That European outlet on the Noordam.....

[alwaysfrantic]

Which one of these shapes of adaptor a will I need to use the 2nd outlet? Here are pictures I found but I'm sure I can pick one up at Radio Shack or Wal-Mart. http://travelstore.ricksteves.com/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=product&theParentId=126&id=24

 

And just pondering......why would they design cabins with no outlets at the bedside?

[RuthC]

You want the "Continental" adaptor for the ship.

 

But if you travel at all, and may ever stay overnight in a British hotel, why not just buy both. I used the British adaptor somewhere else, but can't recall where exactly. New Zealand? Singapore? :confused:

 

They're not expensive---splurge!

[sail7seas]

You want the "Continental" adaptor for the ship.

 

But if you travel at all, and may ever stay overnight in a British hotel, why not just buy both. I used the British adaptor somewhere else, but can't recall where exactly. New Zealand? Singapore? :confused:

 

They're not expensive---splurge!

 

 

Very good advice....... as usual. :)

 

When we first started international travel, I purchased a set of about 4 or 5 adaptors and they have been well used. They are very moderately priced and available all over the place.

 

[WisRiver]

We used a universal adapter like this Rick Steves on the Noordam. Ours works almost all over the world plus it acts as a surge protector. I am not sure about the surge protection capability of the Rick Steves product. We used ours with our dual voltage 110/220 chargers to give us a second live plug on the desk.

 

http://travelstore.ricksteves.com/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=product&theParentId=126&id=423

 

I seem to remember the Noordam has the two prong "continental" sockets. The ship was made in Italy.

[Randyk47]

We used a universal adapter like this Rick Steves on the Noordam. Ours works almost all over the world plus it acts as a surge protector. I am not sure about the surge protection capability of the Rick Steves product. We used ours with our dual voltage 110/220 chargers to give us a second live plug on the desk.

 

http://travelstore.ricksteves.com/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=product&theParentId=126&id=423

 

I seem to remember the Noordam has the two prong "continental" sockets. The ship was made in Italy.

 

We have a couple of those from Rick Stevens and a number of assorted plug adaptors. We've only used the Continental adaptor but are hopeful some day we'll get to use some of the others.

 

I've never been on a cruise ship, some dozen plus across four different cruise lines, that didn't have both the US 110V and Continental 220V outlets.

Edited February 10, 2014 by Randyk47

[igraf]

You want the continental style. Target sells them as well in their travel/luggage aisle. The British adapter is bulky.

 

Keep in mind that these are mechanical adapters, not electrical adapters. No problem as long as your device can take 220/240 volts at 50 Hz. We used the Target adapter to create a second outlet on our last cruise.

 

igraf

 

 

 

 

Which one of these shapes of adaptor a will I need to use the 2nd outlet? Here are pictures I found but I'm sure I can pick one up at Radio Shack or Wal-Mart. http://travelstore.ricksteves.com/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=product&theParentId=126&id=24

 

And just pondering......why would they design cabins with no outlets at the bedside?

[rafinmd]

We have a couple of those from Rick Stevens and a number of assorted plug adaptors. We've only used the Continental adaptor but are hopeful some day we'll get to use some of the others.

 

I've never been on a cruise ship, some dozen plus across four different cruise lines, that didn't have both the US 110V and Continental 220V outlets.

 

I think that's true of both QM2 and Queen Victoria. have US and UK outlets. Queen Elizabeth does have those plus a Continental 220.

 

Roy