Ex-Airbalancer Posted August 7, 2023 #26 Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, CHEZMARYLOU said: I would absolutely hate this. Why? looks good to me no different than get milk, cream. Or juices 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckroast1 Posted August 7, 2023 #27 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Currently on Reflection. All aluminum all the time here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 7, 2023 #28 Share Posted August 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: Why? looks good to me no different than get milk, cream. Or juices Majority of adults do not drink liquids directly from cartons, of course exceptions exist 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 7, 2023 #29 Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, chuckroast1 said: Currently on Reflection. All aluminum all the time here. Thanks for the datapoint, if you don't mind, ask a bartender or perhaps the crew manning the buffet drink station if they heard if they're switching to plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloAlaska Posted August 7, 2023 #30 Share Posted August 7, 2023 14 minutes ago, CHEZMARYLOU said: I would absolutely hate this. Flow water is a better shape which is what NCL uses. If I have to get bottled water it’s been my choice at home for years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloAlaska Posted August 7, 2023 #31 Share Posted August 7, 2023 27 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said: Majority of adults do not drink liquids directly from cartons, of course exceptions exist Well maybe that’s your experience but where I live (Ottawa, Canada) every Starbucks and most other coffee shops now sell Flow water in cartons and adults buy and drink from them without any issue. It’s not like drinking from the open spout of school milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 7, 2023 #32 Share Posted August 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, SoloAlaska said: Well maybe that’s your experience but where I live (Ottawa, Canada) every Starbucks and most other coffee shops now sell Flow water in cartons and adults buy and drink from them without any issue. It’s not like drinking from the open spout of school milk. I don't mean this in a negative way, when it comes to X passengers, wouldn't you consider those from Canada the minority? In the US, most if not all the Starbucks sell water in plastic bottles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted August 7, 2023 #33 Share Posted August 7, 2023 51 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said: Majority of adults do not drink liquids directly from cartons, of course exceptions exist It does have the same opening as a plastic bottle or is the USA that backwards 🤔😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloAlaska Posted August 7, 2023 #34 Share Posted August 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said: I don't mean this in a negative way, when it comes to X passengers, wouldn't you consider those from Canada the minority? In the US, most if not all the Starbucks sell water in plastic bottles Agreed but that “adults don’t drink out of cartons” is just false. Because cartons are not mainstream yet in the US is another issue. Canadian customers are not that different to Americans we just have different products available to us. Also NCL has switched to cartons and there and most customers are American adults. I just don’t think the idea of drinking out of a carton is such a big problem. The environmental impact is much lower than plastic, it is considered higher end in many markets, and it is easier to transport due to its squareish shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway180 Posted August 7, 2023 #35 Share Posted August 7, 2023 just got off the Solstice: all aluminum cans, and Aqua Panna glass for premium They are still putting the large Evian bottled water in the room hoping you drink it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 7, 2023 #36 Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: It does have the same opening as a plastic bottle or is the USA that backwards 🤔😁 2 minutes ago, SoloAlaska said: Agreed but that “adults don’t drink out of cartons” is just false. Because cartons are not mainstream yet in the US is another issue. Canadian customers are not that different to Americans we just have different products available to us. Also NCL has switched to cartons and there and most customers are American adults. I just don’t think the idea of drinking out of a carton is such a big problem. The environmental impact is much lower than plastic, it is considered higher end in many markets, and it is easier to transport due to its squareish shape. It comes down to this, if X changed to carton water, will most X passengers who have never experienced a water carton before, request a glass to pour it in? Will the servers just serve the water carton along with a glass along without even asking ? Rhetorical questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulh84 Posted August 7, 2023 #37 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I'd be willing to bet this is more of a supply issue than anything else. With the ship repoing away from the NY season, I imagine they ran out of aluminum bottles and chose to not supply any more. If they supplied more than they could store on the ship, they would be stuck storing a stockpile somewhere in NJ or pay to ship them to another location. That wouldn't make a lot of sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloAlaska Posted August 7, 2023 #38 Share Posted August 7, 2023 22 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said: It comes down to this, if X changed to carton water, will most X passengers who have never experienced a water carton before, request a glass to pour it in? Will the servers just serve the water carton along with a glass along without even asking ? Rhetorical questions Your making the assumption that you are the majority in refusing to drink out of a box with a plastic spout. If NCL has successfully made the switch on a cruise line and millions of others in North America have as well then why do you assume X customers are so “special “ that they refuse. Enjoy your cheap plastic bottles of water and I’ll choose my alkaline spring water in environmentally friendly packaging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakes2 Posted August 7, 2023 #39 Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 hours ago, horseymike said: Someone may have cut themselves with those aluminum water bottles, the edges of the cap were quite sharp . When I've had them bartender opened for me but I did hear of people who cut their thumbs. Glad Celebrity got their act together at least on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 7, 2023 #40 Share Posted August 7, 2023 19 minutes ago, SoloAlaska said: Your making the assumption that you are the majority in refusing to drink out of a box with a plastic spout. If NCL has successfully made the switch on a cruise line and millions of others in North America have as well then why do you assume X customers are so “special “ that they refuse. Enjoy your cheap plastic bottles of water and I’ll choose my alkaline spring water in environmentally friendly packaging. I did say rhetorical as now you're also making assumptions that X passengers WOULD drink from the carton; NCL and X passengers are different. Do we even have data of how many on NCL drink from the carton or pour into glasses? At the end of the day, ships, whether cargo or cruise are NOT remotely environmentally friendly. If you truly care about being greener, there's no bigger impact you can have than to NOT cruise. If you want to cruise, there's no bigger impact you can make than to only sail on ships that burn LNG fuel and not ships like X that use Heavy Fuel Oil mixed with diesel. From "well to prop" LNG is significantly cleaner and ships often last for 50+ years Now you're attacking all of America (lol) yet I'll share that we personally bring water bottles with us, use refill stations and most circumstances, if filtered water isn't an option are okay with drinking tap water. We are well aware that doing so is only a tiny drop in the huge bucket of environmental impact 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veinless Posted August 7, 2023 #41 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Maybe next they can try water in a bag, like milk in eastern Canada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverlaysup Posted August 7, 2023 #42 Share Posted August 7, 2023 They may have just ran out of aluminum bottles at the supply port and are now raiding the RCL stock until they can replenish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted August 7, 2023 #43 Share Posted August 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, Veinless said: Maybe next they can try water in a bag, like milk in eastern Canada. Bag milk is the best 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alakegirl Posted August 7, 2023 #44 Share Posted August 7, 2023 A single report from one ship and people are jumping to all sorts of conclusions😳😜🙄😵💫🫠 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakes2 Posted August 7, 2023 #45 Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: Bag milk is the best 😁 Hate bagged milk with a vengeance. Haven't bought in over 30 years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbbquilterUT Posted August 7, 2023 #46 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I personally hate the single use plastic - bring a refillable water bottle. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakes2 Posted August 7, 2023 #47 Share Posted August 7, 2023 21 minutes ago, Veinless said: Maybe next they can try water in a bag, like milk in eastern Canada. Or water from a garden hose like I drank as a kid 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_G Posted August 7, 2023 #48 Share Posted August 7, 2023 25 minutes ago, neverlaysup said: They may have just ran out of aluminum bottles at the supply port and are now raiding the RCL stock until they can replenish. Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Common sense replies are unacceptable here on Cruise Critic. What were you thinking? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverlaysup Posted August 7, 2023 #49 Share Posted August 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, Big_G said: Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Common sense replies are unacceptable here on Cruise Critic. What were you thinking? My bad, I will revert to my sarcastic side from now on!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted August 7, 2023 #50 Share Posted August 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: Why? looks good to me no different than get milk, cream. Or juices Several reasons, with small and arthritic hands holding these cartons is hard, even when pouring half and half. Then, when they are full I can see squeezing it and dribbling water down my chin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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