Irons?

[Katy P.]

Are irons provided in each cabin on the NCL Dream? Thanks.:) :) :)

[discjoker]

Because irons are considered a fire hazard, they are not provided in cabin.

[MrLee]

Please do not even think of bringing an iron (think Star). I know of no cruise line that allows them unless they provide them in their laundry.

[1st time crusier]

Can you get irons from the cruise ship???

[electricron]

Can you get irons from the cruise ship???

 

NO!

Irons in your cabin are considered FIRE HAZARDS!

 

Three NCL ships have self service laundrys with irons and ironing boards. They are the Dawn, Jewel, and Pride of Hawaii.

Every self sevice laundry has more fire suppression systems installed than your cabin. It's the extra fire suppression systems in the self service laundrys that make irons safe in them. Likewise, there's extra fire suppression systems in the ship's main laundry. Like every laundry you'll find ashore, they use pressing machines to iron clothes.

 

I can see you trying to iron your clothes atop the bed, at least scorcing your clothes, the linens, and the mattress, as you get distracted by sighting a whale or dolphins outside your window; assuming they don't catch on fire.

 

Do you iron your clothes on your beds at home? Do you use an ironing board at home? Are you planning on packing an ironing board with your bags? Why do you think the cruise line will have ironing boards for use in your cabins when they don't have ironing boards in the main ship's laundry?

 

You're on vacation, it's not the time to throw common sense out the window!

[1st time crusier]

I get your point and I guess I didn't have enough info in my post. I knew I wouldn't be able to iron in my cabin. I guess I should have stated it different asking if there is anywhere you can iron on the ship.

[Barb Nahoumi]

I get your point and I guess I didn't have enough info in my post. I knew I wouldn't be able to iron in my cabin. I guess I should have stated it different asking if there is anywhere you can iron on the ship.

 

If your ship does not have a self-service laundry room, you can have your items pressed by the ship's drycleaning dept.

 

Many people hang wrinkled clothes in the bathroom and run the shower. The steam will smooth the wrinkles, or bring a travel clothes steamer. They are allowed.

 

Barb

[PhilBiker]

I've only cruised once but I didn't find out that irons were forbidden till we got back in port. We bought a very small travel iron, and it worked fine for us. I can't imagine wearing a suit or tuxedo without ironing the shirt, and many of my resort casual clothing needs ironing as well. I can not -wait- for our cruise - I hope they don't take our travel iron away.

[bubiesmom]

NO!

Irons in your cabin are considered FIRE HAZARDS!

 

Three NCL ships have self service laundrys with irons and ironing boards. They are the Dawn, Jewel, and Pride of Hawaii.

Every self sevice laundry has more fire suppression systems installed than your cabin. It's the extra fire suppression systems in the self service laundrys that make irons safe in them. Likewise, there's extra fire suppression systems in the ship's main laundry. Like every laundry you'll find ashore, they use pressing machines to iron clothes.

 

I can see you trying to iron your clothes atop the bed, at least scorcing your clothes, the linens, and the mattress, as you get distracted by sighting a whale or dolphins outside your window; assuming they don't catch on fire.

 

Do you iron your clothes on your beds at home? Do you use an ironing board at home? Are you planning on packing an ironing board with your bags? Why do you think the cruise line will have ironing boards for use in your cabins when they don't have ironing boards in the main ship's laundry?

 

You're on vacation, it's not the time to throw common sense out the window!

 

Gee electricron, are you having a bad day? Your reply seems alittle on the snippy side. I believe that travelers frequent this website to find information, like myself. I'd say the vast majority of replies are polite. Cruises are different from other vacations and some people aren't in that mindset. I had to think twice about the "iron thing", but in some respects, I don't quite grasp why a travel steamer would be acceptable. ( You could leave that on the bed accidentally and go to dinner, what would happen then...........

[MrLee]

I've only cruised once but I didn't find out that irons were forbidden till we got back in port. We bought a very small travel iron, and it worked fine for us. I can't imagine wearing a suit or tuxedo without ironing the shirt, and many of my resort casual clothing needs ironing as well. I can not -wait- for our cruise - I hope they don't take our travel iron away.

 

I'm so grateful NOT to be on your cruise!

[PhilBiker]

I've read here and elsewhere that little mini travel irons are usually allowed. They don't get as hot as the standard big irons (you know it if you iron with them - they suck).

[One_Up]

After calling the NCL America information line, we found out that irons were not allowed onboard. We found out that they would allow handheld steamers on board though, so we purchased one at Bed Bath and Beyond. The steamer proved to be a waste of money and found that packing clothes very neatly and hanging clothes in the bathroom while showering was the best way to unwrinkle clothes while onboard.

[sweetpea-2]

;) also try Downy Wrinkle Release... it does work for moderately wrinkled clothes

[electricron]

Gee electricron, are you having a bad day? Your reply seems alittle on the snippy side. I believe that travelers frequent this website to find information, like myself. I'd say the vast majority of replies are polite. Cruises are different from other vacations and some people aren't in that mindset. I had to think twice about the "iron thing", but in some respects, I don't quite grasp why a travel steamer would be acceptable. ( You could leave that on the bed accidentally and go to dinner, what would happen then...........

 

First, travel steamers heat the steam usually within a plastic bottle, not a metal surface that conducts heat approximately ten times better.

 

Second, how many times do we have to repeately answer the OP's question?

 

Third, I can't believe someone would ask the same question again - after it's been answered in the exact same thread.

 

It seems some don't like the answer given.

 

And by th eway, I bet this question has been answered over a hundred times in the last year. You know, it doesn't hurt to search for an answer first. To prove my point, here's a search just on the NCL forum for irons:

 

Irons? Katy P. Today 03:58 PM by sweetpea-2 12 150

We had a great time on the STAR June 18-25 ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) Hikini July 18th, 2006 12:36 PM by baycat 73 2,561

Back from the Dawn - a few notes jnmrlk July 17th, 2006 09:57 PM by basebalmom 5 320

Amenities in Jewel's Inside cabins (JJ-Deck9)? gypsyreb July 16th, 2006 04:10 PM by gypsyreb 7 147

Sticky: Is NCL America Past Its Rocky Start? ( 1 2) Melissa@cruisecritic July 15th, 2006 03:17 AM by excitedofharpenden 35 2,815

Are We Passing on Secrets..or creating abuses?? ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) NJBear July 14th, 2006 08:54 AM by dwrist 80 3,124

Review Pride of America - 24 June '06 ( 1 2) scotland July 13th, 2006 08:22 PM by DaisyL 29 846

Peculiar NCL rule or have I becoming a "hard to please traveler"? cruiserw/kids July 13th, 2006 08:46 AM by Host Cecilia 14 1,456

Irons?...CXM July 12th, 2006 03:46 PM by CXM 10 192

Irons on the crown? jandd728 July 7th, 2006 11:16 AM by electricron 6 86

NCL Sun - Some General Questions ( 1 2) RDSLS July 4th, 2006 11:42 PM by RDSLS 31 960

Live from the Pride of Hawaii! ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) kat28 June 30th, 2006 08:25 PM by kabookie 215 17,143

NCL food ( 1 2) zazz June 26th, 2006 07:03 AM by bangzoom6877 27 1,801

Forward Penthouse On Star seamac29 June 22nd, 2006 05:38 PM by seamac29 4 107

NCL - Dawn - Do I need to take and iron??? jnmrlk June 22nd, 2006 12:08 PM by sweetpea-2 9 186

Coffee makers on Aloha 2Ports June 20th, 2006 06:25 PM by JunPOA 10 221

Self Service Laundry crazy4bears June 18th, 2006 11:33 AM by Lady Jag 17 632

Ironing question AnneNchris June 16th, 2006 11:22 PM by AnneNchris 12 231

Confusion!!!! Specialty Dining ( 1 2) Bride2be061706 June 15th, 2006 10:44 PM by kruzkupple 25 953

Dawn Review from 06/03 Cruise ( 1 2) WeLovetheSea2travel June 15th, 2006 02:49 PM by WeLovetheSea2travel 34 1,360

Norwegian Crown has run aground in Bermuda ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)BermudaDave June 13th, 2006 11:02 AM by Travelight 189 11,004

Info Please - Does the Majesty have a laundry room with iron? zandramarie June 9th, 2006 07:42 AM by cruiserssandr 5 94

5-27 Sun Review Family with 4 boys just back Brianinidaho June 6th, 2006 03:11 AM by mac1569 11 429

NCL Jewel Med 5/21 Sailing Review - Long mslhb June 2nd, 2006 02:01 PM by cruisingfromMN 2 242

 

And that's just page one of ten this site search engine produced, going all the way back to December 1, 2004............

 

This is one of the most asked and answered questions on this forum......

[Celeste43]

I recently carried on my travel iron with no problem (NCL Majesty). I had it in my carry on bag, because I was unsure about it and didn't want them to hold one of my regular bags.

 

Hope this helps.

[mbisson]

If my wife finds an iron packed with our other stuff on a cruise...I better be duckin' outta the way of a low flying iron! Some things aren't meant for a cruise (especially if she figures out I won't be the one using it) LOL

 

jmo

-Monte

[mvls1]

I would rather trust a fellow cruiser to use a travel iron (specifically designed for lower heat, travel use) once or twice on their cruise, than a person smoking in their cabin any time they wanted. Now that's a real fire hazard, but I guess if the cruise lines make money by allowing it then it's ok. The logic escapes me here. Myself, I think I would be able to handle carefully doing some touch up ironing without setting fire to the ship. :)

[Theresa522]

First, travel steamers heat the steam usually within a plastic bottle, not a metal surface that conducts heat approximately ten times better.

 

Second, how many times do we have to repeately answer the OP's question?

 

Third, I can't believe someone would ask the same question again - after it's been answered in the exact same thread.

 

It seems some don't like the answer given.

 

And by th eway, I bet this question has been answered over a hundred times in the last year. You know, it doesn't hurt to search for an answer first. To prove my point, here's a search just on the NCL forum for irons:

 

Irons? Katy P. Today 03:58 PM by sweetpea-2 12 150

We had a great time on the STAR June 18-25 ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) Hikini July 18th, 2006 12:36 PM by baycat 73 2,561

Back from the Dawn - a few notes jnmrlk July 17th, 2006 09:57 PM by basebalmom 5 320

Amenities in Jewel's Inside cabins (JJ-Deck9)? gypsyreb July 16th, 2006 04:10 PM by gypsyreb 7 147

Sticky: Is NCL America Past Its Rocky Start? ( 1 2) Melissa@cruisecritic July 15th, 2006 03:17 AM by excitedofharpenden 35 2,815

Are We Passing on Secrets..or creating abuses?? ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) NJBear July 14th, 2006 08:54 AM by dwrist 80 3,124

Review Pride of America - 24 June '06 ( 1 2) scotland July 13th, 2006 08:22 PM by DaisyL 29 846

Peculiar NCL rule or have I becoming a "hard to please traveler"? cruiserw/kids July 13th, 2006 08:46 AM by Host Cecilia 14 1,456

Irons?...CXM July 12th, 2006 03:46 PM by CXM 10 192

Irons on the crown? jandd728 July 7th, 2006 11:16 AM by electricron 6 86

NCL Sun - Some General Questions ( 1 2) RDSLS July 4th, 2006 11:42 PM by RDSLS 31 960

Live from the Pride of Hawaii! ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) kat28 June 30th, 2006 08:25 PM by kabookie 215 17,143

NCL food ( 1 2) zazz June 26th, 2006 07:03 AM by bangzoom6877 27 1,801

Forward Penthouse On Star seamac29 June 22nd, 2006 05:38 PM by seamac29 4 107

NCL - Dawn - Do I need to take and iron??? jnmrlk June 22nd, 2006 12:08 PM by sweetpea-2 9 186

Coffee makers on Aloha 2Ports June 20th, 2006 06:25 PM by JunPOA 10 221

Self Service Laundry crazy4bears June 18th, 2006 11:33 AM by Lady Jag 17 632

Ironing question AnneNchris June 16th, 2006 11:22 PM by AnneNchris 12 231

Confusion!!!! Specialty Dining ( 1 2) Bride2be061706 June 15th, 2006 10:44 PM by kruzkupple 25 953

Dawn Review from 06/03 Cruise ( 1 2) WeLovetheSea2travel June 15th, 2006 02:49 PM by WeLovetheSea2travel 34 1,360

Norwegian Crown has run aground in Bermuda ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)BermudaDave June 13th, 2006 11:02 AM by Travelight 189 11,004

Info Please - Does the Majesty have a laundry room with iron? zandramarie June 9th, 2006 07:42 AM by cruiserssandr 5 94

5-27 Sun Review Family with 4 boys just back Brianinidaho June 6th, 2006 03:11 AM by mac1569 11 429

NCL Jewel Med 5/21 Sailing Review - Long mslhb June 2nd, 2006 02:01 PM by cruisingfromMN 2 242

 

And that's just page one of ten this site search engine produced, going all the way back to December 1, 2004............

 

This is one of the most asked and answered questions on this forum......

 

If the op's are new to the board how would they know what has been posted already? Remember, to do a search you would need to be experienced with CC. Just take it easy and if a question bothers you so much, then don't answer it.. Very simply.. :rolleyes: :D

[MrLee]

I don't understand why people seem to be determined to ignore the rules set out by the cruiseline. It seems like a large share of these boards is dedicated to ways to get around the rules they've agreed to. Is it "getting away with something" or just selfish and irresponsible? :confused: