Power Strips on Caribbean Princess

[I12Cruise]

I read that the outlets on the Caribbean Princess are not 3-prong outlets, which will make my power strip unusable. True?

[trbarton]

Unless they have changed things in 2018 there was 2, 3 prong plugs. I’ve never seen a 2 prong plug on any Princess ship other than the bathroom. I always take an adapter just in case. Make sure your power strip is not surge protected or they will confiscate it. I also bring a universal adapter that I can use in the European plug. 
 

Hope that this helps. 
 

Tom😀

[mtnesterz]

Also, the nightstand lamps have USB charging ports, if you wanted the power strip for phones and tablets.

[skynight]

Some Princess ships do have charging ports. We were on on Caribbean Princess, an older ship, in 2019. I do not remember seeing USB charging ports in the nightstand lights on this ship. 

[2 cruises a year]

On 10/22/2021 at 7:55 PM, I12Cruise said:

I read that the outlets on the Caribbean Princess are not 3-prong outlets, which will make my power strip unusable. True?

The 220 outlets are European 2 prong outlets.  That might be what you read about.

[trbarton]

22 minutes ago, 2 cruises a year said:

The 220 outlets are European 2 prong outlets.  That might be what you read about.

The European plugs look like this. That’s why I bring an adapter so I have another socket that I can use. 
 

Tom😀

[2 cruises a year]

1 minute ago, trbarton said:

The European plugs look like this. That’s why I bring an adapter so I have another socket that I can use. 
 

Tom😀

Be careful, it is 220 volts.  Our American outlets are 110 volts.

[ONT-CA]

Although not very convenient, the standard 110V duel wall plug behind the TV is a North American three prong outlet

[cr8tiv1]

For what it is worth, I just returned from a Grand Princess cruise in a Window Suite.  Adapt information for your stateroom category.  This information was verified by the Housekeeping Supervisor.  

 

3 lamps by bed (well, 2 lamps plus lamp on window desk) are 220V European 2 plug outlet.  You will need an adapter and your equipment (CPAP/Heart monitor) needs to have a converter.  If your plug has a black box either at the end or somewhere between unit and plug, then it probably has a converter.

 

 

All 5 lamps had USB ports.

 

There was one 110V outlet behind the television.  TV could be pulled away from the wall.  You would need a multi-outlet here if you wanted to use this outlet with something else.

 

The desk had one European outlet and one outlet with 2 (three prong) 110V outlets.

 

Bathroom had the low voltage outlet the powered non-polarized night light.

 

Edited November 9, 2021 by cr8tiv1

[Shelly97060]

There is a three pronged outlet so you will be fine.
 

Also, after hearing that a few people had their power cords taken even though they did not have a surge protector function,  I picked up this four sided plug that also has two USB ports. It was great not having the power strip laying on the desk and I loved having all the extra plugs in a compact fashion. 

 

[cr8tiv1]

Thanks for sharing this.  I will have to ask Santa for one.

[TracieABD]

I have always brought a powerstrip without issues (e.g. confiscation). It is super helpful with the number of devices that have to be charged on the daily. 

[Mike07]

I have an Anker 26,800 mah power brick.  It has 3 USB plugs.  Great for charging multiple devices on an airplane or at night on the ship.  During the day, I can leave it plugged into the wall to recharge.

 

Anker usually has decent deals for Black Friday/Cyber Monday, and they're a bit higher than other makers on Amazon, but they use higher quality lithium ion cells.