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July 1, 2013  |  By Emma Smith In Experience

Where do cruise ships get fresh water?

Cruises on a floating city

How do cruise liners get, and keep, fresh water on board – eg for drinking?

Cruise ships are of course, surrounded by water, but it needs to be made suitable for use by the passengers, so all ships have desalination systems on-board, which remove salt and impurities and turn it into fresh water. This water is suitable for washing and cleaning but there is another process to make it suitable for drinking, called mineralization, which restores minerals which were removed during the desalination process. This fresh water is stored in massive on-board tanks, which typically hold up to 500,000 gallons. After the water has been used by passengers, it must be treated again before it can be safely discharged into the ocean.

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Emma Smith
Emma has more than seven years' experience as a writer and has been in the travel industry for nearly five years. She loves learning about new places and cruise ships coming to market, as well as discovering fun and exciting activities to do while you sail. She has cruised with Princess Cruises, Cunard, Celebrity Cruises, Virgin Voyages, Avalon Waterways and Royal Caribbean and is looking to get something in her diary for 2024! Her favourite things to see on a ship include excellent entertainment, a delicious cocktail menu and extraordinary dining venues.

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