Originally Posted by
IAHtraveler
I don't have first-hand experience, but I'd say the "wet ice" means ordinary ice. It'll definitely melt and become 'wet ice'. I've seen the EPS (White, crummy) coolers packed with dry ice & shipped on other airlines, but don't know how CO would treat this. With these coolers, you could easily punch a few holes to make it 'vented'.
Just save everyone else and don't go skimpy on the dry ice! I was in YUL a few weeks ago waiting for my bag to come off of the belt and it REEKED of old fish. I said that if my bag smelled, there would be hell to pay! Luckily it must have been on a different flight because my bag was fine!
You might want to contact CO and get some more specific information because dry ice is considered "dangerous goods" and thus carries restrictions on how much and where it can be carried. IIRC, you can have up to 5lbs per container.