ice & frozen drinks

[tweety33]

They say bring bottled water in Cuba. Not recommended to drink the tap water. What about the ice in cocktails & frozen drinks like pinna colada? should I be concerned?

[Lorey2007]

23 hours ago, tweety33 said:

They say bring bottled water in Cuba. Not recommended to drink the tap water. What about the ice in cocktails & frozen drinks like pinna colada? should I be concerned?

Because of issues I have I will be bring bottled water and packaged snacks with us.  Also I have stainless steel bottles that will keep ice frozen & cold for about 14 hours. I will fill those up on the ship and bring along some paper cups. I had a episode on one of the islands in the past and don't want to go through that again. Better safe than sorry.

[tweety33]

I also have those same bottles and do the exact same thing. I will be bringing them along for sure with bottles of water & snacks. They are great. Definitely better safe then sorry:)

 I wanted to purchase a frozen type drink while in Cuba though, but don't know that I dare chance it with the ice they will blend up. Didn't know if anyone knows for sure if they do or do not use a filtered or bottled water when they make these for tourist. I kinda doubt they do. Some islands I have heard do though.