How to do laundry on a cruise ship, as a crew member

Summary

Lucy ofrece consejos prácticos para hacer la plancha en un crucero, destacando la importancia de la planificación y el tiempo. Revela cómo evitar momentos de alta demanda en la lavandería, asegurarse de recoger la ropa al final de su ciclo y proteger la ropa delicada con bolsas de malla. También menciona la opción de usar la lavandería de los pasajeros en casos extremos y advierte sobre las consecuencias de usar su uniforme. Finalmente, anima a los espectadores a comentar si estos trucos resultaron útiles.

Takeaways

• 🕒 La planificación del horario es crucial para evitar momentos de alta demanda en la lavandería del crucero.
• 👕 Es importante estar presente en la lavandería cuando finaliza el ciclo de lavado y secado para evitar que otros coloquen su ropa en la secadora o retiren la suya antes de que esté completamente seca.
• 🕊 Utilizar una bolsa de red para la ropa interior y calcetines protege la ropa de ser manejada o perdida, y también evita que se dañen en la lavadora.
• 👚 Evitar bolsas de ropa transparentes o estructuradas para mantener la privacidad de la ropa sucia al llevarla a la lavandería.
• 💧 Comprar detergente y suavizante en grandes cantidades es más económico y ecológico que usar cápsulas de detergente.
• 👕 Si no puedes llegar a la lavandería a tiempo, asegúrate de que tu ropa esté en una bolsa de red para evitar que otros la manipulen o la retiren del secador.
• 👗 Para evitar arrugas, es mejor retirar la ropa del secador y doblarla o colgarla inmediatamente después de que finalice el ciclo.
• 🙅 No retirar la ropa de otros del secador mientras aún está en proceso, ya que es una acción poco ética y puede causar problemas.
• 👚 En caso de urgencia, se puede optar por lavar la ropa durante el horario de trabajo, siempre y cuando sea necesario y se tenga un buen pretexto para salir brevemente de tu turno.
• 👗 Utilizar la lavandería de los pasajeros es una opción de último recurso y solo en caso de estar realmente desesperado, pero es importante no hacerlo de forma habitual y no ser descubierto.
• 👔 No usar el uniforme del personal cuando se usa la lavandería de los pasajeros para evitar ser descubierto y ponerse en problemas.

Q & A

¿Qué consejos ofrece Lucy para hacer la colada en un crucero?

Lucy ofrece varios consejos, como la importancia de la planificación, asegurarse de estar presente cuando finalice la lavado y secado, y utilizar bolsas de ropa para proteger las prendas.

¿Por qué es importante la planificación temporal al hacer la colada en un barco de crucero?

Es importante porque hay momentos de alta demanda en la lavandería del barco, y si no planeas adecuadamente, podrías encontrarte con largas colas o tener que esperar para utilizar la máquina.

¿Qué sucede si no llego a recoger mi ropa de la secadora a tiempo?

Si no llego a tiempo, alguien más podría tomar mi ropa de la secadora, incluso si aún está húmeda, para poner la suya a secar.

¿Por qué se recomienda no usar bolsas de ropa transparentes o estructuradas?

Evitar bolsas transparentes o estructuradas ayuda a mantener la privacidad de tu ropa sucia y a evitar que otros puedan ver tus pertenencias personales.

¿Qué alternativas ofrece Lucy para el uso de las cápsulas de lavado?

Lucy sugiere comprar grandes frascos de suavizante y detergente en lugar de cápsulas, ya que es más económico y ecológico.

¿Cómo puedo evitar tener que planchar mi ropa después de lavarla?

Si llegas a la lavandería justo cuando tu ropa está a punto de salir de la secadora, puedes tomarla y dobllarla o colgarla inmediatamente, evitando así las arrugas.

¿Qué se puede hacer si no se puede llegar a la lavandería durante el horario laboral?

Puedes planificar lavar tu ropa antes de tu turno de trabajo o utilizar la lavandería de los pasajeros si es necesario y no hay reglas estrictas contra ello.

¿Por qué Lucy desaconseja usar la lavandería de los pasajeros de forma habitual?

Utilizar la lavandería de los pasajeros no es ideal porque puede ser una infracción de las reglas del barco y solo se debe hacer en circunstancias extremas.

¿Qué precaución se debe tomar al usar la lavandería de los pasajeros?

No ir en uniforme, para que los pasajeros no identifiquen a los miembros de la tripulación y no causen problemas.

¿Cuál es la recomendación de Lucy para evitar que otros revisen o muevan tu ropa en la lavandería?

Está recomendable estar presente cuando tus prendas terminen de lavar o secar, y usar bolsas de ropa para protegerlas y evitar que otros las toquen o pierdan.

¿Qué consejo final ofrece Lucy sobre cómo manejar la colada en un barco de crucero?

Lucy sugiere ser respetuosos con los horarios y las reglas de la lavandería, y no ser una persona que saca la ropa de otros mientras aún está lavándose o secándose.

Outlines

00:00

🧺 Consejos para lavar ropa en un crucero

Lucy proporciona consejos sobre cómo realizar la tarea de lavar ropa a bordo de un crucero. Destaca la importancia de la planificación y la elección del momento adecuado para evitar colas y estrés. Aconseja estar presente cuando se complete el ciclo de lavado y secado para evitar que otros coloquen su ropa en la secadora o la retiren antes de tiempo. Recomienda usar una bolsa de red para la ropa interior y para proteger las prendas delicadas, y sugerir una bolsa de ropa opaca para mantener la privacidad de las prendas sucias. Asimismo, menciona que no se debe usar la lavadora para prendas delicadas y que la marca de lavado Aerial no es la opción más económica ni ecológica.

05:04

🕒 Horarios y alternativas para lavar ropa en un barco

Se discute la importancia de llegar a la sala de lavandería justo cuando se complete el ciclo de la ropa para evitar que otros la retiren y causen que necesites planchar. Proporciona dos alternativas para situaciones en las que no es posible estar presente: lavar durante el horario de trabajo, aprovechando los breves descansos, o usar la sala de lavandería para pasajeros en casos extremos, pero con precaución y sin vestir el uniforme de la tripulación para evitar problemas. Termina el video pidiendo comentarios sobre la eficacia de los consejos y agradeciendo la audiencia por ver el contenido.

Keywords

💡lavado de ropa

El 'lavado de ropa' es un proceso fundamental en la vida cotidiana, pero que adquiere un carácter especial en el contexto de un barco de crucero. En el video, se discute cómo llevar a cabo esta tarea de manera eficiente a bordo, destacando la importancia de evitar que se convierta en una fuente de estrés y de tiempo. Se menciona que hacer mal el lavado de ropa puede resultar en una 'fosa negra' de tiempo y estrés.

💡tiempo

El 'tiempo' es un recurso limitado para los tripulantes de un crucero, y el script enfatiza la importancia de la planificación y la elección del momento adecuado para hacer la colada. Se sugiere evitar los horarios de 'rush hour' en la lavandería del barco, que varía de un barco a otro, para no perder tiempo en filas o en espera.

💡lavandería

La 'lavandería' es el lugar donde los tripulantes realizan su tarea de lavado de ropa. El script destaca la importancia de conocer los horarios de menos afluencia para evitar colas y de estar presente cuando finalice el ciclo de lavado y secado para prevenir que otros coloquen su ropa en la secadora o retiren la suya antes de tiempo.

💡net bag

Un 'net bag', o bolsa de red, se menciona como una herramienta útil para proteger la ropa interior y calcetines durante el lavado, evitando que otros las manipulen o que se pierdan. También sirve para proteger las prendas delicadas de daños en la lavadora.

💡delicate items

Los 'delicate items', o prendas delicadas, son mencionadas como artículos que no deben ser lavados en las lavadoras comunes debido a que pueden dañarse fácilmente. Se sugiere usar una bolsa de red para proteger estas prendas durante el lavado.

💡lavandina

La 'lavandina' es un producto de limpieza que se utiliza para lavar la ropa. En el script, se aconseja no comprar las cápsulas de lavandina, sino optar por una gran cantidad de detergente o suavizante, que es más económico y ecológico, y que durará durante la mayoría del contrato del tripulante.

💡secadora

La 'secadora' es una máquina que se utiliza para secar la ropa después de lavarla. El script enfatiza la importancia de estar presente cuando la ropa esté a punto de ser retirada de la secadora para evitar que otros la retiren antes de que esté completamente seca o la dejen desordenada.

💡horario de trabajo

El 'horario de trabajo' de los tripulantes es mencionado como un factor que puede limitar el tiempo disponible para hacer la colada. Se sugiere que, en caso de urgencia, pueden utilizar pequeños descansos durante el turno de trabajo para atender a su ropa en la lavandería.

💡pasajeros

El script menciona que los 'pasajeros' tienen su propia lavandería separada de la de la tripulación. Se aconseja no usar la lavandería de pasajeros a menos que sea absolutamente necesario y, en ese caso, no hacerlo con el uniforme para evitar problemas.

💡uniforme

El 'uniforme' es la ropa que los tripulantes deben usar durante su trabajo. Se menciona que no se debe usar el uniforme al utilizar la lavandería de pasajeros para no ser identificados y posiblemente incumplir las reglas del barco.

💡ironing

El 'ironing', o planchado, es una tarea adicional que puede ser evitada si se retira la ropa de la secadora justo cuando termina su ciclo, lo que permite dobllarla o colgarla sin necesidad de planchar,节约时间 y esfuerzo.

Highlights

Timing is crucial for doing laundry on a cruise ship to avoid busy periods.

Being present when your laundry finishes is essential to prevent others from taking your clothes out early.

Checking your laundry halfway through the drying cycle can prevent others from removing it prematurely.

Using a net bag for small items like underwear and socks can prevent them from getting lost or damaged.

Avoid see-through laundry bags to maintain privacy of your laundry.

Cruise lines rarely provide washing detergent, so it's necessary to bring your own.

Buying large quantities of detergent is more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than using pods.

Being prompt to fold or hang laundry immediately after the drying cycle reduces the need for ironing.

Not removing others' laundry that is still in the process is a matter of respect and etiquette.

Washing laundry during work time is not ideal but can be done in desperate situations.

Using the passenger laundry room is a last resort and should be done discreetly to avoid trouble.

Passengers may report crew members using their laundry facilities, so avoid wearing uniforms in these areas.

The importance of timing and presence during the laundry process is reiterated for a stress-free experience.

Laundry on a cruise ship can be managed efficiently with the right strategies and awareness of ship dynamics.

The video aims to shed light on the often-overlooked task of doing laundry while working on a cruise ship.

The presenter thanks viewers for watching and invites feedback on the tips provided for laundry success.

Transcripts

I mean there's very few things that are

more frustrating than that welcome back

to cruising as crew I'm Lucy and today

I'm gonna be giving you some tips on how

to do your laundry on board a cruise

ship but before we get started I just

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can let me know what topic you want me

to cover most but for now let's get into

it I know right laundry is the most

boring thing in the world but it is

something that needs doing and if you do

it wrong on board a cruise ship it can

turn into the most stressful time

consuming black hole in your life so

today I'm gonna be giving you some tips

to avoid that because you already have a

limited amount of time as it is so this

is how to have the most productive

laundry day okay number one it is all

about timing I cannot stress this enough

so although like there are so many

different departments onboard cruise

ships and everyone has different like

I'm starting times and finishing times

there are certain times where the

laundry room is really busy because

everyone has decided they want to do

their laundry then and there's also

really like quiet times and

unfortunately I can't give you these

times because they vary from ship to

ship so the first thing or one of the

first things you need to do when you get

onboard

it's suss out when the rush hour is for

laundry and when the quiet times are

because you do not want to be doing your

laundry at rush hour still to do with

timing and basically you need to make

sure that you are kind of with your

laundry when it finishes so how it works

everyone wants to get their laundry done

okay so if you put your laundry in the

washer and someone else comes in like a

few minutes before yours finishes they

will wait til girls finishes and they

will put yours in the dryer and put

theirs in okay and then same with the

dryer if they come in and they see that

your and clothes are like a few minutes

away from finishing drying

they will take them out the dryer and

just dump them somewhere and put theirs

in the dryer so first off if you want to

avoid people rummaging through your

stuff then you need to make sure that

you are in the laundry room when your

wash cycle finishes and when you're

drying cycle finish it very very

important and also not so much with the

wash but with the dry I would always

recommending checking it halfway through

because there are some really like there

are some on board who are so

desperate to get their stuff dry that

they will take your stuff out the dryer

even if it's still pretty damp and

they'll just put that stuff in so I

always check that my stuff is still in

the dryer just in case someone has taken

it out it doesn't happen very often and

but like if you've left your stuff for

like an hour and a half and you're like

oh yeah like it'll be dry and you come

back to find out that actually it was

taken out the dryer like fifteen minutes

into the its drying cycle I mean there's

very few things that are more

frustrating than that number three so

there will be times where you won't be

able to get to the laundry room right as

your stuff finishes their cycle its

cycle so what I would recommend is

getting a little like a net bag and you

can get them from like the pound shop or

probably even cheaper than that they're

basically there to put your underwear in

and your socks and stuff so that if you

don't get there on time and someone does

kind of grab your stuff and either put

it in the dryer or take out the dryer

they're not like touching your pants and

stuff cuz that's that's never nice and

also it stops stuff getting lost and it

also like the washing machines are not

really made for delicate items so they

do tend to rip your underwear to shreds

so this net bag just protects them a

little bit more don't have a see-through

laundry bag okay so I've you know seen

people before and they get like these

Nets laundry bags or see-through laundry

bags and then like when you're taking

your laundry from your cabin to the

laundry room everyone can see your dirty

laundry so I would just recommend

getting a laundry bag that isn't

see-through and also not a structured

one like literally just go to the works

or the pound shop and get a bag you

could even use like one of those bags

for life from a supermarket like they're

just just good to use that as your

laundry bag it depends how booze you

want to be with your laundry bag choices

when it comes to you buying your washing

powder or your washing detergent and the

cruise line very rarely provides that

for you so you will have to get your own

don't buy the aerial pods just buy a big

pot of softener and a big part of

detergent whether it's liquid or powder

whatever you want because it's just it's

a lot cheaper

it works out a hell of a lot cheaper and

it's better for the environment and I

bought aerial pods on my first ship and

when I worked out how much I'd spent on

aerial pods I was not happy so now I

just buy a big pot of softener and a big

pot of detergent and that will actually

last me most of my contract and so as I

said it's very important to try and get

to the laundry room as your stuff

finishes because especially with like

the dryer so if your stuff finishes then

you're not there the likelihood is

people will take it out the dryer and

just kind of dump it somewhere and then

you have to iron because obviously

people don't very very rarely do people

take the time to fold your stuff so then

all your stuff will be kind of crumpled

up and dumped somewhere and it will be

all wrinkly whereas if you get to the

laundry room just as your stuff is about

to come out the dryer you can take it

straight out the dryer and fold it or

hang it up and then you don't have to

iron and I will do anything to avoid

ironing so that's probably the best tip

I can give you if you're pressed for

time and you really need to get your

stuff washed please don't be one of

those tramps that takes other people's

washing out half but when it's half done

it's just not cool and Karma's a

so there are two things you can do so

number one you can wash in

work time now this is not ideal and this

is only you know to do if you're really

really pushed for time really desperate

and but put your stuff in before you

start your shift and then like whenever

your cycle finishes you just say oh I'm

just gonna dip to the toilet

I'm just gonna go for a cigarette if you

smoke obviously don't say that if you

don't smoke people have done that before

and it's like you may as well just say

you're gonna go get your laundry anyway

and just make up some excuse to nip out

for a few minutes and go and put your

laundry in the dryer

or better yet if it's in the dryer nip

out for a few minutes and take your

laundry from the dryer to your cabin and

you can sort it out when you finish your

shift number two you can use the

passenger laundry room now as I said

this one really is only if you are like

really really stumped and it is

definitely not something to make a habit

out of and also this completely depends

on how strict your ship is like I've

been on strict ships and I've been on

very relaxed ships so you will have to

work out for yourself like if I get

caught how much trouble am I gonna get

in if it's not much then you know it's

better to ask for forgiveness than

permission

so you don't sneak in put your washing

in and you know use it because normally

like unless it's the last C day just

before the passengers get off and the

the passenger laundry rooms aren't busy

so you know why not if no one's using it

use it however something to say is a lot

of passengers know that crew members

have their own laundry room and

passengers have their own laundry room

so if you are going to use a passenger

laundry room don't go in your uniform

because if you go in just normal clothes

and you see a passenger in there they

will just assume that you are another

passenger and they won't say anything if

they see that a crew member is using a

passenger laundry room then they'll

probably say something and you'll get in

trouble so if you're going to use the

passenger load river

don't wear your uniform okay so those

are my tips on how to do laundry

successfully and I really hope these

help please let me know in the comments

if they do help and you have a

successful laundry experience as I said

I know it's boring but it's something

that needs to be done and I just thought

I would shed some light on doing laundry

on a cruise ship and but thank you so

much for watching and I will see you in

the next video