Virgin Voyages Laundry – Price List, Services and Deals

If you are considering a cruise with Virgin Voyages, you might be wondering about the types of laundry services that they offer onboard.

Do Virgin Voyages Have a Self-Serve Laundry?

Virgin Voyages does not have a free-to-use laundry on any of its ships. It provides laundry services for a charge, which can be purchased onboard.

Virgin have one of the simplest pricing structures when it comes to onboard laundry.

How Much Does Laundry Cost on a Virgin Voyages Cruise?

On a Virgin Voyages cruise, ironing a basic item of clothing, such as a sweater or skirt, costs $4.

To wash and fold basic laundry items costs $5, and to have a basic laundry item washed and then ironed costs $6. Premium items such as suits cost extra.

Virgin also has laundry packages available for purchase.

The table below was created using data from the Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady cruise ship. The prices of laundry (and everything else on cruise ships) change regularly.

Washing and Ironing/Pressing Services:

	Press Only	Wash and Fold	Wash and Press
Pants (Trousers)	$4	$5	$6
Tops	$4	$5	$6
Sweaters	$4	$5	$6
Shorts	$4	$5	$6
Dresses	$4	$5	$6
Skirts	$4	$5	$6
PJ’s	$4	$5	$6
T-Shirts	$4	$5	$6
Underwear/Swimwear/Socks	$4	$5	$6

• Press Only
  • This is where the cruise line will iron/press the clothing item without washing it first. Many people use this if they want to remove the creases from a shirt.
• Wash and Fold
  • The wash and fold option means that the clothes are washed but not pressed/ironed.
  • They are returned to the guest folded.
• Wash and Press
  • This option means that the clothing item is washed and then pressed/ironed.

Dry Cleaning Services:

In addition to washing and ironing/pressing clothing, Virgin offers a dry cleaning service called Eco Clean.

	Eco Clean
Suit	$7
Jacket	$7
Pants (Trousers)	$7
Tops	$7
Sweaters	$7
Shorts	$7
Dresses	$7
Skirts	$7

Laundry Delivery Options

Regular Delivery – Regular delivery includes the return of your clothing items by 5.30 pm the day after they were taken to the laundry.

Same Day Express – Same day express delivery returns your items of clothing by 5.30 pm the same day if picked up before 11 am.

	Pick up and Return Time	Cost
Regular Delivery	Returned by 5.30 pm the day after collection	$0
Same Day Express	Returned by 5.30 pm on the same day (picked up before 11 am)	$20

Laundry Deals Available With Virgin Voyages :

Virgin Voyages offers a ‘By The Bag’ promotion. This often works out much cheaper than paying per item, as you can fit as many items as possible into the bag.

I’ve used this option before on other cruise lines and have managed to fit in far more items than the cost of the laundry if I were to pay per item.

Wash and Fold -Bag Deal

A full bag of laundry costs $30 – This Includes regular delivery. This basically means that the cruise line will wash as many pieces of clothing as you can fit in the bag.

Possibly the most popular option for guests wanting to have laundry done onboard is to pay for the $30 ‘wash and fold’ bag deal.

The bag is quite large but can easily split, so make sure you organise your clothing well.

As it costs $5 per item to have clothing washed and folded, if you plan on having more than six items laundered, it would make financial sense to pay for the bag rather than by the item.

Express Wash and Fold – Bag Deal

Express Deal Cost: $50 – Includes express delivery. This is the same as the regular wash and fold option but the delivery is faster.

Note: There is no by-the-bag deal that includes ironing/pressing.

How Do You Use The Pay Per Item Laundry with Virgin Voyages?

If you aren’t doing the full bag promotion, you must fill out the laundry sheet with the quantity of each item.

You’ll also need to add your cabin number, name, and pick-up date.

Your cabin steward will then take the bag from your room and return it afterwards.

If there is no time pressure, the bag can be left in the room for the next time the cabin steward cleans it.

If it’s important that the laundry goes to the laundry room as soon as possible, contact your cabin steward (using the tablet in the room or by pressing the make-up room button).

Virgin Voyage Laundry Terms and Conditions:

“Silk, flannel trousers, woolens and other items that are difficult to clean are accepted for laundering only at the owners risk.”

Virgin Voyages

Virgin also states In its Terms and Conditions that it is not responsible for shrinkage, colour fastness, zippers, buttons, or ordinary wear and tear.

Free Alternatives to Cruise Line Laundry Services

If at all possible, I try to avoid paying for laundry when I cruise.

When I cruise, I usually pack a little bottle of travel wash so that I can wash my clothes in the sink.

I use the travel wash to wash things like t-shirts and socks in the cabin sink. It’s easy to do and virtually free!

How to Use Travel Wash:

Using Travel Wash is really easy and doesn’t take long at all. Start by filling the sink with warm water, and then add a very small amount of the travel wash.

Move your clothes around in the wash and then put them to the side. I like to wash all clothes in the same bubbly water before moving on to rinse them off.

Rinsing some clothes in the sink can be a bit tricky but rinsing them in the shower is always a good option.

Once you’ve washed your clothes try to ring out as much of the water as possible so that they can dry faster.

There is usually a line for hanging your clothes in the shower so I do this. Cruise lines do try to dissuade guests from hanging clothes on their balconies to dry because they can blow away and become a danger.

Can You Bring an Iron on a Cruise?

As a general rule, irons can’t be bought on a cruise.

 Most cruise lines ban irons because they pose a safety risk. Guests’ irons bought onboard will be confiscated and returned at the end of the cruise.

All luggage is scanned on cruise ships for things like alcohol or dangerous items.

Find out about the most confiscated Items on cruise ships here:

These Are The 5 Items Most Regularly Confiscated by Cruise Lines

How to ‘Iron’ Your Clothes Without Using an Iron

Use gravity to drop out the creases

There is not a lot more annoying than carefully picking out your outfit and realizing that you look like you need a good iron!

Keeping clothes wrinkle-free when they’ve been packed into a suitcase is quite a challenge.

To get rid of the worst wrinkles, I like to take a shower and then hang the clothes in the bathroom.

This can be tricky if the coat hangers in your closet are attached, but generally speaking, it’s quite easy to remove a coat hanger and hang your clothes on the inside of the bathroom door.

The creases mostly disappear as the bathroom dries out. It isn’t perfect, but it is a lot better than just wearing your freshly creased clothes!

If you are worried about wrinkles in your clothes it may be worth buying wrinkle release spray. It works similarly to the steamy shower idea:

UK Link, US Link.

By spraying this onto your clothes before having a shower and leaving the creases to drop you can maximise the effect.

Note: Many cruise lines have also banned portable steamers.

Is It Worth Paying For Laundry on a Virgin Voyages Cruise?

If you are going to wash more than six items, I recommend using the fill-a-bag promotion, as it’s much better value.

If you only want to wash one or two items, it could be worth doing this on a pay-as-you-go basis.

If you only want to wash a few T-shirts, maybe some gym clothes, socks, etc., I’d strongly recommend that you do your own laundry in the cabin sink. It’s cheap and easy!

	1-6 Items	6+ Items
Laundy Recommendation	Hand Wash or Pay as You Go	Fill a Bag Deal

Before You Go

I had a great cruise with Virgin Voyages but it wasn’t what I expected at all. Find out all about that here:

Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady – Cruise Review – (Photos of Ship, Food, Cabins, and More)

Find out about the cruiser who found a live bat in his balcony cabin onboard Resilient Lady here:

This Shocked Cruiser Found a Live BAT in His Cabin