Power Outlets

On the ms Amsterdam, HAL provided power strips to those who requested them. We will be on that ship again & will request one. New ships, hopefully, will have more outlets. Everyone is "wired" these days, Personally I bring my Kindle Fire, my iPad and my camera with me. I am always recharging something & my husband is also.

One easy way to know that your power strip is not surge protected is to ensure that it only has two prongs on the plug. Surge protected devices are always three-pronged.

When this thread first started, I thought I would be nice and show pictures of power strips WITH surge protectors, and power strips WITHOUT surge protectors. Having looked at over 80 models, I came to the conclusion that a normal person cannot look at a power strip and determine 100% of the time, if it is surge protected or not. There are so many variables in designs. I have worked with power strips, surge protectors, etc for 40+ years. Todays' technology is so evolved, one cannot tell by sight alone. To all - good luck. I take a power strip on every cruise, and to date, have NOT had an issue/problem.

We've found we need the small extension cord we bring to charge my husbands camera battery, and our phones. We do use our phones because of the Carnival Hub app, and I use my phone camera all the time.

I think a person required to use a C PAP will need to have an A/C outlet as close to the bed as possible unless they have a pocket deep enough for s battery power one.

Really ?

another thread about power strips that's a year old ?

USB power strip is helpful for me. I have many electronic devices now because I'm a tech lover. Once I always found my desk in a mess because of too many cables and sometimes my previous 4-outlet power strips can two wall outlets can't meet all my charging requirements. Later I change my old power strip and replace it by a bestek desktop power strip. It is great! It has 8 outlets and 6 USB ports. Each two outlets can be controlled by an individual switch. The desktop power strip is tower designed that can make full use of vertical space. All the plugs can be well distributed because of uniform outlet distribution. I love it. There is no cable clutter anymore when I use it.

We use a three outlet plug-in.

We take an extension cord for my non husbands CPAP machine. Nobody has ever said anything about it yet.

Power strips with surge suppressors are prohibited. Regular strips are fine. As are those with an on / off switch. USB hubs are also ok. Why are surge suppressors prohibited ? It has to do with how ships distribute ac power, and how those circuits are grounded. Don't confuse a surge suppressor with a GFCI protected device. GFCI's are used in wet locations, such as bathrooms. I don't have time to explain all the technicalities of the two. Just, don't bring a surge suppression power strip.