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Hi, are hair straighteners allowed onboard?

Which items are prohibited? I read something about travel irons. :confused:

Irons are prohibited, but you are OK with hair dryers, curlers, and straighteners.

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If any ladies are looking for a tiny travel flat iron, I've been pleased with the BaByliss PRO Nano Titanium Mini Straightening Iron. It's itty bitty, and it does take slightly longer than my big flat iron I use at home, but it packs up tiny, and does a good job. I've also got the BaByliss titanium travel hair dryer, that I love, because it's ittty bitty, fits in the palm of my hand, and packs a punch!

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If any ladies are looking for a tiny travel flat iron, I've been pleased with the BaByliss PRO Nano Titanium Mini Straightening Iron. It's itty bitty, and it does take slightly longer than my big flat iron I use at home, but it packs up tiny, and does a good job. I've also got the BaByliss titanium travel hair dryer, that I love, because it's ittty bitty, fits in the palm of my hand, and packs a punch!

 

I have that little straightener and it is quite good! (I bought it only because it's the small version of the big one I use every day.) I thought I'd bring it on vacation but I just end up bringing the big one anyway because it's thin enough and gets my hair done in about 2 mins (I'm just impatient! :eek: ) Thanks for the info about the dryer being powerful, because I was thinking about possibly getting one of those! :D

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I have that little straightener and it is quite good! (I bought it only because it's the small version of the big one I use every day.) I thought I'd bring it on vacation but I just end up bringing the big one anyway because it's thin enough and gets my hair done in about 2 mins (I'm just impatient! :eek: ) Thanks for the info about the dryer being powerful, because I was thinking about possibly getting one of those! :D

 

2 minutes!!!??? You must not really have curly hair. It takes me 45 minutes to straighten my hair, lol. I guess if you're just straightening hair that's already pretty straight it may be worth bringing as the humidity probably won't do much to your hair. If you're truly a curly haired girl, leave the flat iron at home. I can tell you from experience on several island trips and a cruise that anything you do to straighten your hair (if it's truly thick and curly), it will not stick and you'll have wasted almost an hour on your hair. Bring a good mousse, gel or curl conditioner and embrace the island look :)

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2 minutes!!!??? You must not really have curly hair. It takes me 45 minutes to straighten my hair, lol. I guess if you're just straightening hair that's already pretty straight it may be worth bringing as the humidity probably won't do much to your hair. If you're truly a curly haired girl, leave the flat iron at home. I can tell you from experience on several island trips and a cruise that anything you do to straighten your hair (if it's truly thick and curly), it will not stick and you'll have wasted almost an hour on your hair. Bring a good mousse, gel or curl conditioner and embrace the island look :)

 

 

My hair is not thick, which is what makes it easier to do. I have to straighten every day, sometimes twice in the summer based on humidity. As far as frizzy and curly, if I don't do it, the first time after a wash, it looks like I stuck my finger in a light socket. Curls with no regard to direction and frizz like heck. I use one product after a wash, and that iron had been my saviour. I don't do the island look lol

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I have that little straightener and it is quite good! (I bought it only because it's the small version of the big one I use every day.) I thought I'd bring it on vacation but I just end up bringing the big one anyway because it's thin enough and gets my hair done in about 2 mins (I'm just impatient! :eek: ) Thanks for the info about the dryer being powerful, because I was thinking about possibly getting one of those! :D

 

I have the full size babyliss flat iron at home as well. I'm just always terrified that it'll get fried on a vacation with outlets I'm not familiar with, which is why I travel w/ it's cheaper baby version. If it gets fried on vacation, I won't cry. also the travel dryer is dual voltage, 125 and 250, so you can take it to europe and just flip it to the 250.

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My hair is not thick, which is what makes it easier to do. I have to straighten every day, sometimes twice in the summer based on humidity. As far as frizzy and curly, if I don't do it, the first time after a wash, it looks like I stuck my finger in a light socket. Curls with no regard to direction and frizz like heck. I use one product after a wash, and that iron had been my saviour. I don't do the island look lol

 

Ugh- I feel your pain. Managing curly, frizzy or thick hair is a lot harder than just having it straight. That being said, it's never mattered for me how much I use my flatiron on the ship, the humidity completely reverses all my work anyway. I end up with straight-ish looking hair that is frizzy and curled up in some places and not in others. It looks better to just leave it curly and fit in with the islanders (for me anyway). I have mixed hair because my mom is white and my dad is black. When my hair is curly, I get mistaken for a creole or a Puerto Rican every single time I interact with a local, which hasn't been a bad thing because they give me lower prices on stuff, haha!

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My hair is very fine, and not curly or straight. It's straight at the top, then waves/curls at the bottom - strange hair. It never stays really straight (unless I dont leave the house), it ends up wavy in parts. I couldn't leave it natural, it's a real mess!

I use GHDs at home, it takes no more than a couple of minutes each morning. As it's so fine, I use the slim straighteners. On holiday I take my cheapie pair, Philips ones I think. They're not as good, but do the job and if anything were to happen to them, I wouldn't be too bothered.

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My hair is very fine, and not curly or straight. It's straight at the top, then waves/curls at the bottom - strange hair. It never stays really straight (unless I dont leave the house), it ends up wavy in parts. I couldn't leave it natural, it's a real mess!

 

How did you get my hair on your head???

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Just a word of warning. I'm not sure if it was just me but I had a hard time getting my straightener to stay on. It goes up to 455 degrees and so I think either the auto shutoff on the straightener, the voltage allowed through the outlet or a combo of both made it keep shutting off. It's probably a safety thing as my straightener worked as normal once I got back on dry land.

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Prohibited items:

Firearms & Ammunition, including realistic replicas.

Sharp Objects, including all knives and scissors. (Note: Personal grooming items such as safety razors are allowed. Scissors with blade length less than 4 inches are allowed.)

Illegal Drugs & Substances

Candles, Incense, Coffee Makers, Clothes Irons, Travel Steamers & Hot Plates. (Items that generate heat or produce an open flame. This includes heating pads, clothing irons, hotplates, candles, incense and any other item that may create a fire hazard. NOTE: The only exception to this policy are curling irons and hair straighteners. Matches and normal lighteners are allowed onboard. However "torch lighters" and novelty lighters that look like guns are not allowed onboard. Torch lighters emit a powerful concentrated flame, and therefore are prohibited.

Baseball Bats, Hockey Sticks, Cricket Bats, Bows & Arrows

Illegal Drugs

Skateboards & Surfboards

Aerial Drones

Martial Arts Gear

Self-Defense Gear, including handcuffs, pepper spray, night sticks.

Flammable Liquids and Explosives, including lighter fluid and fireworks.

Hookahs & Water Hookah Pipes.

HAM Radios

Electrical Extension Cords

Dangerous Chemicals, including bleach and paint.

Alcoholic Beverages (Note: Alcoholic beverages that are purchased in ports-of-call or from shops onboard will be stored by the ship and delivered to you on the last day of the sailing. Alcoholic beverages seized on embarkation day will not be returned.)

 

This has not been updated since RCI allowed the two bottles of wine per stateroom.

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Just a word of warning. I'm not sure if it was just me but I had a hard time getting my straightener to stay on. It goes up to 455 degrees and so I think either the auto shutoff on the straightener, the voltage allowed through the outlet or a combo of both made it keep shutting off. It's probably a safety thing as my straightener worked as normal once I got back on dry land.

 

Not sure if your from UK and using ghd's. If you are they only work with the European socket on the ship. Think voltage is too high with US socket.

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Irons are prohibited, but you are OK with hair dryers, curlers, and straighteners.

 

 

That is correct. When we were leaving the Oasis they had a table of all the items people had taken away from them. I seen a ton of irons and pocket knifes and even a baseball bat

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That is correct. When we were leaving the Oasis they had a table of all the items people had taken away from them. I seen a ton of irons and pocket knifes and even a baseball bat

Makes you wonder.:confused:

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Makes you wonder.:confused:

 

 

I should say when we left the Adventure last week not the Oasis. That is when we saw the baseball bat. Maybe someone though they could play baseball on the basketball court

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