Formal Nights and Dry Cleaning Questions

[XtinaRenee]

My DH and I are going on a 7 day cruise and I was just wondering, will the first formal night be the second evening at sea? I would think it wouldn’t be in the evening on the same day as embarkation.

 

Also, since we are staying in a suite, I'm going to definitely take advantage of the free dry cleaning & laundry services. Instead of getting his suits and dress shirts dry cleaned before we leave, as soon as we board and get checked into our cabin, I was going to request that they be dry cleaned and laundered in preparation for the formal nights. What’s the turn around time on their dry cleaning & laundry services and are they good?

 

Thanks in advance for your responses, it's most appreciated!! :D

[Ka Honu]

...Instead of getting his suits and dress shirts dry cleaned before we leave, as soon as we board and get checked into our cabin, I was going to request that they be dry cleaned and laundered in preparation for the formal nights.

 

What a concept! I never thought of taking dirty laundry to a cruise!

[barbarah33]

I admire your thought process in bringing dirty clothes on a cruise! The formal nights should be your second night and your second to last night of the cruise. As for turnaround time, if you tell them on the first day – say before you go to dinner, that you need your clothes back for the following nights formal wear they will get it back to you sometime that afternoon.

[Love Boat Dream]

We've done that! Give the laundry to your steward the day you get on the ship and it will be ready for formal night.

 

I think they do a good job, although I thought the laundry was a little on the stiff side! But, for free I was not complaining!

[SilentTraveller]

Does the free laundry service include standard service or priority service?

 

The standard service is in by 9:00am back at 5:00pm the NEXT day. And with priorty service (a 50% surcharge) you can get it back 5:00pm the same day. I don't know if the free service includes the priority processing or the standard 2 day service.

 

Also, be careful on the return time. My laundry was delivered to my room much later than 5:00pm. I had early seating and left my cabin at 6:00pm and did not have the laundry until I returned after dinner. So if you need to have you clothes returned before you go to dinner (say for formal night) -- you should probably mention this to your room steward to provide assistance.