River Ambassador - Uniworld Converters or dual voltage appliances?

[bookfairy]

I was wondering if dual voltage appliance actually work okay. Someone wrote in a post the almost fried their hair. Is a converter better? Do I need an adaptor for dual voltage appliances?

[pjtraveler]

You will need an adaptor to plug a dual wattage appliance into a European plug. Most of the plugs on the River Ambassodor are European--only one in the bathroom is not.

 

When I travel in Europe, I usually take 2 or 3 adaptors so that I can use more than one charger or appliance at a time. (I routinely carry a converter also--just in case I need it!)

[GlobeMan]

Here's a tip:

Bring a 1' long standard US style extension cord with 3 outlet sockets on the end.

 

With that, you can charge up to 3 devices at once using a single converter/adapter. Those adapters/converters have a hard time holding the weight of a transformer so the extension cord allows you to put your transformer (charger) on the floor or a table.