1Stormy Posted May 3, 2018 #1 Share Posted May 3, 2018 is there a charge for self laundry on the riviera, including soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 3, 2018 #2 Share Posted May 3, 2018 yes $2 per washer or dryer soap is free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyring Posted May 4, 2018 #3 Share Posted May 4, 2018 is there a charge for self laundry on the riviera, including soap. The washers and dryers require tokens to operate, which cost SAD2 each. One token buys one wash or one drying cycle. Token dispensers may be found in laundries, taking SA currency, or may be purchased from Reception or the various lounges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warburg Posted May 5, 2018 #4 Share Posted May 5, 2018 The washers and dryers require tokens to operate, which cost SAD2 each. One token buys one wash or one drying cycle. Token dispensers may be found in laundries, taking SA currency, or may be purchased from Reception or the various lounges. Greetings from South Beach. What is SA currency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted May 5, 2018 #5 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I'm guessing he means USA currency ... because that's the currency on board. I was puzzled too ... Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusclan Posted June 23, 2018 #6 Share Posted June 23, 2018 This is priceless. A great explanation of why men should not do laundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruzkrazy Posted June 23, 2018 #7 Share Posted June 23, 2018 This is priceless. A great explanation of why men should not do laundry.I'm a man. I'm the one who always does the laundry. No problems. Ever. So there. -- KK Sent from my SM-J727V using Forums mobile app 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokiePoq Posted June 25, 2018 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Thinking of booking our first Oceania cruise... Are there self serve laundries on all the ships? This would be a real plus for a longer cruise such as the one we are considering. It's one thing I love about the older HAL ships and came in really handy for 48 and 35 day cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted June 25, 2018 #9 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Yes, there are but there are more of them on the two bigger ships (Marina and Riviera). There are laundry rooms on all the passenger decks except for Deck 12, where there aren't so many cabins. The "R" ships -- Regatta, Insignia, Nautica and Sirena -- only have one, on Deck 7. Soap is supplied but you need to buy tokens (either in the laundry room with U.S. currency or Reception). The laundry rooms also have ironing boards and irons for your use. Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob the Cruiser Posted June 25, 2018 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2018 States of America. Most of the passengers aboard tend to be Americans. There were some awkward dinner conversations with Trump supporters. Generally there's a few code words used to indicate which way someone looks at things. "Clown". for example, is a good one. A brief comment on the laundry (with a couple of images) here. Sore loser is a good one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokiePoq Posted June 27, 2018 #11 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Yes, there are but there are more of them on the two bigger ships (Marina and Riviera). There are laundry rooms on all the passenger decks except for Deck 12, where there aren't so many cabins. The "R" ships -- Regatta, Insignia, Nautica and Sirena -- only have one, on Deck 7. Soap is supplied but you need to buy tokens (either in the laundry room with U.S. currency or Reception). The laundry rooms also have ironing boards and irons for your use. Mura Thanks so much. It's the Nautica we're considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted June 28, 2018 #12 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Thanks so much. It's the Nautica we're considering. The facilities are excellent, however the competition for them is similar to American Idol.. or getting a 100% Harvard scholarship. They are not open 24 hours I think 6 to 10 only. If your on a port intensive cruise, it might be worth your consideration to just send out your laundry and have more time to enjoy the ship/cruise,and not fighting to get to a dryer or washer. You can always get more $, however, you can not get more time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted August 17, 2019 #13 Share Posted August 17, 2019 On 6/25/2018 at 9:34 AM, Mura said: Soap is supplied but you need to buy tokens (either in the laundry room with U.S. currency or Reception). Old'ish thread. Was I dreaming that the laundry is now free? I see soap is provided. I guess I should pop a couple dryer sheets in. From what I've read here it sounds like the free bags of laundry that we get might best be restricted to things like underwear as it all comes back shoved into a bag. So I might do some of my "perma-press" things. Any comments. Thanks as always. Cath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted August 17, 2019 #14 Share Posted August 17, 2019 No, it's free. My comment was posted more than a year ago ... when you still DID need tokens to operate the machines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs f. Posted August 17, 2019 #15 Share Posted August 17, 2019 It's now free. I think they switched around march Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted August 17, 2019 #16 Share Posted August 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, Mrs f. said: It's now free. I think they switched around march Yeah, I thought I had read it was free but couldn't find the info. Not that it matters. But thanks to both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenMurphy Posted August 18, 2019 #17 Share Posted August 18, 2019 If you are in concierge level you get three bags of laundry free . It comes back folded. I save ours 'till nearer the end of the cruise so that I can put neatly folded clean clothes directly into the suitcase. Underwear is washed nightly and hung to dry in the bathroom. best regards Josie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ano Posted August 19, 2019 #18 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Its free, but on the R ships, it was ALWAYS busy. Always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted August 20, 2019 #19 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I wasn't on your cruise but I've been on all of O's "R" ships and found that the choice of time of day was key to getting a machine without having to wait. Usually I would go in at cocktail hour since we tend to eat dinner later. On port days if you stay on BOARD is a good time. Sea days are definitely NOT a good time! Maybe your cruise was unusual or you were just unlucky. Of course, it's much easier on the "O" ships because even though you're talking 1250 passengers vs. 684, there are more laundry rooms whereas the "R" ships only have one. Mura 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted August 24, 2019 #20 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Couple of questions. I'm guessing they don't have dryer sheets? Easy to pack a couple. Also is there by chance a spray bottle for water. Again, not hard to bring. I understand at Concierge level we can get a few things pressed but only at the start. TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate-AHF Posted August 24, 2019 #21 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Yes - bring you own dryer sheets. No, I don't remember a spray bottle. I know Mura has had good luck with the laundry, but I was unhappy with how our clothes came back. No biggie, as I found the pax laundry room very nice, and the machines were gentle on the clothes. Didn't mind doing our laundry at all. They even have laundry baskets to use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted August 24, 2019 #22 Share Posted August 24, 2019 9 minutes ago, Kate-AHF said: Yes - bring you own dryer sheets. No, I don't remember a spray bottle. I know Mura has had good luck with the laundry, but I was unhappy with how our clothes came back. No biggie, as I found the pax laundry room very nice, and the machines were gentle on the clothes. Didn't mind doing our laundry at all. They even have laundry baskets to use. Yeah, I've read at least something that wasn't great. I'll use it for 'undies.' 🙂 But other things I'll do myself. I'm a GREAT iron-er! I thank my late mother for that 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted August 24, 2019 #23 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Yes, I've had good luck with the do-it-yourself laundry as well as the "send out 3 bags during your cruise". Ours came back neatly folded (with the latter) and we had no complaints. But I'm not denying other complaints that their laundry was just stuffed in the bag willy nilly. Whenever we've used the "free" service we've been in an OC ... so perhaps they are more careful with laundry being returned to the higher suites? I have no idea, but that is certainly possible. Before they initiated this "3 bag" policy we always did our own laundry. Even with that, there are certain items that I prefer to do myself, free or not. I also do not remember dryer sheets or spray bottles, but you can certainly iron your clothing. Even *I* have done that ... and it's years since I ironed at home! Mura 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 24, 2019 #24 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I have only sent out a couple of items to the laundry & they came back on hangers or folded & wrapped in tissue paper The irons have the spray steam feature & I used one of the bottles of water in the fridge to fill the iron on the O class ship the R ships have a sink in the room to use 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted August 24, 2019 #25 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Mura said: and it's years since I ironed at home! I'll come and iron for you. I really am spectacular at it. LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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