How much to clean your shirt?
The problem with cruising is that you have to have lots of lovely clothes as dressing for dinner can be a big part of the cruise. However if you’re on a fly cruise then your luggage allowance is limited.
P&O cruises offer self service launderettes on board however Royal Caribbean do not and this is a large cause of complaint.
However when I was on board Independence of the Seas I had a peak at the laundry costs and they are not as expensive as I thought, you wouldn’t want to pay them to do all of your washing but if it is just a couple of items then it’s not too bad.
Item Wash & Press ($) Dry Clean & Press ($)
Mens Jacket ——- 5.00
Jeans 3.50
Shirt 3.50 4.00
Tie 2.25
Trousers 4.00 4.50
Blouse 4.00 4.50
Dress 6.00 8.00
Evening dress 9.50
Skirt 4.00 5.00
Suit 9.00
Now some of these prices are cheaper than I pay locally for dry cleaning, and had I looked earlier I would have had my evening dress cleaned on board before going home. What do you think?
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Jo,
Long time no hear.
Peronally I find it interesting that people are prepared to part with thousands of pounds for a cruise and then complain about the price of onboard clothes cleaning.
I agree you would not send everything in to be cleaned as you have the ability to do a quick wash of socks, smalls in the sink to hangup to dry in the shower or use the onboard DIY if available. We nornally buy the travel packs of Tide for a quick handwash and use the onboard ship cleaners which is returned the second day unless you pay extra for same day. We have always found that wash and press comes back looking like dry cleaned and to be honest when on a cruise of 10+ days its just nice to have washed clothes. If I’m prepared to part with monies for photos, drinks , wine, internet and tips then a hundred or less is well worth not waiting for a washer / dryer even if availble on a ship. When on our 28 day cruise around Ausralia, it was a total blessing.
Its one vacation or time off and as you say air travel thses days reduces our amount of clothes so a nice cleaning does wonders for your outfit to be useed again and enjoyed.
Cheers / Rob