Can you wash clothes on a Caribbean cruise?

What laundry services are available onboard all Royal Caribbean cruise ships? For safety concerns self-service laundry facilities are not provided onboard our ships, but we do offer washing, pressing and dry cleaning services.



Yes, you can wash clothes on a Caribbean cruise, but the method depends on the cruise line's "laundry culture." Many popular lines like Carnival, Princess, and Disney offer "Self-Service Launderettes" on most of their ships. These are small rooms with coin or card-operated washers and dryers, along with complimentary irons and ironing boards. This is the most cost-effective way to manage laundry during a long tropical voyage. On the other hand, lines like Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and MSC do not offer self-service facilities; instead, they provide a "Wash and Fold" or "Valet Laundry" service. You place your dirty clothes in a provided bag, and your stateroom attendant takes them away to be cleaned for a fee (usually around $35 for a stuffed bag). Luxury lines like Regent Seven Seas or Viking often include laundry service for free in the cruise fare. If you just have a few small items, most cruise cabins have a retractable clothesline in the shower for "sink-washing" and air-drying swimwear.

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Many cruise ships have self-service laundry facilities on each deck, including washing machines, dryers, ironing and detergent. Passengers can also use the ship's valet laundry services for a fee, which includes washing, pressing and dry cleaning. Alternatively, guests can hand wash and dry within their cabin.

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You'll usually be charged by the load for these laundry rooms, using change or swiping your room card. For example, on Disney Cruise Line, you just swipe your Key to the World card. However, on higher-end luxury lines, self-service laundry is often complementary.

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What laundry services are available onboard all Royal Caribbean cruise ships? For safety concerns self-service laundry facilities are not provided onboard our ships, but we do offer washing, pressing and dry cleaning services. We do not provide irons in the staterooms as they constitute a fire hazard.

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A nice dress or a suit will suffice on the majority of ships. 5. Beach Towels: If you're planning to visit the beach, you don't need to pack beach towels. Most ships provide them, and you can return them at the end of the day.

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Since they are a fire hazard, cruise ships do not provide irons or ironing boards in passenger cabins. However, depending on the cruise line, you may have a small self serve laundromat available to use onboard or be able to request to borrow an iron and ironing board from housekeeping.

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While water, juice, and tea are usually free on a cruise, you often have to go to the ship's restaurants to get them. Meanwhile, non-alcoholic drinks like sodas cost extra (usually around $2-3 per serving), so bringing those on with you when allowed can save you a decent amount.

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Wet wipes are also something you can sometimes flush at home -- depending on the brand and your specific sewer/septic situation -- but can't flush on a cruise ship. These days there are wet wipes for babies, wet wipes for adult bottoms whose arse cheeks are far too sensitive to use toilet paper.

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Usually, this involves your cabin steward cleaning and sanitizing the bathroom, emptying trash bins, replacing towels, making the bed/beds, vacuuming as needed, refilling ice bins, washing and replacing glassware and a general tidying of the room.

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Beach Towels: If you're planning to visit the beach, you don't need to pack beach towels. Most ships provide them, and you can return them at the end of the day.

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A cabin steward on a cruise ship is the person responsible for cleaning and maintaining your stateroom during your cruise. Sometimes referred to as a cabin attendant, the steward will make your bed and clean the bathroom each day while you are out.

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A cabin steward on a cruise ship is the person responsible for cleaning and maintaining your stateroom during your cruise. Sometimes referred to as a cabin attendant, the steward will make your bed and clean the bathroom each day while you are out.

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Like the two other brands, Royal Caribbean has instructed room attendants to only clean most cabins once a day instead of the twice-a-day cleaning that has been a hallmark of the cruise experience going back decades.

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The third item you should not bring on your next cruise might be debatable. However, we will argue that you don't need to bring shampoo and soap. The cruise line will have shampoo and shower gel dispensers on the shower wall, and some go a step further with conditioner and bar soap.

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Each Interior stateroom includes: Either a Royal king size bed or two twin beds, private bathroom with shower, vanity area, a TV and telephone, fridge or minibar, hair-dryer and 24 hour room service.

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