Rare cruiser3775 Posted February 15, 2023 #26 Share Posted February 15, 2023 On my recent cruise to Papua New Guinea with Princess, I was impressed that they provided iced water and chilled towels and a shade gazebo with chairs at port stops. Particularly welcome in very hot and humid conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted February 15, 2023 Author #27 Share Posted February 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, cruiser3775 said: On my recent cruise to Papua New Guinea with Princess, I was impressed that they provided iced water and chilled towels and a shade gazebo with chairs at port stops. Particularly welcome in very hot and humid conditions. HAL used to do this. Not sure about now, but it was very nice in the tropics, especially for someone not used to the heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 16, 2023 #28 Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, cruiser3775 said: On my recent cruise to Papua New Guinea with Princess, I was impressed that they provided iced water and chilled towels and a shade gazebo with chairs at port stops. Particularly welcome in very hot and humid conditions. Princess does that at most port stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarramar Posted February 16, 2023 #29 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Oceania used to provide bottles of chilled water by the exit when you disembarked for the day. YOu could take as many as you wished. Now they give you a refillable bottle which you fill with chilled water and take the bottle home as a souvenir (or not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted February 16, 2023 #30 Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 hours ago, yarramar said: Oceania used to provide bottles of chilled water by the exit when you disembarked for the day. YOu could take as many as you wished. Now they give you a refillable bottle which you fill with chilled water and take the bottle home as a souvenir (or not) How big is the refillable bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 16, 2023 #31 Share Posted February 16, 2023 We take a Bootle of water off on most international ports, most times it isn't touched but at least we have one on hand in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted February 16, 2023 #32 Share Posted February 16, 2023 7 hours ago, SilvertoGold said: HAL used to do this. Not sure about now, but it was very nice in the tropics, especially for someone not used to the heat! HAL still provides water at stops but only in paper cups, sometimes with ice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarramar Posted February 16, 2023 #33 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said: How big is the refillable bottle? 750ml, They are just thin aluminium which would be ok walking around the ship but I would still take my SS vacuum bottle for excursions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissie Posted February 16, 2023 #34 Share Posted February 16, 2023 12 hours ago, yarramar said: 750ml, They are just thin aluminium which would be ok walking around the ship but I would still take my SS vacuum bottle for excursions Are they OK through airport scanners (empty)? I have a light weight one which is nice as keeps water cool - but I've only carried plastic through airport scanners - and I don't like it enough to want to deal with airport holds because of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarramar Posted February 17, 2023 #35 Share Posted February 17, 2023 12 hours ago, lissie said: Are they OK through airport scanners (empty)? I have a light weight one which is nice as keeps water cool - but I've only carried plastic through airport scanners - and I don't like it enough to want to deal with airport holds because of it! We took ours on international flights and half a dozen US airports through security. I did forget that it was still full of water in Honolulu, but just emptied it at the disposal bin prior to going through security. You can then fill them at the water fountain (most airports have chilled filtered water airside) or buy a plastic bottle and decant it for the flight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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