Sorry another Laundry/Dry Cleaning ?

[O&WMOM]

This is my vacation too, so I have budgeted $ so I can send out our laundry

My question is:

1. How do I send items out?
2. Who do I tip and how much?
3. How long does it take?

As always, Thank You!

 

[jenlovesdisney]

I don't know if this is true of all cruises but in the navigator for the next to last day (which you are given the night before) it says you can do the same day service for the price of regular. But there was never a price sheet or bag in the closet and when requested I received the bags but no price list and when I requested a price list again I NEVER received it so I said forget it. But I think the prices are per piece and range from $1 or $2.

 

[HookedonMagic]

On our last cruise, we sent laundry out for pressing only. When we arrived in our stateroom, there were two laundry bags and price lists (for both dry cleaning and laundry) hanging in the closet. We simply placed the pieces we wanted pressed in the bags, marked those items on the menu and left the bag for our stateroom hostess. The laundry form states that it will be returned by 5pm the next day. You can pay a premium to have it returned sooner. Ours arrived at precisely 5pm the next day...my husband tried to tip the delivery cast member, but he refused. We were very happy with the service...it was a nice treat not to press everything while I was packing.

And just in case you didn't know...DCL does offer self-service laundry, as well. We usually do a couple of loads while onboard because I hate to do it all when I get home. We cruised RCCL last spring and were surprised to find they had no coin operated laundry.

Happy cruising.

 

[Regina]

There's a plastic laundry bag in the closet that you place your items in. You give them to your room steward. They'll be returned the following day by 5:00pm. (There's an extra fee if you want it done the same day.)

I've always found the clothes hanging in the room the next day.

 

[SeaSpray]

I continuously sent out our clothes to the laundry onboard the Magic. When we first got on the ship, I sent out all of DSs' and DH's dress pants, suits, dress shirts, and my dresses to be pressed. They were returned the next afternoon.

To answer your questions:

1. There are plastic bags in the cabin, as well as price lists that you need to fill out and check off how many of each item of clothing that you are sending, as well as any special instructions. On the form you can also say if you want the items pressed, washed, or dry cleaned. I asked our cabin steward for more plastic laundry bags because there were 4 of us. The bags are not very large to begin with. Our cabin steward told us to just leave the filled laundry bags on the bed and that he would take them each evening. So that's what we did. One time I wanted to send out clothes after he had already done the evening turn-down service, so I called him on the phone (there's a button to push to reach your steward), and he came and picked the bags up. Our cabin steward was Darwin, he did an excellent job, and we didn't hesitate to leave him an extra tip at the end of the cruise.

2. Sometimes the clothes were brought back while we were in the cabin, so I'd tip the delivery person. Other times the clothes came back while we were out, so I wasn't able to tip. Some of the clothes will be returned, washed, pressed, and folded, in a laundry bag, other items will come back on hangers they will place these right in the closet, if you're not there to accept them.

3. For regular service, the clothes will be back to you by the following afternoon. I believe it says "Before 5pm". There is same-day service, too, for an additional charge.