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[quote Mbandy] ports of call could make you ill so drink water from the ship or bottled water only. In the ports ice cubes can be made from contaminated water so be careful of what you drink. When you're ashore drink refreshments from cans or bottles only and avoid ice.

Since the OP asked only about bottled water, I didn't go any further.....however, I will make a comment about beverages on the islands.

MOST reputable restaurants and bars on the islands will have signs that say "We use only purified water when cooking or making ice." I have eaten food and had many frozen beverages on each island/port I've been to. I've yet to become ill. These people depend on tourists for a living - they do not want to take the chance of getting a reputation for serving anything that would make tourists ill.

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[QUOTE="BlueChef, post: 1032023"] [quote Mbandy] ports of call could make you ill so drink water from the ship or bottled water only. In the ports ice cubes can be made from contaminated water so be careful of what you drink. When you're ashore drink refreshments from cans or bottles only and avoid ice.[/quote] Since the OP asked only about bottled water, I didn't go any further.....however, I will make a comment about beverages on the islands. MOST reputable restaurants and bars on the islands will have signs that say "We use only purified water when cooking or making ice." I have eaten food and had many frozen beverages on each island/port I've been to. I've yet to become ill. These people depend on tourists for a living - they do not want to take the chance of getting a reputation for serving anything that would make tourists ill. [/QUOTE]

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