If you're a seasoned cruiser, you've probably noticed that your mini fridge inside your cabin simply does not get very cold... If you're a first-time cruiser, listen up!
You fill your mini fridge up with water bottles, maybe throw a few sodas in there or some alcohol, but even after 24 hours, your drink of choice is barely warmer than room temperature. What gives?
The problem stems from a significant lack of air flow around your mini fridge. Cruise lines hide the mini fridges within the cabin's storage cabinets/drawers because let's face it, unless we're talking about a super expensive luxury mini fridge, they're aesthetically unpleasing. The result = hidden mini fridges that don't do their jobs!
Luckily, there's a very simple hack to boost the cool in your mini fridge - Towel Clips:
- Step 1: Pick one towel clip to be your designated "Fridge Booster".
- Step 2: Open the cabinet door that's hiding your mini fridge.
- Step 3: Clip the Fridge Booster in the location shown below:
That's it! By preventing the cabinet door from closing completely, you increase the air flow around the mini fridge therefore allowing it to do it's job: COOL.
I personally put this theory to the test on my last cruise. I brought a mini thermometer /humidity gauge with me and placed it inside the mini fridge. On the first night, prior to adding a Fridge Booster, the temperature inside the mini fridge was 63.6 degrees F. As you can see, the inside temperature of the mini fridge dropped by adding a Fridge Booster and continued to as days went by.
So there you have it! A simple hack to get your cruise cabin's mini fridge to actually cool. I'm sure you could use this hack for hotel mini fridges as well!
Happy cruising and may your cabin drinks be COLD!
