Explora I CDC inspection score

The oven has been out of order since 6 January 2025. Staff stated they are awaiting parts.

The top oven of the double-stacked oven has been out of order since 16 January 2025. Staff stated they are awaiting parts.

The sealant was in disrepair between the two marble slabs on the preparation counter which created an open seam.

The auxiliary rinse temperature of the flight-type warewash machine was 71°C, which was below the minimum temperature of 82°C stated on the data plate. The alarm started just prior to when the inspector arrived to the area. Staff stated a wire was pinched and fixed the temperature before the end of the inspection.

The undercounter warewash machine has been out of order since 24 January 2025. Staff stated they are awaiting parts.

The curtains were curled on the soiled side and after the final sanitizing rinse of the flight-type warewash machine. Additionally, the curtains after the final sanitizing rinse were soiled with a black residue.

A previously cleaned and sanitized coffee cup stored in the warewash clean storage area was soiled on nonfood-contact surfaces with food residue.

Excessive condensate collected on the vertical surface above the wash tanks of the flight-type warewash machine.

The water temperature measured 124.6°F at the handwashing station next to the freezer. The temperature could not be adjusted by the user.

The deck was soiled with broken kitchenware, a piece of cardboard, and dust underneath the dry storage cabinets near the warewash area.

Excessive condensate collected on the vertical surface above the wash tanks of the flight-type warewash machine.

One house fly was on the deckhead light above the soiled side of the flight-type warewash machine.

Food service equipment outside original packaging and boxes of single-use gloves were stored in this unfinished locker. The locker had exposed soft insulation, ducts, cable trays, and other difficult to clean features that were soiled with dust. The deck was also soiled.

Food service equipment in original packaging were stored in this unfinished locker. The locker had exposed soft insulation, ducts, cable trays, and other difficult to clean features that were soiled with dust. One of the boxes was stored directly on the deck.

The locker had exposed soft insulation, ducts, cable trays, and other difficult to clean features that were soiled with dust.

The locker had exposed soft insulation, ducts, cable trays, and other difficult to clean features that were soiled with dust. The deck was also soiled.

The consumer advisory was missing a statement identifying the specific animal-derived foods and that they could be cooked to order or may be served raw or undercooked for the poached eggs and eggs benedict. This was corrected before the inspector left the area.

Three undercounter cabinet door frames were in disrepair with sealant pealing along the bottom edge which created a difficult to clean seam.

A house fly was on the deckhead above the starboard side cold station.

Four large electrical lamps used in the pool deck area were charging in the worker side of the bar. They were moved outside the bar before the end of the inspection.

The review of the PVI log found that a PVI was reported in cabin 7113 on 3 December and medical was not informed of this incident for proper evaluation if isolation was needed.

The review of the AGE logs found that two crew members reported to medical only after experiencing AGE symptoms for some time. Specifically, (1) a nonfood worker had onset of symptoms on 8 February at 0745, stayed in the cabin sharing a toilet with a cabinmate, then reported to medical at 0910; and (2) a food worker had onset of symptoms on 31 January at 0630, went to breakfast and lunch in the crew mess, shared cabin with a cabinmate, then reported to medical at 1337. Both crew members did not work while symptomatic, were isolated after reporting to medical, and received disciplinary actions.

A tiny fly was flying near the ice machine. The area was not in operation.

The plumbing system component being protected from backflow was not always identified on the log. Instead of the plumbing system component, it listed a general location. For example, reduced pressure zone (RPz) backflow prevention devices on potable water filling lines for compensation tanks were listed as RWF rooms, RPz devices on potable water lines supplying balcony whirlpools were listed as the cabin numbers, and vacuum breakers in bunker stations were listed as port and starboard bunker stations.

The blast chiller has been out of order since 22 December 2024. Staff stated they are awaiting parts.

The menu was missing the asterisk for the consumer advisory on the swami beef item that can be ordered undercooked.

The third from the right heat lamp was soiled with food debris.

The drip compartment for the grooved grill had food debris in the bottom left. The compartment had previously been cleaned and sanitized. The area was not in operation.

The deck in the area had concrete droplets in front of the back counter making the area rough and difficult to clean.

Water dripped from the deckhead onto a box of potatoes stored near the back of the room. The pallet of potatoes was relocated.

Water pooled on top of a box of liquor that was stored underneath an air supply vent.

Water dripped from the deckhead onto the deck in two separate locations along the center of the room. No food was impacted.

Water dripped from an air supply vent and an air exhaust vent onto the deck.

The sealant around the cold well on the worker side was missing and/or peeling.

Grease residue was on the exhaust hood overhang of the center cooking area on the far left. This was cleaned before the end of the inspection.

Excess green cable was on the deck inside the technical compartment beneath the handwashing station.

The drainage tubes on the relief vents of the soda carbonator backflow prevention devices were not positioned to properly drain. One relief tube was sloped upward and another was twisted in a knot.

Water pooled on the deck on the left side of the ice machine.

A small fly was observed near the ice machine. This area was not in operation at the time.

The disinfection log identified the cabin number of a crew member that was isolated due to AGE on 19 January 2024, however, the log did not indicate it was disinfected at the end of isolation. The log was initialed by the supervisor without documentation of the work being completed.

The crew toilet room did not have a sign or pictogram advising users to use a hand towel, paper towel, or tissue to open the door.

The passenger and crew totals for the voyage on 19-25 January 2024 did not match the number of passengers and crew from the beginning of the voyage.

A passenger reported to medical on 18 January 2024 asking for antidiarrheal medication for the voyage home after the cruise ended on 19 January 2024. Medical staff questioned the passenger who reported he experienced a total of five episodes of diarrhea beginning on 11 January 2024, the day the voyage began, and persisted on and off until 14 January 2024. The passenger indicated the symptoms were above normal. Medical staff administered the medication, however, did not mark the case as reportable.

Air gaps below the atmospheric vents of several reduced pressure zone (RPZ) backflow assemblies in the engine room were not twice the diameter of the supply pipe. These locations included: both overboard lines for the evaporators and the technical filling line in the aft evaporator room. These were all corrected by the end of the inspection.