Tigerman4LSU Posted September 15, 2004 #1 Share Posted September 15, 2004 We are cruising on the Jewel in November. How is the drinking water? We are thinking about getting a Brita Filter pitcher. Any thoughts? George "USC is the National Champs in College Football like Al Gore is President of the United States. Both agreed to a system to determine the winner and when they did not win, they tried to change the system." - Chancellor of LSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUU Posted September 15, 2004 #2 Share Posted September 15, 2004 I haven't personally experienced the water yet, but from what I've learned about the technology applied to produce it, a Brita is probably unnecessary. The water is desalinated on-board ship, and as such, is practically flat to start -- no minerals, no nothing to filter out. That, itself, is a problem, in terms of taste, so they add minerals into the water deliberately, to make it taste better. The main impact of the Brita then, I'd assume, would be to filter out the minerals that make the water taste better. The only exception to that would be perhaps any particles that the water acquires traveling through the plumbing. That seems to be a rather remote possibility, at least I'd hope, given that we're talking about the newest ship in the fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springtxbill Posted September 15, 2004 #3 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Don't bother with the filter. The water on the ship is cleaner and more pure than you will get anywhere else.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankiRN Posted September 15, 2004 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2004 [font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=darkorchid]The water is completely safe to drink, probably cleaner than what you have at home. That said, I don't like the taste and drink bottled water on the ship. But in a pinch, I'd drink it and I'd always feel safe doing so.[/color][/size][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Island Lady Posted September 15, 2004 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2004 To brush your teeth it is Ok. I don't like to drink it out of the bath faucet, because it is not cold enough, so we just keep bottled water in the fridge or on ice. In the dining room, we always have water for dinner and it taste just as good as the filtered water at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springtxbill Posted September 15, 2004 #6 Share Posted September 15, 2004 The biggest problem with the taste is that the water is so pure it has no taste.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean-lynd Posted September 15, 2004 #7 Share Posted September 15, 2004 We always drink the ship water. We have a thermal jug that has a shoulder strap. We fill it with ice and water in the Windjammer every morning and we have ice cold water to drink all day long on excursions or relaxing by the pool. I hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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