Retirement2016 Posted August 3, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Since Celebrity ships do not have self service laundry, can I write on the laundry ticket "Please wash clothes in Cold Water"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulh84 Posted August 3, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 3, 2023 No. People post frequently that they put all sorts of special instructions on their laundry. If you've ever done the behind the scenes tour and seen the laundry....you can pretty much be assured that those special instructions are ignored. All laundry goes into huge commercial washing machines. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgabriel Posted August 3, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Your option is to wash it yourself in the sink and let it drip dry, or send for dry cleaning. Since it takes forever for things to dry in the damp sea air, I send things to be dry cleaned. I love the fact that X doesn't have self-serve laundry because it isn't a vacation for me if I have to do dishes or laundry! 😁 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted August 3, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 3, 2023 56 minutes ago, Retirement2016 said: Since Celebrity ships do not have self service laundry, can I write on the laundry ticket "Please wash clothes in Cold Water"? You can write it but they probably won’t heed it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 3, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 3, 2023 dont send anything that can shrink.in very hot water or anything you cannot afford to lose We use our E + perk to do a white load..socks and undies and a dark.load of sturdy tees and shorts.. nothing delicate or apt to shrink.or melt 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted August 3, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 3, 2023 14 minutes ago, hcat said: dont send anything that can shrink.in very hot water or anything you cannot afford to lose We use our E + perk to do a white load..socks and undies and a dark.load of sturdy tees and shorts.. nothing delicate or apt to shrink.or melt I doubt when they are dumping 40-50 wash & fold bags into the large washers that your whites are are separated from our bag of jeans & colored tees and whites. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 3, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 3, 2023 good point..we do send them out on diff days. we actually toured the laundry area on a behind the scenes excursion. It was very impressive clean and well.organized. Workers took great pride... they deserve praise and hopefully good tips from the pot. They work indoors, lower level no window and very warm.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLAalum Posted August 3, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 3, 2023 We always specify “COLD WASH ONLY”. Never had shrinkage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retirement2016 Posted August 3, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Thank you all for your replies. I may take an extra carry on luggage to South America. With the weather being in the 80's in Buenos Aires, down to the 50's in Ushuaia, it's like packing for two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare horseymike Posted August 3, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Only if you have a bucket with a very long rope. 🤣 just kidding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Virgo Posted August 4, 2023 #11 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I ve had a tour of laundry. No way would I ever send my clothes to be washed. Commercial/communal washers. forget how many laundry bags go into one machine. Your clothes won’t be washed on delicate cycle nor how you do at home. There are some great clothing soaps that require no rinsing or little. You can get clothes lines to fit shower. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny01 Posted August 4, 2023 #12 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Have used the laundry many times and never had any real issues. A few items went missing and the steward found them the same day. But I dont send in any delicate or very nice things. And communal washers?…..well yeah. A poster once said she would never have her clothing washed with other people’s things. She saw that as a major ‘contamination’ issue even saying how she didnt want to even think what people ‘do’ in those clothes. I thought that was hilarious and pointed out her bed sheets and shower towels she used were all washed ‘communally’ and I didnt want her picturing what ‘people did’ between the sheets and people rub those towels All Over Their Bodies!!! And said how sad she’d have quit vacationing; not only have to quit cruising, she shouldn’t stay in Any hotel. Den 2 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted August 4, 2023 #13 Share Posted August 4, 2023 3 hours ago, TMLAalum said: We always specify “COLD WASH ONLY”. Never had shrinkage. We never ask for cold wash and haven’t had any thing that shrunk. But we generally send anything that possibly could shrink to be dry cleaned bs washed. We use laundry for jeans, shorts, workout clothes, tees, socks, pjs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPacificbound Posted August 4, 2023 #14 Share Posted August 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Retirement2016 said: Thank you all for your replies. I may take an extra carry on luggage to South America. With the weather being in the 80's in Buenos Aires, down to the 50's in Ushuaia, it's like packing for two seasons. South America is a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPacificbound Posted August 4, 2023 #15 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Anything I wash on gentle cycle at home, I hand wash on ship. Everything else we send for either wash or dry clean. Have never had any clothing damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyank Posted August 4, 2023 #16 Share Posted August 4, 2023 9 hours ago, TMLAalum said: We always specify “COLD WASH ONLY”. Never had shrinkage. You can specify all you want. Your clothes will be washed in hot water along with a lot of other bags of laundry 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chemmo Posted August 4, 2023 #17 Share Posted August 4, 2023 We only ever send in anything we would put in a mixed load at home… 9 hours ago, Retirement2016 said: Thank you all for your replies. I may take an extra carry on luggage to South America. With the weather being in the 80's in Buenos Aires, down to the 50's in Ushuaia, it's like packing for two seasons. For mixed weather/colder cruises most people pack layers. If you pack plenty of T shirts and only a couple of sweaters/sweatshirts your sweaters/sweatshirts will stay fresh if you always wear a T shirt underneath. You won’t want to wear your sweaters on board either so literally one or two will do. We tend to take pleasant but not over expensive T shirts we are happy to stick in the laundry…Worse case scenario they look a bit tight and faded by the end of the holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 4, 2023 #18 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Actually the white tees, sicks and undies come out looking very bright and are soft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vickykay Posted August 4, 2023 #19 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Never had a problem with the laundry. I do send anything that might shrink ( ie ladies pants or tops) to be dry cleaned if needed. A couple complimentary for us, the rest I find the prices comparable to at home.. Denny01- I had a good laughs this morning at your comment! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 4, 2023 #20 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) We did a behind the scenes ship tour on the Equinox in June. After seeing how everything is laundered there is no way anything can be washed in cold water. All laundry from passengers are washed together in huge commercial machines. They do use detergents that are hypoallergenic with little to no scents. Think about how the laundry department washes and dries thousands of sheets, towels and linens per day, how could they take any passenger's bag of laundry and honor the cold water only requests. We are Elite so we get the one bag of free laundry, but my wife will not send out and of her delicates. She does a lot of hand washing in the cabin and uses something she buys from Amazon that are sheet detergent. Edited August 4, 2023 by terrydtx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunpsyche Posted August 4, 2023 #21 Share Posted August 4, 2023 13 hours ago, Retirement2016 said: Thank you all for your replies. I may take an extra carry on luggage to South America. With the weather being in the 80's in Buenos Aires, down to the 50's in Ushuaia, it's like packing for two seasons. That would be a wise choice. We found the extremes in weather to be even wider and don’t forget the wind/rain factor. Have a wonderful time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retirement2016 Posted August 4, 2023 Author #22 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Thank you all for your comments and excellent advice. They are greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micruiser2002 Posted August 4, 2023 #23 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I find it hard to believe based on the way they wash multiple bags of laundry with all different colors, etc that they even use hot water. I would assume they use warm or cold for washing. Otherwise it seems to me there would be a lot more complaints about peoples laundry coming back tinted from other laundry. I think the bigger issue is the dryer and what is the heat setting for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted August 4, 2023 #24 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Not only won't they wash in cold water, they will not line dry either.😄 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baynanno1 Posted August 4, 2023 #25 Share Posted August 4, 2023 7 hours ago, micruiser2002 said: I think the bigger issue is the dryer and what is the heat setting for that. Indeed a hot dryer is likely to cause more shrinkage than a hot wash, especially to clothes that have only ever been line dried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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