clo Posted August 24, 2019 #26 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, LHT28 said: I have only sent out a couple of items to the laundry & they came back on hangers or folded & wrapped in tissue paper The irons have the spray steam feature & I used one of the bottles of water in the fridge to fill the iron on the O class ship the R ships have a sink in the room to use Good idea. Thanks for that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted August 24, 2019 #27 Share Posted August 24, 2019 In the days when Howard was still employed most of my ironing was his shirts -- even the permanent press ones, which most of his were. But now that we are both retired, our clothing rarely needs ironing. And we pretty much dress casually the vast majority of the time. My mother, on the other hand, ironed her sheets ... when we were young she had a mangle, which made that a lot easier. Later on she just ironed them the usual way ... I think you can gather that I never did! Mura 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted August 24, 2019 #28 Share Posted August 24, 2019 56 minutes ago, Mura said: And we pretty much dress casually the vast majority of the time. If things come back from the laundry in good enough shape I won't iron for sure. When I met Bob, who worked at Levi Strauss, they were still in business attire. He was sending his shirts out and I showed him how to iron. It was so painful to watch that I told him to continue to send them out :0 Growing up Mother had me ironing pillow cases and Daddy's handkerchiefs and boxer shorts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted August 24, 2019 #29 Share Posted August 24, 2019 The ship did my laundry for 6 months (it was a perk for the world cruise) and it was great! All clothing came back on hangers, covered in light plastic, whereas undies, bras and socks came folded and wrapped in tissue paper. Although you send it all in a laundry bag, only the bundle of tissue paper folded things came back in a laundry bag...not the things on hangers. I had no issues at all with the laundry except that they lost one bra...but they gave me onboard credit so I could buy a new one. It's a great service, but I think it's overpriced to use on a regular basis if you have to pay. I just wish there were more self-serve launderettes... 4 washers and 4 dryers aren't enough for the whole ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 24, 2019 #30 Share Posted August 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Go-Bucks! said: I just wish there were more self-serve launderettes... 4 washers and 4 dryers aren't enough for the whole ship. Yes too bad on the R ships they could not find a space for at least 1 more laundry room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted August 24, 2019 #31 Share Posted August 24, 2019 24 minutes ago, Go-Bucks! said: The ship did my laundry for 6 months (it was a perk for the world cruise) and it was great! I really appreciate your giving this kind of detailed info. We get three bags and it's a 12 day cruise so it will be fine. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbloominplace Posted September 3, 2019 #32 Share Posted September 3, 2019 any idea of the hours of service for the laundry room on sirena? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob the Cruiser Posted September 3, 2019 #33 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Laundry room opened at 7:00AM when we were on aboard Sirena in December/January. I don't recall the closing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 3, 2019 #34 Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 hours ago, thatbloominplace said: any idea of the hours of service for the laundry room on sirena? usually the close at 10 pm on the others ships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadguy Posted September 5, 2019 #35 Share Posted September 5, 2019 How many machines are there are the Marina? Looking at a deck plan it looks like there are laundry rooms on multiple decks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 5, 2019 #36 Share Posted September 5, 2019 There are 3 sets in each laundry room AFAIK I have only used the ones on decks 7,8 & 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted September 5, 2019 #37 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I believe there are also laundry rooms on Decks 10 and 11. NOT on Deck 12. I'm pretty sure that they are all the same configuration, although I myself have only used those on Decks 10 and 11. This is one advantage the larger "O" ships have ... the "R" ships only have ONE laundry room which can cause congestion if you aren't careful about the times you want to do your laundry. Mura 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majjqueen Posted September 15, 2019 #38 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Does anyone know when Oceania started free self serve laundry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 15, 2019 #39 Share Posted September 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, majjqueen said: Does anyone know when Oceania started free self serve laundry? I think it was March or maybe before We had it on our April cruise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcpa1 Posted September 15, 2019 #40 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I'm rather height challenged....is there a stool so that I can get my things out of the dryers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetchpeople Posted September 15, 2019 #41 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Stool in the Laundry Room? Yes, for sure on Nautica. I would guess that there is a stool in each and every laundry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs f. Posted September 15, 2019 #42 Share Posted September 15, 2019 6 hours ago, alcpa1 said: I'm rather height challenged....is there a stool so that I can get my things out of the dryers? Me too. On the Nautica they had something to stand on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 15, 2019 #43 Share Posted September 15, 2019 9 hours ago, alcpa1 said: I'm rather height challenged....is there a stool so that I can get my things out of the dryers? on Regatta a couple of years ago they had like a platform in front of the units nothing on the O class ships AFAIK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted September 15, 2019 #44 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 7:25 PM, LHT28 said: There are 3 sets in each laundry room AFAIK I have only used the ones on decks 7,8 & 9 Thanks for the photo! Same set up at our condo on Maui! They seem to give you a lot more than on HAL! They are eliminating the self serve laundry on all HAL ships. will be having the the laundry perk (3) bags on both cruises but this is a nice feature that O provides! I will be enjoying the switch to O !!! Denise😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted September 15, 2019 #45 Share Posted September 15, 2019 20 hours ago, alcpa1 said: I'm rather height challenged....is there a stool so that I can get my things out of the dryers? Insignia had a stool...without it I could never have taken things out of the dryer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcpa1 Posted September 16, 2019 #46 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Hopefully there are a lot of tall people on the Marina who want to join me for suds and chatter!!!!! Or is that suds and Suds???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWhiners Posted September 16, 2019 #47 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 8:52 PM, Mura said: I believe there are also laundry rooms on Decks 10 and 11. NOT on Deck 12. I'm pretty sure that they are all the same configuration, although I myself have only used those on Decks 10 and 11. This is one advantage the larger "O" ships have ... the "R" ships only have ONE laundry room which can cause congestion if you aren't careful about the times you want to do your laundry. Mura Hi Mura I have found that I am very dependent on your posts. Always helpful, never snarky. We will be on Insignia in November and will be using the laundry room. Can you give a hint as to what the the best times to use the laundry might be? DH loves to do laundry, and usually does it during dinner. Would this be practical on Insignia? Is this the best time? We are first time O cruises, but many cruises in the past. Thanks for any advice ML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob the Cruiser Posted September 16, 2019 #48 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/14/2019 at 9:42 PM, alcpa1 said: I'm rather height challenged....is there a stool so that I can get my things out of the dryers? There wasn't a stool in the laundry room on Marina or Sirena when we were aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted September 16, 2019 #49 Share Posted September 16, 2019 9 hours ago, NoWhiners said: Hi Mura I have found that I am very dependent on your posts. Always helpful, never snarky. We will be on Insignia in November and will be using the laundry room. Can you give a hint as to what the the best times to use the laundry might be? DH loves to do laundry, and usually does it during dinner. Would this be practical on Insignia? Is this the best time? We are first time O cruises, but many cruises in the past. Thanks for any advice ML Thanks so much for the kind comments! Normally I would be reluctant to answer your question HERE but since what I'm going to say has already been said here on various threads AND since relatively few passengers know about CC this is what we have found: Sea days are obviously not a good time. We have found that starting the laundry around cocktail time works well. We are finished by the time we go into dinner (which is usually around 7:30 or 8:00). Also, should you be on board on port days that's another good time since most passengers will be off the ship. I suppose early in the morning (I forget the opening hours but I'm guessing around 8 or 9am) could also be good. Also, if you don't stay in the laundry room while the work is being done (which is true of us) keep good track of the time so that you return a few minutes before the wash or dry is finished. It seems obvious but too many people neglect this part. Good luck! Mura 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWhiners Posted September 16, 2019 #50 Share Posted September 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Mura said: Sea days are obviously not a good time. We have found that starting the laundry around cocktail time works well. We are finished by the time we go into dinner (which is usually around 7:30 or 8:00). Also, should you be on board on port days that's another good time since most passengers will be off the ship. I suppose early in the morning (I forget the opening hours but I'm guessing around 8 or 9am) could also be good. Good luck! Mura Thank you for this, so helpful as always 🙂 It sounds like our normal method of doing laundry will work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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