OHCruiser Posted February 18, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2020 We just returned from a cruise on the Eurodam. About 6 days into the 10 day cruise, we sent out a small load of laundry that included 3 cotton/poly men's shirts, each with 2 zippered pockets. 24 hours later, they came back looking fabulous. On day 8, hubby puts on one of the shirts and tries to open a pocket..........not gonna happen because the zippers won't budge. He goes on to try the other two shirts and has the same results. I try all 3 shirts and come to the conclusion that the zippers are permanently fused shut, likely as a result of ironing. Now, these same 3 shirts were laundered on the Veendam in August and we had no issues, so I'm pretty unhappy. I called Guest Services and they ask that we bring them the shirts. Nothing to lose, but I'm not optimistic--these particular shirts were hard to find and DH loves them. 8 hours later the shirts are returned with a pockets working just fine. We never got an explanation, but I'm pretty sure that I figured out the problem--a combination of damp starch & iron heat resulting in a temporary glue! Rewashing & pressing without starch fixed everything. So, needless to say, I'll be definitely asking for NO STARCH when sending these out again--and I'll never forget to take zippers & starch into account ever again. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted February 18, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Indeed starch introduces a new element into the laundry process. Shirts and pants are not normally ironed by the ship laundry, rather they are fitted over an inflatable mold and given a few seconds of steam to remove wrinkles. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAVIP Posted February 18, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Crew News said: Shirts and pants are not normally ironed by the ship laundry, rather they are fitted over an inflatable mold and given a few seconds of steam to remove wrinkles. This might be the reason that pleating of trousers has to be asked for. Thank you for publishing the photo. Interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Alphen Posted February 18, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Crew News said: Indeed starch introduces a new element into the laundry process. Shirts and pants are not normally ironed by the ship laundry, rather they are fitted over an inflatable mold and given a few seconds of steam to remove wrinkles. Can they do this with one's partner too? 😉 Edited February 18, 2020 by Alphen 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 18, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 18, 2020 OP Thank you for your cute story. Since I always request "no starch" -- never had any problems like yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted February 18, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Thanks for sharing your story. Glad they got the zippers working. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TiogaCruiser Posted February 18, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 18, 2020 8 hours ago, Crew News said: Where does one get one of those? I hate ironing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted February 18, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 18, 2020 That is funny and at the same time, educational. Glad all was fixed for you and thank you for sharing 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homosassa Posted February 18, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2020 42 minutes ago, TiogaCruiser said: Where does one get one of those? I hate ironing. In the home it is called a shower stall. Hang the wrinkled article in the shower (or a small bathroom) when showering and wrinkles will smooth out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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