Dr.Cindy Posted October 22, 2009 #1 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I'm cruising for 12 days on the Jade in 2 weeks. I just found out they removed their coin-operated laundromats at the beginning of this year! They supposedly offer to wash a bag of laundry for you for $20-25. Does anyone have any personal experience with this? The NCL rep could only tell me it was a decent sized bag, but that means nothing to me. I still can't believe they took out the laundromat...:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapulanikai Posted October 22, 2009 #2 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The bag is really small. Mesures 8 " wide x 14" high x !6" inches long. Best way to pack the bag is to roll the dirty laundry rather than just dropping it in. It's $20 bucks a bag. Outragious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted October 22, 2009 #3 Share Posted October 22, 2009 It's not much bigger than a paper supermarket bag. For $25.00 they washed, pressed, and folded everything. My shirts were returned on hangers, and undies were folded into a basket, and "Giftwrapped" with tissue paper. Nice touch. The only reason that I sent the laundry, was being on a 14 day cruise. Needed clean clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kancruze Posted October 22, 2009 #4 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The bag is really small. Mesures 8 " wide x 14" high x !6" inches long. Best way to pack the bag is to roll the dirty laundry rather than just dropping it in. It's $20 bucks a bag. Outragious! This is where the duct tape comes in handy. Give it a couple of turns around the bag, bottom and top and you're good to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mummsie Posted October 22, 2009 #5 Share Posted October 22, 2009 You can actually fit quite a lot in the bag when you pack it correctly. I think I put 2 pair of jeans, 4 or 5 polos, some t's and socks and undees for 2 people for a week. They come back so nice and pressed. Just make sure you take the tags off they iron on - they scratch.!! :) As the other poster said we didn't have much choice - flying from Australia to UK and then on a Baltics cruise. Actually the laundry service was much cheaper than a laudromat in the UK - now that was outrageous - it cost me something like the equivalent of $50 AUS to do 2 loads of washing and 2 loads of drying and most of the clothes were still wet - just ran out of money to finish them off. - mummsie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted October 22, 2009 #6 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I get about $75-90 worth of cleaning at per item prices in one bag. last time it was 10 collared shirts 2 dress shirts 4 kids shirts 2 pairs of shorts 12 pieces assorted underwear, some pj's and 2 pair of pants...and there still was room also the $1 per item pressing the first night is something really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odblnt Posted October 22, 2009 #7 Share Posted October 22, 2009 One of our CC friends on our Pearl PC Repo last year managed to get more than 40 items in their bag, but since he's retired U.S. Navy, he counts as a professional bag packer. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieinWA Posted October 22, 2009 #8 Share Posted October 22, 2009 One of our CC friends on our Pearl PC Repo last year managed to get more than 40 items in their bag, but since he's retired U.S. Navy, he counts as a professional bag packer. :rolleyes: Wow... I want to know how to do that!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: Ask him and post it here!!!!! :p I'll take advantage of the $1.00 per item to press on the first day! Thanks!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMRick Posted October 22, 2009 #9 Share Posted October 22, 2009 We fit all 34 of our dirty clothes in the bag a few weeks ago. Could have fit more if we had it. We folded/laid everything out to the length of the bag (it was $25). We put the first item in, and then put the next item on our daily, and slid it in and pulled the daily out. We continued to do that until all the clothes were loaded. A few of the t-shirts came back a bit faded..not anything that bothered us, but it was noticeable. I had marked the bag cold water only. The undershirts were pressed and on hangers, as was everything except undies. They were folded and put in a basket. They did a great job on the ironing, and it was worth it for that. We had t-shirts, capri's, golf shirts, slacks, pj's, and undies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLee Posted October 22, 2009 #10 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Can you still get an iron from the steward to use in the room? My DW is kind of counting on that. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted October 22, 2009 #11 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Can you still get an iron from the steward to use in the room? My DW is kind of counting on that. ;) It is my understanding that you can. We gave them one bag and they gave us two back. Definitely worth the $24.95 to not have to worry about doing laundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Haynes Posted October 22, 2009 #12 Share Posted October 22, 2009 You can ask for a second bag and get twice as much done for twice the price for a large family if all of your clothes won't fit into one bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uppitycats Posted October 22, 2009 #13 Share Posted October 22, 2009 While the bags appear small, you really can get quite a lot in them (and yes, the duct tape does come in handy here, as they're not very sturdy). If you've ever had laundry done for a fee on shore, you'll realize that the $25 charge really isn't all that expensive. We were on an 11 day cruise, spending a few days in port on either end. The $25 deal was offered twice on our 11 day cruise. We took advantage of both, and I came home with clean clothes. Inded, everything that needed to be hung was hung, other stuff neatly folded, it all was just fine (but yes, those little tags are scratchy!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojangirl90066 Posted October 22, 2009 #14 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Can you still get an iron from the steward to use in the room? My DW is kind of counting on that. ;) I was going to ask that question when I was on the Star last week but the $1 per item pressing special on the first night was too good for me to pass up. If you pack things in plastic dry cleaner bags, they don't wrinkle very much either. I was surprised at how well things packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam The Cat Posted October 22, 2009 #15 Share Posted October 22, 2009 When we were on the Spirit, owners suite, our cabin stewrd put our dirty clothes in a pillow case. This way we got more in and the bad did not rip and everything thing came back clean for the same price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uneamie Posted October 22, 2009 #16 Share Posted October 22, 2009 When we were on the Spirit, owners suite, our cabin stewrd put our dirty clothes in a pillow case. This way we got more in and the bad did not rip and everything thing came back clean for the same price Hmm...wonder if that's a suite perk? ....using the pillow case. If not, it sounds like a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weltek Posted October 22, 2009 #17 Share Posted October 22, 2009 We've been able to fit around about 8 items in (pants and shirts) without trying. Obviously pants take up more room than shirts. I could probably do 10 shirts without a problem. If you really try hard, you could probably squeeze in 15-20 items without breaking the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnywa Posted October 22, 2009 #18 Share Posted October 22, 2009 When do you get your things back if you use the "first day iron special"??? I never leave home without my travel iron, but if they can do all at one time I just may have a first here.... :eek: Hmmm, the things I could pack instead of the travel iron..... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted October 22, 2009 #19 Share Posted October 22, 2009 When do you get your things back if you use the "first day iron special"??? I never leave home without my travel iron, but if they can do all at one time I just may have a first here.... :eek: Hmmm, the things I could pack instead of the travel iron..... ;) sent them out on Saturday and they were back on Sunday evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartbda Posted October 22, 2009 #20 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I get about $75-90 worth of cleaning at per item prices in one bag. last time it was 10 collared shirts 2 dress shirts 4 kids shirts 2 pairs of shorts 12 pieces assorted underwear, some pj's and 2 pair of pants...and there still was room also the $1 per item pressing the first night is something really good. I could have sold you the bag, at half price, I won at the Latitudes party. I never used it.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uppitycats Posted October 22, 2009 #21 Share Posted October 22, 2009 When do you get your things back if you use the "first day iron special"??? I never leave home without my travel iron, but if they can do all at one time I just may have a first here.... :eek: Hmmm, the things I could pack instead of the travel iron..... ;) They'd really prefer if you not bring your travel iron! They're a real fire hazard on a ship! They have irons (and ironing boards) to lend -- just ask your room steward. He'll bring it, and come back in a couple of hours to see if you're done with it. I have seen irons confiscated upon check-in, returned at the end of the cruise, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted October 22, 2009 #22 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I could have sold you the bag, at half price, I won at the Latitudes party. I never used it.:D LOL I always use it. I used to do wash too but the bag is better(I like to wash out my swimming trunks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Haynes Posted October 23, 2009 #23 Share Posted October 23, 2009 When do you get your things back if you use the "first day iron special"??? I never leave home without my travel iron, but if they can do all at one time I just may have a first here.... :eek: Hmmm, the things I could pack instead of the travel iron..... ;) I have no problems with travel irons, but what are you going to iron on? A table, a couch, a bed? There is the Fire Prevention Act of 1974 which requires using irons with ironing boards.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted October 23, 2009 #24 Share Posted October 23, 2009 One of our CC friends on our Pearl PC Repo last year managed to get more than 40 items in their bag, but since he's retired U.S. Navy, he counts as a professional bag packer. :rolleyes: Aha !!! That must be the guy who wore Speedo's and tank tops the entire trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted October 23, 2009 #25 Share Posted October 23, 2009 They'd really prefer if you not bring your travel iron! They're a real fire hazard on a ship! They have irons (and ironing boards) to lend -- just ask your room steward. He'll bring it, and come back in a couple of hours to see if you're done with it. I have seen irons confiscated upon check-in, returned at the end of the cruise, by the way. They took DW's iron this month on the Star. I got a laugh out of the guy when I asked him not to drink the booze she had inside the iron.:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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