Power cord/strip

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Sailed with Disney. They confiscated it.

Sailed with Royal Caribbean and Carnival. They let me take it on board.

This was out of Port Canaveral and Miami. Just make sure it is a power strip and not a surge protector. If the switch glows, it won't go.

Hope this helps.

Interesting read DAVID,,thanks.....so it appears that its not mandatory, and further the key is that these "extension cords" are also surge protectors...which is what really can cause the problem. So I guess I'll just continue with my Chinese made wallyworld special.

Interesting. I did a search and came across this Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert which confirms your comments. Thanks for pointing this out!

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CSNCOE/Safety%20Alerts/USCG%20Marine%20Safety%20Alert%2003-13%20Surge%20Protective%20Devices%20Onboard%20Vessels.pdf?ver=2017-08-08-082206-293

Note that the model linked is a surge protector. Due to the way the ships electrical systems are designed, they are prone to start fires -- never a good idea.

I usually only bring a three-way plug such as this: https://www.amazon.com/GE-Adapter-Splitter-Grounded-54203/dp/B000EU4HBO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1543523800&sr=8-7&keywords=3+way+plug+adapter

It allows me to plug in my devices. A regular extension cord in good shape would also work well.

I must be missing something (wont be the first time)..we bring a 16' extension cord with us EVERY cruise. Bought it at Walmart (gasp!!) Reaches from whatever outlet is available to just about everywhere we need to in the cabin. Nothing special about it. Put it in our checked luggage, and NEVER have had a problem. Not once. That's over 3 cruise lines, admittedly mostly NCL. We put it away in the AM when leaving the cabin for the day. Call it hiding or whatever, I just call it prudent.

We typically bring a small power strip such as this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-3-Outlet-Surge-Protector/dp/B008BWFKEU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543519009&sr=8-3&keywords=traveler3usb

This allows us to charge a couple phones and tablet/kindle.

I have a CPAP machine for sleep apnea that I need to have plugged in next to the bed which is typically more of an issue as this requires a much longer extension cord that will get you more attention going through security. In this case we have been able to submit a special needs form where Royal Caribbean has provided an extension cord for me. Depending on your needs you may be able to make a similar request. I suspect most cruise line have similar services.

We just recently returned from our cruise on Empress of the Seas. We brought the outlet (linked below), and had no problems with security or our room attendant. I like this model because it does not have a surge protector, has space for USB plugs, and it has a cord to help position it into a more convenient location.

http://a.co/d/2pVXdCV

Good Luck!

We just recently returned from our cruise on Empress of the Seas. We brought the outlet (linked below), and had no problems with security or our room attendant. I like this model because it does not have a surge protector, has space for USB plugs, and it has a cord to help position it into a more convenient location.

http://a.co/d/2pVXdCV

Good Luck!

Courtesy: Capt. B.J.------"The electrical systems you find on land are not exactly what you find in the shipboard environment. The difference has to do with grounding. On land we ground to that .... the ground! Or EARTH. And we do that thru wires - we hope, but a little loose current in the foundation is no biggie----On a ship you ground to the sea if you followed the same principle, problem is the ship is steel and if the ship's hull transmits any of that juice to the sea a bad thing happens - actually several. For one - electrolysis - the flow of electrons away from the ship carries molecules of metal. The hull erodes to the point that ships develop weakened hulls and even holes in the props and rudders. Not good things. (ships try to mitigate this which can never be totally eliminated by attaching a sacrificial metal to the hull. One that will carry away more easily then the metal of the hull. These blocks of ZINC are seen even on smaller boats and outboard motors. Zincs are one of those items that are checked and replaced as needed during a dry dock period.) Also if there is a 'short' or a 'ground' on a ship that can cause the walls and floors and everything else to be electically hot - ships are not framed in wood anymore. It is very very important to keep the electric distribution on a ship a closed system. It is different than on land.

So what? Well, most power strips are also surge protectors and the way surge protectors work on land is most of the time not completely friendly to a ship's grounding system. How unfriendly? I have honestly seen a surge protector power strip burst into flames with no warning what so ever. I was involved with some of the first installations of desktop computers on ships for the organization that paid me. We learned this the hard way and eventually there were Navy safety warnings about the dangers of powerstips/surge protectors/and interruptible power supplies on ship's. There were only a limited few models that were approved for shipboard use - UL TESTING HAS LIMITED APPLICATION IN THE SHIP ENVIRONMENT"