Latest score, full inspection history and the violations CDC inspectors found on Celebrity Solstice.
Source: CDC public records
Data checked on October 31, 2026
Pass mark: 86 out of 100
Independent site, not the CDC
Celebrity CruisesInspected June 10, 2026
95out of 100
Latest CDC sanitation score
Passed
Celebrity Solstice scored 95 out of 100 in its latest CDC Vessel Sanitation Program inspection, on June 10, 2026. It passed: ships pass with 86 or more.
−5 vs previous inspection (100, May 22, 2025)
98.4average of the last 5 inspections
95lowest score (February 2012)
22inspections since 2009
0failed inspections
Inspection history of Celebrity Solstice
Every CDC inspection score on record for Celebrity Solstice: 22 inspections from January 4, 2009 to June 10, 2026, 10 perfect scores of 100 and no failed inspections.
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).
June 10, 2026
95Passed
39 findings · 5 points deducted
Points deducted (100 − 5 = 95):
−3 ptsItem 13: Management, knowledge, monitoring
−1 ptItem 21: Nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
All 39 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)19 findings
Item 13Deck 14 - Oceanview - Pantry
Multiple large containers of PHF/TCS food items on time control that were stored in the designated time-control walk-in refrigerator were not labeled with discard times and/or were not discarded after four hours. The time control plan identified an early and late breakfast service spanning approximately six consecutive hours but did not specify that all PHF/TCS food items must be marked with discard times when the time control period exceeds four hours. One large container of cut cantaloupe was not discarded after four hours. The following food items were not labeled with discard times, and the crew could not verify the exact time the food had been placed into the walk-in refrigerator: One large plastic container of cut lettuce and one bin containing approximately 10 packages of cold-smoked salmon. The temperature of the cold-smoked salmon measured 46°F (8°C). The cut lettuce and cold-smoked salmon were discarded.
Item 16Deck 14 - Oceanview - Pantry
Multiple large containers of PHF/TCS food items on time control that were stored in the designated time-control walk-in refrigerator were not labeled with discard times and/or were not discarded after four hours. The time control plan identified an early and late breakfast service spanning approximately six consecutive hours but did not specify that all PHF/TCS food items must be marked with discard times when the time control period exceeds four hours. One large container of cut cantaloupe was not discarded after four hours. The following food items were not labeled with discard times, and the crew could not verify the exact time the food had been placed into the walk-in refrigerator: One large plastic container of cut lettuce and one bin containing approximately 10 packages of cold-smoked salmon. The temperature of the cold-smoked salmon measured 46°F (8°C). The cut lettuce and cold-smoked salmon were discarded.
Item 17Deck 14 - Oceanview - Hot Galley
Both stacked combination ovens were listed on time control, however, they were not physically labeled as such. This was corrected.
Item 17Deck 14 - Oceanview - Pantry
Multiple large containers of PHF/TCS food items on time control that were stored in the designated time-control walk-in refrigerator were not labeled with discard times and/or were not discarded after four hours. The time control plan identified an early and late breakfast service spanning approximately six consecutive hours but did not specify that all PHF/TCS food items must be marked with discard times when the time control period exceeds four hours. One large container of cut cantaloupe was not discarded after four hours. The following food items were not labeled with discard times, and the crew could not verify the exact time the food had been placed into the walk-in refrigerator: One large plastic container of cut lettuce and one bin containing approximately 10 packages of cold-smoked salmon. The temperature of the cold-smoked salmon measured 46°F (8°C). The cut lettuce and cold-smoked salmon were discarded.
Item 19Deck 12 - Spa Cafe
Food on display at the front cold well was not protected where passengers could stand within 1 meter of the food. This was corrected before the end of the inspection.
Item 20Deck 14 - Sunset Park
Four slotted fasteners were on the underside of the dispensing nozzles of the newly installed espresso machine. These were replaced with non-slotted fasteners by the end of the inspection.
Item 22Deck 5 - Cafe al Bacio
Soiled silverware was piled on a dishwashing rack rather than positioned vertically in a silverware holder to ensure proper cleaning and sanitizing.
Item 26Deck 3 - Coffee Station
Coffee residue was on the previously cleaned and sanitized coffee dispenser. The machine was re cleaned and sanitized.
Item 27Deck 5 - Blu Dishwash
Cleaned plates were being loaded into a visibly soiled plate trolley.
Item 27Deck 14 - Oceanview - Hot Galley
Old food residue of more than a day's accumulation was on difficult to clean areas of the black tilting kettle wheel.
Item 27Deck 14 - Oceanview - Dishwash
Crew members loaded cleaned and sanitized plates into a plate trolley with visible soil on the bottom and side surfaces.
Item 28Deck 14 - Oceanview - Dishwash
Crew members loaded cleaned and sanitized plates into a plate trolley with visible soil on the bottom and side surfaces.
Item 28Deck 5 - Blu Dishwash
Cleaned plates were being loaded into a visibly soiled plate trolley.
Item 31Deck 14 - Oceanview - Pantry
Approximately 10 units of bulk hand sanitizer were stored inside the chemical locker in this pantry.
Item 33Deck 14 - Oceanview - Hot Galley
The stainless steel-wrapped column near the walk-in cooler was in poor condition, with open seams at the joints where the wrapped edges met, making them difficult to clean.
Item 33Deck 12 - Spa Cafe
The deckhead above the portable buffet station was constructed of a woven cloth material that was not easily cleanable
Item 33Deck 4 - Dishwash
A gap was present on the right side of the three-compartment handwashing sink where it connected to the bulkhead. This was corrected before the end of the inspection.
Item 36Deck 12 - Spa Cafe
The portable adjacent buffet station did not have adequate lighting (220lux) where fruit and other food items were offered for self-service.
Item 39Deck 14 - Oceanview - Pantry
One large house fly was flying around this area.
Food safety, general2 findings
Item 21Deck 14 - Oceanview
Multiple areas on the worker side of the buffet stations had open seams around the legs of counter-mounted equipment and around the perimeters of hot and cold tops, preventing these areas from being easily cleanable. Similar conditions were observed where the countertops had pulled away from the tops of the undercounter refrigerators and technical compartments, creating open gaps.
Item 33Decks
Deck tiles and grout were missing, recessed, or broken throughout the following food outlets: Deck 14: Oceanview buffet stations, galley, and dishwashing areas Deck 5: Blu waiter station and bar pantry; Fine Cut galley and waiter station. Additionally, integral deck coving and door thresholds were in poor repair throughout much of the Oceanview galley and buffet areas.
Buffets8 findings
Item 12Deck 14 - Oceanview
A crew member working at the fresh egg station was observed placing his thumb into a container of raw eggs and subsequently handling frying pans with the same hand. The crew member then passed a frying pan to the front service counter, where another crew member handled the pan and, without washing his hands, handled passenger plates while plating eggs.
Item 16Deck 14 - Oceanview
The consumer advisory for the raw herring out for passenger self-service did not indicate the herring was raw or undercooked. This was corrected.
Item 19Deck 14 - Oceanview - Port Beverage Station
Tea bags provided for self-service were not individually packaged or otherwise protected from potential contamination.
Item 21Deck 14 - Oceanview - Starboard Ice Cream
An open gap was present between the underside of the countertop and the tops of the undercounter refrigerators and stainless steel technical compartments.
Item 36Deck 2 - Line 2
The protective coating was peeling off two light bulbs above the buffet hot line. This was corrected before the end of the inspection.
Item 39Deck 14 - Oceanview Fwd Omelet Station
One fly was observed near the pizza oven.
Item 39Deck 14 - Oceanview - Starboard Ice Cream
One fly was near the front counter by the ice cream cooler.
Item 39Deck 2
One fly was near Line 2 during active service.
Bars5 findings
Item 20Deck 2
The coffee machine had a slotted fastener at the press filter in the food contact area.
Item 21Deck 2
A drain line was not properly draining in the technical space under the speed rack. This was corrected before the end of the inspection.
Item 36Deck 14 - Oceanview Bar (inside)
The light intensity at the back bar liquor bottle storage shelving could not reach 220 lux for cleaning operations.
Item 39Deck 14 - Oceanview Bar (inside)
One fruit fly was observed flying out of the espresso machine’s technical compartment when the compartment was opened by the inspector.
Item 39Deck 4 - Martini Bar
One fly was near the middle of the bar.
Food storage (provisions)4 findings
Item 19Deck 2 - Vegetable Refrigerator
Water dripping from the deckhead above collected on three boxes of potatoes. The affected boxes were discarded, and the remaining product was relocated from the area.
Item 19Deck 1 - Ice Cream
Four containers of ice cream had a large amount of syrup on top of the containers. The four cartons of ice cream were discarded.
Item 33Deck 2 - Vegetable Refrigerator
Water dripped from the juncture of two deckhead panels in front of the evaporative condenser.
Item 36Deck 1 - Pasta Room
The light intensity was less than 110 lux on both sides of the right evaporative condenser.
Food preparation rooms1 finding
Item 36Deck 2
The light intensity was less than 220 lux at the meat mincer.
May 22, 2025
100Passed
9 findings · 0 points deducted
No points deducted.
Show all 9 findings
All 9 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.
Buffets3 findings
Item 20Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe - Aft Beverage Station
Three coffee dispensers had slotted fasteners in the food splash area.
Item 26Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe - Aft Beverage Station
One of the coffee dispenser's slotted fasteners was soiled with coffee residue in the food splash area.
Item 36Deck 2 - Red Line
The protective coating was peeling from two light bulbs over the forward hot plates.
Galleys (kitchens)3 findings
Item 33Deck 3 - Dishwash
When walked on, water emerged from underneath the deck tiles near the dishwash machine's final sanitizing rinse compartment.
Item 33Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe Potwash
More than a day’s worth of grease residue was on the exhaust hood overhang opposite the potwash. The area was cleaned immediately.
Item 39Deck 4 - Pastry
A house fly was around the dough sheeter.
Bars1 finding
Item 24Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe - Inside Bar
The chlorine sanitizing solution in the white bucket measured greater than 200 ppm. The solution was replaced immediately.
Pantries1 finding
Item 20Housekeeping Pantry Near Stateroom 8401
The bottom of the ice cuber panel's white plastic frame had three cracks.
Food preparation rooms1 finding
Item 33Deck 2 - Poultry Thawing Room
The sealant on the deckhead was not smooth, which created a hard-to-clean area.
All 33 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)14 findings
Item 19Deck 2 - Cold Food Preparation
Water splash from the handwashing station, located adjacent to the preparation counter, accumulated on the plastic wrap covering of a tray of potatoes The preparation table had a splash shield between the counter and handwashing station; however, this was inadequate to prevent splash from the handwashing station.
Item 20Deck 4 - Pastry
Two slotted fasteners were on the mixing head of the left, deck-mounted mixer. Silicone was peeling from where it was applied inside the recess of one of the fasteners. Additionally, the paint on the mixing head was peeling and chipping from sections of the mixing head.
Item 21Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe Soup Kettle Station
Silicone on the wheels of the tilting pan and soup kettle was peeling and in disrepair.
Item 22Deck 4 - Potwashing
The potwashing machine was out of service since the day prior to the inspection. Crew were servicing the machine during the inspection.
Item 22Deck 2 - Potwashing
The temperature gauge for the sanitizing compartment of the 3-compartment sink was not in proper working order and it was not possible to read the temperature. This was replaced before the end of the inspection.
Item 26Deck 2 - Dishwashing
A piece of rice was on the food-contact surface of a blue drinking glass stored on a clean storage rack.
Item 27Deck 2 - Cold Food Preparation
Water splash from the handwashing station, located adjacent to the preparation counter, accumulated on the preparation counter and back bulkhead behind the table.The preparation table had a splash shield between the counter and handwashing station; however, this was inadequate since water splash was also present on the preparation counter and back bulkhead behind the table.
Item 28Deck 2 - Dishwash
Blue plastic glasses were stored upright and unprotected on a dishwashing rack in the clean storage area. Additionally, a piece of cooked bacon was discarded on the rack next to these previously cleaned glasses.
Item 28Deck 2 - Potwashing
A crew member dried a previously cleaned and sanitized metal bowl with a cloth towel. Staff immediately corrected the crew member.
Item 29Deck 2 - Dishwash
A white, plastic bucket was left underneath the bucket filling spout in front of the handwashing station at the soiled end of the flight-type dishwashing machine. Water dripped from the bucket filling spout and overflowed this bucket and pooled on the deck below. The dishwash area was in operation at the time of the finding. The water was turned off and the bucket was relocated so it was no longer blocking the handwashing station.
Item 33Deck 2 - Dishwash
Water overflowed from a white, plastic bucket stored underneath the handwashing sink and pooled on the deck below.
Item 33Deck 2 - Cold Food Preparation
Water splash from the handwashing station, located adjacent to the preparation counter, accumulated on the counter and the back bulkhead behind the preparation table. The preparation table had a splash shield between the counter and handwashing station; however, this shield was inadequate since splash accumulated on the bulkhead.
Item 33Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe
The tile coving between the deck and the bulkhead was in disrepair and missing near the soup kettles.
Item 39Deck 2 - Soup Station
One large fly was near the walk-in cooler.
Buffets11 findings
Item 08Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe Beverage Station Portside
The atmospheric vents for the backflow prevention device connected to the water filter inside the technical compartment were blocked with a green scale accumulation.
Item 20Deck 2 - Mess 1 Beverage Station
A fastener was missing on the underside splash panel of the juice machine, creating a difficult-to-clean surface. Greater than a day's accumulation of old juice residue accumulated inside this opening.
Item 26Deck 2 - Mess 1 Beverage Station
Greater than a day’s accumulation of old juice soiled the void space from a missing fastener on the underside splash panel of the juice machine.
Item 27Deck 2 - Mess 1
Yellow sticky residue coated the wiring and insulated piping inside the technical compartment for Cold Counter C. Five fruit flies were flying inside this technical compartment.
Item 27Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe Beverage Station Portside
The lids of the three counter-mounted coffee dispensing machines were soiled with dust. No food was impacted.
Item 33Deck 2 - Mess 1
Old food residue accumulated on the deck inside the technical compartment for Cold Counter C, specifically, in the difficult to reach corner of the space. Five fruit flies were flying inside this technical compartment.
Item 33Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe
The waiter station deck tiles were cracked creating difficult to clean surfaces. Additionally, food debris accumulated inside the cracked areas.
Item 34Deck 2 - Mess 1 Beverage Station
The drain pan for the ice/water machine was clogged with standing water. The drain hose was identified as pinched. This was corrected.
Item 36Deck 14 - Oceanview Cafe Bar
The light intensity for utensils and equipment stored above the espresso machine measured less than 220 lux.
Item 39Deck 2 - Mess 1 Beverage Station
One fruit fly was inside the technical space below the ice/water machine.
Item 39Deck 2 - Mess 1
Five fruit flies were flying inside the technical compartment for Cold Counter C. Yellow sticky residue coated the wiring and insulated piping inside the technical compartment. Additionally, old food residue accumulated on the deck inside this technical compartment, specifically, in the difficult to reach corner of the space.
Food preparation rooms3 findings
Item 20Deck 2 - Potato Peeler
Excess silicone peeled from the perimeter of the left peeler's exit chute.
Item 33Deck 2 - Meat Preparation
Liquid dripped from the deckhead between two panels near the prepared meat cold room and landed on the deck below. No food was impacted. Staff stated the liquid is the result of condensate from brine lines in the deckhead.
Item 37Deck 2 - Meat Preparation
Liquid dripped from the deckhead between two panels near the prepared meat cold room and landed on the deck below. No food was impacted. Staff stated the liquid is the result of condensate from brine lines in the deckhead.
Food safety, general1 finding
Item 33Decks
Deck tile grouting was recessed or missing throughout several areas in the main and crew galleys. This was most evident around deck gutterways in the dishwashing and pot washing locations. Water and general debris were observed in some of these areas.
Drinking water2 findings
Item 07Distribution System Disinfection Records
The recorded disinfection time for the 15 December 2023 routine replacement of the water main pipe was less than four hours, beginning at 8:30 and ending at 12:15. Staff reviewed and signed this disinfection record.
Item 08Deck 1 - Garbage Room
The potable water line serving the eye wash and sorting table spray hoses was not identified in accordance with ISO 14726 (blue/green/blue) or blue only. Staff initiated corrective action.
Bars1 finding
Item 19Deck - 15 Sunset
Opened wine bottles stored on the back bar counter were soiled with an accumulation of dust. These were removed by staff.
Medical center1 finding
Item 0124-Hour Report
The 24-hour report for the voyage ending on 1 September 2024 identified the passenger total as 2,972 and the crew total as 1,233, which were not the passenger and crew totals identified by the manifest from the beginning of the voyage.
To see this report on the CDC site: open the CDC inspection search, choose Celebrity Solstice in the list of cruise ships, select “All Dates” and press Search, then open “Report” next to the inspection date. (The CDC tool does not allow direct links to a single report.)
