Cruiser-66 Posted February 21, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Are the swimming pools fresh or salt water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezedr Posted February 21, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Fresh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted February 21, 2017 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2017 All of the pools on Princess are freshwater. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted February 21, 2017 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2017 The last ship that I was on having a salt water pool was the Costa Riviera in the early seventies. On Princess I don't remember any sorry. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satxdiver Posted February 21, 2017 #5 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Princess has had fresh water pools for a long time if not forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted February 21, 2017 #6 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Fresh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted February 21, 2017 #7 Share Posted February 21, 2017 All of the pools on Princess are freshwater. :)Not quite correct. The Pacific Princess pool is salt water. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newport dave Posted February 21, 2017 #8 Share Posted February 21, 2017 The last ship that I was on having a salt water pool was the Costa Riviera in the early seventies.On Princess I don't remember any sorry. Tony Royal Caribbean have salt water pools. Sent from my VFD 900 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis Posted February 21, 2017 #9 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Princess has had fresh water pools for a long time if not forever. All the R ships had salt water pools, including the present Pacific Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted February 21, 2017 #10 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Are the swimming pools fresh or salt water? Princess ships have fresh water pools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis Posted February 21, 2017 #11 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Princess ships have fresh water pools. ....and one does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTX-AL Posted February 21, 2017 #12 Share Posted February 21, 2017 On our previous cruise on the Grand Princess, during my Ultimate Ships Tour, the Chief Engineer made a definite point regarding the ship's capability for generating fresh water at sea by stating how many times they could drain and refill all the pools in a given amount of time. Don't remember the exact number but it was quite impressive !! ...VTX-Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted February 21, 2017 #13 Share Posted February 21, 2017 On our previous cruise on the Grand Princess, during my Ultimate Ships Tour, the Chief Engineer made a definite point regarding the ship's capability for generating fresh water at sea by stating how many times they could drain and refill all the pools in a given amount of time. Don't remember the exact number but it was quite impressive !! ...VTX-Al I believe he may have been referring to the fresh water capacity, not the capability to make water to drain and fill the pools repeatedly. The ships generally have the ability to produce 150%-200% of the water needed daily (without pool draining), to allow for the time in ports when water cannot be made. The ship also stores about 3-5 days of water consumption, for a ship like the Grand, this would be about 2500-3500 metric tons. If the Chief wanted to drain and refill all the pools a couple times over, this amount of storage would allow him to do so, but then he would be short handed for domestic water use for the rest of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTX-AL Posted February 21, 2017 #14 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I believe he may have been referring to the fresh water capacity, not the capability to make water to drain and fill the pools repeatedly. The ships generally have the ability to produce 150%-200% of the water needed daily (without pool draining), to allow for the time in ports when water cannot be made. The ship also stores about 3-5 days of water consumption, for a ship like the Grand, this would be about 2500-3500 metric tons. If the Chief wanted to drain and refill all the pools a couple times over, this amount of storage would allow him to do so, but then he would be short handed for domestic water use for the rest of the cruise. NOT !. He was specifically referring to the capability of the fresh water generating system, and was simply using the pools as an example for us dumb land-lubbers to be able to visualize this capability. I have no idea how often they actually drain and replace the water in cruise ship swimming pools, or where they do it - alongside or at sea :D ...VTX-Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted February 22, 2017 #15 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Fresh and cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rccampbell Posted March 4, 2017 #16 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Ok, Caribbean Princess next week, need to know if pools are fresh or salt water. Or maybe some are fresh and some are salt on the same ship? My hair depends on this answer please.😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeurosurgeryNP Posted March 4, 2017 #17 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Ok, Caribbean Princess next week, need to know if pools are fresh or salt water. Or maybe some are fresh and some are salt on the same ship? My hair depends on this answer please.😊 Fresh when we last sailed on her several years ago. Sent from my XT1650 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GweninTX Posted March 4, 2017 #18 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Fresh Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plunker Posted March 4, 2017 #19 Share Posted March 4, 2017 We got off her Feb 19th. Definitely freshwater pools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizlove Posted March 4, 2017 #20 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Fresh and chlorinated. My swim suits always end up very faded. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rccampbell Posted March 4, 2017 #21 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Thanks all. Now I know what not to do about my hair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmc1986 Posted March 5, 2017 #22 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Island last week pools were fresh and heated Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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