MSC Poesia Day 3: Genoa (Laundry Day)

Welcome to Genoa, italy!

Today is probably a good day to talk about laundry. I don't pack a lot of clothes so I have to rewear a lot of what I bring. That means I try to keep up with my dirty laundry.

Fortunately on Norwegian, I have cruised enough to get a bag of laundry washed for free every week or so and that is a fantastic perk. I collect it in a dirty laundry bag and NCL washes it for me. Some Carnival ships have laundry rooms for passengers to wash their own laundry on board. On MSC, neither option is a thing. Instead MSC has a laundry list (pun intended) of prices listed per item.

I elected to wash a couple days worth of shirts and undergarments which by my calculations would cost me over $12 to have washed for me. $2.90 per shirt, $1.90 per underwear, $1.90 for socks.

First I fill the sink with hot water and then put some shampoo from the shower on my hand and then mix up the water to make bubbles.

I squeeze the clothes and add more water until the sink is full.

Soak the clothes for 5 minutes. Then drain, squeeze, and rinse again until the water stays clean.

Wring each piece of clothing out. You can put it in a towel and stand on it if your hands are tired.

I bring a short piece of.parachute cord since the clothesline in the shower is short. My laundry will be dry by this evening. I feel it is worth the 10 minutes to save $30. 

When i was looking to book this cruise, I noted that MSC offers many less expensive cruise options out of Genoa. When I looked online, I was led to believe the transfers were not available from Milan (MXP). The good news is that MSC offers a city tour excuraion that ends at the MXP airport for flights after 1900 (7pm) so I'll keep that in mind for future cruising.

Have you cruised out of Genoa? Do you have questions? Please comment below.

Happy Cruising!