Key Aspects:
- Storage is always a concern in a cruise ship stateroom, and one Carnival guest is anxious if they will have enough hangers for a family of four.
- Brand ambassador John Heald shares a colorful description and tongue-in-cheek reasoning for the oft-maligned hangers in Carnival’s closets.
- Guests offer their solutions to the hanger quandary and how to ensure you have enough room in your closet for all your clothes-hanging needs.
Storage space can be tight in a cruise ship cabin, especially for clothing that must be hung to avoid wrinkles. But are there enough hangers available in a typical stateroom? One soon-to-be Carnival guest is concerned that they won’t be able to hang all the clothing for their family.
To decide if they should pack along some slim hangers in their luggage (where space is also tight), the guest contacted John Heald, Carnival Cruise Line’s brand ambassador, to ask if it is possible to get extra hangers.
“Does anyone travel with their own hangars? I have been reading horror stories that there are never enough,” the guest explained. “This trip our teenage daughter and 10-year-old son will both be with us so my guess is closet space will be at a premium!”
By the guest’s language that their two children “will both be with us,” it is a fair guess that four guests may be in the same stateroom. They do not, however, identify what type of stateroom they will be in or how long the cruise will be, both of which can impact exactly how much closet space is necessary.
“I have some of those felt, skinny hangers and they weigh hardly anything. I thought maybe I would throw a dozen in. What do you think about this?” they asked Heald. “Can you arrange for my room to have extra hangers John?”
While this may not be the most “horrifying” cruise concern all guests have, Heald does have a humorously horrifying answer.
“I can tell you that sometimes there are not enough hangers in the closets because someone has stolen them on the previous cruise,” he explained.
Seriously? Stealing hangers? And these are the type that you can’t remove completely from the closet bar, so they’re of no use to someone at home.
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“I kid you not, people do steal them and I have to ask myself … Why?” he continued.
“Our coat hangers are Satan’s work. They are designed to be useless, a headless slab of wood that you have to shove into the ring thing but can’t and then all your clothes fall off. This is our cunning plan though because you will get so fed up with these wooden wankers that, when your elegant night clothes do fall on the floor, you will have to send them for pressing, thus making revenue for Carnival.”
Okay, maybe Heald is exaggerating a bit, but experienced Carnival cruisers are probably nodding their heads, very familiar with just how frustrating the hangers can occasionally be.
Getting More Hangers on a Carnival Cruise
He does go on to ask if guests had enough hangers on their last cruise, and the answers range from “plenty” to “I asked for more” to “I brought some with me” with no one expressing any real hanger-related horror stories.
I have asked for extra hangers on a couple of longer Carnival sailings. This is typically when I might have more clothing with hanging needs, such as for multiple formal nights or visits to specialty restaurants where I prefer to dress a bit more elegantly.
Many guests also note that overpacking is a real concern (I’m guilty of that for sure!), which tends to use up valuable hanger real estate.
Read Also: 25 Tips for Packing Less on a Cruise Vacation
A good solution is for guests to bring along inexpensive hangers of their own. The super-thin wire kind you might get from a dry cleaner or the plastic ones from discount stores are perfect, just in case you need a few extra.
Even better? Save room in your luggage going home and leave those cheap hangers behind so they can be used by the next guests!
Appeared first on: Cruisehive.com
