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View Full Version : Pools on the ships JohnGar 04-26-2007, 10:11 PM OK, I think I know the answer, but the wife asked to post, so I will (happy wife = happy life): Are the swimming pools on the cruise ships saltwater or chlorinated? OK, you can stop laughing now. Andrew 04-26-2007, 10:17 PM Some ships--don't know about DCL--have special saltwater pools. Everything else is chlorinated. GusMan 04-27-2007, 03:36 AM DCL uses chlorine. SJF510 04-27-2007, 04:35 PM Except for the kids pool, which I think is 20% urine. Mr.Abominable 04-28-2007, 02:15 AM Except for the kids pool, which I think is 20% urine. That may explain the warmer temperature! shawnarae 04-30-2007, 09:55 PM Chlorine I am sure....smelled that way when we got out :) Kids eyes were red and all that...... Barbossa 05-24-2007, 07:26 PM Except for the kids pool, which I think is 20% urine. ROTFLMAO! :D Disney pool water (at least before the kids jump in) is de-salinated seawater, just like the water that is piped into the staterooms. Add some chlorine and you're good to go! piglet 05 05-29-2007, 12:10 PM OK, I think I know the answer, but the wife asked to post, so I will (happy wife = happy life): Are the swimming pools on the cruise ships saltwater or chlorinated? OK, you can stop laughing now. hmm i thought it was all seawater so as to not mess up the environment. but others seem to say differently... i'm unable to find a faq for it via disneys cruiseline site though. GusMan 05-29-2007, 12:14 PM To be honest, the vast majority of the water used on the ship is seawater - but it is processed seawater so that it can be used for drinking, swimming, etc. For for all practical purposes, it is "fresh" water with chlorine. Andrew 05-29-2007, 12:16 PM To be honest, the vast majority of the water used on the ship is seawater - but it is processed seawater so that it can be used for drinking, swimming, etc. I didn't know that. Cruise ships have onboard desalination plants? I thought they just took on fresh water at each port. GusMan 05-29-2007, 12:56 PM I didn't know that. Cruise ships have onboard desalination plants? I thought they just took on fresh water at each port. Yep. The last time I was on board I went to a presentation regarding the engineering behind the ships and their operations. The amount of fresh water they take on at port only makes up about 10 -15% (IIRC) of the total fresh water used on board. They have to desalinate water onboard to keep up with demand. ETA: And to be honest, I had no problem drinking the water out of the tap in my stateroom. Some may not like it but I have had worse at fancy hotels on land. AVP 05-29-2007, 09:38 PM As of four days ago, the water in the pools was still desalinated ocean water. AVP |