Laundry question!

[clh2]

We are doing a couple of days at the parks prior to embarking. Will be traveling with 3 grandsons, and 4 adults. If we packed carryons to hold a load or two of dirty laundry…can laundry be started as soon as we are able to go to our rooms?

 

[sponica]

I think it's open 24 hours, so you should be able to start laundry as soon as you get to the room.

 

[dreamer17555]

We are doing a couple of days at the parks prior to embarking. Will be traveling with 3 grandsons, and 4 adults. If we packed carryons to hold a load or two of dirty laundry…can laundry be started as soon as we are able to go to our rooms?

Have you considered doing laundry at the resort instead? The washers and dryers at the resorts are larger and easier IMO to use.

 

[clh2]

Good things to consider. But…our 2 year old grandson will probably need a nap after we get on the ship, and once we are free to be in our rooms. The laundry area is right down the hall from our rooms. So, keeping an eye on laundry and a sleeping baby, seems like an easy multi-tasking opportunity!

 

[msmama]

Should be able to. And few people are using them at that time, in my experience.

 

[Girl of the South]

Don’t forget you have to do the “muster drill” between getting into your cabin and the ship leaving the dock.

 

[dreamer17555]

Good things to consider. But…our 2 year old grandson will probably need a nap after we get on the ship, and once we are free to be in our rooms. The laundry area is right down the hall from our rooms. So, keeping an eye on laundry and a sleeping baby, seems like an easy multi-tasking opportunity!

Something to keep in mind is if the laundry is in your checked luggage, it might not be delivered until 8pm. We have had deliveries as late as midnight (the bag went missing). It is not unusual for bags to not be there until after Muster Drill at 4pm and commonly after first seating dinner. I would not plan on a checked bag being there before Muster.

 

[clh2]

Something to keep in mind is if the laundry is in your checked luggage, it might not be delivered until 8pm. We have had deliveries as late as midnight (the bag went missing). It is not unusual for bags to not be there until after Muster Drill at 4pm and commonly after first seating dinner. I would not plan on a checked bag being there before Muster.

Definitely the plan for that would be put that in the carryons!

 

[lanejudy]

Good things to consider. But…our 2 year old grandson will probably need a nap after we get on the ship, and once we are free to be in our rooms. The laundry area is right down the hall from our rooms. So, keeping an eye on laundry and a sleeping baby, seems like an easy multi-tasking opportunity!

Sounds easy... but how active is the 2-yr-old and would he be upset if you were down the hall when he wakes in a strange place alone? Will he nap in a pack-n-play or on the bed? Those are things I would consider; there is plenty of time to get laundry done with 4 adults, I would not leave a sleeping 2-yr-old completely unattended that first afternoon even to go down the hall.

 

[cwis]

Leaving a baby/toddler alone on a room alone seems cursed at so many levels. What if you forget your key? what if your door stops working? what if you stateroom host find out? what if times flies by and you miss disembarkation with so much fun at the laundry?

 

[jdb in AZ]

It doesn't take four adults to do a load or two of laundry. One could be a designated baby sitter, especially the first night after the ship's entertainment and the kids are asleep. The adults could even take turns. Or better yet, since you'll only be in the parks for two days, pack enough clothes for the whole trip or send them out to be washed by the ship's laundry. it's really not that expensive. (Can you tell I'm allergic to doing laundry on vacation?)

 

[clh2]

It doesn't take four adults to do a load or two of laundry. One could be a designated baby sitter, especially the first night after the ship's entertainment and the kids are asleep. The adults could even take turns. Or better yet, since you'll only be in the parks for two days, pack enough clothes for the whole trip or send them out to be washed by the ship's laundry. it's really not that expensive. (Can you tell I'm allergic to doing laundry on vacation?)

I was hoping laundry could get started before we have the muster drill. Figuring my daughter/son-in-law take the 4 and 6 year old to register at the kids clubs, leaves my DH and me to handle a load or 2 of laundry. As long as the dirty laundry is in our carryons,

 

[cwis]

Ship laundry is cheap in Disney ships (say that fast), but still I wouldn't trust them with garments I really like. Beware a lot of guests think about doing their laundry on embarkation day. Even if only 1% of guests there aren't as many machines, and guests doing their laundry early tend to use more than one.

 

[Flossbolna]

I was hoping laundry could get started before we have the muster drill. Figuring my daughter/son-in-law take the 4 and 6 year old to register at the kids clubs, leaves my DH and me to handle a load or 2 of laundry. As long as the dirty laundry is in our carryons,

I think it’s worth a try. Since you will have downtime for the nap anyway, be prepared with your laundry all set in a carry on and get it started as soon as possible.

 

[Mathmagicland]

I was hoping laundry could get started before we have the muster drill. Figuring my daughter/son-in-law take the 4 and 6 year old to register at the kids clubs, leaves my DH and me to handle a load or 2 of laundry. As long as the dirty laundry is in our carryons,

I don’t see mention of which ship you will be on. The Wish & Treasure have one large laundry for the entire ship, so easier find open machines on embarkation day if you are close and quick about getting started.

The other ships have multiple much smaller rooms with fewer machines on various decks and ends of the ship so the machines can fill up rather quickly because ss @cwis notes most everyone has a similar idea. I’ve had to end up waiting until the next day to do laundry because of never finding an open machine on embarkation day. If you want to do laundry when the cabins open up, I’d suggest the following-

Have everything (clothes, detergent, etc) in the carryon, and hover by the hallway ropes for when the CM drops it for cabin access as it is sometimes a couple of minutes early. As soon as you can get to a cabin key grab it and head to the laundry first before going into the cabin to drop other things or exploring it. Leave the others in your party to get into the cabin. Go get your loads started, Set the timer on your phone for the return time to move things to the dryers, then go back to the cabin to start getting settled.

It is definitely doable to have laundry finished before muster drill if you can get started right away. If you aren’t first to the machines, it can be hard to get it done on embarkation because it’s all hit or miss as to when you’ll be lucky enough to find an open machine or two for both wash snd dry.