Salty pools and water slides?

[Chewybub]

Hello all! We are thinking about planning a cruise on the Carnival Breeze with myself, my DH, and 2 boys (ages 8 & 11). I was wondering how salty the pools and water slides are? Does it burn the eyes? If so, we may choose a Royal Caribbean ship due to it having freshwater pools.

 

Thanks!

[chengkp75]

Hello all! We are thinking about planning a cruise on the Carnival Breeze with myself, my DH, and 2 boys (ages 8 & 11). I was wondering how salty the pools and water slides are? Does it burn the eyes? If so, we may choose a Royal Caribbean ship due to it having freshwater pools.

 

Thanks!

 

The pool water is sea water, so just as salty as wherever the ship is sailing. All ship's pools, whether sea water or fresh water are chlorinated to 2-4ppm, which is significantly higher than shoreside pools. And not all RCI pools are fresh, some are salt.

[ray98]

It just water...no different than being in the ocean.

[SeaGoingDAD]

Hello all! We are thinking about planning a cruise on the Carnival Breeze with myself, my DH, and 2 boys (ages 8 & 11). I was wondering how salty the pools and water slides are? Does it burn the eyes? If so, we may choose a Royal Caribbean ship due to it having freshwater pools.

 

Thanks!

 

Salt doesn't burn eyes. varying ph going away from 7 burns eyes.

[KevInPitt]

The pools are as salty as the margaritas - drink up!

[LandlockedCruiser01]

Salt doesn't burn eyes. varying ph going away from 7 burns eyes.

The pH of ocean water is 8.3 or so. So the ocean water in the pools would burn the eyes. Heck, I know from experience; good thing there was a shower by the pool.

[SeaGoingDAD]

The pH of ocean water is 8.3 or so. So the ocean water in the pools would burn the eyes. Heck, I know from experience; good thing there was a shower by the pool.

 

You can adjust ph in pool water quite easily.

[chengkp75]

The pH of ocean water is 8.3 or so. So the ocean water in the pools would burn the eyes. Heck, I know from experience; good thing there was a shower by the pool.

 

The pH of sea water will vary considerably from 7.4 to 8.3 as the accepted norms. While flow through salt water pools may reach these levels, when a salt water pool is in recirculation, acid is added to maintain a pH of about 7.0-7.2, which is the optimum pH for the chlorine to work as an antimicrobial agent. Since the pH of our eyes is 7.2, this is also where eye irritation is minimized.

[Rinderoo]

I was on the Breeze recently and did the slides and had no complaints about the water in my eyes, and I wear contact lenses.

 

Disney Cruise Line has freshwater pools.

[MaiTaiMary]

I have no idea about ph levels and all that.... but the kids and I went swimming on our last cruise on the Miracle and weren't bothered by the salt water at all. :)

[Jenhem31]

The pools on Allure in November were salt.

[luv2trvlnow]

The pools are salt water, but the slides are fresh water on the Breeze.