holdon216 Posted May 27, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Is any of the water on the ship sea water? I believe the pool water is treated sea water. But is any of the other water used onboard treated sea water? Drinking, ice cubes, showers etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergusonvt Posted May 27, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Is any of the water on the ship sea water? I believe the pool water is treated sea water. But is any of the other water used onboard treated sea water? Drinking, ice cubes, showers etc.? On NCL at least their ships have a de-salination plan onboard each ship. They do take on some fresh water before sailing (not sure about at each port) but the majority of the water is de-salinated sea water. I do have to say that the drinking water on board is some of the best I've tasted. It rates up with the water from our Britta pitcher. I use my cruises as an opportunity to drink more water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yst347 Posted May 27, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 27, 2012 All cruise ships are built with sizable desalination capacity. Cruise ships usually take on potable water at their home port and only use desalination to supplement the water supply. Desalination requires a lot of energy so it is cheaper to minimize its use. It is likely that long repositioning cruise like the Spirit's trans-pacific will require substantial use of the ship's desalination capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradUT Posted May 27, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 27, 2012 All of the water I have drunk on Carnival cruises has been delicious--no matter the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdon216 Posted May 27, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted May 27, 2012 So it is likely the water you drink on the ship is treated sea water? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted May 27, 2012 #6 Share Posted May 27, 2012 So it is likely the water you drink on the ship is treated sea water? Really? Yes ! And due to the cost of treating it, it is probably the most expensive water you will ever drink !!! It is very good on all the ships I have sailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropilot Posted May 27, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 27, 2012 and not only that, treated gray-water is used for cleaning and washing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungee Posted May 27, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Is any of the water on the ship sea water? I believe the pool water is treated sea water. But is any of the other water used onboard treated sea water? Drinking, ice cubes, showers etc.? On the Glory the pool was filled with fresh sea water every morning since it was drained nightly. It was very tasty and you float more in sea water if you happen to have a little extra fluff on your person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted May 27, 2012 #9 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Is any of the water on the ship sea water? I believe the pool water is treated sea water. But is any of the other water used onboard treated sea water? Drinking, ice cubes, showers etc.? Actually they dont treat it with chlorine and other regular pool chemicals. Im told its not treated ocean water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yst347 Posted May 27, 2012 #10 Share Posted May 27, 2012 The pool water is filtered sea water, otherwise not treated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ksea1961 Posted May 27, 2012 #11 Share Posted May 27, 2012 The water tasted great! My hair also looked better than usual. At home we have very hard water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpboy Posted May 27, 2012 #12 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Salt water in pool...Never recognized if Drinking water was treated sea water or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yst347 Posted May 27, 2012 #13 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Salt water in pool...Never recognized if Drinking water was treated sea water or not. The water astronauts drink in space is from treated urine. They don't notice either since its water when they drink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpboy Posted May 27, 2012 #14 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Yup!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcraig Posted May 27, 2012 #15 Share Posted May 27, 2012 The water tasted great! My hair also looked better than usual. At home we have very hard water. You consider Leesburgs water hard? We didn't even connect our softner up when we moved here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted May 27, 2012 #16 Share Posted May 27, 2012 The ship's water IS very soft....so a teensy bit of shampoo goes a long way....don't use as much as you would at home...it will take forever to rinse!!! The ship's water is purer than bottled....quite tasty. But, it will never, ever "run cold" from your tap...hence, the ice you'll get in your cabin is a must! It's made from ship's water, too! The salt is removed from it. On occasion, they will bring on water from a port, instead of desalinating sea water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungee Posted May 28, 2012 #17 Share Posted May 28, 2012 My hair also looked better than usual. You are absolutely right. So did mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havingfun2010 Posted May 28, 2012 #18 Share Posted May 28, 2012 So it is likely the water you drink on the ship is treated sea water? Really? Some cities do the same thing. It's not a uncommon process to do. Plus almost all cities have processed water to some extent. But the ships water always taste great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btrbill Posted May 28, 2012 #19 Share Posted May 28, 2012 On our Behind the fun tour on the Elation, we were told all drinking water and water used for humans consumption was out of thier potable water tank (filled at port). All other water, like showers, cleaning, and septic, is treated sea water, that is retreated and eventually dumped at sea. Alot of it is recycled... The pool was filled straight from the sea and dumped right back to the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cushing985 Posted May 28, 2012 #20 Share Posted May 28, 2012 On our Behind the fun tour on the Elation, we were told all drinking water and water used for humans consumption was out of thier potable water tank (filled at port). All other water, like showers, cleaning, and septic, is treated sea water, that is retreated and eventually dumped at sea. Alot of it is recycled... The pool was filled straight from the sea and dumped right back to the sea. The ship you were on must have had some huge water tanks given the amount of people onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btrbill Posted May 28, 2012 #21 Share Posted May 28, 2012 The ship you were on must have had some huge water tanks given the amount of people onboard. It is a Fantasy class ship... one of the smallest. And all it would take is a 10-15k gallon tank. Not all that big considering the size and space in the hull of the ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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