COLLEYBERRY Posted March 13, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I have not had occasion to use laundry facilities aboard a cruise ship...but I guess things can get a little testy.:D A co worker's friend, returning from a cruise(not HAL) around the tip of South America, related this tale to her...apparently the friend decided to try the laundry facilities for the first time (it was after a three day ban on self laundry,so I am guessing a little busier than usual) The atmosphere in the laundry room seemed a little prickly..nothing she could put her finger on...just tension in the air ..minded her own business and got out of there as quickly as possible. She heard later that a person had taken someone's load of washing and threw it over a balcony. :eek: They were nearly put off the ship for the offense. I don't know how mad someone would have to be to do this....still shaking my head.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxmantoo Posted March 13, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 13, 2015 So you heard this from a co-worker who heard this from a friend who told her someone else told her that .... hmmmm just saying :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted March 13, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I have not had occasion to use laundry facilities aboard a cruise ship...but I guess things can get a little testy.:D A co worker's friend, returning from a cruise(not HAL) around the tip of South America, related this tale to her...apparently the friend decided to try the laundry facilities for the first time (it was after a three day ban on self laundry,so I am guessing a little busier than usual) The atmosphere in the laundry room seemed a little prickly..nothing she could put her finger on...just tension in the air ..minded her own business and got out of there as quickly as possible. She heard later that a person had taken someone's load of washing and threw it over a balcony. :eek: They were nearly put off the ship for the offense. I don't know how mad someone would have to be to do this....still shaking my head.:) That urban legend and a number of variations have been passed around Cunard ships for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLLEYBERRY Posted March 13, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Well silly me :o....however I do know one of the parties well ..not exactly the legend type :D...and the other party had actually been in the tension filled laundry room(and from what I have been told not exactly the legend perpetuating type either),,,having said that... I hope it is a legend...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1of4 Posted March 13, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 13, 2015 From living in apartments and condos with shared laundry for years (coin operated) I must admit nothing would surprise me anymore. My sister had a whole load of dark clothes stolen once. I have seen people put their laundry in the dryer that someone just paid for after removing their laundry. They time it so that they return 10 minutes before the end of cycle so that they are gone before the owner returns to find their laundry still wet. I could go on and on. Disney does it best, IMHO, as they have massive self serve laundry rooms which operate on the room key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted March 13, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 13, 2015 There's a thread on Cunard now about how the ship washed a new Armani tux - so perhaps it is safer to use the self-serve laundry! Although feelings can run high there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyher Posted March 13, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 13, 2015 From living in apartments and condos with shared laundry for years (coin operated) I must admit nothing would surprise me anymore. My sister had a whole load of dark clothes stolen once. I have seen people put their laundry in the dryer that someone just paid for after removing their laundry. They time it so that they return 10 minutes before the end of cycle so that they are gone before the owner returns to find their laundry still wet. I could go on and on. Disney does it best, IMHO, as they have massive self serve laundry rooms which operate on the room key. I agree . It isn't something so overwhelming that you wouldn't put it past someone to do. Nothing to do with anger at all. Some people would do it just to get their jollies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VioletHorse Posted March 13, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I don't doubt that story at all. Several years ago we sailed on the Volendam and stayed in a room across the hall from the self-serve laundry. There were arguments between passengers every day, arising from the fact that certain passengers treated the facility as their own personal laundry room. They'd load several washing machines with their clothes, and not return for hours to put their stuff into the dryers, or leave their dried clothes in the dryers for hours, effectively denying the use of those machines to other passengers. The alleged dumping of clothes overboard was certainly extreme, but I can see how that could happen. Chair hogs, laundry hogs - they are all variations of the self-serving, self-centered passengers that we find on every cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted March 13, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I wouldn't worry too much about that, as in the not too distant future there will no longer be laundry rooms on any HAL ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted March 13, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I don't doubt the story at all. My only comment, besides "good grief", is I think she should have been put off the ship, not "nearly". :eek: And no, I can't imagine ever getting mad enough to do something like that, but I do believe there are some.....:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boating girl Posted March 13, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 13, 2015 We spend much of our time motorhoming so I often use RV park laundries. I can believe anything after my experiences. There are always some users that I refer to as laundry room ****s. They act as if they own the laundry and are inconsiderate of other users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrill Posted March 13, 2015 #12 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Have seen it get bad enough - the arguments in the laundry room- that a security officer is posted outside. (Princess Cruises, about 10 yrs. ago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boating girl Posted March 13, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Oops! Didn't realize using WWII war criminals is a bad term. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyher Posted March 13, 2015 #14 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Oops! Didn't realize using WWII war criminals is a bad term. Sorry. Sorry that's the policy here ......"You can be one , but you can't be called one" *LOL* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakepatrol Posted March 13, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Someone on one of the balconies got hit in the face with a bra:eek: Guess it's better than cigarette ash:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted March 13, 2015 #16 Share Posted March 13, 2015 We have found our cruising life much easier since we gave-up doing our own laundry in favor of just sending stuff out to the ship's laundry. Yes, we know that some folks do not like to use commercial laundries but we have had very good service and generally good results on both HAL and Princess. In the interests of full disclosure, we do get unlimited free laundry on both lines. But using the "full bag" price on HAL is a pretty decent deal. And DW has never been overly happy about spending part of her day watching laundry in the Laundromat, folding, ironing, etc. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 13, 2015 #17 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I have not had occasion to use laundry facilities aboard a cruise ship...but I guess things can get a little testy.:D A co worker's friend, returning from a cruise(not HAL) around the tip of South America, related this tale to her...apparently the friend decided to try the laundry facilities for the first time (it was after a three day ban on self laundry,so I am guessing a little busier than usual) The atmosphere in the laundry room seemed a little prickly..nothing she could put her finger on...just tension in the air ..minded her own business and got out of there as quickly as possible. She heard later that a person had taken someone's load of washing and threw it over a balcony. :eek: They were nearly put off the ship for the offense. I don't know how mad someone would have to be to do this....still shaking my head.:) Next time someone complains that Vista and Signature ships do not have self-service laundries, we can quote this story. :D Give them a good reason why HAL eliminated them on the new ships. :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted March 13, 2015 #18 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Next time someone complains that Vista and Signature ships do not have self-service laundries, we can quote this story. :D Give them a good reason why HAL eliminated them on the new ships. :D :D I guess we can also quote the stories of people "falling off ships" as reasons not to cruise then. :rolleyes: The lack of passenger laundries will remain a prime reason we prefer not to sail on Vista and Signature ships. For us, passenger laundries are like lifeboats - should the need arise, we expect them to be available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer slope Posted March 13, 2015 #19 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I'm curious.....which ships have the self serve laundry's? I'm with Mrs. Hlitner...I don't want to waste time. I'll do the fill a bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted March 13, 2015 #20 Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) I'm curious.....which ships have the self serve laundry's? I'm with Mrs. Hlitner...I don't want to waste time. I'll do the fill a bag. Ships with laundrettes: Amsterdam Maasdam Prinsendam Rotterdam Ryndam Statendam Veendam Volendam Zaandam Edited March 13, 2015 by Boytjie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer slope Posted March 13, 2015 #21 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Thank you Boytjie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare StartrainDD Posted March 13, 2015 #22 Share Posted March 13, 2015 We have found our cruising life much easier since we gave-up doing our own laundry in favor of just sending stuff out to the ship's laundry. Yes, we know that some folks do not like to use commercial laundries but we have had very good service and generally good results on both HAL and Princess. In the interests of full disclosure, we do get unlimited free laundry on both lines. But using the "full bag" price on HAL is a pretty decent deal. And DW has never been overly happy about spending part of her day watching laundry in the Laundromat, folding, ironing, etc. Hank We PAY for the "Unlimited" package. It is more than worth it to us. We still have a way to go to reach 4*. We send out laundry every day until near the end we ask our (usually superb) room steward what is the last time we can send it out? Had very few issues and when we had an incident they more than made up for it. And yes, we send EVERYTHING out and go home with almost all clean clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted March 13, 2015 #23 Share Posted March 13, 2015 How mad would I have to be? It's unimaginable. I would never do something like that -- I have respect for the belongings of others. Honestly, if I can't do laundry one day, so what? I'm on a gorgeous ship on a wonderful vacation and if I have to send out some laundry or wash out a shirt by hand in my sink, so be it. I think some folks are wound a little too tightly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted March 13, 2015 #24 Share Posted March 13, 2015 We have found our cruising life much easier since we gave-up doing our own laundry in favor of just sending stuff out to the ship's laundry. Yes, we know that some folks do not like to use commercial laundries but we have had very good service and generally good results on both HAL and Princess. In the interests of full disclosure, we do get unlimited free laundry on both lines. But using the "full bag" price on HAL is a pretty decent deal. And DW has never been overly happy about spending part of her day watching laundry in the Laundromat, folding, ironing, etc. Hank I agree 200%. I'm on vacation. On Oceania, it doesn't look like there is a good laundry package so there I ill be doing laundry - uggh. I avoid it as much as possible. We've had good service and if I don't have to cook, clean - why do laundry.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted March 13, 2015 #25 Share Posted March 13, 2015 >SNIP< I think some folks are wound a little too tightly..... Ya think? :D I think it was on the Ryndam that there were a couple of self-appointed laundry room "supervisors". One suggested that since we had just boarded, I should have no need to do laundry :rolleyes: The other one was actually blocking the door to the laundry room with her chair and her legs. That one was like a guard dog "No machines, all busy, get out, grrrrrr" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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