How do I get an iron on the Dawn?

[themishmans]

I know I can't pack one, but I am going to have a lot of wrinkly clothes by the time we are on board. How do I go about getting an iron? Or maybe they have an ironing service on board? I would pay for that.

[Hollyspop]

Why not just go to the laudry room and use the iron there to do your ironing??:) I'm assuming of course that you are sailing on one the ships that have a laundry room. You can find out by going to the NCL web site and seeing if your ship has one.:)

[jeanlyon]

I pack mine in my suitcase. Little travel iron has never been found yet!

[Obxshark]

I know I can't pack one, but I am going to have a lot of wrinkly clothes by the time we are on board. How do I go about getting an iron? Or maybe they have an ironing service on board? I would pay for that.

Either ask your room steward for one, or call housekeeping and request one - they'll bring you an ironing board also. Tip - call in the morning when the demand is low, or you may wait for a while to get one.

[pog27]

It's not cheap but you can also have your clothes pressed onboard. There will be a dry cleaning/pressing bag in your cabin.

[MonaCK]

Bring a portable steamer with you.

[boeckli]

There are self service laundries onboard the Dawn (decks 5, 9, 10 and 11 I think) - ask your cabin steward for exact location. There you will find an iron and ironing board.

Alternative is to send your clothes to the ship's laundry for pressing - you will find a list of charges with the laundry bag in your cabin.

[Down-Unders]

I know I can't pack one, but I am going to have a lot of wrinkly clothes by the time we are on board. How do I go about getting an iron? Or maybe they have an ironing service on board? I would pay for that.

 

There are laundry rooms on the Dawn where you can do your own ironing and there is also a laundry and pressing service. If you want bring your own iron.

[MissMet]

My very first cruise was on the Dawn. I am a HUGE iron freak & did not know you are not allowed to have irons. :( I packed a full size iron in my suitcase & it wasn't even hidden & they didn't take it. I even left it out on the desk the whole week & no one ever said a word.:rolleyes: So I was wrinkle free. :p

[RSWBADGER]

My very first cruise was on the Dawn. I am a HUGE iron freak & did not know you are not allowed to have irons. :( I packed a full size iron in my suitcase & it wasn't even hidden & they didn't take it. I even left it out on the desk the whole week & no one ever said a word.:rolleyes: So I was wrinkle free. :p

 

We had a full sized Iron and Ironing Board in our room on the Pride of Aloha.

[AuntieBon]

Please don't smuggle irons on board. It's a safety issue and I would appreciate your minding my safety if we sail together.:mad:

[boeckli]

Please don't smuggle irons on board. It's a safety issue and I would appreciate your minding my safety if we sail together.:mad:

 

Well said !!

[JerseyHorseLover]

Using the laundry room for the iron is the way to go. I did it on Carnival all the time. One less thing to bring,...

[themishmans]

Thank you for the info. I will try the laundry room. Is it often crowded?

[zees4u]

I have cruised carnival in the past and had no idea that irons were not allowed. I also brought a full size iron in my luggage. Is this no iron rule written somewhere? Does it apply to all cruise lines? It sure does make a lot of sense. I am really learning alot from these boards.

 

Thanks everyone!

[Luv4dacruise]

I was just waiting for this thread to start going the way it did...Was actually going pretty good for the first few posts. I dont see it as a big deal personally. I have been on 17 cruises since i was a little kid, and on every single on of those my parents brought there little Black & Decker portable iron. It was always left out on the desk where i know the steward had seen it. Nothing had ever been said to us. Only unsilt i joined CC which was 4 cruises ago did i first learn about this so called rule. Well, the way that i see it, is, we on CC make up a very small percentage of cruisers, probably so small almost to the point of being immeasurable as a whole. If we are the only ones who know of this rule, is it really that big a deal considering there are gonna be many more people who bring them anyways?...

[amy16_]

Do the portable steamers work good?

[fasted]

there are irons in both laundry roomd on the dawn. i know as i used them.

[NorthernNeighbour]

Bring a portable steamer with you.

 

My wife and I use the old 'hot shower' trick to get the wrinkles out (without pressing).

 

You just hang your clothes in the bathroom (away from the shower so they don't get wet) -- then turn the shower on with the hottest water, close the door tight and let the steam build up in the bathroom. You don't need a strong water stream just as hot as you can get it. The wrinkles disappear after awhile -- AND you don't have to worry about having to iron while on vacation.

 

My wife and I have a standing joke -- the clothes iron themselves while we are having an 'afternoon nap' and, if we are not sleepy, we usually find something else to do!

 

Alternatively, I think there is an iron and ironing board in the self-service laundry -- but you probably have to go at a odd hour if the launderette is busy.

[bweston1970]

I pack a travel steamer: http://cgi.ebay.com/Joy-Mangano-850-Watt-My-Little-Steamer-BLACK_W0QQitemZ290190665793QQcmdZViewItem

[Cruisin250]

I bought a portable steamer for the last cruise. I was a little disappointed. What I found worked the best and took up a minimal amount of space in my suitcase is Downy Wrinkle Release. I did purchase a seperate spray bottle as the Downy bottle seems to leak. I hang the clothes, spray with the Downy, and blow them with a warm hair dryer, the wrinkles seem to fall right out.

[Down-Unders]

Please don't smuggle irons on board. It's a safety issue and I would appreciate your minding my safety if we sail together.:mad:

 

You don't smuggle irons on board, you just carry them in your baggage. Like the way other people carry lighters, matches, pipes, cigars and cigarettes.

[themishmans]

II hang the clothes, spray with the Downy, and blow them with a warm hair dryer, the wrinkles seem to fall right out.

 

That's really a great idea. I will try that too.

[runner15km]

We pack formal wear in a garment bag which limits wrinkles and also we bring along a can of the wrinkle release.

[Flick]

I'm really not trying to be a smartalec here but the best way to avoid a LOT of wrinkles is to pack basically "non-wrinkle or wrinkle resistant" clothing for a trip. I have brought a steamer to "do-over' the tux jacket but I found it easier to stop bringing the tux. Cruises, like other types of vacations are all about relaxin' and re-chargin', not fashion contests. If they were "fashion" contests I would win hands-down because I ALWAYS over pack!!!!LOL