Bottled water?

[SL6827]

Can you take your own onto the ship?

 

[jdb in AZ]

Yes. We haul some onboard at the beginning of the cruise, and sometimes restock on shore. DCL does sell bottled water but it's ridiculously overpriced.

 

[SL6827]

Yes. We haul some onboard at the beginning of the cruise, and sometimes restock on shore. DCL does sell bottled water but it's ridiculously overpriced.

Right, I want to bring my own on. How much can you bring? You just load em up in a suitcase after getting them in Florida?

 

[superret]

Right, I want to bring my own on. How much can you bring? You just load em up in a suitcase after getting them in Florida?

We normally bring a case of 24 bottles on board. Just stick the luggage tag sticker on top of the water.

 

[DynamicDisneyDuo]

All beverages must be carried on to the ship, not checked as baggage. If you choose to break the rules, check your water and it breaks causing damage for other guests; you can and will be required to pay for that damage.

As I always say, the porters don't work for DCL and won't turn down anything with a luggage tag in order to get a tip. You could pass them sweet Aunt May with a luggage tag on her forehead and she'd probably be propped against the wall by your stateroom later.

 

[SL6827]

All beverages must be carried on to the ship, not checked as baggage. If you choose to break the rules, check your water and it breaks causing damage for other guests; you can and will be required to pay for that damage.

Ohhh. Any advice on this? Could be a deal breaker then? So how much is DCL's water?

 

[Cruising Engineer]

 

[Maggie'sMom]

Right, I want to bring my own on. How much can you bring? You just load em up in a suitcase after getting them in Florida?

I usually just bring refillable water bottles onboard, but other beverages I bring, I put in a carry-on sized roller bag. It's heavy and a pain to drag around if we get on the ship before rooms are available, but it's not bad if we board late enough that we can drop it off in our stateroom.

As for how much, there's no limit other than you can't bring more than you can manage to keep with you until your stateroom is ready.

 

[g_ppetto]

We have a roll-on bag with a zippered compartment on the bottom. We fill the bottom compartment with bottles. I can lash / hook smaller items to the extension handle. A tip - If you plan to pick up water once you get to Florida, get a brand name that you like. We picked up a case of Zephyrhills water on a trip to WDW once. The best thing I can say about it was 'it was wet'. Probably like Philly or New York water... it is an acquired taste if you didn't grow up drinking it.

 

[FigmentSpark]

We buy the water package each time, but we only use the bottles on excursions. We drink tap water on the ship and it's just fine. $40 for 24 Disani might be expensive, but it's a one-off cost, compared to having to buy and lug our own water on board.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I usually just bring refillable water bottles onboard,

This.^^^^^

OP, Why not just use a refillable water bottle? Besides cutting down on excessive plastic use/trash, there's really no reason not to.

Water onboard the ship (served at meals, meals prepared with it, from the drink station, from the tap in your room) is all processed just like most bottled water (reverse osmosis and filtered).

 

[SL6827]

This.^^^^^

OP, Why not just use a refillable water bottle? Besides cutting down on excessive plastic use/trash, there's really no reason not to.

Water onboard the ship (served at meals, meals prepared with it, from the drink station, from the tap in your room) is all processed just like most bottled water (reverse osmosis and filtered).

There you go. That is the answer!

 

[Intr3pid]

Water onboard the ship (served at meals, meals prepared with it, from the drink station, from the tap in your room) is all processed just like most bottled water (reverse osmosis and filtered).

A lot of folks don't care about the water taste or smell - and many can't even tell the difference. To us, water is our most important daily drink, and we consume lots of it to keep a healthy lifestyle. To that end, the taste makes you consume more of your favorite drink. Tasteless or "flat" water is one of the key reasons why many don't drink as much as they should.

Now, for the water on board:

1. Ship water is heavily chlorinated. As you know, it's sourced either from the port-side bunkers (after which it has to be quarantined for 24-48 hours first) or from seawater with reverse osmosis/distillation/etc. Minerals are added back if distilled, and chlorination follows. Those of us used to our favorite water source will find the end result either lacking entirely in taste or with a distasteful residue.

Bottled water is almost never chlorinated and is sanitized using ozone and UV light, neither of which leaves any kind of taste residue. Filtration/Reverse osmosis may still follow. If you are used to a particular bottled water brand, the water on board will taste VERY different.

2. While a ship isn't Flint, many are just not comfortable drinking water coming through miles and miles of ship pipes. Most ships aren't subject to stricter North American plumbing codes today - and keep getting drydocked without anyone touching their decades-old plumbing systems. This isn't to say ship pipes are subject to more corrosion - but it does bring up the need for caution.

3. Not all water bottlers are made the same when it comes to using recycled materials. Evian, for instance, will be in closed-loop manufacturing by 2025 - meaning 100% use of own recycled plastic: https://www.waste360.com/plastics/evian-use-100-recycled-plastic-all-water-bottles.

 

[DCLPrincess]

I drink the water on the ship and then just get the $10 6/pk for excursions. I know it's not as eco friendly as a reusable bottle but then I don't worry about losing it. Also I've read that some ports won't let you bring open bottles ashore although I've never seen this enforced.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I drink the water on the ship and then just get the $10 6/pk for excursions. I know it's not as eco friendly as a reusable bottle but then I don't worry about losing it. Also I've read that some ports won't let you bring open bottles ashore although I've never seen this enforced.

All the cruising we've done all around the world, only 2 ports did not allow sealed bottled water. If I recall correctly, neither one was a Caribbean port.

 

[MomOTwins]

I think I've gone to Disney too many times and have now become hopelessly desensitized. I saw 6 bottles for $10 bucks and was like WOW, that's like a third of the price of water in the parks!!