THURSDAY MARCH 3, 2011
SO, YOU'VE GOT ALL YOUR OUTFITS LAID OUT FOR DAY AND NIGHT FOR THE WHOLE LENGTH OF YOUR CRUISE . . . AND THERE'S JUST NO WAY. YOU'LL NEED TO PACK AN EXTRA SUITCASE OR HIRE VALETS JUST TO LUG THE THING AROUND. WELL HERE'S THE ADVANTAGE IN THAT PROBLEM. THERE ARE LAUNDRY ROOMS ON-BOARD, AND QUITE HONESTLY, IF YOU'RE TAKING ANYTHING LONGER THAN A 4-NIGHT CRUISE, I SUGGEST YOU PLAN ON USING THEM.
A FOUR-NIGHT CRUISE IS PRETTY DOABLE PACKING WISE FOR MOST PEOPLE, IF YOU'RE NOT TOTALLY RIDICULOUS ABOUT IT THAT IS. BUT ONCE YOU GET INTO 5-NIGHT TRIPS AND MORE, YOU MAY JUST HAVE TOO MUCH TO BRING. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO WEAR SHORTS OR T-SHIRTS TO DINNER. THEY CALL IT "CRUISE CASUAL", BUT IN ESSENCE THEY'RE SAYING, "DON'T BE A SLOB. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO DRESS UP FOR DINNERS ON VACATION, AND YOU'RE RUINING IT FOR THEM!" I GUESS YOU HAVE TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES. lol GRANTED, YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH PROBABLY 2 PAIRS OF PANTS, LIGHT AND DARK, AND JUST ROTATE THEM. BUT OVER 5 OR MORE NIGHTS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET SOMETHING ON THEM, YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED TO DO SOME LAUNDRY. COME ON, LET'S FACE IT, IF YOU HAVE KIDS, YOU'RE PRACTICALLY DOING LAUNDRY ALL THE TIME ANYWAY RIGHT? WELL WHY PACK ENDLESS OUTFITS FOR AN EXTENDED TRIP WHEN YOU CAN JUST DO LAUNDRY PROBABLY ONE DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR TRIP.
THE DISNEY DREAM HAS LAUNDRY ROOMS ON DECKS 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10. WASHERS AND DRYERS ARE BOTH $2 PER LOAD AND NO LONGER NEED COINS. YOU CAN SWIPE YOUR "KEY TO THE WORLD CARD" (KTWC) AND IT WILL CHARGE YOUR ROOM FOR THE COST. NICE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO CARRY MONEY AROUND, WHICH YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO WHEN MONEY REALLY ISN'T ACCEPTED ANYWHERE ON THE DCL. EACH MACHINE TAKES ABOUT 45 MINUTES FOR THE FULL CYCLE AND EARLY REPORTS HAVE BOTH THE WASHER AND THE DRYER DOING A FINE JOB WITHOUT ANY EXTRA CYCLES NEEDED.
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND WON'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE WRINKLES PRODUCED IN YOUR EVENING ATTIRE AFTER WASHING AND DRYING, THERE ARE IRONS AND IRONING BOARDS IN EACH LAUNDRY ROOM AS WELL. SO IF YOU'RE IRONING ALSO, YO MAY BE LOOKING AT 3 HOURS TOPS WITH WASHING, DRYING, IRONING, AND PUTTING EVERYTHING AWAY WHEN YOU'RE DONE. NOT TOO BAD CONSIDERING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE 45 MINUTES COUNTED DOWN ON EACH MACHINE, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL TIED TO THEM, AND CAN GO DO SOMETHING. BUT LIKE ANY LAUNDROMAT, IF YOU'RE NOT BACK SOON AFTER THEY STOP, YOU'RE STUFF MAY BE TAKEN OUT SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN USE THEM.
THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT IF YOU NEED TO SAVE A LITTLE SPACE IN PACKING. A FEW HOURS TOTAL TO HAVE, WHAT COULD BE, TWICE AS MANY AVAILABLE CLOTHES FOR YOUR TRIP WITHOUT HAVING TO PACK THEM.
DETERGENTS, DRYER SHEETS, ETC. ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH MACHINES IN EACH LAUNDRY ROOM, BUT YOU MAY WANT TO PACK SMALL AMOUNTS OF THESE IN ADVANCE IF YOU KNOW YOU'LL PROBABLY BE DOING LAUNDRY AND WANT TO SAVE ON THE INCREDIBLE MARK UP THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MACHINE PRICES.
DRY-CLEANING IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON-BOARD. PRICES ARE FAIRLY CLOSE TO YOUR LOCAL DRY CLEANERS PRICES, RANGING FROM ABOUT $4 PER ITEM UP TO ABOUT $8. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THE LAUNDRY ROOMS ON-BOARD YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ITEMS LAUNDERED FOR YOU FOR ABOUT $1 - $4 EACH DEPENDING ON THE ITEM. THERE ARE BAGS IN YOUR STATEROOM AND YOU JUST FILL THEM AND SET THEM OUT TO BE PICKED UP. CONVENIENT FOR FORMAL WEAR ESPECIALLY AFTER TRAVELLING. YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THINGS SIMPLY "PRESSED" TO AVOID WRINKLES PRIOR TO WEARING. SEE? ANOTHER ADVANTAGE TO BEING ON VACATION. HAVING EVERYTHING DONE FOR YOU. ;-)
WE ALSO STARTED OUR VIEWING OF ALL OF DISNEY'S ANIMATED FEATURES TODAY, COUNTING BACK FROM THE FIRST ONE RELEASED UP TO THE PRESENT. FIRST ONE WAS "SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS".
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
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