Clothes Pressing and Laundry - Pay or Perk?

[garycarla]

We have done the $29 bag of laundry before and it worked fine. I thought some stuff came back on hangars before. Now as Platinum members, we get free bags. But, on our last cruise, nothing came back on hangars.

 

Is this an extra service or part of the bag special?

 

Did we get lucky the first time, or unlucky the last time?

[johnql]

I have used the Platinum free bag offer on several cruises over the past couple years but I don't recall ever receiving any items back on hangers. Everything always comes back folded in a basket.

[JohnIreland]

You got lucky first time.

[vince_g]

It's a shame NCL doesn't offer complimentary laundry and dry cleaning as a suite perk. Last time I cruised on Princess they did. It sure makes for lighter packing.

[Ilovesailing]

It's a hit and miss for hangers but usually when it's folded and they do a pretty good job and they seem to always put in a wicker basket. We purposely travel with extra white because they come back hospital white.

[dexddd]

It's a hit and miss for hangers but usually when it's folded and they do a pretty good job and they seem to always put in a wicker basket. We purposely travel with extra white because they come back hospital white.

 

That is our experience over the last several years - only once or twice on hangers.

[kylenyc]

My guess is the defining factor is whether your clothes need pressing and what's convenient for the laundry staff. The platinum laundry special only includes regular laundry and not dry cleaning.

 

I always put a few clean shirts that only need pressing and voila they always come back on hangers -AND- everything else in a basket.

Edited May 16, 2014 by kylenyc

[BSR]

We have done the $29 bag of laundry before and it worked fine. I thought some stuff came back on hangars before. Now as Platinum members, we get free bags. But, on our last cruise, nothing came back on hangars.

 

Is this an extra service or part of the bag special?

 

Did we get lucky the first time, or unlucky the last time?

 

As platinum members, I take advantage and use the laundry twice during our cruises. My clothes come back on hangers and smaller items are folded and put in a wicker basket. It may be this way as we sail in suites.:)

[newmexicoNita]

We have done the $29 bag of laundry before and it worked fine. I thought some stuff came back on hangars before. Now as Platinum members, we get free bags. But, on our last cruise, nothing came back on hangars.

 

Is this an extra service or part of the bag special?

 

Did we get lucky the first time, or unlucky the last time?

 

We are both platinum now so we get 2 bags. This last cruise one came back on hangers except for the underwear. The second came back folded: go figure? It might have to do with the timing: I would imagine as the cruise goes on, the hangers are in short supply.

Edited May 16, 2014 by newmexicoNita

[NMLady]

We have done the $29 bag of laundry before and it worked fine. I thought some stuff came back on hangars before. Now as Platinum members, we get free bags. But, on our last cruise, nothing came back on hangars.

 

Is this an extra service or part of the bag special?

 

Did we get lucky the first time, or unlucky the last time?

 

On all our NCL cruises, including the ones we cruised as Platinum our shirts from the bag special have always come back on hangars.

In fact one time hubby's under-Tshirts were on hangars.

Socks and underwear are folded, wrapped in tissue paper, and put in wicker basket.

Edited May 16, 2014 by NMLady

[dexddd]

As platinum members, I take advantage and use the laundry twice during our cruises. My clothes come back on hangers and smaller items are folded and put in a wicker basket. It may be this way as we sail in suites.:)

 

We were on a different ship but while on BA in suite and platinum it all came back in basket.

[All-ready2cruise]

Sounds pretty much like a mixed bag to me. :p