ready2cruzagain Posted March 21 #1 Share Posted March 21 Just seen this on another site. Price of the mid week laundry special went up $5. I know, some will say "no biggie" but thought I would mention it for those that use it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted March 21 #2 Share Posted March 21 Good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAcruising Posted March 21 #3 Share Posted March 21 I was wondering when that was coming. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted March 21 #4 Share Posted March 21 NCL is falling behind. MSC charge a $45 for a maximum of 20 pieces ($64 for a maximum of 40 pieces). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted March 21 #5 Share Posted March 21 A nickel here, a dime here, and soon you have $5. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted March 21 #6 Share Posted March 21 the laundry bag is going to get soo small, you wont be able to get a sock in the bag 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKstages Posted March 21 #7 Share Posted March 21 if you forego doing two bags of laundry, you'll save enough to afford the upcharge on the boeuf rossini at le bistro. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted March 21 #8 Share Posted March 21 It is small already and ... Are they doing this with the fancy nylon bags used for Haven too 😁 curious, asking for friends 🫢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare G-DawgMN Posted March 22 #9 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, mking8288 said: It is small already and ... Are they doing this with the fancy nylon bags used for Haven too 😁 curious, asking for friends 🫢 Looks like they washed it in hot water… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare itsnotjustme Posted March 22 #10 Share Posted March 22 1,000 cabins, 50% use rate, $5/cabin ==> $2,500 more revenue per cruise. 20 ships 40 cruises per ship per year . Now we are at $2M additional revenue per year. 42 million shares of stock. 5 cents per share. For those of us that own 100 shares, you earn $5 back per year! 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKstages Posted March 22 #11 Share Posted March 22 28 minutes ago, itsnotjustme said: 50% use rate that would be an extraordinary take rate for any marketing effort. you believe 50% of those on any given ship are purchasing midweek special laundry services? i'd be surprised if more than 15% of guests paid for laundry to be done throughout the entire cruise. my spidey sense tells me it's probably far less than 10% of the ship. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAcruising Posted March 22 #12 Share Posted March 22 2 minutes ago, UKstages said: that would be an extraordinary take rate for any marketing effort. you believe 50% of those on any given ship are purchasing midweek special laundry services? i'd be surprised if more than 15% of guests paid for laundry to be done throughout the entire cruise. my spidey sense tells me it's probably far less than 10% of the ship. 50% is a bit high. 15% is likely too low. The only time we've not done the fill-a-bag was a 5-day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare itsnotjustme Posted March 22 #13 Share Posted March 22 19 minutes ago, UKstages said: that would be an extraordinary take rate for any marketing effort. Perhaps. I always used it until our Latitudes status got us free laundry. Change the percentage, change the revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted March 22 #14 Share Posted March 22 25 minutes ago, IAcruising said: 50% is a bit high. 15% is likely too low. The only time we've not done the fill-a-bag was a 5-day. Never paid to have my laundry done....But I certainly use the free bag I get now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKstages Posted March 22 #15 Share Posted March 22 39 minutes ago, IAcruising said: 15% is likely too low. The only time we've not done the fill-a-bag was a 5-day. if you get more than a 2% response from a direct marketing effort to targeted consumers, you've done extraordinarily well. less than 1% response rate is more the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridafish Posted March 22 #16 Share Posted March 22 Heading on a16 day Escape next month with just roller board and side bag. It'll be 1st time for me having ship do some laundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallux Posted March 22 #17 Share Posted March 22 16 minutes ago, floridafish said: Heading on a16 day Escape next month with just roller board and side bag. It'll be 1st time for me having ship do some laundry. My last cruise (my 5th on NCL) was my first time having laundry done 9 hours ago, julig22 said: Never paid to have my laundry done....But I certainly use the free bag I get now! I didn't either, until my 15-day. Now I'm Platinum and get a free bag, I'm sending it out on more cruises (I only go once a year, but still) and packing lighter!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation44 Posted March 22 #18 Share Posted March 22 We also have never gotten any laundry done--even with the free platinum bags. Maybe we will give it a try in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted March 22 #19 Share Posted March 22 We did send out for laundry on our last cruise. First time. It was an 11 day cruise, plus we had spent a couple days in transit. Given we pack in one carry on and one day bag, laundry was necessary. We were Gold at the time, so 50% discount on the price. Now, we're Platinum, so no payment if we do laundry, which we probably won't unless it's a longer cruise (longer to me is 10+ days) with travel days. It's just not necessary, otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitzel Posted March 23 #20 Share Posted March 23 I guess this means that our Platinum laundry vouchers are now worth more! 😉 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAcruising Posted March 23 #21 Share Posted March 23 9 hours ago, cruiseny4life said: It's just not necessary, otherwise. Unless you have one favorite shirt you wear, a lot. 😄 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted March 23 Author #22 Share Posted March 23 17 hours ago, cruiseny4life said: unless it's a longer cruise (longer to me is 10+ days) with travel days. It's just not necessary, otherwise. I guess we pack differently, cause I disagree. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dhanakorn Posted March 23 #23 Share Posted March 23 On the Sky now. $34 for laundry special. But the new bag is much bigger than the bag when it was $30. You can look at the Daily for relative size comparison. The bag is also made stronger, not very thin paper anymore. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted March 25 #24 Share Posted March 25 (edited) On 3/23/2024 at 4:46 AM, ready2cruzagain said: I guess we pack differently, cause I disagree. 😂 I wear like 4 shirts over and over and 2 pairs of shorts - one for the spa, one for everything else. So yep, we probably do pack differently haha! I'm a cruise dirt bag (it's a term of endearment in the outdoor industry, especially rock climbing). The dirt bag part, don't think they'd consider a cruiser one of them although those interior rooms I've peered into look to be smaller than a camper van. Edited March 25 by cruiseny4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingSince1982 Posted March 25 #25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/23/2024 at 6:06 PM, dhanakorn said: On the Sky now. $34 for laundry special. But the new bag is much bigger than the bag when it was $30. You can look at the Daily for relative size comparison. The bag is also made stronger, not very thin paper anymore. What is the surcharge to have it back next day, as opposed to 48 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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