Mini-golf? Really?

[mz-s]

I wouldn't be surprised at all to learn it's an environmental thing in case they go overboard.

[cellfree]

2 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Guess we'll have to pack a couple of real golf balls in case we want to play! 😁⛳

We had the light plastic ones on different ships about a year ago, husband now has a couple golf balls in his backpack that come along with him when we cruise.

[ProgRockCruiser]

17 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

in years past, they were like regular Putt-Putt balls

I guess the only place I play mini golf or putt-putt is on Carnival ships.  And I (used to) play regular golf.

 

How do "regular Putt-Putt balls" differ from:

a. regular (real) golf balls?

b. the ones that Carnival is using today?

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

8 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said:

I guess the only place I play mini golf or putt-putt is on Carnival ships.  And I (used to) play regular golf.

 

How do "regular Putt-Putt balls" differ from:

a. regular (real) golf balls?

b. the ones that Carnival is using today?

Regular golf balls do not float.

 

Many (most?) mini-golf balls float so when they wind up in water features they are much easier to fish out.  So they are less dense. But, most people probably couldn't tell the difference. They could easily break a window.

 

The golf balls that I saw on Disney Fantasy were a light plastic that had a 0 chance of breaking a window no matter how hard you tried.

[evandbob]

1 hour ago, mz-s said:

I wouldn't be surprised at all to learn it's an environmental thing in case they go overboard.

Plastic takes a gazillion years to decompose in water, so it'd be an environmental hazard, right?

 

Glad someone remembered Seinfeld's whale.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

I'll have to give the Amazon balls the float test  🙂

 

Tom

[Florings]

They aren't really plastic, more like a foam or something - very light weight and blow around.  It's ok to play when the ship is docked, but don't even think of playing in the wind with those balls because they do not stay put.   We now pack our own since we enjoy a game or two each cruise.

 

I'm guessing, as someone said above, it's probably a safety issue if you get kids who like to toss them around - but they don't make playing very easy when the ship is moving.

[BlerkOne]

1 hour ago, evandbob said:

Plastic takes a gazillion years to decompose in water, so it'd be an environmental hazard, right?

 

It never goes away. Just turns into microplastic. They are everywhere and are causing problems.

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

35 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

It never goes away. Just turns into microplastic. They are everywhere and are causing problems.

My guess is that those "plastic" golf balls are really biodegradable stuff that look/feel like plastic.

[BlerkOne]

1 hour ago, PrincessArlena'sDad said:

My guess is that those "plastic" golf balls are really biodegradable stuff that look/feel like plastic.

I would hope so.

[clackey]

Now I know what BYOB means.  Bring Your Own Balls.

[SmoothFlying]

2 hours ago, clackey said:

Now I know what BYOB means.  Bring Your Own Balls.

My wife smiled and read this reply out loud, to me and I replied, 'NEVER leave home without MINE :))'

 

Mac

[matymil]

14 hours ago, ColeThornton said:

I'm sorry that people are having to experience this.  Hang in there.  Together, we'll get through this.

Thoughts and prayers

 

[momof3cruisers]

Y’all clearly play a LOT more mini golf than I ever have in my lifetime. I have never paid attention to the weight of the balls.  Not that kind anyway. 😉