Scout and Jeff Posted April 3, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I am assuming there are no irons in the cabins. Someone here mentioned a "spray" they used to remove wrinkles from dress shirts. Does anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdyhunter Posted April 3, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 3, 2004 There is a spray that you can get at the grocery store. You might consider paying a couple bucks and have it pressed while on the ship. RCL Adventure of the Seas July 4, 2004 <applet code="countdown.class" CODEBASE="http://*************/java-sys" width="203" height="25"> <param name="font" value="lcdb0"> <param name="year" value="2004"> <param name="month" value="7"> <param name="day" value="4" <param name="hour" value="22"> </applet> Carnival Destiny 7/01 Carnival Pride 7/02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXTROT Posted April 3, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 3, 2004 We smuggle on an iron. Always leave it out in plain sight. Have not had any problems. Sovereign 598 Sovereign 599 Sovereign 500 Voyager 1100 Explorer 501 Radiance 1101 Majesty 302 Adventure 402 Enchantment 1102 Monarch 103 Legend 403 Navigator 1103 Mariner 304 Sovereign 504 Serenade 1104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwoodgal Posted April 3, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I take a steam iron that I bought at market. It just uses water and salt. It is wonderful!! It doesn't get hot like an iron.. and when it is placed on its side, or flat it turns itself off. You can even use the steamer on Linen and Silk. The address of the company is B & B Enterprises 2705 W Lincoln Anaheim, Ca 92801 The wrinkle spray is Downy Wrinkle Releaser. We took it and DH used on his dress shirts. It seemed to work ok... I wouldn't use the spray on formal wear. God bless you and yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFloDeb Posted April 3, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 3, 2004 We brought our steamer (got it brand new on Ebay for about $10) and it doesn't use salt, but makes steam like crazy. Gets wrinkles out really well. However, when it came to our formal wear, we had it pressed by houekeeping. Very inexpensive and a great job. Deb in South Florida Carnival Valor 01/23/05 Mariner of the Seas 3/14/04 Golden Princess 01/25/03 Voyager of the Seas 12/01 Majesty of the Seas 11/00 Carnival's Ecstasy 12/99 Carnival's Paradise 11/98 NCL Westward 9/93 MS Dolphin 9/92 Sky Princess 4/91 Regent Sun 4/90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2seaitall Posted April 3, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Send them off with the cabin steward for $6 and have them pressed!!! until my Majesty of the Seas cruise! Carnival Inspiration - June 2003 RCCL Monarch of the Seas - July 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevdeb Posted April 3, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I agree with the last post. Its cheap, they do a good job (better than I could with a steamer)and why work on your cruise????????? Dress shirts even cheaper and just have to do it once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted April 3, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 3, 2004 A friend gave me a great tip about this - if you take your shirts to the cleaners and have them wash them in medium starch, and leave them in the bags - they'll look perfect when you unpack them. And it worked! Laura Carnival Fantasy - 04/90 - Honeymoon! * Imagination * Victory * Destiny * Triumph * Golden Princess 04/02 * RCCL Brilliance 04/03 * Carnival Legend 04/13/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjerryw Posted April 3, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I'm supposed to take out the wrinkles before I wear the clothes????? Why, the wrinkles come right back when I wear the clothes.... <applet code="countdown.class" CODEBASE="http://*************/java-sys" width="203" height="25"> <param name="font" value="lcdb0"> <param name="year" value=2004> <param name="month" value=03> <param name="day" value=19> <param name="hour" value=17> </applet> Donuts, is there anything they can't do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deets Posted April 3, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Never had anyone look at me and say, Oh my! Look at those wrinkles--how tacky! Life's too short and I don't get to cruise enough to worry about the small stuff . Big Blue Basketball Fan 'til we sail away again on the Majesty of the Seas! 'til we sail away again on the Adventure of the Seas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted April 4, 2004 #11 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi, Just incase you want the ship laundry to press your things. SHIPBOARD LAUNDRY SERVICE * All prices are in US. Dollars and are subject to change without notice. Men Shirt/T-Shirt: $2.50 Shirt (dress): $3.00 Underwear: $1.20 Jeans: $3.00 Pajamas: $4.00 Handkerchief: $0 .75 Shorts: $2.50 Bathrobe: $3.50 Pants (wash): $3.50 Sweatshirt: $3.00 Socks: $1.00 Women Blouse: $3.50 Dress (wash): $5.00 Skirt: $3.50 Nightgown: $3.00 Swimsuit: $2.00 Slip: $2.50 Housecoat: $3.50 Hosiery: $1.00 Slacks: $3.50 PRESS ONLY - 50% of cleaning prices SHIPBOARD DRY CLEANING SERVICES * All prices are in US. Dollars and are subject to change without notice. Men Suit: $7.00 Pants: $4.25 Jacket: $4.50 Tie: $2.00 Shirt: $3.50 Shorts: $3.00 Silk Pajamas: $4.50 Vest: $2.50 Sweater: $4.00 Coat: $7.00 Women Evening Gown: $8.00 Dress: $7.00 Silk Blouse: $5.00 Silk Dress: $8.00 Suit: $7.50 Blouse: $4.00 Skirt: $4.50 Scarf: $2.50 PRESS ONLY - 50% of cleaning prices UNTIL WE FLY TO SAN JUAN TO SAIL THE NORDIC EMPRESS. **10 ISLANDS IN 11 NIGHTS** 12/06/04 VISIT OUR ROLL CALL HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout and Jeff Posted April 4, 2004 Author #12 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Wow! Thanks for the information. I didn't realize how cheap the prices were. I will definitely send them out to be pressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted April 4, 2004 #13 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi, You are very welcome. These were the prices not long ago, but they could be a little higher when you go. You never know when they are going to raise things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyOh Posted April 4, 2004 #14 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hang them in the shower, turn hot water on and close bathroom door for a few minutes. Takes an lot of wrinkles out really quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted April 4, 2004 #15 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi, That is what I do in a hotel room. I turn on the tub and fill it with hot water, hang the clothes on the shower curtain rod and close the bathroom door. It works wonders. But, where do you possibly hang them in the bathroom on the ship? I have never found a place to hang them yet on 20 cruises. Please clue me in. Thanks UNTIL WE FLY TO SAN JUAN TO SAIL THE NORDIC EMPRESS. **10 ISLANDS IN 11 NIGHTS** 12/06/04 VISIT OUR ROLL CALL HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile0808 Posted April 4, 2004 #16 Share Posted April 4, 2004 My daughters brought gowns that you would think were going to be a wrinlked mess, but on the boards some posted about covering your clothes with the plastic covers that the dry cleaner pits over your dry cleaning orders. It worked PERFECTLY. I went to our dry cleaners and got 10 for 20 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2seaitall Posted April 4, 2004 #17 Share Posted April 4, 2004 smile0808...that is what I did on my last cruise...my gown was covered in that plastic covering...I couldn't believe how wrinkled it was when I opened it in the cabin...I had it in a garment bag...and where you fold the garment back in half...the dress was a wrinkled mess...I paniced for only a short minute...until my cabin steward, Jose came to introduce himself...and took it off my hands...$6 (Carnival), and it came back beautiful!!! until my Majesty of the Seas cruise! Carnival Inspiration - June 2003 RCCL Monarch of the Seas - July 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbillington Posted April 5, 2004 #18 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I just pay the pressing fee on the ship and I don't have to worry about it any further. Navigator of the Seas 05/15/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarletine Posted April 5, 2004 #19 Share Posted April 5, 2004 If you're talking about ladies formal wear, just make sure that you check the care tag before having it steamed and/or pressed. I've run into a few dresses that discouraged steaming, and some fabrics don't hold up well to the heat from pressing them. Also, the wrinkle releaser spray might spot the fabric, so I'd test that before using it. Katie "I'm currently out of my mind, but please feel free to leave a message..." Rhapsody of the Seas - May '03 Coming soon...Rhapsody of the Seas - May '04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madforcruising Posted April 5, 2004 #20 Share Posted April 5, 2004 So far I always gave my formal wear to the dry cleaning before the cruise. It wrinkeled in the suitcase again of course. On my last cruise I recognized that it was much cheaper to give it to the ships laundry tham to do it at home. Now the ships laundry is my choice and I don´t have to worry about wrinkels from packing. First pics of the undocking of the Jewel of the Seas: http://community.webshots.com/album/125049819TVWuuS Jewel of the Seas left Meyerwerft Shipyard See Photos of River Ems passage http://community.webshots.com/album/131001309cIkOdH Jewel of the Seas - 05/28/04 Scandinavia / Russia / Baltic Jewel of the Seas - 09/28/04 Canada / New England 09/2003 - Legend of the Seas Hawaii 06/2003 - Norwegian Dawn Florida and Bahamas 2002 - MS Columbus - Cruise to nowhere 2001 - Grandeur of the Seas Mediterranean and Transatlantic 2000 - Splendour of the Seas Transatlantic 2000 - Viking Star on the Danube River 1999 - Vision of the Seas Panamacanal cruise 1998 - Vision of the Seas Transatlantic 1997 - Crystal Symphonie to Mexican Riviera 1996 - Delta Queen on the Mississippi 1995 - Legend of the Seas to Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcys Posted April 5, 2004 #21 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Thought you'd get a chuckle out of this one: when I took the Downy wrinkle releaser from my suitcase, my 12 y.o. son said "Eeeeewww, are you gonna spray that on your face?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyOh Posted April 5, 2004 #22 Share Posted April 5, 2004 All the ships I've been on have had that clothesline that stretches across the shower, I just hang the hangers on that and clothes the shower door or pull the curtain and clothes the bathroom door. It really gets the wrinkles out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted April 5, 2004 #23 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I just eat at a lot of buffets as training for the cruise. It's amazing! When I put on my "fancy" clothes, all the wrinkles mysteriously are GONE! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdeane Posted April 5, 2004 #24 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I have had such great luck packing all my clothes including formal gowns in 2 gallon zip lock bags. Amazing. No wrinkles when I unpack to speak of at all. I pack each outfit together and the airport inspection is so much easier and neater. Packing is so easy this way. I don't seem to forget as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2004 #25 Share Posted April 6, 2004 mdeane--do you push out all the air in the bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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