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RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS
RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS is a 1997 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 26 deficiencies and 4 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 April 2026.
- Built
- 1997
- Last inspected
- 7 April 2026
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 26 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
7 April 2026
…with no type recorded4
Deficiencies
26 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
10 calendar years (2016–2026)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a
deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
exists, not years in service. What Maury does
not do.
Identity
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it78878 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
46560 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
40156 - Displacement, Ton
7650 - Dead Weight, Ton
46560 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
40156 - Displacement, Ton
7650 - Dead Weight, Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
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Inspection history · 21
7 April 2026
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8345236
4 April 2026
COC-CVE Annual · PSC A
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8332987
12 October 2025
PSC A · COC-CVE Quarterly
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8247152
13 April 2025
PSC B · COC-CVE Annual
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8091994
27 October 2024
Deficiency Check · Ballast Water Examination · PSC B · COC-CVE Quarterly
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8024885
28 April 2024
PSC B · COC-CVE Annual
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7901141
17 March 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7880413
26 November 2023
PSC B · COC-CVE Quarterly
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7828556
29 April 2023
PSC A · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · COC-CVE Annual
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7677179
8 July 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7249358
4 April 2020
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · USCG Southeast District (dp) · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6935353
29 March 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6933024
7 February 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6906125
21 December 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6877630
20 December 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6881689
23 November 2019
Ballast Water Examination · COC-CVE Annual · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6858030
20 December 2018
COC-CVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6600941
3 December 2017
COC-CVE Annual · ISPS II Exam · Deficiency Check · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6313107
7 April 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6121969
15 February 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6088789
28 November 2016
COC-CVE Annual · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6048267
Deficiency record · 26
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of Lifeboats
Issued 4 April 2026
Resolved
Except in the vicinity of the rudder and propeller a buoyant lifeline should be becketed outside of the lifeboat. PSCO observed a grab line not properly attached.
74 SOLAS 97 III / 41.7.3
16AC
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 4 April 2026
Resolved
Except for hatches between cargo, special category, store, and baggage spaces, and between such spaces and the weather decks, all openings shall be provided with permanently attached means of closing which shall be at least as effective for resisting fires as divisions in which they are fitted. PSCO observed fire doors 2.46, 4.42, 8.26, and 9.26 not latching.
74 SOLAS 97 II-2 / 30.1
16AC
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 4 April 2026
Resolved
Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. PSCO observed lifeboat #11's rudder unable to turn to port.
74 SOLAS 20 III/20.2
16AC
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 4 April 2026
Resolved
All waste-receptacles shall be constructed of non-combustible materials with no openings in the sides or bottom. PSCO observed combustible materials within a combustible waste receptacle.
74 SOLAS 97 II-2 / 18.5
16AC
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills
Issued 4 April 2026
Resolved
Every crew member with assigned emergency duties shall be familiar with duties before the voyage begins. PSCO observed second commander was unfamiliar with lifeboat 12 emergency procedures.
74 SOLAS 20 III / 19.2.1
16AC
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 12 October 2025
Resolved
Above the bulkhead deck there shall be at least two means of escape from each main vertical zone or similarly restricted space or group of spaces at least one of which shall give access to a stairway forming a vertical escape. PSCO observed means of escape in Bosum sotre Deck 3 blocked.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 27 October 2024
Resolved
Watertight doors, shall be power-operated sliding doors, capable of being closed simultaneously from the central operating console at the navigation bridge in not more than 60 seconds with the ship in the upright position. The manual hydraulic hand-pump actuator valves #TD02, 03, 04, and 05 located in deck 1, were leaking fluid. 74SOLAS97/II-1/15.6.1. 16AC.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 27 October 2024
Resolved
The marking must enable passengers to identify all the routes of escapes and readily identify escape exits. All escape routes signs and fire equipment location markings shall be of photoluminescent material or marked by lighting. Low location lighting on all sides of the deck 1 main stairwell was missing. 74SOLAS(97)II-2/28.1.10 Corrected on the spot.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 27 October 2024
Resolved
The construction of all doors and door frames in "A" class divisions, with the means of securing them when closed, shall provide resistance to fire as well as to the passage of smoke and flame, as far as practicable, equivalent to that of the bulkheads in which the doors are situated. Such doors and frames shall be conducted of steel or other equivalent material. Fire door 1.8.2 was missing the key latch rendering the door unable to meet class "A" division requirements. 74SOLAS(97)II-2/30.2 Corrected on the spot.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 28 April 2024
Resolved
The minimum for integrity of all bulkheads and deck shall be as prescribed in table 26.1 to 26.4. PSCO discovered multiple make-shifts offices throughout the ship:
1. Near Windjammer on deck 9 (Cat 13).
2. Electrical store on deck 3 (Cat 13).
3. Photo lab's bathroom on deck 0 (Cat 14).
74SOLAS(97)II-2/23.1
16ac
Cleared 10c
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 28 April 2024
Resolved
Fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads and stairway enclosures shall be self-closing and have an approximately uniform rate of closure of no more than 40 seconds and not less than 10 seconds. PSCO observed the following door not closing properly: 0-37, 1-11, 1-69, 5-52, 9-08.
74SOLAS(97)II-2/30.4.1.
16ac
10c cleared
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 April 2024
Resolved
All lifesaving appliance shall comply with the requirements of the code. All life-saving appliances shall be fitted with retro-reflecting tape. PSCO discovered multiple lifejackets stored in a deck box had a damaged reflective tape (deck 10 forward).
74SOLAS(20)III/34 & LSA 1.2.2.7.
16ac
10c cleared
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 28 April 2024
Resolved
Every crew member with assigned emergency duties shall be familiar with these duties before the voyage begins. PSCO crew members assigned to lifeboats 11, 13, 15 were not familiar with emergency fuel shut-off, bilge pump and emergency steering.
74SOLAS(20)III/19.2.1.
10c
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 26 November 2023
Resolved
The electrical power available shall be sufficient to supply all those services that are essential for safety in an emergency... at every muster and embarkation station and over the sides as required. PSCO observed 06 embarkation lights inoperable on the port and starboard side by the lifeboats and life raft stations.
74 SOLAS 97 II-1/42.2.2.1
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 26 November 2023
Resolved
In addition to the emergency lighting required by … , the means of escape, … , shall be marked by lighting or photoluminescent strip indicators placed not more than 0.3 m above the deck at the points of the escape route … . PSCO observed non-operational low location lighting in the following locations: On deck 8 near fire door 8.45, on deck 10 forward staircase, on deck 5 all around the staircase, on beck 6 around aft staircase, and on deck 5 outside main dinning.
74 SOLAS 97 II-2/28.1.10
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 26 November 2023
Resolved
The ring, lines and letters shall be be painted in white or yellow in a dark ground or in black on a light ground … The marks shall be plainly visible and, if necessary, special arrangements shall be made for this purpose. PSCOs observed that the deck line was not painted in a contrasting color to its background.
ICLL Annex 1, Ch 1, Reg 8
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 29 April 2023
Resolved
Fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads and stairway enclosures double-leaf doors equipped with a latch necessary to their fire integrity shall have a latch that is automatically activated by the operation of the doors when released by the system. Double-leaf fire doors are missing the sequencing bars in doors 8.15 and 4.18. Sequencing devices on fire doors 8.27, 9.14, 9.26, 10.15, and 11.09 are not operating as designed, permitting doors to open in an improper sequence. Additionally, all fire doors identified did not properly indicate their open position from the bridge.
74 SOLAS 97 II-2/30.4.5
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 29 April 2023
Resolved
The following functional requirements shall be met: escape routes shall be maintained in a safe condition, clear of obstacles. Material obstructing escape route was found in medical space and the casino office.
74 SOLAS 97 II-2/13.1.2
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment
Issued 29 April 2023
Resolved
The company should establisg procedures to ensure that the ship is maintained in conformity with the provisions of the relevant rules and regulations and with any additional requirements which may be established by the company. Procedure 2.05.01 Lint Filters, Laundry Services, & Linen Procedures requires that lin filters in drying machines located in laundry be cleaned at least four times a day and documented. PSCOs examined the laundry at 130 and discovered that the 0700 and 1000 cleanings were not conducted and logged on the Laundry Dryer Filter Cleaning Log for 29 Apr 23.
74 SOLAS 20 IX/3.1 ISM Code A.10.1
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 22 December 2018
Resolved
Every crew member with assigned emergency duties shall be familiar with these duties before the voyage begins. PSCO's observed the following crew competency issues;
. Life raft launching teams #20, & #22 unable to demonstrate proper launching procedures.
. Lifeboat crew of #2 was unfamiliar with bilge pumping arrangements, battery switches, & interior lights.
. Lifeboat crew of #7 was unfamiliar with emergency bilge pump arrangement.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 December 2018
Resolved
Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. 02 life rings found in unserviceable condition. One of which had inoperable light. Both life rings were replaced.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 22 December 2018
Resolved
Fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads & stairway enclosures shall satisfy the following requirements;
. The doors shall be self-closing and capable of a uniform rate of closure of no more than 40 seconds and no less than 10 seconds with the ship in the upright position. The following fire doors did not meet the SOLAS requirement and had to be adjusted: FSD 10.5, 9.19, 7.23, 6.50, 6.21, and 4.37.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 20 December 2018
Resolved
Doors and door frames in "B" class divisions and means of securing them. "B" class fire door from Chops Restaurant into the Galley was found with securing mechanism disabled by stuffing paper towels into the latch and secured with tape.
Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Corridors
Issued 3 December 2017
Resolved
0986- A Class Divisions shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame to the end of the one hour standard fire test. PSCO identified holes in the bulkhead seperating the linen store from the laundry corrodor, an A Class Boundary. 74 SOLAS (1997 cons) II-2/3.3.3
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Power Unit
Issued 3 December 2017
Resolved
1499- Hydraulic power operated steering gear shall be provided with a fixed storage tank having sufficient capacity to recharge at least one power actuating system, including the reservoir. The storage tank shall be permanently connected and must br provided with a contents gauge. The starboard storage tank is missing a contents gauge and the port storage tank is reduced to 25% of capacity. 74 SOLAS (1997 cons) II-I/29.12.3
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Installation
Issued 7 April 2017
Resolved
A self-contained emergency source of electrical power shall be provided. The static converter for the transitional power batteries has melted and are no longer serviceable.
Ownership record
The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title,
with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
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