What Happens After You Flush on a Cruise Ship

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These days, any cruise ship is like a huge city, where every detail is thought out so that passengers feel just as comfortable as on land, only better. You can take a shower, do the laundry, or swim in a pool. But where does all the dirty water go?

The average ship spends about 40-50 gallons of water per passenger every day. It makes tons of wastewater that needs to be utilized. Say, the world's biggest cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas, can carry about 5,500 passengers together with 2,300 crew members. They produce about 312,000 gallons of wastewater daily!

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TIMESTAMPS:
Greywater and blackwater 1:16
How wastewater gets cleaned 1:28
Why you shouldn't take water from one ocean and throw it into another 2:42
What about other kinds of waste? 3:55
Where does all the water on the ship come from? 6:14

#ships #howitworks #brightside

SUMMARY:
- Even though the passengers don’t notice, the water supply system onboard the ship is designed to use the water sparingly.
- And still, the average ship spends about 40-50 gallons of water per passenger every day.
- Greywater comes from laundry, showers, baths, and kitchens. Blackwater comes from bathrooms.
- The highest volume of wastewater comes from greywater. It gets mixed with some of the blackwater and is sent to the bio-reactor.
- Chlorine and other chemicals aren’t used since they’re bad for the sea’s eco system.
- The solid waste that was filtered at the first stage is kept in special tanks until the ship arrives at the harbor where it’ll be utilized.
- Scientists have noticed that ballast water taken from one ocean and thrown into another is bad for the ecosystem.
- The species of plankton and other sea inhabitants vary in different oceans, and the “strangers” can start destroying the “natives”.
- Sensitive detectors measure the level of oil in the water, and if it’s even a bit higher than what’s allowed, the water is sent for cleaning again.
- There’s special staff on board every ship who sort out the garbage into 4 categories – food waste, paper, metal and glass, and plastic.
- Most of the food waste is considered natural: it doesn’t do any harm to the sea’s ecosystem.
- Household waste, cooking grease, and solid waste are kept on board until the ship arrives at the harbor and is utilized there.
- Metal and glass are just thrown overboard. Surprised? These two just drop to the bottom and do no harm to the sea.
- Strict rules also apply to the passengers themselves. On every deck of a cruise ship, there are usually special instructions that forbid them from throwing anything overboard themselves.
- Turns out, all cruise ships have desalinating plants. When the ship goes farther than 25 miles from the land, they take seawater, which goes through a many-layered filter, a powerful ultra-violet lamp, and a desalinator.
- The desalinating plant is the size of a room and gives enough fresh water for all the passengers and crew.

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Hey guys! Do you separate your household waste?

BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL
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Joke 6:03
He: throws plastic flask in the water
Security: throws him🤣

Evrality
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I learned something new today. Thank you for teaching me about this

presidentchicken
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They respect the eco system more than my mom respect me😂😂😂

ahmedashraf-qotw
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Nobody:

Not a single soul:

YouTube: Hey, you wanna know what happens when you flush the toliet on a cruise ship?

Me: Alrighty then, I should be sleeping but, i guess I'll watch it.

Edit: wow this is the most likes I've ever gotten on a comment, thanks for the likes!

toaster.
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"Captain, the ballasts are too low. The ship is destabilizing."
"Call the kitchen. We're serving burritos tonight."

alexandrebento
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Always thought..who's the owner of BRIGHT SIDE??!🤔

anildude
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*plot twist:*

_they do throw it to the sea but they clean it first_

ReginaTrans_
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Did he ask how many people could get teabagged on a cruise ship?😆😆😆

ivancerda
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Love how crew ships want to be ECO friendly 😊

whatdouwant
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I love the epic music that is playing through out the peaceful vid of ships

TastiestBites
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In the late 90"s I was on an old Chandris Line cruise ship. I was up late at night, on the stern and looked overboard (towards the ships wake). The crew was throwing all sorts of stuff overboard, leaving a long, floating trail--but it was at 1am, so who noticed.

dougfinlay
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Wow!!! This video was so informative. Enjoyed it. Also felt good by seeing all of the majors taken to protect Eco system. I hope these majors are getting followed everywhere in sea travel industry. Thank you.

bhushi
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I thought I knew quite a lot about cruising but I didn't know this! Everyday is a school day 😁❤️

EmmaCruises
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*throws glass *
Dad: thats illegal
Me: it's made of sand


Edit: thanks for 148 likes

return
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80% of the things said here came from Casual Navigator.

allzero
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Thank you 😍💯 bright side. Your stories are always interesting

thembelanimkhize
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I was so worried that they were going to say they reuse the water for drinking and bathing purposes lol

carlosjurado
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Oh Boy!! I’m glad to have learned all this fun facts!! I wasn’t sure on what to expect …

normaalbino
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As a crew member, for 7 years.. I must say, you guys explained even better than the environmental trainings that we have on board ❤️👍🏻

EDIT: YES, the tea bags are a huge issue when it goes mixed with food waste

lucasanjoz