gina2edu Posted November 21, 2004 #1 Share Posted November 21, 2004 I was reading a review today about the Explorer and they said the pools were saltwater. Is this true? Is it just ocean water that they pump into the pools? Is this true for all the pools? What about the hottubs? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorrorFan Posted November 21, 2004 #2 Share Posted November 21, 2004 When I was on the Explorer it was all salt water pools and hot tubs. At least the main ones were. One good thing about that, they were drained, cleaned and filled everyday I think. I assume it is ocean water but it appeared very clean, so it may have been filtered. If you have kids, take swim goggles for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty1 Posted November 22, 2004 #3 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Just off the Serenade. The main pool (outdoor) was salt water. The solarium was fresh water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechKnowBabble Posted November 22, 2004 #4 Share Posted November 22, 2004 When we were on Explorer (Jan 2004) we were told it was the first sailing where they filled the pools with FRESH water. Some type of experiment, not sure if they continued with fresh water or not. Unforunately one night we hit some rough seas, the one pool had 5 foot waves crashing out of it. Needless to say I'm sure after that they refilled with salt water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catmomma Posted November 22, 2004 #5 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Every ship I have been on has had salt water pools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjh8115 Posted November 23, 2004 #6 Share Posted November 23, 2004 We were on the Explorer in March 2004 and the pools were fresh water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtyme Posted November 23, 2004 #7 Share Posted November 23, 2004 So far as I know, it's filtered ocean water. Makes sense. It's the one resource they have plenty of and easy access to. I believe that even the drinking water is from the ocean (has be de-salinized and processed and tastes as good as the bottled stuff). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare angelsil Posted November 23, 2004 #8 Share Posted November 23, 2004 We were on the Explorer in September 2004 and the hot tubs were fresh water. At least in the Solarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandltullis Posted November 23, 2004 #9 Share Posted November 23, 2004 I work for a swimming pool company and thought this info. might be useful. There is a system that turns salt into a kind of chlroine. It makes the water very soft and gentle on skin,eyes and bathing suits. So wether you start with fresh water and dump in bags of salt or start with saltwater from the ocean the end result is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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