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[rdailybread]

We have booked a first cruise on Grand Princess to Hawaii for 15 Days. We booked an Ocean View Obstructed View. Specifically Stateroom E319. I am sure the obstruction is a lifeboat. Is anyone familiar enough with this ship to tell me if this is a complete obstruction? Can't see the water at all?

Also, I see there is self-service laundry onboard. Is this coin-op? How does this service work?

Edited October 10, 2015 by rdailybread

[paul929207]

There are passenger laundromats on all passenger decks.

[Colo Cruiser]

We have booked a first cruise on Grand Princess to Hawaii for 15 Days. We booked an Ocean View Obstructed View. Specifically Stateroom E319. I am sure the obstruction is a lifeboat. Is anyone familiar enough with this ship to tell me if this is a complete obstruction? Can't see the water at all?

 

 

Check here for obstruction....

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1501475&highlight=obstructed

[JF - retired RRT]

Also, I see there is self-service laundry onboard. Is this coin-op? How does this service work?

On some ships the laundromat costs $2.00 each, on others (as reported here, $3.00) wash and dry.

Bring your own detergent and fab soft - the dispensers for them are $1.00 each, I think.

Iron & ironing boards (usually 2) in each laundromat.

The hours are posted.

Check the time when you put the clothes in, come back in about 40 minutes, switch to dryer, come back in about 40 minutes. The machines run for 45 minutes.

 

On some ships the machines have been converted to using your cruise card. On most it is still quarters or tokens (each token is a quarter).

[JF - retired RRT]

Not bad.

[rdailybread]

Thank you Colo Cruiser, JF and Paul! Especially JF for posting the picture of my upcoming view. That was really above and beyond!

[Cruisin' Chick]

We have booked a first cruise on Grand Princess to Hawaii for 15 Days. We booked an Ocean View Obstructed View. Specifically Stateroom E319. I am sure the obstruction is a lifeboat. Is anyone familiar enough with this ship to tell me if this is a complete obstruction? Can't see the water at all?

Also, I see there is self-service laundry onboard. Is this coin-op? How does this service work?

 

Our last three cruises were the RT trip to Hawaii out of LA. It's definitely my favorite itinerary as the sea days are so much fun and time in Hawaii is the bonus. Hopefully you'll have a set of the Hawaiian cultural ambassadors on board like Elua. They help provide the Hawaiian-oriented activities and also perform live Hawaiian music around the ship.

[rdailybread]

Our last three cruises were the RT trip to Hawaii out of LA. It's definitely my favorite itinerary as the sea days are so much fun and time in Hawaii is the bonus. Hopefully you'll have a set of the Hawaiian cultural ambassadors on board like Elua. They help provide the Hawaiian-oriented activities and also perform live Hawaiian music around the ship.

 

Thanks Cruisin' Chick, I hope the Grand Princess is as good a ship as the ship you went on. This will be our second trip to Hawaii. First on a cruise ship.

[crochetcruise]

On some ships the laundromat costs $2.00 each, on others (as reported here, $3.00) wash and dry.

Bring your own detergent and fab soft - the dispensers for them are $1.00 each, I think.

Iron & ironing boards (usually 2) in each laundromat.

The hours are posted.

Check the time when you put the clothes in, come back in about 40 minutes, switch to dryer, come back in about 40 minutes. The machines run for 45 minutes.

 

On some ships the machines have been converted to using your cruise card. On most it is still quarters or tokens (each token is a quarter).

 

THANK YOU! Have noted to budget for doing a load of washing on the last sea day. I am in a Suite so will ask the steward if the laundry would be back in time to be packed, or do I need to go do it myself, which is no trouble? Will have my mobile with me, so setting an alarm to "remember to change over the laundry" is no problem. The costs have also been noted in my budget.

[Steelers36]

THANK YOU! Have noted to budget for doing a load of washing on the last sea day. I am in a Suite so will ask the steward if the laundry would be back in time to be packed, or do I need to go do it myself, which is no trouble? Will have my mobile with me, so setting an alarm to "remember to change over the laundry" is no problem. The costs have also been noted in my budget.

 

3 day cruise in a Suite and worried about laundry? Fascinating.

[caribill]

I am in a Suite so will ask the steward if the laundry would be back in time to be packed, or do I need to go do it myself, which is no trouble?

 

The cabin steward can guess, but cannot guarantee what time laundry will be ready when Princess does it.

 

Unless you have a great need not to leave the ship with dirty clothes, instead of doing laundry in the Laundromat, why not just take the clothes home and wash them there.

[skynight]

THANK YOU! Have noted to budget for doing a load of washing on the last sea day. I am in a Suite so will ask the steward if the laundry would be back in time to be packed, or do I need to go do it myself, which is no trouble? Will have my mobile with me, so setting an alarm to "remember to change over the laundry" is no problem. The costs have also been noted in my budget.

If you send clothing to the ship's laundry allow 48 hours, although it may take 24 hours. There is an extra charge for same day laundry.

[Cruisin' Chick]

THANK YOU! Have noted to budget for doing a load of washing on the last sea day. I am in a Suite so will ask the steward if the laundry would be back in time to be packed, or do I need to go do it myself, which is no trouble? Will have my mobile with me, so setting an alarm to "remember to change over the laundry" is no problem. The costs have also been noted in my budget.

 

I'm confused. Are you talking about the self-service laundry or about sending clothes to be done by the ship's laundry?

[COMBOY]

Well, if you look at the deck plans cabin E311's window is right in between two life boats. So if you look directly straight out or down from the window you should be able to see ocean and/or land. If you look directly right or left you will see life boats. I had an obstructed view cabin on the Golden and with my cabin if I looked direct forward I would see the back end of the life boat, but if I looked to the right I had a great view of the oceans and/or land. Actually some of the obstructed view cabins really aren't that bad. You get nature light, the ability to look out and see the ocean and what's the weather like; but some of your view is partially blocked by the ship's safely equipment. It's certainly better then an inside cabin. In reality unless you plan spend hours gazing out the window; an obstructed view cabins works out just find.

Edited October 14, 2015 by COMBOY

[Renmar]

You can see pictures of "almost" all obstructed view cabins aboard Princess ships by following this https://sites.google.com/site/cabinviewbyrenmar/ link.

 

Theo

[rdailybread]

Thanks Renmar, I have looked at your photos and my storeroom has a pretty good view!