WFBgal Posted September 11, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 11, 2019 On my Roll Call for upcoming 34 day Med/TA cruise, laundry was discussed. Someone mentioned they were given paper bags to put dirty clothes when they sent it out to be laundered. Is this the newest thing for HAL to try? Seems like they won't hold up well & they will be going thru tons of paper bags. Anyone seen this on a recent cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted September 11, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) My two cruises in May, I had the usual cotton, drawstring blue laundry bags. Paper bags is a terrible idea, IMO. A cloth bag is really needed. Edited September 11, 2019 by sail7seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFBgal Posted September 11, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Maybe they didn't have enough of the blue bags & substituted the paper bags. I hope blue bags are here to stay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted September 11, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Currently on the Zuiderdam and have the regular cloth bags. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8rix Posted September 11, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Just off Amsterdam yesterday. Had the regular bags. Must have been a local condition that OP was informed about. On which ship was that supposed to have occurred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchip Posted September 11, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Princess has paper laundry bags. They are awful. Cheers, Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted September 11, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Just off the Veendam Saturday. We had the blue cloth bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TiogaCruiser Posted September 11, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 11, 2019 3 hours ago, WFBgal said: On my Roll Call for upcoming 34 day Med/TA cruise, laundry was discussed. Someone mentioned they were given paper bags to put dirty clothes when they sent it out to be laundered. Is this the newest thing for HAL to try? Seems like they won't hold up well & they will be going thru tons of paper bags. Anyone seen this on a recent cruise? Were they the WHITE bags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 11, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Oh Lordy I sure hope that HAL doesn't go the Princess way and have Paper Laundry Bags!! I have seen some other things recently (need to do some research) that HAL is now doing like Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastcruiser Posted September 11, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 11, 2019 We were on Nieuw Statendam in July and had the cloth bags. Celebrity has the paper bags and they tear so easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 11, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 11, 2019 10 hours ago, WFBgal said: On my Roll Call for upcoming 34 day Med/TA cruise, laundry was discussed. Someone mentioned they were given paper bags to put dirty clothes when they sent it out to be laundered. Is this the newest thing for HAL to try? Seems like they won't hold up well & they will be going thru tons of paper bags. Anyone seen this on a recent cruise? No, haven’t seen it. We always had the cloth bags. We did have laundry returned to us once in a paper bag (the stuff that usually goes in the wicker basket). The baskets were being cleaned that day, I was told. It could be that they didn’t have enough of the cloth bags (too many in use) would be my guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted September 11, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I'm trying to imagine people who buy the "fill a bag" laundry option trying to stuff lots of clothes into a paper bag. You can get a lot into that blue cloth bag, but paper??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelker Posted September 11, 2019 #13 Share Posted September 11, 2019 13 hours ago, dchip said: Princess has paper laundry bags. They are awful. Cheers, Denise So does Celebrity and I agree - worthless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Cruise Posted September 11, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 11, 2019 8 hours ago, westcoastcruiser said: We were on Nieuw Statendam in July and had the cloth bags. Celebrity has the paper bags and they tear so easily. Hence, the suggestion to take along a roll of "duct tape" 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted September 11, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 11, 2019 55 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: I'm trying to imagine people who buy the "fill a bag" laundry option trying to stuff lots of clothes into a paper bag. You can get a lot into that blue cloth bag, but paper??? ? Maybe that is the point .. ? The less people can send the less laundry they must do. sail.noodam@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted September 11, 2019 #16 Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: I'm trying to imagine people who buy the "fill a bag" laundry option trying to stuff lots of clothes into a paper bag. You can get a lot into that blue cloth bag, but paper??? I have found if you fold and stack you get more in paper bags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxmantoo Posted September 11, 2019 #17 Share Posted September 11, 2019 That's it ... Now they have pushed us over the edge ... Can anyone recommend a good quality cruise line for our next cruise ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted September 11, 2019 #18 Share Posted September 11, 2019 26 minutes ago, taxmantoo said: That's it ... Now they have pushed us over the edge ... Can anyone recommend a good quality cruise line for our next cruise ? Staten Island Ferry? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted September 12, 2019 #19 Share Posted September 12, 2019 13 hours ago, taxmantoo said: That's it ... Now they have pushed us over the edge ... Can anyone recommend a good quality cruise line for our next cruise ? White Star Line. They use ships that are unsinkable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanmom Posted September 12, 2019 #20 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Since no one else has observed paper laundry bags on a regular basis, are you sure the person on the roll call has the correct information? Perhaps they are remembering a different cruise line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBX-Cruisers Posted September 12, 2019 #21 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/10/2019 at 9:28 PM, Alberta Quilter said: Currently on the Zuiderdam and have the regular cloth bags. We will be on the Zuiderdam in October. What is the current cost for a bag of laundry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted September 12, 2019 #22 Share Posted September 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, OBX-Cruisers said: What is the current cost for a bag of laundry? $20 in most of the world. $30 in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberlyFDR Posted September 13, 2019 #23 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I am planning on having my clothes laundered during my upcoming cruise. If I do the fill a bag method, do I have to sign up for that at the front desk or just fill out the form and attach it to my bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted September 13, 2019 #24 Share Posted September 13, 2019 1 minute ago, kimberlyFDR said: If I do the fill a bag method, do I have to sign up for that at the front desk or just fill out the form and attach it to my bag? Just complete the invoice, keep the pink copy, put the rest in the bag, close the bag, and leave it on the bed. That's all there is to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberlyFDR Posted September 13, 2019 #25 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Thank you! 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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