D Alt Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 How often do they clean the hot tubs? Once per voyage, once a day or is it worse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coda_Sarah Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 22 minutes ago, D Alt said: How often do they clean the hot tubs? Once per voyage, once a day or is it worse? you may want to post in the royal caribbean discussion thread. This one is for news and rumors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 Generally speaking I think they are drained daily, cleaned and refilled on a rotating basis but that isn't written in stone anywhere. They can't drain pools or hot tubs while in port. It's done while the ship is out at sea, so mostly overnight. D Alt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesKinetic Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 Under the CDC inspection guidelines for whirlpool spas on cruise ships: The water must fully circulate no less than every two hours. Water must be changed every 72 hours. Granular filters must be cleaned and inspected at least every 72 hours and replaced every 12 months. There are required ranges for pH and chlorine levels. But that is the minimum--cruise lines are acutely aware of the possibility of any disease spread or bad health inspection records. So I believe @twangster is right and they are generally drained and cleaned more often than that. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/docs/vsp_operations_manual_2018-508.pdf DDaley, JohnK6404, D Alt and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJC Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 15 hours ago, D Alt said: How often do they clean the hot warm tubs? Once per voyage, once a day or is it worse? FIFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBC Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 5 hours ago, RJC said: FIFY Haha, truth! I am a bit of a germaphobe, and it may seem weird, but I have never felt like the hot tubs were dirty or gross on a RC cruise. Some people are appalled and say they would never dare go in a public hot tub, and for me that holds true a lot of the time, but I really do think Royal does a good job with theirs as far as cleaning goes. It wouldn't surprise me to hear that they are drained and cleaned nightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biaggio Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Used the hot tub on my last cruise and came home with an ear infection. Last time in the hot tub for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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