Putting A Floor In An Aluminium Boat Putting Ceramic Tile Flooring Where Vinyl Was; Does The Floor Have To Be Spotless?

Putting Ceramic Tile Flooring where vinyl was; does the floor have to be spotless? - putting a floor in an aluminium boat

had the vinyl floor tiles and we want to throw dishes. is necessary to remove all the old Masik / glue residue before installing the new floor?