When planning your first cruise here is a question many clients ask about … laundry. There are a few items under this subject to be addressed.
First of all, not all cruise ships have laundry facilities. So it is best not to plan on doing you laundry on board your cruise. To every rule there is an exception…of late many cruise lines are now offering laundry or dry cleaning services. They can be costly, so if you don’t mind paying for the services, then take advantage of them. Otherwise I would suggest to wait till you get off the ship to do your laundry. Again another exception to that rule is that on many cruise lines, if you have purchased a suite, then often laundry is a free service provided by the cruise line, so take advantage of this if you can because it is so nice to come home from a weeks vacation with clean clothes!
Secondly, when planning your first, or next cruise, try to not get your cabin assigned too close to the laundry room. First of all, it is a very popular room, as anyone can imagine. Plus there is the likelihood you will often find allot of traffic by your cabin, so a higher likelihood of more than normal hallway noise is to be expected. Many times I have seen lines for passengers to use the laundry. With the door often open the smell of the water, soap and steam will seep down the hallway and into the surrounding cabins as well.
There is usually laundry soap available on the ship as well, but if you decide to bring your own from home. Pack it well in your bags to ensure it doesn’t get all over your clothes before your vacation even begins. I suggest to pack small sample sizes in a zip lock bag inside your luggage. If there is any spillage then it is contained to the zip lock bag only.
I myself tend to advise people to pack lightly, but bring enough changes of clothes to last the week. Of course my favorite tip is… if you forget something at home you can buy it for yourself while you are on vacation like a new shirt, sandals or light jacket. Then you will enjoy it right away, you have space for it in your luggage and it will aways be a reminder of that wonderful vacation you had. But please don’t tell my hubby THIS is why I can always pack light when I travel on vacation!
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