kelseybren Posted February 7, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 7, 2015 If anyone has used the laundry service on Royal, how big is thhe bag they give you to fill? This is our first time sailing Royal & we're used ti having self serve laundry on the ship but i know that royal is $30 per bag. My hubby would like to know how big the bag is, I'm assuming a med sized load? Any i fo would be great!! Thanks!! Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted February 7, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 7, 2015 The bag is for stuff like pi's, underwear, tee shirts, etc....it's not for anything that might need pressing.... We haven't used the "bag 'o laundry", but we did send out a shirt of hubby's....they did a great pressing job...looked like new! However, the sundress I sent at the same time was not supposed to be ironed, and the DID iron it, and ruined it. So be careful WHAT you send out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAL's Nan Posted February 7, 2015 #3 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Also I'd be careful if any of your clothing has any shrink factors. We once sent out cotton tshirts and they shrunk a lot. They use extremely hot water to wash the clothes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelseybren Posted February 7, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Okay, thx for info:) it would mostly be hubby's tshirts, underwear & pj's type stuff. I'm also bringing a tide to go pen & a small amt of laundry liquid to wash up a few of my good tops in sink. Don't want to take a chance of anything getting ruined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvscruising2007 Posted February 8, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 8, 2015 We use the "wash and fold" service every cruise on RC. The bag lately is the size of a paper grocery bag. Other times we have had to use a plastic bag, a little smaller but stretches better than the paper. We put t-shirt, pj's, socks, cotton underwear. The items are folded but not ironed. When you use the regular laundry service everything comes back on hangers and nicely pressed. I wouldn't send anything that needs special instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted February 8, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 8, 2015 We have sent thing out to be cleaned and never had a problem. :) LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted February 9, 2015 #7 Share Posted February 9, 2015 The dry cleaning is wonderful. I wouldn't send anything out for laundry thst requires delicate handling (most of my clothes) or that I wouldn't be upset if it shrunk. They use the same washers (boiling hot water) that the sheets & towels are done in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterchick Posted February 9, 2015 #8 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) We use the "wash and fold" service every cruise on RC. The bag lately is the size of a paper grocery bag. Other times we have had to use a plastic bag, a little smaller but stretches better than the paper.We put t-shirt, pj's, socks, cotton underwear. The items are folded but not ironed. When you use the regular laundry service everything comes back on hangers and nicely pressed. I wouldn't send anything that needs special instructions. Ditto that. DH is the master of cramming items into the little plastic bag (we haven't gotten a paper one in some time). I'd say it's a small load of stuff, and you're supposed to limit yourself to shorts, T-shirts, undies/socks, nighties, that sort of thing. No long pants, skirts, dresses, etc. We have used the regular laundry quite a bit as well, but not for delicate items or anything that's "spot clean", "cold water only" or otherwise likely to be ruined or altered by the "one size fits all" process. And I've found that the shampoo/conditioner in the wall dispenser or the small bottles of shampoo that you get in a suite work very well for handwashing items. :) Edited February 9, 2015 by critterchick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb317 Posted February 10, 2015 #9 Share Posted February 10, 2015 We use the bag for underwear, husband's t-shirts, socks, shorts & my work out clothes. You can really stuff a lot in to the bag and the laundry has always done a nice job with everything. Somehow, though, they always seem to lose a pair of my thong underwear.:D Sherri:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcur Posted February 18, 2015 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Our rule of thumb for that plastic laundry bag is if it doesn't need to be ironed, it goes in there. Also, for land laundry where I can get to a washer/dryer, I take a ziplock bag of these. No spillage, and it goes in the water and then in the dryer. Their shelf life is reeeeeaaaallly long, too: http://www.amazon.com/Purex-Complete-Laundry-Refill-Sheets/dp/B00DSPQBKW/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1424238135&sr=1-1&keywords=purex+3+in+1+laundry+sheets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomko2 Posted February 18, 2015 #11 Share Posted February 18, 2015 We used the laundry bag service on our two Med. cruises plus the dry cleaning services for a few things which needed to be ironed. Everything was great. I took along plastic clothespins to hang stuff I washed by hand. One time my Hubby went on a horse-riding excursion in Belize and was covered in mud when he got back, his white socks were a mess. Filled a laundry bag and sent it in.....WOW, socks were cleaner and whiter than I could ever get them. We joke now that we should just take a bunch of his dirty tennis socks (he plays on clay courts) every time we cruise just to get them pristine white again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kik35 Posted February 18, 2015 #12 Share Posted February 18, 2015 We used the laundry bag on our last Ex cruise. Was good but it took almost 3days to get the clean laundry back!!:rolleyes: supposedly there was a fire in the laundry room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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