IRONS in room?????

[padalyn]

Just wanted to let every one know, I went to the mall last night and found some WONDERFUL POLYESTER TYPE beautiful button down shirts on sale for 5.99 a piece they had normally been 30.00 they can be scruunched up in a ball and then opened up and not need ironed! AHHHHH, imagine how happy i was i bought 6! Now that has just cut down how much i need to do any ironing in t he LAUNDRY room or how much i will have to send out.

I would like to say without being offensive, i would have hoped to get some information on this issue instead of an arguement, Becasue even though now i do know not to take an iron on board, ALAS, i still dont understand how to pack as to not need one. So all of you out there that dont need an iron while on board and dont send clothes to the on board laundry (dry cleaners) to be ironed could you please help out.

Dont understand what tissue paper wil do? And how do you get clothes in a suit case when laying it down and then get them to stay without wrinkling when standing it up right to transport it.
Are there plenty of places to hang items in the rooms when unpacking?
Are there hangers provided or do i need to bring my own?
And when do you get your luggage as to "unpack it in a timley manner".

I will most likely be using the ships (ironing service,dry cleaners) for a couple of items can anyone else tell me about there experience with this?

When do i need to use the ironing board in the self serve area as to not be distrubed or rushed? Is it open 24 hours a day, i dont mind staying up late or getting up very early!

THANKYOU

Whew - I have been lurking here just because it seemed like an unusual topic. I agree with the others - please don't use irons!!

now to answer a few of the questions you posed:
the laundry rooms are open all night - but the machines may not work (on the Panama cruise one could iron, but not laundry at middle of the night hours) I think this allows the cabins on each side to get some sleep (my humble opinion - not a fact - I don't want to start another arguement)

The laundry tends to be busiest during the at sea days, and early dinner hours. I found that since I am a late night owl - I did laundry during the VERY early hours (5-6am) or during the late shows I was fine.

As far as packing - I am not overly particular about wrinkles - so, my input may not help. I find that if one folds very carefully and uses space bags the clothes look like they just came from the cleaner.

The wrinkle releaser doesn't work that well in my mind, I do find the odor is a bit offensive and tends to irritate my asthma. As well as being difficult to pack since the fluid restrictions.

I also find that if one unpacks on the first day and hangs things up the wrinkles simply fall out. The luggage doesn't always show up until after dinner, thus making unpacking a little more of an adventure.

There are plenty of hangers, drawers and we have had 3 in an inside cabin with no difficulty for hanging/storing things.

Good luck!

 

[beachblanket]

The laundry tends to be busiest during the at sea days, and early dinner hours. I found that since I am a late night owl - I did laundry during the VERY early hours (5-6am) or during the late shows I was fine.

Thank you for bringing up a fact I was meaning to raise earlier, ergo, the ONLY way to insure immediate access to the "public" irons in the laundry room on any ship is go there at crazy hours (maybe it's just me, but is vacation the time to be getting up at 5am or during the middle of the evening nightlife to do laundry?!??! ) Those who think you simply walk down to the laundry on ANY afternoon to "quickly" iron your evening clothes are in for a very nasty surprise - and may finally understand that "crazy' guy on the DIS who mentioned he brings his own private iron.

 

[KimberlyC]

This is the most assinine debate I've seen in awhile.

After 42 posts, it's clear that the minority of one refuses to accept that travel irons have no place on a cruise ship despite DCL's prohibition and the fact that most people seem to concur with said prohibition.

I have accepted the fact that the hardheaded and blissfully foolish don't like wrinkles. Moving on...

 

[flexsmom]

Dizzi - not sure if you are doing any WDW time before your cruise, but if so, I found it easier to knock out a load of laundry and tidy up any ironing before we headed over to the Port on our first trip. On our last trip, I tossed in a load in the morning while we were all enjoying pool time. As soon as it was done, I ironed a couple of shirts and had no line at all. Yes, the afternoons tend to be busiest, as does right before dinner.

PS - while it has been several years since I was last deployed, the last Navy ship I was on for an exercise (I was a Marine) didn't allow irons either in the common areas. They did, however, allow blowdryers. (No, there weren't a lot of Marines toting blow dryers in our packs, but there were several sailors using them!)

 

[eva]

Interesting that the Navy allows blow dryers, but NOT IRONS in common areas. beachblanket, I used the iron numerous times during on our last cruise and only had to wait for it a couple times. If you have been bringing an iron to use in your stateroom, then I assume that you haven't been using the one in the laundry facility and really do not know what type of wait there is for the iron.

Is this the way the world is going now? "If it inconveniences me in any way, then I will find some way around it even if it encourages breaking rules and endangering others. I guess that I shouldn't be so skeptical; one person shouldn't cloud my view of the world.

 

[justmestace]

izzi.....I use these when packing, and they really make all the difference.


http://www.magellans.com/store/Packing_Aids___Packing_OrganizersLP620?Args=



We were on NCL this last Christmas, and my daughter's suitcase didn't arrive in the room. We had to go down and get it, it was being "held" with the "suspect" luggage....bags that had been xrayed & searched, and some sort of contraband was found within. Usually, it's liquor (not allowed to BYOB on most cruise lines besides DCL, or knives). Anyway, we went down to retrieve DD's bag, and I couldn't imagine what she had in there that made it suspect.
Turns out it was the "flat iron" she uses on her hair. It is a hair appliance, but they thought it was a clothing iron...which is strictly forbidden.
We can only hope for all of our safety that DCL is as diligent in watching for this, too.

 

[lbgraves]

Since it appears that the OP's question has been answered, I am closing this thread.