IRONS in room?????

[dizzi]

Lots of questions today after reading several trip reports!

First one........

Are there Irons and Ironing boards in the room? if not can a travel ironed be packed and used in the rooms?

 

[krhardy]

Nope. There are irons and ironing boards in the laundry rooms, which are on every floor. Technically, DCL doesn't allow irons in the rooms due to fire hazards. Personally, I don't know how they would "know", unless they scan your luggage at the port which is entirely possible. Be that as it may, I don't personally take one. I find it pretty difficult to make my children follow the rules that I set up at home if I don't follow other peoples rules. What we always do-b/c after all this IS vacation- is send things out to be pressed. It's a little thing we do to splurge for ourselves. The rates are quite reasonable...1/2 the price of haveing something laundered. DH usually brings 2 pair of pants and 5 "tropical" shirts...that plus my dinner outfits-usually a couple pairs of pants with blouse and a couple of cotton dresses runs less than $15. I thought there was a list of dry cleaning prices on Barb's website, but I can't seem to find it right now,. Maybe somebody else will post for you. Happy cruising!!!!!

 

[Minniemiss]

Irons and ironing boards are located in the laundries. Ironing in the rooms is not allowed. DCL considers it a fire hazard.

You could pack your travel iron, but you would have to use it in the laundry.

 

[becka]

Yes it is a fire hazard. Please use the irons provide (or your own) in the DCL laundry rooms. However, I would like to correct a previous poster. There are not laundry rooms on every deck - just on decks 2,6 and 7.

If you do not want to iron on vacation I have heard great things about the pressing service Disney offers. That first night put out the clothes you want pressed, your stateroom host takes care of it and the next day it is delivered back to you all ready to go. My understanding is that it is also quite reasonably priced and it is vacation time after all.

 

[dizzi]

OH GOSH!

So when i first get into my room the first day, i put all the items i need ironed out? Or just do it nightly? for what i need done the next day.....

We are going to need a lot of clothes ironed.

I am very particular about wrinkles!

 

[BrainwashedByMickey]

Whenever we travel, I pack our clothes by day with tissue paper in between each layer. I've heard that some people use dry cleaner bags also. We have never had any wrinkle issues even with our dressy clothes. My mom swears by Downy WrinkleRelease that you just spray on a wrinkle and smooth out.

Vacation time is so precious. Who wants to spend it in the laundry room

 

[HooKooDooKu]

...If you do not want to iron on vacation I have heard great things about the pressing service Disney offers. That first night put out the clothes you want pressed, your stateroom host takes care of it and the next day it is delivered back to you all ready to go. My understanding is that it is also quite reasonably priced and it is vacation time after all.

Last price I saw, pressing services are 1/2 the price of cleaning services. Both services are reasonably priced. However, note that you need to get your cloths sent as soon as you get on board. If you wait until something like dinner time, it will be like you sent them the next morning and you might not get your cloths back until the third day of your trip.

 

[tvguy]

I won't buy anything that isn't permanent press, and yes those can get a few wrinkles, but nothing that can't be fixed with hanging them in the bathroom for about 10 minutes with the shower on full hot. And remember, it's so humid that even those few wrinkles will come out after a few minutes outside.

 

[beachblanket]

Yes it is a fire hazard.

Not so fast, please. The reason cruise lines normally state that appliances with heating elements aren't allowed in cabins is amperage draw (how much current the 120 circuit a given cabin can safely handle). Fire is less the concern here - while those can be caused by wiring heating up when overloaded, the circuits are on breakers which trip the monent said overloading appears. So the real real issue is tying up staff running around to repeatedly re-set tripped breakers.

Back to amperage draw: what is "safe" on a given cabin circuit varies by ship. We almost always take a small, 180 watt travel iron with use on cruises, and with the exception of one older Carnival vessel, every cabin we've been in (including that on the Magic) readily handled the iron with no problems (and boy, is having it a heck of a lot more convenient than piling up tissue paper or having to go and stand in line for the one in the laundry room).

I don't know the precise wattage the circuits in Disney ship cabins can handle, but at a minimum it's enough for a smaller appliances. No, you shouldn't plug in a 1400 watt hair dyrer or a normal iron, but a 180 watt hair curling appliance or small travel iron isn't going to trip the circuit (some camera battery chargers pull more watts than those, and cruise lines don't ban them).

 

[kplatt]

My DCL book from AAA says, "For safety reasons, irons or steamers may be used in the laundry room only."

Enough said.

 

[beachblanket]

My DCL book from AAA says, "For safety reasons, irons or steamers may be used in the laundry room only."

Translation: when guests trip cabin circuit breakers by overloading them, we have to waste valuable staff time re-setting them. We'll also ignore the fact that those of you with technical electrical knowledge -- or who are advised of it -- know that the definition of "appliance with heating element" varies and that smaller travel versions -- which are UL listed and designed for lower wattage circuits -- aren't going to trip the breakers, so said people consequently don't have to inconvenience themselves by trooping down to a laundry room.

 

[Par8hed]

Not so fast, please. The reason cruise lines normally state that appliances with heating elements aren't allowed in cabins is amperage draw (how much current the 120 circuit a given cabin can safely handle). Fire is less the concern here - while those can be caused by wiring heating up when overloaded, the circuits are on breakers which trip the monent said overloading appears. So the real real issue is tying up staff running around to repeatedly re-set tripped breakers.

Back to amperage draw: what is "safe" on a given cabin circuit varies by ship. We almost always take a small, 180 watt travel iron with use on cruises, and with the exception of one older Carnival vessel, every cabin we've been in (including that on the Magic) readily handled the iron with no problems (and boy, is having it a heck of a lot more convenient than piling up tissue paper or having to go and stand in line for the one in the laundry room).

I don't know the precise wattage the circuits in Disney ship cabins can handle, but at a minimum it's enough for a smaller appliances. No, you shouldn't plug in a 1400 watt hair dyrer or a normal iron, but a 180 watt hair curling appliance or small travel iron isn't going to trip the circuit (some camera battery chargers pull more watts than those, and cruise lines don't ban them).

Odd then that DCL doesn't ban or limit hair driers in any way then (1400W, 1600W, 1800W). The reason it is considered (and is) a fire hazard doesn't require doing vector analysis. The iron is hot, the ship is rocking, you're cabin is loaded with flammable materials and you're out in the middle of the ocean.
While staff having to reset overloaded circuits may be a nuisance I am beyond certain that is not the real issue.
For everyone's sake....please utilize the onboard laundry facilities and do not use an iron in your cabin.

 

[beachblanket]

Odd then that DCL doesn't ban or limit hair driers in any way then (1400W, 1600W, 1800W). The reason it is considered (and is) a fire hazard doesn't require doing vector analysis. The iron is hot, the ship is rocking, you're cabin is loaded with flammable materials and you're out in the middle of the ocean.
While staff having to reset overloaded circuits may be a nuisance I am beyond certain that is not the real issue.

DCL provides built in hairdryers -- specifically so yours don't overload the 120 breakers.

Last time I checked, theres no CM monitoring the use of the iron in the laundry room, so who is monitoring the "massive" fire risk there? And let's not even get into all the stray cigarettes aboard....the proven most likely cause of shipboard fires. My, why hasn't DCL banned those dangerous items?

Bottom line: is there some fire risk from a 80 watt curling iron or 180 watt travel iron? Yes, but it is in relative terms minor. So while anyone who wants to is still more than welcome to go the laundry room, I'm sticking with my travel iron.

 

[tigger795]

DCL provides built in hairdryers -- specifically so yours don't overload the 120 breakers.

Last time I checked, theres no CM monitoring the use of the iron in the laundry room, so who is monitoring the "massive" fire risk there? And let's not even get into all the stray cigarettes aboard....the proven most likely cause of shipboard fires. My, why hasn't DCL banned those dangerous items?

Bottom line: is there some fire risk from a 80 watt curling iron or 180 watt travel iron? Yes, but it is in relative terms minor. So while anyone who wants to is still more than welcome to go the laundry room, I'm sticking with my travel iron.

Smoking is only permitted outside on deck away from Mickey pool, on verandahs, or inside certain public areas that are constantly monitored by CMs so if there is an incident it can be dealt with as soon as possible before it gets out of hand.

Also, the irons in the laundry rooms are attached to the walls so they cannot get too far away from the the ironing board and land on anything combustable. And, if I remember correctly, the walls in the laundry room are non-combustable as well(could be wrong here but I seem to remember them being made of painted/textured metal.

Another reason I think they may wish to ban exposed heating elements is to reduce the chance of simply damaging company property regardless of the fire hazzard as well as trying to eliminate the possibility of a child inadvertantly burning themselves on an exposed hot surface.

Just my $0.02...YMMV.

Kindest regards..

 

[beachblanket]

Smoking is only permitted outside on deck away from Mickey pool, on verandahs, or inside certain public areas that are constantly monitored by CMs so if there is an incident it can be dealt with as soon as possible before it gets out of hand.

Not to start getting too far off into the smoking tangent, but smoking on verandahs is not "constantly monitored by CMs." Need we remind everyone of what a single stray cigarette on a verandah did to the Star Princess on March 23rd of last year (killing one, seriously injuring 11, destroying 79 cabins and seriously damaging another 204 -and putting the ship out of service for several months?)

Can anyone here cite a single incident of any similar damage from a small travel iron or hair curler in a cabin? Or for that matter, minor property damage or children being burned?

While waiting for the inevitable "well, uh, no, but it could still happen" response to those questions, it's also worth noting that while the Star Princess incident has led several lines to ban smoking on verandahs, Disney declined to do that.

Worry about small travel irons, but ignore proven cigarette risk.

An interesting safety management strategy.

 

[dizzi]

I almost feel like ..."i am sorry i brought it up" is in order.
after reading all the posts

TY

 

[HooKooDooKu]

I almost feel like ..."i am sorry i brought it up" is in order.
after reading all the posts

TY

It's not your fault that we've got someone that finds it necessary to justify why they shouldn't have to follow the rules.

 

[mommasita]

I almost feel like ..."i am sorry i brought it up" is in order.
after reading all the posts

TY

There are always sensitive issues on this board. Don't feel bad. I had no idea about that either my first cruise. Enjoy your cruise, and PLEASE ask any questions you feel you need answers too.

 

[beachblanket]

It's not your fault that we've got someone that finds it necessary to justify why they shouldn't have to follow the rules.

It can be interpreted that way, if anything other than automatic, unquestioning by-the-book compliance is seen as unacceptable.

Or -- as I would hope - be an example of what is best on this site: discussion of the reasons behind something - and welcoming a range of opinion on them.

 

[justmestace]