Laundry Service
This is our first experience with Tauck. We'll be cruising the Seine, plus Paris and London for 2 weeks in August 2026 aboard the Serene. What do other cruisers do RE laundry service DIY or other?
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This is our first experience with Tauck. We'll be cruising the Seine, plus Paris and London for 2 weeks in August 2026 aboard the Serene. What do other cruisers do RE laundry service DIY or other?
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We don’t need to get laundry done on a two week tour. We can pack enough of everything in a medium bag and a small backpack. We use packing cubes, clothing that is not bulky or heavy etc etc
There will be laundry service available on the Serene. It is fast and efficient. Some people think it is expensive but it was worth the convenience to us. We used it on our last river cruise on MS Grace. We were traveling for four weeks in total that time.
I agree with Alina. I have only used the service once and just for one item. I launder our undergarments myself. If staying in a 300 sq. ft. cabin, the fee can be deducted from your €100 allowance. I prefer to use that allowance in the gift shop, however.
Enjoy your first Tauck tour. You picked a good one!
Personally, I also don't find the need to do laundry unless I spill, sweat or ruin something on a two week trip. Many items can be hand washed and I also bring travel size laundry detergent.
I do a mix. After lots of trial and error I can pack for 2 weeks without having to do much in the way of laundry. Not over doing on items that only get wore a limited number of times, "just in case" stuff, too many shoes, etc. It's a sight seeing tour not a fashion show and nobody cares (or will likely remember) that the wore the same outfit multiple times. Packing light takes some thinking and planning.
I do hand launder some items like underwear, carry Shout foil wrapped stain removers, and have had the ship launder heavy items like jeans.
I save up undies with one wearing left and dump them along the way, Same with washcloths for European land tours when hotels don't provide them.
I once decided to try the ‘take old underwear, wear it once and then dump it’ And I did, but then knowing my luck, that would be the day I needed to be rushed to hospital and the staff saying omg, look at the old underwear she’s wearing! Having worked in hospital, it’s amazing how many people arrive with what I would describe as very well worn underwear…not even fit enough to make into rags for cleaning. And yes, my mother-in-law used to use old tighty whitees old underwear for cleaning😂😂
Kenneth, I hope you are enjoying answers to your question!
I’ve heard of people wearing disposable undies only for travel purposes. Just saying.
well, I guess everyone's definition of 'old' undies is different
My mother would use my father’s old underwear for dusting. She would also iron the good ones before putting them away. She also ironed the sheets. Bless her heart.
I never put my indies in the dryer!
Hmmm. Most people don’t like to wear ‘wet’ undies. (;-)
Happy New Year to those wearing / not wearing underwear! 🥳
Oh ,I tried disposal undies many many years ago for vacation, not taking many regular ones. The first time I pulled them up, they ripped😂😂
My sheets have to be perfect, ironed if necessary and perfectly placed with hospital corners…..my hospital training. I’ve made so many beds in my career and that’s why I won’t make a bed on a vacation…..some hotels since Covid, you have to ask for room service. If you asked me one of my favorite things, near the top would be getting into a bed with clean sheets. If I could do that every day, I would!
Hmmm, silk shouldn’t be placed in the dryer. The wine I’m having is talking now. It is New Year’s Eve and I’m celebrating NY time. I won’t make it to midnight California time.
I will freely admit that our cruise ship bathrooms are normally adorned with drying underwear … not mine … I don’t wear silk. But, I am always amused at the dichotomy displayed by people who will pay a thousand dollars per day per person for a tour, but refuse to pay a hundred dollars a week to have the laundry done. That being said, we frequently get free laundry, but when we don’t, we pay for the laundry service. .
Silk isn't the only fabric that shouldn't go in a dryer especially one you don't know the heat setting of and what else is with it. Anything I hand wash on tour likely goes in cold water and delicate cycles at home. Jeans are definitely worth paying for river cruise staff to do. I don't worry about what shape they'll come back in and multiple pairs get heavy in luggage.