Drinking water in cabins?

What happens if there's no fridge in your room? And also, on the Dawn, I felt permanently thirsty, as if ALL the salt - it is de-salinated sea water after all- isn't removed.

What happens if there's no fridge in your room? And also, on the Dawn, I felt permanently thirsty, as if ALL the salt - it is de-salinated sea water after all- isn't removed.

TBH most of the world's drinking water is made from desalinated sea water, only difference is the evaporation is all done by the sun rather than a man made energy source. But then after it falls as rain it becomes contaminated with whatever it picks up on its way down the hills into the rivers and thence the reservoirs or underground aquifers. As a result its taste is never likely to be as pure as that produced on board your cruise ship, but we have grown used to the flavour imparted by our local impurities which is why it tastes different on the ship, however once chilled in the room fridge, which dulls its natural taste, I find it perfectly drinkable, and as a Yorkshire man its easier on the wallet as well.:halo:

I fill the kettle each evening, boil the water and by morning it's quite cold, so I fill my bottle with that. Tastes absolutely fine then.

Could someone expand a little bit on the water bottles purchased from cabin steward? How big are the 6 bottles for 10 pounds? If I just ask the steward for 6 bottles for 10 pounds will he know what I am talking about? Have any of you used these bottles to fill smaller ones for going ashore?

Looking forward to my first P&O cruise in May!

Could someone expand a little bit on the water bottles purchased from cabin steward? How big are the 6 bottles for 10 pounds? If I just ask the steward for 6 bottles for 10 pounds will he know what I am talking about? Have any of you used these bottles to fill smaller ones for going ashore?

 

Looking forward to my first P&O cruise in May!

There is absolutely no need whatsoever to pay for water on board - save your money for wine.

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From memory they are 1.5 litre. Outrageously expensive. We took 6 small bottles on board, and replenished them from the bathroom, or from the water fountains in the buffet - using jugs before anyone comments! When ashore we would occasionally buy extra bottles at supermarkets.

There is absolutely no need whatsoever to pay for water on board - save your money for wine.

 

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OK, thank you for explaining. Princess does a really good deal on cases of small bottles for a few bucks if you pre-order before the cruise and I was hoping P&O did something similar. We will probably do what you have done. Thanks again!

When boarding in Southampton I buy a 24 pack of 500ml for £5 from a farm foods shop and stick a cabin number on it and send it with the suitcases. It lasts us a fortnight and it's the same bottled water they use on Celebrity,

When boarding in Southampton I buy a 24 pack of 500ml for £5 from a farm foods shop and stick a cabin number on it and send it with the suitcases. It lasts us a fortnight and it's the same bottled water they use on Celebrity,

Thank you for sharing what you do, sounds great! I didn't know we could send stuff like that with the suitcases. Noted!

Could someone expand a little bit on the water bottles purchased from cabin steward? How big are the 6 bottles for 10 pounds? If I just ask the steward for 6 bottles for 10 pounds will he know what I am talking about? Have any of you used these bottles to fill smaller ones for going ashore?

 

Looking forward to my first P&O cruise in May!

They are 1.5 litres as Wowzz said above. They fit in the fridge for chilling and yes the top is wide enough to fill a smaller bottle.

What you will not get on the deal is sparkling water, this is charged at the full rate for some reason.

If we have the car we take our own and send a case of it to the cabin. As we went by air on our last cruise we had to pay up for their water as I don't like the still variety unless it is out of my tap at home, which is some of the best quality water in the world.

They are 1.5 litres as Wowzz said above. They fit in the fridge for chilling and yes the top is wide enough to fill a smaller bottle.

 

What you will not get on the deal is sparkling water, this is charged at the full rate for some reason.

 

If we have the car we take our own and send a case of it to the cabin. As we went by air on our last cruise we had to pay up for their water as I don't like the still variety unless it is out of my tap at home, which is some of the best quality water in the world.

you must be from Scotland:)

you must be from Scotland:)

And me! That's why I have to buy bottled water onboard - I'm used to drinking water that tastes of water, nothing else and is lovely and cold from the tap. I can't understand when people say the ship's water is just the same - it's a tepid chlorine mix:ship:(n)

And me! That's why I have to buy bottled water onboard - I'm used to drinking water that tastes of water, nothing else and is lovely and cold from the tap. I can't understand when people say the ship's water is just the same - it's a tepid chlorine mix:ship:(n)

Yes good old scottish water. The water that comes out of my tap is the same stuff that they put into posh bottles and sell. And it comes out of the tapchilled, even in summer;) Right now it is coming out almost frozen as we have a thick layer of snow and it's very cold.

When boarding in Southampton I buy a 24 pack of 500ml for £5 from a farm foods shop and stick a cabin number on it and send it with the suitcases. It lasts us a fortnight and it's the same bottled water they use on Celebrity,

Excellent idea - this is with P&O? I suppose they don't object because it's never going to be more than the odd person that does it, but I guess if it became too popular they'd ban the practice (or charge for it!).

Excellent idea - this is with P&O? I suppose they don't object because it's never going to be more than the odd person that does it, but I guess if it became too popular they'd ban the practice (or charge for it!).

I know that £10 for 9 litres of bottled drinking water delivered to your cabin is expensive when compared to supermarket prices but compared to the cost of a cruise, drinks in the bar, a bottle of wine at dinner, trips to the spa and casino and supplements in speciality restaurants is it really too much? Buying a 24 bottle pack to save £5 may seem a bargain, but what about the person loading it onto the ship for you, the person unloading it and the poor steward who delivers it along with your luggage?

Yes good old scottish water. The water that comes out of my tap is the same stuff that they put into posh bottles and sell. And it comes out of the tapchilled, even in summer;) Right now it is coming out almost frozen as we have a thick layer of snow and it's very cold.

According to a taste test by "experts", Scottish water was only 6th out of the 10 regions in Great Britain, Severn Trent was top, however they placed Thames water 3rd so I'm not sure how expert they all were.

Since most people generally spend the majorityt of their time at home my assumption is that we become used to our own tap water taste and assume this is the gold standard, and we then make a judgement when away from home on how similar the tap water is.

My own area of Yorkshire has very soft water so when visiting any area with very hard water, like London, I find the tap water almost undrinkable, but presumably people who live in hard water areas would find it acceptable.

As others have said when chilled, as in the MDR, most water will be more palatable.

An alternative you might want to consider, on all sorts of grounds, not least environmental wrt single use plastic, is taking a filter jug. After the initial purchase the running costs are pretty low in terms of cartridges.

Easy from Southampton but still possible on fly cruises, just take the jug out of the box, fill it will something or another so it’s not using up valuable packing space and off you go.

If you like squash you could take a couple of those tiny round squeezy products- possibly Robinson’s but I’m not sure

All the bars will give you a glass/plastic glass of iced water, so if that’s enough for you, you could take that back to your cabin for overnight

According to a taste test by "experts", Scottish water was only 6th out of the 10 regions in Great Britain, Severn Trent was top, however they placed Thames water 3rd so I'm not sure how expert they all were.

Since most people generally spend the majorityt of their time at home my assumption is that we become used to our own tap water taste and assume this is the gold standard, and we then make a judgement when away from home on how similar the tap water is.

My own area of Yorkshire has very soft water so when visiting any area with very hard water, like London, I find the tap water almost undrinkable, but presumably people who live in hard water areas would find it acceptable.

As others have said when chilled, as in the MDR, most water will be more palatable.

Yes we all probably like what we are used to and when I visit a hard water area I just can't drink the stuff. I would however still say that the water in the area I live in is excellent.

Don't know where they selected for the taste test but it was probably not here. If Scotland was a "region" then that's a huge geographical area so water from say Edinburgh will not be anything like the same as further north for example. Must be the same for the other bigger regions. Interesting though.

I said that our water was some of the best quality in the world and in reality the whole UK is lucky as we all have perfectly safe drinking water straight out of the tap regardless of its flavour.

As someone who rarely buys bottled water, mainly on cost issues, I can understand that if you find one you like then it will taste the same in Glasgow, London or on a cruise ship. Which probably accounts for the increasing popularity of bottled water.

Excellent idea - this is with P&O? I suppose they don't object because it's never going to be more than the odd person that does it, but I guess if it became too popular they'd ban the practice (or charge for it!).

Yes that's with P&O. I also do this with cans of pop for the kids, never been an issue.