Bringing or Obtaining Distilled Water on a Cruise?

I also have a PVC hose hanger that I made that is portable and takes up very little space in a suitcase. The room stewards have no issue with it.

Seabourn suite, newly renovated ship, but not an outlet in sight near the bed. Used my own extension cord to be less of an obstacle.

RobertS975 wrote:Seabourn suite, newly renovated ship, but not an outlet in sight near the bed. Used my own extension cord to be less of an obstacle.

Funny, but I have yet to find a ship that had an outlet anywhere near the bed. Therefore, battery operated alarm clock that also includes a "white" noise output, which my wife has hooked me on. Cruise ships really limit the availability of AC power in the cabin. IMO, the main reason is to save money on fuel. All AC power comes from the ship's generators, which burn fuel that cost money.

Statistically speaking, every item plugged in slightly raises fire risk, beds are basically a pile of fabric, and fire is one of the worst things possible on the open sea.

2 weeks on the Aranui 3 out of Papeete, Tahiti. Standard cabin with twin beds, a night stand and an outlet above the night stand. I did need a European two prong converter to adapt to American plug. 1/2 half freighter and 1/2 200 passenger ship servicing the 6 inhabited islands in the Marquesas. I just used bottled water.

I know that Royal Caribbean supplies a power strip and distilled water free of charge. I just called to have mine ready for our upcoming cruise and also to request a sharps container for my hubby.

I've just used ship's water while cruising. I figure there's a 50/50 chance it's distilled anyway. Just dump it in the morning and refill at night.

On the ships where I've needed and extension cord, a request to the cabin steward has produced one without any problems. On these ships, power usually had to be taken from the vanity and required quite long cords to go around the room without creating a trip hazard. I wouldn't carry anything like the 25 footers that have been furnished.

I carry large zip lock bags to store my equipment during the day and while traveling.

I was on the Celebrity Summit in July and there were outlets near the bed. I didn't have a CPAP then, but I'm going on the Summit again this July, and I know that my machine cord is long enough that I shouldn't need an extension cord. I just filled out their form for special needs though, just in case.

I did a 10 night cruise on the Celebrity Equinox in December. I completed the special needs form and received one gallon of distilled water and an extension cord (no charge). The nearest outlet was across the room at the desk/sitting area. My cpap cord did reach there (barely), but it was easier to use the extension cord provided by Celebrity.

Just use Aquafina. It's a 4 ppm TDS rated water. It's really close to distilled. I have been using it in my Respironics series 60 humidifier for last 2 months with no buildup.

I don't know if it is the same but when I was in the US Navy, there isn't a true ground so the neutral and hot lines both have 60V AC on them. If you had a power strip that grounds to the neutral line, you would get 60V AC on the metal case.
Very bad.

To the OP: I sailed on Norwegian last month. I didn't tell ahead about my PAP, didn't think I had to. I brought a regular extension cord, based on research, and never had a problem. I left it set up because I was on a theme cruise and sleeping odd hours, and if my steward had an issue he didn't let on to me. I used the ship's water (I usually use the local supply when I travel- figure my dedicated distilled water use at home balances it out) and again, no worries. I had more issues with the PAP at the airport, with the unpacking and all, than at any point during the cruise! Hope you have fun.

Cpapgreg wrote:I don't know if it is the same but when I was in the US Navy, there isn't a true ground so the neutral and hot lines both have 60V AC on them. If you had a power strip that grounds to the neutral line, you would get 60V AC on the metal case.
Very bad.

ah, no, that's NOT how it works.

I can't see how you could afford to take a cruise, and not be able to afford to replace a HH tank, when you got home. Maybe your friends could take up a donation, when you got home. Jim

Maybe they could throw a benefit before you left, take up a collection and get a gift card from your DME provider, so you can get one on your return, maybe a little extra for a 10 ft electric cord.

palerider wrote:

Cpapgreg wrote:I don't know if it is the same but when I was in the US Navy, there isn't a true ground so the neutral and hot lines both have 60V AC on them. If you had a power strip that grounds to the neutral line, you would get 60V AC on the metal case.
Very bad.

ah, no, that's NOT how it works.

In addition to other responses, ungrounded systems are also found on ships at sea. Since there is no reference to "earth ground", there is no true ground. A typical house or building wiring system will have a hot, neutral and ground: On board a ship you will have two hots, and a ground- but the "ground" is really the ship's hull. If you were checking voltage on a 120VAC circuit on a ship, you would find 55 volts between each hot and the "ground".

http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threa ... ystem.938/