Hair dryers in cabins?

[Myfirstcruise2013]

Are there hair dryers in the cabins? (Radiance of the seas)

[Clarea]

Are there hair dryers in the cabins? (Radiance of the seas)

Yes, but they are the kind you have to keep a button depressed while you use them.

[cb at sea]

And...they don't blow very hard. Bring your own if your hair is important!!

[Myfirstcruise2013]

Thanks!!

[SnoopyJS]

I found the hair dryer quite ok for my short, quick and easy styled hair, but you do have to hold the button down :(

 

I think if you had long hair that took a long time to do you should probably carry your own.

 

I had planned to take my own because of what I'd read on cc, but abandoned it when my suitcase began to get a little squeasy. I ended up quite satisfied with what was provided in the stateroom.

[mjldvlks]

. . . they are the kind you have to keep a button depressed while you use them. . .

 

A rubber band or something similar can solve that problem.

[CudaGirl]

We were on the Freedom and they have them. My hair is just past my shoulders and after 3 minutes of use, it shut off and wouldn't turn back on. But, I was using a brush and "straightening" it with the blow dryer just like I do at home. I was pretty disappointed. So no hair dryer for me = horrible hair for the last formal night. :(

[chengkp75]

A rubber band or something similar can solve that problem.

 

Which completely negates the fire safety aspect of the "dead man" switch.

[EuroDate20]

Also, keep in mind that the hair dryers are located in the living quarters and not in the bathroom as they are at home and in hotels.

[jstraw20]

Here's one important tip, learned from personal experience:

 

The hair dryers are hot enough to set off the room's heat detector if you are standing, so sit down while you're drying your hair. ;)

[Rala]

And...they don't blow very hard. Bring your own if your hair is important!!

 

What an inane comment. :rolleyes:

My hair is as "important" to me as anyone else's is to them, I guess, and I found the ship's hair dryers perfectly fine for my hair. Please read Post #5 just above if you want some good USEFUL advice.

[DonnaK]

I have very thick hair that's quite long, and I found the hairdryer onboard to dry my hair as quickly and efficiently as my dryer at home.

 

Unlike the above poster, I use a flat iron to style my hair, and not the dryer.

 

If the dryer turned itself off while I was styling my hair, then I would have requested a different dryer from guest services. We had a dryer that didn't work at all on Mariner, and guest services replaced it with a regular Conair dryer like we have at home.

[SnoopyJS]

Also, keep in mind that the hair dryers are located in the living quarters and not in the bathroom as they are at home and in hotels.

 

Yep, it was in a drawer in the living area, but also right by a mirror, so no problem.

[interapid]

Get a balcony and hang your head over the rail. Job done!

[gerif]

And...they don't blow very hard. Bring your own if your hair is important!!

 

I have really thick hair and never had a problem. If you hold it in just the right position, there's no issue at all with keeping the button down.

[KeywestK]

A rubber band or something similar can solve that problem.

 

I use scotch tape to hold the button down;)