duquephart Posted August 17 #26 Share Posted August 17 1 hour ago, Microman123 said: I asked Viking about pool water and hairdryers. Here is their response. "Please note, bringing your own hair dryer on board is a prohibited item, we supply them onboard in your cabin. The pool water is ocean water that goes through reverse osmosis." It's use is prohibited. Surely you can bring one with you for use elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millybess Posted August 17 #27 Share Posted August 17 2 hours ago, Microman123 said: I asked Viking about pool water and hairdryers. Here is their response. "Please note, bringing your own hair dryer on board is a prohibited item, we supply them onboard in your cabin. The pool water is ocean water that goes through reverse osmosis." That is so odd. I have emailed tellus@vikingcruises.com a few times over the past few years and as recently as 2 months ago, about prohibited items -- especially hair appliances -- and have always been told, via email, that I can bring a small travel hair dryer, amongst other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microman123 Posted August 17 #28 Share Posted August 17 3 hours ago, Baron Barracuda said: We love the main, infinity and spa pools but dw would love them more if they would keep the water level below 5'. At 5'10" even a 6 footer like me has to stand on his toes. It’s called a swimming pool isn’t it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peregrina651 Posted August 18 #29 Share Posted August 18 9 hours ago, Microman123 said: I asked Viking about pool water and hairdryers. Here is their response. "...The pool water is ocean water that goes through reverse osmosis." Isn't reverse osmosis a means of desalination? Don't they then have to treat the water with chlorine if it is used in a swimming pool? There is a list of prohibited items. https://docs.vikingcruises.com/pdf/2019.08.26-Prohibited-Item-List.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted August 18 #30 Share Posted August 18 Yes and yes. R/O water is what comes out of the tap onboard. And I have seen crew using a water test kit at the pools so I assume it’s for testing chemicals levels. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted August 18 #31 Share Posted August 18 Good Information thanks! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted August 18 #32 Share Posted August 18 Doesn’t smell like chlorine so maybe using bromine or something else less noticeable.🍸 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted August 18 #33 Share Posted August 18 On 8/17/2024 at 10:47 AM, Microman123 said: I asked Viking about pool water and hairdryers. Here is their response. "Please note, bringing your own hair dryer on board is a prohibited item, we supply them onboard in your cabin. The pool water is ocean water that goes through reverse osmosis." Kind of disingenuous...ocean water that goes through reverse osmosis is basically tap water. 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyfitz Posted August 22 #34 Share Posted August 22 Some chlorine is necessary for a safe pool and is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted August 22 #35 Share Posted August 22 The water from the taps has been treated to some level to prevent bacteria/algae boildup in the system. Chengkp75 can give a more thorough answer as he is a recently retired Chief Engineer from ships. I was deck officer. Knew a little about a lot and knew the engine department did things but would not profess to know how to as well as them. But I could drive the dang thing, well as long as engineering started the engines.....😎 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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