To pack or not to pack

Trip · #1 (**permalink**) May 24th, 2011, 05:53 PM

Pack it!!

I have always been a proponent of taking my own hair dryer, when I cruise. They used to be in the bathroom,and I wanted to sit at the desk ..sometimes they didn't work,and rather then call for another, I had my own.

I bought a little travel one, with 2 speeds....weighs nothing, & cost me ten dollars, and I know it works for my hair....On the Magic, they had, of course, a brand new one...only problem, you had to hold the button on to keep it working, something I don't want to do, so, I grabbed my own

For the amount of space, it takes, I would never not pack it.

Trackypup · #2 (**permalink**) May 24th, 2011, 06:16 PM

I now don't bother. I used to have very long hair and would never travel without mine but now it's short, I can pretty much use anything.

nlb1050 · #3 (**permalink**) May 24th, 2011, 08:00 PM

I have quit taking mine but will for the Oct cruise as I know that the Fantasy does not have one in the cabins. And yes I have short hair so the ones on board are fine. The best were the ones on MSC real nice normal dryers.

Fern · #4 (**permalink**) May 24th, 2011, 08:14 PM

DH uses the ship's hair dryer and it seems to be fine for him.

My hair is short and curly. By the time I've towel dried it and run a comb through it, it's dry

!

LisaK · #5 (**permalink**) May 25th, 2011, 09:26 AM

i'm with you Trip, i will take my travel hair dryer with me. My hair is chin length, but it is very thick and it takes FOREVER to dry using the dryers in the cabin

Trip · #6 (**permalink**) May 25th, 2011, 09:31 AM

Lisa, can you imagine having to keep your finger on the button to dry it?
oy ..lol

LisaK · #7 (**permalink**) May 26th, 2011, 09:38 AM

lol Trip too funny, on one cruise i actually tried to use the supplied hair dryer just for hahahas, yep almost burned that puppy up!

Fern · #8 (**permalink**) May 26th, 2011, 08:25 PM

I just remembered, I did use the cabin hairdryer once. We'd been in port in the pouring down rain and my tennis shoes (along with everything else)were soaked

. I put our clothes in a dryer, but I used the hairdryer to dry my shoes! It kept cutting off (a safety feature, I'm sure), but eventually my shoes were dry!

LisaK · #9 (**permalink**) May 27th, 2011, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fern

I just remembered, I did use the cabin hairdryer once. We'd been in port in the pouring down rain and my tennis shoes (along with everything else)were soaked

. I put our clothes in a dryer, but I used the hairdryer to dry my shoes! It kept cutting off (a safety feature, I'm sure), but eventually my shoes were dry!

well then i guess they are good for something! lol

kat1953 · #10 (**permalink**) June 4th, 2011, 10:19 AM

I've had the worst luck with blow dryers on ships, it's hit or miss. I have the type of hair that, while it doesn't take a long time to dry, it needs styling while I'm drying. I don't use a curling or flat iron, just round brushes.

I have a little travel dryer that folds to the size of my palm. It works, it weighs almost nothing, it always travels with me. If I get lucky and the cabin or hotel dryer works, fine, if not I'm not up a creek without a paddle.

My hair is not the kind that looks fine air dried, since the blow dryer is crucial to my happiness, I always pack my own. I'm probably one of the few who likes the kind with the button you hold down. I dry my hair in sections and have to lay the dryer down while I section it out. Typically that means a hot dryer blowing in my face and I need a washcloth to keep the dryer from migrating off the desk.