Barbers.

[clarets]

Anyone used the barbers on board?

£25 seems a bit steep for a haircut, in your view is it worth it?

[Son of Anarchy]

How much!!!

 

I used to shave my head with my own clippers.  Far cheaper!  

 

However I am now in full middle aged crisis mode, and have not cut my hair for almost two years.  Saves on electricity as well!

[picsa]

16 minutes ago, clarets said:

£25 seems a bit steep for a haircut

 

It is certainly not cheap, but to be honest doesn't seem that expensive, and I know plenty of men who would pay more than that for a haircut back in the UK.

Edited September 28, 2022 by picsa

[Son of Anarchy]

2 minutes ago, picsa said:

 

It is certainly not cheap, but to be honest doesn't seem that expensive, and I know plenty of men who would pay more than that haircut back in the UK.

There are quite a few Turkish barbers round our way.  From the services they offer, maybe the extra bit of male grooming/pampering may be worth it.  Not for me though...🤣

[pete14]

I had my hair cut onboard a few years ago. I wasn’t overly impressed and thought it expensive. They were quite keen to sell me hair care products, offers I declined.
 

Locally I pay less than half of that for a simple trim which is really all I need. Best to have it done before you cruise rather than during.

[Son of Anarchy]

5 minutes ago, pete14 said:

I had my hair cut onboard a few years ago. I wasn’t overly impressed and thought it expensive. They were quite keen to sell me hair care products, offers I declined.
 

Locally I pay less than half of that for a simple trim which is really all I need. Best to have it done before you cruise rather than during.

Years ago we did a final sector of a worldie.  Some of the pax we chatted with told us that a lot of gents on the full worldie got haircuts ashore.  Possibly more entertaining than some of the ships shore trips.

[wowzz]

3 hours ago, clarets said:

Anyone used the barbers on board?

£25 seems a bit steep for a haircut, in your view is it worth it?

That's three times more than I pay, and I don't have to endure hard sell at the end !

[Trevor Fountain]

The only good thing I can think of to come out of lockdown, is the fact that I learned to use hair clippers, and then realised what a con job barbering is. 

[terrierjohn]

1 hour ago, wowzz said:

That's three times more than I pay, and I don't have to endure hard sell at the end !

It's nearly 4 times more than I pay.

[wowzz]

27 minutes ago, terrierjohn said:

It's nearly 4 times more than I pay.

Perhaps mine is posher than yours !😁

Do you get the hot taper wafted around your ears to burn off all the little hairs? 

[terrierjohn]

10 minutes ago, wowzz said:

Perhaps mine is posher than yours !😁

Do you get the hot taper wafted around your ears to burn off all the little hairs? 

I get Sally or Hannah to cut my hair, but it's a plain vanilla barbers with no fancy extras.

[zap99]

1 hour ago, terrierjohn said:

It's nearly 4 times more than I pay.

About double what I pay, but our hairdresser also owns the cafe, so I get the odd free coffee as well.

[majortom10]

8 hours ago, pete14 said:

I had my hair cut onboard a few years ago. I wasn’t overly impressed and thought it expensive. They were quite keen to sell me hair care products, offers I declined.
 

Locally I pay less than half of that for a simple trim which is really all I need. Best to have it done before you cruise rather than during.

As well as the hair care product hard sell at the end of your haircut did they ask if "Sir wanted anything for the weekend" 😉

[crimson moon]

Gosh I'm lucky. Costs me £3.50 for a Grade Zero with a cup of coffee thrown in as well.

[pete14]

12 minutes ago, majortom10 said:

As well as the hair care product hard sell at the end of your haircut did they ask if "Sir wanted anything for the weekend" 😉

Not at their prices. 

[Snow Hill]

My wife cuts my hair, has done for last 3 years since local barber closed.

[majortom10]

41 minutes ago, pete14 said:

Not at their prices. 

Last time I was asked that at the barbers I said "why do you sell headache tablets for the wife". 😄

[wowzz]

2 hours ago, majortom10 said:

As well as the hair care product hard sell at the end of your haircut did they ask if "Sir wanted anything for the weekend" 😉

At my age,  I should be so lucky !

[besberry]

I had my haircut on board halfway through a world cruise.  I only had it on board as it was a lot cheaper than any barbers I found ashore in Sydney!

[dgs1956]

I had mine cut at that price a few years ago. The hairdresser tried his hardest to sell me a shave etc etc. It is a basic haircut and not worth more than a £10.

A couple of years ago my wife booked a shave and facial for me at about £90. The barbers chair was seized and wouldn't recline and the girl said it was my fault because I didn't fit the chair. I asked if that was because I was a freak of some sort. Anyway, she said I would have to lie on a massage table for a shave. I wasn't convinced but even less so when she brought out a Gillette disposable razor. I told her where to stick it and demanded a refund. I complained when I got home but P&O said it was nothing to do with them as they were a private company. Not a pleasant experience I'm afraid.

[wowzz]

2 hours ago, dgs1956 said:

I complained when I got home but P&O said it was nothing to do with them as they were a private company. Not a pleasant experience I'm afraid.

That is the problem.

The beauty treatments, hair cutting etc are all carried out by independent operators,  who pay P&O to operate on board. Hence, the hard sell for "extras", and why P&O can deny any responsibility. 

Sometimes passengers  lose all sense of perspective,  and pay three times more than they would ashore. And that is before the hard sell to buy overpriced cosmetics, hair gel etc. 

[paulatsea]

Had a trim on saga recently-similar price.

I was curious to try it.

 

Not a very good cut - miserable barber who didn’t even ask if I had been on any holidays recently ! Was mute the whole time.

 

Not worth it - unless in an emergency after self cutting or wife cutting has gone badly wrong.

[Son of Anarchy]

When or if! i cut my hair again, I'll be bringing my trusty old clippers out of retirement.

[Red Ray]

I pay £10 every 5 weeks - on all the cruises I've been on I have never once ventured into the spa - and would certainly never get my hair cut on board. If only Mrs RR had the same approach to the spas....🤥

 

Up The Clarets!

[Happy afloat]

On 10/2/2022 at 1:03 PM, Son of Anarchy said:

When or if! i cut my hair again, I'll be bringing my trusty old clippers out of 

In the last 25 yeas I've bought five sets of clippers at about £25 a set. Cut my own hair and trim my own beard once a week at a cost of £5 a year! Wish I'd gone bald a lot earlier......