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"Gadget World" wrote in message
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All he water on modern cruise ships is distilled.

Sea water is used to cool the engines and the steam produced is the
distilled water that is used for drinking, bathing, cooking etc on the
ship.

In the old days cruise ships had to buy water at the ports. Now cruise
ships make their own distilled water while they cool the engines.

If you need distilled water, just turn on your tap and get all you want.

It's been any years since the cruise ship would warn passengers not to
use too much water as they make all they need, distilled, pure, clean
and free!

Inspector gadget


Our steward brought us the distilled water for my CPAP machine. Long 30 day
cruise on the Diamond Princess, so we used about 3 gallons overall. Did not
see a charge for it. Probably could have used the tap water. In fact, I
did at one point when I had run out one night. Did not even think about it.

Joe in Georgetown, Texas

Many cruise lines credit the number of days, not cruises and this is
fair as longer cruises bring in more $, BUT Suites also bring in more
revenue and inside cabins bring in the least, especially in a one class
ship where everyone has access to all the same facilities and dining.

Some cruise lines credit loyal passengers by total revenue spent for the
ticket and on board.
This system is perhaps most fair as you get what you pay for, but it
also reminds the frequent passenger on just how much he sends on
cruises, and how much he could save by cutting back.

A pinnacle class couple is rewarded for 700 days of cruising times two
people (in an average cabin on an average season that's still over
$200,000 spent on one cruise line.)

We were at the highest loyalty level for seven different cruise lines,
but the popularity of these programs have added new levels on top and
now we are at the top on just five. Naturally, cruise lines that have
100 day round-the world cruises make it easy to gather lots of loyalty
points and money spent in just one cruise.

Although I've probably spent more on cruising and travel than in any
other category, I see it as an investment in living and if we were
treated as well on land as on cruise ships, we wouldn't need to cruise
so often.
Before cruising, we had to travel half-way round the world to get the
friendly service that we get, by just hopping aboard a cruise vessel a a
local port.


So, spend it all on the good life, before the government takes it away,
to "spread it around"

Life is not a dress rehearsal and we only get one shot at making it the
best possible.

Happy cruising

Gadget

In article , Gadget
World wrote:

All he water on modern cruise ships is distilled.

Cruise ships do distill water but they also take on shore water so what
comes from the tap is not at all guaranteed to be 100% distilled.

--
Charles

On 1/22/2011 8:37 PM, Gadget World wrote:
All he water on modern cruise ships is distilled.

Sea water is used to cool the engines and the steam produced is the
distilled water that is used for drinking, bathing, cooking etc on the
ship.

In the old days cruise ships had to buy water at the ports. Now cruise
ships make their own distilled water while they cool the engines.

If you need distilled water, just turn on your tap and get all you want.

It's been any years since the cruise ship would warn passengers not to
use too much water as they make all they need, distilled, pure, clean
and free!

Inspector gadget


There are still minerals in the processed water. AFAIK, it is not
distilled, but desalinated and purified by reverse osmosis. R/O still
leaves minerals in the water. I have an R/O machine in our home and we
were told to only use distilled water in the Bi-pap machine.

I did ask the cruise line about it and was told that the tap water could
damage the machine. That is why Royal Caribbean and Celebrity provide
the distilled water. Do you really think they'd give it to us for free
if it wasn't necessary?

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Charles,

When is the last time you saw the water lines connected to the ship in
port?

Gadget

Janet Wilder wrote:

There are still minerals in the processed water. AFAIK, it is not
distilled, but desalinated and purified by reverse osmosis. R/O still
leaves minerals in the water. I have an R/O machine in our home and we
were told to only use distilled water in the Bi-pap machine.

I did ask the cruise line about it and was told that the tap water could
damage the machine. That is why Royal Caribbean and Celebrity provide the
distilled water. Do you really think they'd give it to us for free if it wasn't necessary?

They probably would have to add some minerals or it would taste bad. Also I
think they would have to purify the water with some chemicals, likely some
chlorine.

You could probably use the tap water for a day or week without damaging the
machine if you had too but since distilled water is available it should be
used.


--
Charles

In article , Gadget
World wrote:

When is the last time you saw the water lines connected to the ship in
port?

I have seen water lines to some ships in port. They take on local water
because when at port they don't run the engine to desalinate the water.

Also as mentioned they add minerals to the water.

--
Charles

On 1/22/11 9:37 PM, Gadget World wrote:
All he water on modern cruise ships is distilled.

Sea water is used to cool the engines and the steam produced is the
distilled water that is used for drinking, bathing, cooking etc on the
ship.

In the old days cruise ships had to buy water at the ports. Now cruise
ships make their own distilled water while they cool the engines.

If you need distilled water, just turn on your tap and get all you want.

Some cruise ship water comes from condensation on the air conditioning
chiller coils. But that's not distilled.

Additional water comes from reverse osmosis (RO) systems that makes
fresh water from sea water. It's the same process Coca Cola uses to
make Dasani water. But that's not distilled either.

--Tom

On 1/22/2011 10:13 PM, Charles wrote:
Janet wrote:

There are still minerals in the processed water. AFAIK, it is not
distilled, but desalinated and purified by reverse osmosis. R/O still
leaves minerals in the water. I have an R/O machine in our home and we
were told to only use distilled water in the Bi-pap machine.

I did ask the cruise line about it and was told that the tap water could
damage the machine. That is why Royal Caribbean and Celebrity provide the
distilled water. Do you really think they'd give it to us for free if it wasn't necessary?

They probably would have to add some minerals or it would taste bad. Also I
think they would have to purify the water with some chemicals, likely some
chlorine.

You could probably use the tap water for a day or week without damaging the
machine if you had too but since distilled water is available it should be
used.


I think we'll skip the tap water, especially when the manufacturer
specifies distilled water only and the cruise line, itself, does not
recommend using the tap water in the machine.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On 1/22/2011 10:46 PM, Tom K wrote:
On 1/22/11 9:37 PM, Gadget World wrote:
All he water on modern cruise ships is distilled.

Sea water is used to cool the engines and the steam produced is the
distilled water that is used for drinking, bathing, cooking etc on the
ship.

In the old days cruise ships had to buy water at the ports. Now cruise
ships make their own distilled water while they cool the engines.

If you need distilled water, just turn on your tap and get all you want.

Some cruise ship water comes from condensation on the air conditioning
chiller coils. But that's not distilled.

That would be closer to distilled than the desalinated RO water.

Additional water comes from reverse osmosis (RO) systems that makes
fresh water from sea water. It's the same process Coca Cola uses to make
Dasani water. But that's not distilled either.


That's what I said.


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.