the crew position title for the only reportable crew AGE case during that voyage. The crew position was identified as '2919.' Medical crew identified this error was due to a glitch in the medical illness reporting software.

Ventilation1 finding

Item 43Deck 6 - AC Room # 37.6.07.2.4
Excessive dust and debris accumulated on the inside of the supply air filters in the HVAC unit. Additionally, dust and debris accumulation was visible on the exterior side of the filters. Crew identified the filters were last replaced during February 2025.

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