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I mean good coffee! ;-)

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And coffee...

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We stayed at Aloft, $90.00/night last October.

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Good point on the ice cubes. They definitely should be made with the best quality water. Nobody wants ice cubes that reek of sulfur or taste like an iron pipe! :eek:

 

And ship wide tap water shouldn't be the source of problematic sodium numbers. I'd look to the food for that especially the soups. ;)

Totally agree on the food! And alcohol (and resulting dehydration) :-)

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Well my point in testing the buffet water and the melted ice water with a total dissolved solids tester was that the result was under 35 parts per million of all dissolved solids. I assume Sodium would be be even lower because it's only a percentage of the total. The main argument was that the water on the boat is saltier than the water at home and causing edema. I wasn't looking for scientific exact numbers I was just trying to compare water at home with water on the boat numbers for my fellow CC rollcall shipmates on my last repo cruise.

This was done with only a few days left before our cruise and I did not have time to procure an actual salinity tester. The tester I did use was brand new and calibrated at the company.

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High numbers.

What kind of meter is it?

Our taps are 40 raw / 108 treated (due to acidity of source requiring bicarbonate neutralization).

I'm in an area of Wyoming with VERY alkaline soil, bentonite clay and "hard" water.

It is a meter that tests all dissolved solids, not just sodium.

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Thanks for the data. Now prepare yourself for "alternate facts," stories of swelling up like a balloon, despair from how bad ships water tastes, and my favorite picture of brown water coming out of a bathroom tap. You're a brave person! [emoji16]

 

 

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LOL! Yes, I am waiting for the backlash!

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Thank you for the extra info chengkp75! It definitely supports my hypothesis that the drinking water on the ship isn't the main cause of edema!

This argument and discussion came up on my CC roll call feed just days before we sailed so I only had time to order a TDS tester. I'm hoping by my next cruise I will actually have a salinity tester.

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I would possibly think that the sink water could be Boston city water but not the ice or buffet drinking water.

(See chart I included)

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We left Boston and had 3 sea days heading to San Juan.

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There has been much discussion of the onboard water being "too salty" and causing swelling.

Thinking that this seemed crazy I took it upon myself to buy a water tester and do some research. To blame swelling solely on water salinity seems absurd when in sea air, doing extensive walking, heat, alcohol consumption, and all the wonderful foods are far more likely.

My tester measures all dissolved solids not just salinity.

Here are my findings:

So, before leaving home I tested our water for dissolved solids in order to compare with the ships tap and drinking water.

Here are the numbers from my home:

1. Untreated tap water: 192 ppm

2. After treatment by water softener: 175 ppm

3. Untreated but run through carbon filter in refrigerator: 168 ppm

Results from onboard the Dawn during Repo cruise Boston to NOLO in October/November 2016

1. Cabin sink before sail away in Boston: 230 ppm.

2. Cabin sink 2nd sea day:193 ppm

3. Melted cabin ice 2nd sea day: 34 ppm!!!!

4. Buffet water 2nd sea day 35 ppm!!!!

Sadly it didn't occur to me to purchase a bottle of the $5.50 drinking water until I was home. I will do so on our next cruise and test it. I'm willing to bet that it's higher than the buffet water is.

So, the drinking water on the Dawn is far more pure (and less salty) than most regular tap water in our homes.

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We're considering booking a room to use for the day at a beachfront hotel. Suggestions?

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I would be interested, especially as a free service. Sounds great to me.