Laptop in Europe

[MrLee]

I'm taking the Galaxy T/A to Italy in May and I'm debating whether I should bring my laptop with me. I realize that the power is different so I won't be able to recharge it once I leave the ship, but my real concern is going through security in Rome and customs in the US. Has anyone else done this? What, if any, problems did you encounter?

[scubaran]

I'm taking the Galaxy T/A to Italy in May and I'm debating whether I should bring my laptop with me. I realize that the power is different so I won't be able to recharge it once I leave the ship, but my real concern is going through security in Rome and customs in the US. Has anyone else done this? What, if any, problems did you encounter?

 

Hi,

 

Laptops are considered a normal business device any more so there are no issues with customs or security in Europe or the U.S. (in fact in most places in Europe you don't even have to take it out of the case like they do in the U.S.). As far as power goes, check your power cord transformer and if it says AC 100-240 volts. if so, you don't even need a voltage converter, just a small adaptor that converts the plug to be compatible with the European one (usually they cost only a dollar or two and can be found at radio shack, Best Buy, etc). In Europe there are two plugs, England and very one else. The non-England one is two round plugs spaced about the same distance apart as our spade plugs we use in the U.S. Plus, you didn't say where you were staying but a lot of european hotels are now stocking at least one U.S. style plug in their hotel rooms (can't use the "razor" plug in the bathroom as it's two low current for a laptop).

 

Hope this helped,

Randall

[MrLee]

Actually, I'm not staying. I'm coming back right from the cruise. That's why I wasn't concerned about power in Italy.

[Dick in Falls Church]

Well, if you plan to hook to the internet, it will run you $.75 a minute, a bit less if you buy a package. And it is about the same speed that my dialup used to be back in the old days.

 

Unless you have business stuff on it, or games you love to play, I wouldn't even bother to bring it. If you need to get on a few minutes a day for some reason, use the computers they have installed.

[MSBYRDY]

We took ours to Europe last season and had no problem with it anywhere. You can just plug into the outlet in your cabin to recharge.

Marilyn

[K&RCurt]

The parent company of my employer is in Milano and I travel back and forth a few times a year. As stated above, European airport security is not overly concerened with laptops. Every other passenger usually has one (or 75% during the week). US Customs has never had an issue with it either.