Self-service laundry

[redrightreturning]

Just off the Royal Feb 2. All the laundry machines take tokens from the vending machine in the laundromat.

On the Ruby end of March.

Do the laundry machines on the Ruby (and others) still use quarters or have they converted to tokens only as well?

[Saymyname]

December 2013~ Sapphire =Quarters

[ggprincess2004]

ruby - quarters, $2 for wash, $2 for dry.

[riclop]

Quarters on the ruby.

[Highland dancer]

What about the emerald

 

 

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[caribill]

What about the emerald

 

 

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So far only the Royal (and soon the Regal) use the tokens.

[Cruzman]

Emerald in November = quarters.

[lightsleeper]

Do you use real money to purchase tokens, or is it done with your cruise card?

[school nurse]

We will be on the Royal soon. So does the laundry ONLY take tokens or does it take quarters too?

Thanks

[FritzG]

Emerald & Ruby in January--both used quarters

[caribill]

Do you use real money to purchase tokens, or is it done with your cruise card?

Just the cruise card.

 

We will be on the Royal soon. So does the laundry ONLY take tokens or does it take quarters too?

Thanks

 

Only tokens.

[redrightreturning]

OP here. Thanks for the info. Looks like the ol' bag o' quarters is on the packing list!

[quincytoo]

So far only the Royal (and soon the Regal) use the tokens.

 

We were on the Royal in Jan/14 and I loved the swipe the cruise card to get the tokens :)

No more trying to come up with enough american quarters to do the wash.

I also thought the dryers on the Royal dried faster/better then the Sapphire or Caribbean.

Our last sea day (call me crazy bit I like coming home with no dirty laundry) I had a large amount to wash and dry and thought, "this will be a two token dry" Nope not at all :D

[sippin-time]

We're new with Princess so not sure how their self-service laundry works. Do we bring our own detergent/fabric softener or they have them to purchase onboard? Silly question, I know, lol....

 

Thanks for your help :)

[FawnRiver]

All the times we've been on Princess ships, the Laundromats have vending machines for soap & softeners. I prefer to bring my own 3 in 1 sheets.

[Wehwalt]

We're new with Princess so not sure how their self-service laundry works. Do we bring our own detergent/fabric softener or they have them to purchase onboard? Silly question, I know, lol....

 

Thanks for your help :)

 

They will sell it to you, $1.25 a pop. I use a laundry kit with a tube full of detergent pods, one plastic bag with softener sheets, another with quarters

[jrzebird]

They will sell it to you, $1.25 a pop. I use a laundry kit with a tube full of detergent pods, one plastic bag with softener sheets, another with quarters

 

I do the same thing. The pods are so easy to carry, as are the dryer sheets. On a 14 day cruise, I also use the 'stuff the laundry bag' service. I got a lot of things into that one bag for less than $20.00!

 

2 more cruises and I'm elite. Free laundry here I come!

 

Maureen

[dmwnc1959]

For those cruising on Royal Princess, here are a few pictures that show the step by step process in purchasing tokens:

 

Port side of the Deck 10 self-service laundrymat

 

 

The token machine - touch screen to start process

 

 

Next screen you'll choose number of total loads (wash AND dry) plus any vended products

 

 

Selections made...I had one load of wash, one load to dry, and I wanted to get one box of soap from the vending machine

 

 

Now you'll swipe your room key card

 

 

One token for the box of soap from the vending machine, one token for washer, and one token for the dryer.

 

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Edited February 18, 2014 by dmwnc1959

[southwestgal]

Thanks for the photos of the token machine. I'll be on the Royal soon and your post was incredibly helpful!

[sippin-time]

Thank you all for your help (the photos are awesome!!) We've only cruised RCCL and some other ones but not on Princess. This self-service laundry and MUTS are converting us to cruise on Princess more and more, lol!!! Especially now that their ships are over here in the west coast offering a lot of great itineraries, I think we'll be doing just that :)

 

Thanks again!!

[Wehwalt]

I'm surprised PCL is not using the standard quarter tokens. Those illustrated look … generic.

[sippin-time]

I'm surprised PCL is not using the standard quarter tokens. Those illustrated look … generic.

 

That's probably because PCL saiils internationally :)

 

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[Wehwalt]

That's probably because PCL saiils internationally :)

 

Yes, with the US dollar used on all ships not Oz-based. I will restate that it is a generic token design, very common.

 

That being said I doubt if slugs are a problem.

Edited February 19, 2014 by Wehwalt

[riansgrammy]

Thank you for the pics and the step by step process. Now I know what to expect in August.

[JonV]

Just off the Grand (Feb 2014) and it was quarters. $2.00 wash & $2.00 dry. $1.25 for detergent.

 

Real quick & easy and there was a TV in there too.