Swimming onboard in Canada

[_lefty26_]

Is the pool comfortable enough to enter when cruising in Canada during the springtime? I would assume the pool roof is closed.

[Essiesmom]

I would help to know which ship.  EM

[LHT28]

a  friend  was  swimming  when we were at the arctic  circle  so I would  think Canada  would be fine 😉

Depends on your  stamina

no roof on our pool

[cruiseryyc]

Are you referring to a cruise on the East Coast or West Coast???

 

I can't imagine a scenario where the pool wouldn't be open for swimming with hopefully the roof open too.

[Grandma Dazzles]

Depends on the ship and if the pool is heated. 

[navybankerteacher]

2 hours ago, _lefty26_ said:

Is the pool comfortable enough to enter when cruising in Canada during the springtime? I would assume the pool roof is closed.

 

  Define “springtime” - it can mean March 22 or June 20;    also, the ship matters:  HAL ships have sliding covers which are only reasonably effective in holding in warmth, while Celebrity and Royal Caribbean ships (to my experience) have much more enclosed, and therefore warmer, covered pools.

[iancal]

In Canada we have special winter bathing suits that keep us warm and toasty when we are swimming in springtime.

[_lefty26_]

1 hour ago, navybankerteacher said:

 

  Define “springtime” - it can mean March 22 or June 20;    also, the ship matters:  HAL ships have sliding covers which are only reasonably effective in holding in warmth, while Celebrity and Royal Caribbean ships (to my experience) have much more enclosed, and therefore warmer, covered pools.

May 2019 Montreal/Boston

[_lefty26_]

Just now, _lefty26_ said:

May 2019 Montreal/Boston

Zaandam/HAL

[WisconsinFan]

As a former Great Lakes life guard (although I think our supervisor was a bit mean) we had to swim in Lake Michigan in May 🙂 Think the pool will be fine. Our kids swam in the outdoor pool on the Oosterdam in Alaska in June....now the folks from Texas thought they had lost their minds........

[Hlitner]

2 hours ago, _lefty26_ said:

Zaandam/HAL

The Zaandam's main pool has a retractable cover.  When it is chilly, the cover is closed and the pool heated.  If you would get a really warm day the staff will sometimes partially open the roof.  The aft pool will likely not be a popular place on that itienerary :).

 

Hank

[navybankerteacher]

3 hours ago, _lefty26_ said:

Zaandam/HAL

 

Lovely ship - the main pool should be reasonably comfortable, but in May I am sure the sliding cover will be closed coming down the St. Lawrence - and in the Atlantic as well.