Pools salt water or fresh

[Majesty Fan]

It has been almost 3 years since we were on Disney and can't remember if the pools were fresh or salt? . Also how late do the pools stay open?

Lexi

[Rudi610]

The pools are fresh water and if I remember correctly, at least one pool was open until midnight or later (on our cruise, it was mostly the Goofy pool).

[ivrier]

And what makes it great to swim at night is that the pool water is heated!!

[Majesty Fan]

I am so glad. I leave by the beach and so I get sick of the salt water. I love the fresh water pools.

Lexi

[pixiedustdawn]

I thought the Mickey pool was fresh water, and the Goofy pool... salt water.

 

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[Host Mick]

All four pools are fresh water. The nice thing about this is that the pools can remain filled in port. By CDC rules, saltwater pools are to be drained before the ship arrives in port.

Why you say?

Salt water pools are not chlorinated. They stay clean because salt water is drawn from the sea and sent through the pools once and dumped overboard, not recirculated. When the ship is near shore, the risk of drawing up contaminated sea water is much higher so that water is not used in the pools.

The ship also cannot make fresh water with the evaporators while near shore.

[cavfam]

Yippee!! My kiddies and I hated the salt water pools on RCCL. Not at all refreshing to me and my kids stopped swimming because the salt water hurt their eyes, even with goggles on. Thanks for the good news :)

[Rudi610]

Just want to make a point that RCCL's Freedom class ships have fresh water pools (from what I hear) and I think the new Oasis and Allure will also be fresh water. From what I can gather, only RCCL's Freedom ships (Freedom OTS, Independence OYS, & Liberty OTS) as well as the Disney ships are the only cruise liners that have fresh water pools (I am assuming that the new Disney ships will probably be fresh water too0>

[crusinmama06]

Just want to make a point that RCCL's Freedom class ships have fresh water pools (from what I hear) and I think the new Oasis and Allure will also be fresh water. From what I can gather, only RCCL's Freedom ships (Freedom OTS, Independence OYS, & Liberty OTS) as well as the Disney ships are the only cruise liners that have fresh water pools (I am assuming that the new Disney ships will probably be fresh water too0>

 

Yes, RCCL Freedom and Oasis class are fresh. Disney Magic and Wonder are fresh. And Princess is as well. :D

[crusinmama06]

Yes, RCCL Freedom and Oasis class are fresh. Disney Magic and Wonder are fresh. And Princess is as well. :D

 

I am adding in one exception to the Princess ships, the 3 R class ships (Royal Princess, Pacific Princess, and Tahitian Princess) are salt water. The rest are fresh.