Rare dickinson Posted July 6 #1 Share Posted July 6 I have always brought my own dryer but not sure if I will have room this time. Trying to do carryon only. What are the dryers like? We will be on the Sky Princess if that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Paula_MacFan Posted July 6 #2 Share Posted July 6 (edited) See post #6 on this thread for a picture from the Sky: Edited July 6 by Paula_MacFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dickinson Posted July 6 Author #3 Share Posted July 6 Thanks. I know they are in the drawer but have never used them because I brought my own. I see someone dug up a two year old thread where someone asked the same question 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzsnooze Posted July 6 #4 Share Posted July 6 The ones on board are more then adequate, why shlepp extra if you don't have to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 6 #5 Share Posted July 6 Debbie says that the hair dryers onboard are useless. She always brings her own. Rafael 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Paula_MacFan Posted July 6 #6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) 42 minutes ago, dickinson said: I see someone dug up a two year old thread where someone asked the same question 😊 I just Googled it, I've found it works better than the search function here and will pull up Cruise Critic threads as the first results. No digging required 😊 I've always used the ship's hairdryers with no problems. The responses on the old thread said they worked fine too. Edited July 6 by Paula_MacFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustysunshine Posted July 6 #7 Share Posted July 6 The Princess dryers are definitely not the best. They're pretty underpowered, and they don't get tremendously hot. They're attached to the desk drawer, as pictured in this thread, and they're the type which requires the button to be pressed down continuously to operate the dryer. These dryers work for me, but they ONLY work for me because: 1) I do the Brazilian Blowout treatment on my hair at home every few months, which makes it dry much more quickly/easily, and 2) my hair is only shoulder length. I think that people who have longer/thicker/more textured hair could potentially be quite dissatisfied with the Princess dryer. My technique is using the Princess dryer to rough-dry my hair in sections, and then doing a quick final smoothing with a blow dryer brush that I bring. I have one of the Revlon blow dryer brushes, which admittedly are not tiny, but mine DOES separate into two pieces for easier packing. You could try searching Amazon, Ulta, etc. to look for smaller blow dryer brush options, which, if used in conjunction with the Princess dryer, might allow you to leave your regular hair dryer at home? Alternatively, though it may be more expensive, you could schedule a blowout or two at the salon on board the ship (depending on your hair/wash schedule/cruise length) and just bring a little dry shampoo with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted July 6 #8 Share Posted July 6 I always carry a very small travel blow dryer. Haven't used mine/nor there's in years. From my cabin mate who doesn't have very thick hair, has said, that it isn't very strong, bulky, and hard to use. I did a quick search. Can't find mine anywhere. It doesn't have that large cone shape dryer. Sleek and slim. Do you want to borrow it? Where can I leave it...haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dickinson Posted July 6 Author #9 Share Posted July 6 (edited) @cr8tiv1 If you can't find it anywhere then how could I borrow it? 😉 If you do find it, then maybe you could leave it at the front desk of my hotel in London. If I remember correctly you might be traveling a day or so before me. let me know and I'll tell you my hotel! 🙃 Edited July 6 by dickinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCX22 Posted July 6 #10 Share Posted July 6 The hairdryers on Princess ships pre Sphere Class are just noise makers, nothing more. It looks like on the Sun, Drybar hairdryers are provided. Drybar is heavily promoted by influencers, so it has promise, and their products do have good reviews. Haven't sailed the Sun so cannot comment. The question is if Princess will continue with this product if they break or go missing. On the Sun, the hairdryers are in a pouch and aren't tethered down, so passengers could potentially take them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted July 6 #11 Share Posted July 6 1 hour ago, dickinson said: @cr8tiv1 If you can't find it anywhere then how could I borrow it? 😉 If you do find it, then maybe you could leave it at the front desk of my hotel in London. If I remember correctly you might be traveling a day or so before me. let me know and I'll tell you my hotel! 🙃 I could not find it for you to buy. I have mine. Sorry, not going near London. Mine is already packed. It's like my swim suit. Goes on every cruise and never taken out of packing cube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dickinson Posted July 7 Author #12 Share Posted July 7 1 hour ago, cr8tiv1 said: I could not find it for you to buy. I have mine. Sorry, not going near London. Mine is already packed. It's like my swim suit. Goes on every cruise and never taken out of packing cube. I'm checking online for travel hairdryers with dual voltage. Thanks for the tip to look for one,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senga Posted July 7 #13 Share Posted July 7 If your hair is short, the dryers are fine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beshears Posted July 8 #14 Share Posted July 8 Rustysunshine, so are you saying when using the hair dryers, you have to HOLD the button in at all times to get it to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustysunshine Posted July 8 #15 Share Posted July 8 15 minutes ago, beshears said: Rustysunshine, so are you saying when using the hair dryers, you have to HOLD the button in at all times to get it to work? Yes, the dryers I've used aboard Royal/Regal/Discovery are all the type where the button must be held/pressed to operate the dryer, exactly the same as a lot of hotel blow dryers that are wall-mounted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beshears Posted July 10 #16 Share Posted July 10 Rustysunshine,thank you for your answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddingtonbear Posted July 10 #17 Share Posted July 10 The ship hairdryers (even on the Royal which aren’t as bad as hotel hairdryers) make me really appreciate my ceramic hairdryer - it really does reduce the frizz. If i have space I’d bring my own (but not a travel size one). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise4mom Posted July 11 #18 Share Posted July 11 Bring your own. Some hair dryers are old and slow. The newer ships have better ones but I have found that when I bring my own I know exactly what I am getting versus praying that it will perform the way I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlouisesophie Posted July 11 #19 Share Posted July 11 How about just going out on your balcony, if you have one, and let nature take its course, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dickinson Posted July 11 Author #20 Share Posted July 11 54 minutes ago, jimlouisesophie said: How about just going out on your balcony, if you have one, and let nature take its course, lol 😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dickinson Posted July 11 Author #21 Share Posted July 11 I bought a travel hairdryer at Target. I will try it out tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lescas Posted July 11 #22 Share Posted July 11 I have thick shorter hair, the hair dryers are fine. I was just on Sun Princess they went all out with dryers from the Dry Bar $$$. Of course, if it's missing you will be charged 150.00 or more 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabel67 Posted July 13 #23 Share Posted July 13 I have long thick 2C curly hair. The ship hairdryers are terrible. My hair was a wold frizzy mess the whole cruise. Never again. I will always make room in my carryon for my Curlsmith Defrizzion travel hair dryer. It's not tiny but it earns it's spot in my bag for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted July 13 #24 Share Posted July 13 Just back from Caribbean Princess. The hairdryer was in a casing attached to the wall and it was difficult to release it. It had two settings - 1 and 2 - and you don’t have to press it continuously. I have short hair so it was sufficient but probably not enough power for long hair. I imagine that it would also be difficult to style longer hair as it didn’t have a nozzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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