whitsmom Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 I just got a small hand-held travel steamer for clothes and etc. Are these allowed to pack? I don't want to take it only to get it taken away. I have never had one of these so I its not going to upset me if I can bring it. Quote
twangster Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 By policy it's not allowed. I've never tried to bring one so can't comment on policy enforcement. Quote
NS8VN Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 Irons and steamers are on the prohibited list of just about every cruise line. Quote
UkuleleCruiser Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 We went to the "Naughty Room" once on an unrelated matter, and they had a huge stack of them that they'd pulled from luggage. Quote
whitsmom Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Posted January 18, 2018 Well, I will be leaving that home! I figured it would be the same as an iron. My Alaska cruise isn't unit July and here I am already thinking about what I will need to take (or not in this case) Quote
Ray Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 Whats the name of the spray people take with them to remove wrinkles? Quote
JLMoran Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 26 minutes ago, Ray said: Whats the name of the spray people take with them to remove wrinkles? Downy Wrinkle Release is the one my wife always buys. Orange Crush, whitsmom and Ray 2 1 Quote
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 We use the "hang it up when you take a shower" method. Works great and it's free! Ray, Orange Crush, whenismynextcruise and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Ray Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 27 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said: We use the "hang it up when you take a shower" method. Works great and it's free! ??????????? Can you explain the proper procedures for this please? just so my wife knows what to do while im at the bar Quote
twangster Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Ray said: ??????????? Can you explain the proper procedures for this please? just so my wife knows what to do while im at the bar Hot shower, hang clothes, close bathroom door. Works better with wrinkle release applied first. Oh and BTW, real men do it too. Ray, Geema, LetsTryThisPlace and 4 others 7 Quote
princevaliantus Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 Hang your wrinkled clothes in the bathroom. Turn on shower to hot and steam the wrinkles away. Just be careful when you open the bathroom door not to have steam hit the smoke detector as it will set it off..... and VOILA!! whitsmom and Ray 1 1 Quote
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 45 minutes ago, Ray said: ??????????? Can you explain the proper procedures for this please? just so my wife knows what to do while im at the bar It is exactly as @twangster and @princevaliantus described. No trick to it! Ray 1 Quote
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 Or the "body heat and palm of your hand" works too lol. Can you tell we hate to iron? ? Ray 1 Quote
Geema Posted February 10, 2018 Report Posted February 10, 2018 I also use my hair flat iron to get wrinkles out. whitsmom 1 Quote
whenismynextcruise Posted February 14, 2018 Report Posted February 14, 2018 Geema that is brilliant. I get my hair cut every 3 weeks at the barber with a #2 clipper. Yet now feel the need to have a flat iron in my luggage! Geema 1 Quote
Ari Posted February 14, 2018 Report Posted February 14, 2018 There is actually a really awesome new electricity-free travel steamer that could be brought anywhere called Presteam on Kickstarter. You can stick it in your carry-on or suitcase and it won't get taken away. http://kck.st/2GWRk8f or website www.presteampack.com whenismynextcruise 1 Quote
BopRN Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 I have a travel steamer I have taken on 15 cruises and it has never been confiscated. It is shaped differently and I don't think they know it is a steamer. This isn't exactly it, but it looks similar. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Norelco-Travel-Care-Fabric-Steamer-Wrinkle-Remover-w-Carry-Pouch/162895644320?hash=item25ed5646a0:g:tdoAAOSwp7tafmRl whitsmom and Geema 1 1 Quote
Orange Crush Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 On 1/18/2018 at 2:19 PM, twangster said: Hot shower, hang clothes, close bathroom door. Works better with wrinkle release applied first. Oh and BTW, real men do it too. Hang clothes *in the bathroom* (but not in the shower where they will get wet). It doesn't work if the clothes are in the closet, hallway, balcony, etc. Quote
twangster Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Orange Crush said: Hang clothes *in the bathroom* (but not in the shower where they will get wet). It doesn't work if the clothes are in the closet, hallway, balcony, etc. The policy is no wet bathing suites in the dining rooms. Wet shower clothes are not addressed in the dining or formal night policy. Geema and Orange Crush 2 Quote
LetsTryThisPlace Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 On 1/18/2018 at 3:02 PM, Sabrinaklai said: Or the "body heat and palm of your hand" works too lol. Can you tell we hate to iron? ? Or when humid out just put um on and stand outside for 5 minutes. I don't even own an Iron lol. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote
Ari Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 You have to get the Presteam Packs that steam your clothes for you. Quote
NS8VN Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 59 minutes ago, Ari said: You have to get the Presteam Packs that steam your clothes for you. I see the guy running that Kickstarter is also named Ari. Must be a total coincidence that you are posting nothing but messages praising it Pretty sure repackaged Flameless Ration Heaters are not allowed on cruise ships. Geema 1 Quote
tiny260 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 I think some of us might be missing the point, it's not whether we can get them on the ship or not, we don't want anything on the ship with a heating element that the Cruise ship company and Coast Guard see as a possible fire threat. Fire on a ship is a bad thing. Geema 1 Quote
tiny260 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 Or if wrinkles bother you that much, send them out and get them pressed, they usually run a special pressing price during most cruises. Just spend a little coin... Quote
LetsTryThisPlace Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, tiny260 said: Or if wrinkles bother you that much, send them out and get them pressed, they usually run a special pressing price during most cruises. Just spend a little coin... Wonder, has anyone ever taken some stuff off the ship and got them cleaned/pressed off the ship? It's something I have thought of recently but never needed to try it. Quote
Katiel53 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 Most of my clothes are cotton and I iron them before the cruise. I hang them on hangers and put them together as outfits and cover them with a dry cleaner bag. Once I didn't have enough dry cleaner bags, so I used a couple of black large garbage bags. The bags keep the clothes from getting wrinkled and this method makes for easy unpacking. Quote
Orange Crush Posted February 16, 2018 Report Posted February 16, 2018 16 hours ago, LetsTryThisTech said: Wonder, has anyone ever taken some stuff off the ship and got them cleaned/pressed off the ship? It's something I have thought of recently but never needed to try it. At one of the ports of call? I suppose you could if you really wanted to, but it seems like that would be a lot of hassle. The ship has facilities to do it for you and the pricing isn't outrageous, so I'm not sure how much you'd potentially save. And then you've gotta find a reputable dry cleaner, arrange to get the articles over to them, and make sure they (or you) can get it back to the ship before departing, and you've got to contend with the roundtrip through security, maybe a customs checkpoint... Quote
LetsTryThisPlace Posted February 16, 2018 Report Posted February 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, Orange Crush said: At one of the ports of call? I suppose you could if you really wanted to, but it seems like that would be a lot of hassle. The ship has facilities to do it for you and the pricing isn't outrageous, so I'm not sure how much you'd potentially save. And then you've gotta find a reputable dry cleaner, arrange to get the articles over to them, and make sure they (or you) can get it back to the ship before departing, and you've got to contend with the roundtrip through security, maybe a customs checkpoint... I don't like the ships facilities last time I had them do it, they destroyed all my stuff. Their equipment is too harsh. So I just do without or would think to try this. I know here we have services that can be done in an hour so would be easy enough to arrange with time constraints. I am not saying everything, but if you had a couple things you needed should be easy enough I would think. Quote
Butterfli Posted October 15, 2019 Report Posted October 15, 2019 Hello My Fellow Cruise Travelers: If you get HSN (home shopping network) where you live, go online or call their customer service 800 number and order the electricity free steamer pouches. I just ordered it specifically to carry when I cruise. It comes with 2 garment bags, shirt length and dress length plus 5 steamer packs. The way it works is to rip pouch, fill with water to water line, place in bottom of garment bag with your hanging garment, zip up. Come back 10 minutes later and have a wrinkle free garment. The HSN item # is 675-365 InstaSteam Electricity-Free & Hands Free Clothing Steamer and it costs $32.95 before tax and shipping. By the way, I would still spray my garment with the Downey wrinkle release spray as an added measure. Quote
PG Cruiser Posted October 15, 2019 Report Posted October 15, 2019 On 2/15/2018 at 4:11 PM, LetsTryThisPlace said: Wonder, has anyone ever taken some stuff off the ship and got them cleaned/pressed off the ship? It's something I have thought of recently but never needed to try it. Were you planning to do this at the ports of call? This is just me but I think that’s a lot of hassle for someone on vacation. Ray 1 Quote
SPS Posted October 15, 2019 Report Posted October 15, 2019 @Butterfli I'm not so sure this will be allowed on board. These work by using a chemical reaction between the water and the quicklime in the pouch possibly creating excessive heat and possibly irritating fumes. JLMoran 1 Quote
Rea Posted October 18, 2019 Report Posted October 18, 2019 @SPS InstaSteam is actually allowed aboard airplanes and cruise ships. I actually think they have a public MSDS stating the safety of the product and I've also heard they're partnering with a couple big cruise lines. Quote
twangster Posted October 18, 2019 Report Posted October 18, 2019 Interesting concept. Comes out to $2-$3 per garment. Cheaper on Amazon. On one hand it says TSA Approved but digging deeper it states "Although InstaSteam is not completely TSA approved yet, it is not restricted by TSA" I'd still like to see a cruise line state it's approved. Anyone can claim something is allowed on a ship, companies do it all the time with outlets that are still banned on ships. Quote
Matt Posted October 18, 2019 Report Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, twangster said: Anyone can claim something is allowed on a ship, companies do it all the time with outlets that are still banned on ships. This is why I'm not sold yet it's truly allowed on a ship. Quote
Rea Posted October 18, 2019 Report Posted October 18, 2019 @Matt @twangster I completely agree with you about companies making stuff up, but I personally and my friends and family have used InstaSteam multiple times on different cruise lines. I know that because InstaSteam is electricity free and non flammable, that its allowed. Also if you ask the company or look around they working with a couple main cruise lines at the moment that said they allow it. Quote
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