Well, we are only "DIY laundry people" insofar as clothing that requires no ironing is concerned. If the clothing requires ironing, we usualy "send it out" whether onboard ship or at home. But with the prices of cruises on really good cruise lines rising, I fear we must concern ourselves with details, such as whether we must send our undies to the ship's laundry (at ships's laundry prices) or whether we can count on the availability of a self service facility. And, we know that just because a line states that self service laundry is available, it does not mean that sufficient facilities are available to be realistically useable without long waiting times, which really translate into unavailability. I know, I know, there will be those who will say that one who spends thousands on a Silversea cruise shouldn't be concerned about a few bucks on ship's laundry. To those, I would respond as follows: how else does one get to the point of being able to afford a Silversea cruise? So my question continues. Are self serve laundries REALLY available, or is there such a wait to use them that they are really unavailable?

Thanks,
Richard