How pure is the bottled water

[ceejilly]

First cruise with Seabourn coming up this Sunday and I notice in the suites water is supplied in large bottles. Are smaller bottles obtainable? I suffer from a medical condition and require to 'flush' myself twice a day with purified water but I only use a third of the bottled water, once the bottle is opened I cannot chance its purity.

Craig

  

[highplanesdrifters]

8 minutes ago, ceejilly said:

First cruise with Seabourn coming up this Sunday and I notice in the suites water is supplied in large bottles. Are smaller bottles obtainable? I suffer from a medical condition and require to 'flush' myself twice a day with purified water but I only use a third of the bottled water, once the bottle is opened I cannot chance its purity.

Craig

  

 

The suite water is purified on the ship. Which may or may not be to your liking.  You can ask for commercial bottled water.  FYI, last year our ship ran out because Australia wouldn't allow them to load bottled water in Carins.

[ceejilly]

52 minutes ago, highplanesdrifters said:

 

The suite water is purified on the ship. Which may or may not be to your liking.  You can ask for commercial bottled water.  FYI, last year our ship ran out because Australia wouldn't allow them to load bottled water in Carins.

Thanks for the info, highplanesdrifters. good to know I can get commercial bottled water

[Robisan]

3 hours ago, ceejilly said:

First cruise with Seabourn coming up this Sunday and I notice in the suites water is supplied in large bottles. Are smaller bottles obtainable? I suffer from a medical condition and require to 'flush' myself twice a day with purified water but I only use a third of the bottled water, once the bottle is opened I cannot chance its purity.

Craig

  

Since your cruise embarks in just a few days it would be wise for you and/or your TA to advise Seabourn ASAP that this is a needed medical accommodation (not just a preference request) to best ensure they have adequate supply of what you need earmarked for your use. Additionally, the onboard purified water is delivered in unsealed, reusable bottles, so it's likely not usable for your medical purpose.

[ceejilly]

35 minutes ago, Robisan said:

Since your cruise embarks in just a few days it would be wise for you and/or your TA to advise Seabourn ASAP that this is a needed medical accommodation (not just a preference request) to best ensure they have adequate supply of what you need earmarked for your use. Additionally, the onboard purified water is delivered in unsealed, reusable bottles, so it's likely not usable for your medical purpose.

Thanks Robisan, I've managed to get in touch with my TA, he'll check with Seabourn tomorrow. This is the first cruise with Seabourn and I wasn't aware of this supplied water in large containers. Most of the time I cruise with Azamara and they supply small sealed plastic bottles. May be the way forward is to reduce plastic is using these large refillable bottles.  Hopefully my request will be resolved.

Thanks once more.

Craig 

[cruiseej]

I don't know if distilled water is acceptable for what you need to drink, but I know you can get distilled water for a CPAP machine, so that might be an alternative. It comes in the same plastic bottles as the drinking water, but I imagine you could request a fresh bottle each day. 

[CardowMD]

Perhaps take a case of water onboard with you?

[ceejilly]

Thanks everyone with your advice.  I have been in touch with Seabourn via my TA, they have advised that suitable supply of small water bottles will be available once on board.....that was quick.

I did come up with another idea which I do at home and that is....very small amount of salt in bottle and filled with boiled water. Obviously wait until it is cold before use.  I could have used this plan on board using the hot water in the eateries.  Sometimes the simplest way to so often forgotten.

I do not drink the water but have to flush my artificial bladder daily.........too much information!!