i believe it is strictly a prohibited item only to make royal caribbean more money by sending things out to be pressed. Think about it you can bring on hair dryers, hair straighteners, hair curlers so why not a portable steamer? It doesn't make sense other than to have royal caribbean make $$$. I have heard some people will use the hair straigheners on their clothes to get out wrinkles. I try buying clothes that don't wrinkle. I cruise princess and they have laundry rooms with those very dangerous irons on board.