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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 12-11-2012 03:37 PM

On Saturday I happened to pass by an embarkation office at the Port Everglades pier where OASIS OF THE SEAS was disembarking. There was a long line of passengers waiting to claim their irons there; apparently RCI scans your luggage and confiscates your iron, clearly marked with your name and cabin #, until the end of the cruise.

For many years the cruise lines have all stipulated that heat-producing devices such as irons are prohibited, but this has usually been ignored (myself included.) Obviously RCI is strictly enforcing this policy (I saw at least 40-50 irons, many of which were the large type which you would use at home).

I don't know how the other lines are enforcing this issue, but a word to the wise, at least if you are traveling on RCI: leave the iron at home, and save yourself the headache of having to stand in line to claim it, after not being able to use it on board!

Rich

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 12-11-2012 03:42 PM

I guess they want to make money on the dry cleaning or afraid of fire.

My technique is to hang everything up in the bathroom, run the shower on full heat, and the steam takes out the wrinkles.

Dormant cruisetalker Green gave me the good idea of rolling everything up into a cylinder rather than fold. It takes less room in the suitcase and does not wrinkle as much.

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Tom Burke
First Class Passenger
Member # 5238

posted 12-12-2012 11:19 AM

Irons are a regular topic on the RCI ad Celebrity forums on 'another site'.

P&O (and Princess, I believe) have launderettes on most decks, with washing machines, dryers and - yes - irons and ironing boards. But I don't think even they officially allow irons in the cabins.

[ 12-12-2012: Message edited by: Tom Burke ]

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linerguy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4289

posted 12-12-2012 03:53 PM

They now make sprays that help get the wrinkles out. I use it at home all the time; it works pretty good. They have bottles that are small enough to meet TSA regulations.

I was in a suite on the s.s. NORWAY once (just once!) and there was a solid dark-brown burn in the carpet in the shape of an iron right in the middle of the room.

-Russ

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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 12-14-2012 10:11 AM

Princess also has irons in their self service laundries. Almost every deck has a laundry. Look at the deck plans as sometimes their hard to see.
If you have perks on certain lines , laundry can be free along with dry cleaning.
Frosty 4

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jetwet1
First Class Passenger
Member # 6361

posted 12-15-2012 08:21 PM

As does Carnival.

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