Inspiration Room Amenities

[kapcruiser]

We have 5 in our cabin on the inspiration, I want to know if they will give me enough shampoo and soap? I don't mind packing it if I need to, trying to cut down on bring extra things. I think I read somewhere that I need to bring a blowdryer and travel iron, is this correct?

Inspiration - August 2004

[judyf]

The are despencers for shampoo and shower gel and they keep them full. We had no hairdryer in our cabin.

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[Cotton]

You might want to bring a hairdryer, but NO iron! This is a big no-no on cruise ships! In your Welcome Aboard booklet you receive w/your docs, it plainly spells out NO IRONS IN CABINS! Big safety issue - fire hazard.

There are laundry rooms located on each deck, complete with washers/dryers/ironing boards/irons. OR you can take "Wrinkle Release" spray. Works wonders.

As far as the amenities, shampoo and liquid soap are in dispensers in the shower. The little basket of items are sample-size. Your cabin steward will refill it for you if needed, but for five people in a cabin, I'd just take your own.

Hope this helps.

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[crewser]

To save packing space, I always go to the local beauty supply store and ask for samples of my favorite shampoo/conditioner. They come in the single use packs like you get on the cruise, but I get the brand I like. Also, nothing to bring home.

[Lady_K]

Speaking of the shampoo in the dispensers, how is the quality? I have long hair and while I'm not TOO picky about shampoo (I'm ok with using the kinds found in hotels), I don't mind bringing my own if what's in the dispensers is either too harsh or not that great to begin with.

Thanks.

[Andrea72]

I'd say bring your own to be on the safe side. Our cabin was not stocked in the dispensers the first day. The quality of the shampoo is alright, but I too have long hair and preferred the shampoo I brought. The sea air dried my hair as it was. (I'd take dry hair on a cruise any day over normal hair on land though). Just a thought.

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[tdms1324]

The shampoo in the dispensers was Neutrogena and the shower gel was Lever 2000 with Aloe.

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[kapcruiser]

Do they refill the dispensers if need be. I will bring my our conditioner for my hair, but I would rather not pack shampoo and soap for my family.

Inspiration - August 2004

[tdms1324]

They will refill them if you need them to, but they are big dispensers and it would take a lot to empty them. Definitely bring your own conditioner. If you are doing a pre-night hotel stay, you can probably just snag a little bottle of conditioner there.

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[sexyred]

We just spent 8 days on the Inspiration, we never ran out of soap and shampoo and there were 3 of us.

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