Ausgirl Posted July 31, 2009 #1 Share Posted July 31, 2009 We will be cruising Australia to New Zealand, and have all Australian plugs on ipod charger, hairdryer, etc. As Rhapsody is a US ship I'm guessing the voltage is different and am wondering what I need to do for my electric appliances to work? Do I need a converter or something for each appliance, or can I plug a power strip into a converter? Australian voltage is 240 rather than the US 110. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted July 31, 2009 #2 Share Posted July 31, 2009 The ships are typically wired for both. Double check with the cruise line to be certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klfrodo Posted July 31, 2009 #3 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I can only speak from my 8 Carnival cruises. On all 8 ships that I have been on, there are different style plugs in each room. 1 plug will be the standard US type 110 outlet and the other will be the standard European 240 outlet. There are usually no more than 1 or 2 outlets at most in each cabin. So we do bring a power cord extension outlet with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausgirl Posted July 31, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Thanks so much for the replies. That would be great if there is 240 outlets as well, saves me worrying about converting. I'll check with the cruise line to be sure, and take along a power strip. I'll also need to check if I need an international plug as I assume Australian plug fittings may be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klfrodo Posted August 1, 2009 #5 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Thanks so much for the replies. That would be great if there is 240 outlets as well, saves me worrying about converting. I'll check with the cruise line to be sure, and take along a power strip. I'll also need to check if I need an international plug as I assume Australian plug fittings may be different. The "European" plug that I remember seeing was circular with 2 round holes in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausgirl Posted August 1, 2009 Author #6 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Ah - Aussie plugs have square 'prongs', no big deal, I'll get a couple of international plugs to slot them into. Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted August 6, 2009 #7 Share Posted August 6, 2009 As Rhapsody is a US ship I'm guessing the voltage is different and am wondering what I need to do for my electric appliances to work? Just a quick FYI -- almost no cruise ships from any major cruise lines are "US ships". They are all registered out of the country. It does sound, though, that you have solved your electricity problem:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausgirl Posted August 6, 2009 Author #8 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Thanks Travelcat - I guess that explains why they have both European and US voltage on the ship. Now that you mention it I see Rhapsody is registered in Bermuda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdgmedic Posted August 23, 2009 #9 Share Posted August 23, 2009 are the 110 volt outlets 3-pronged or 2 pronged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klfrodo Posted August 24, 2009 #10 Share Posted August 24, 2009 are the 110 volt outlets 3-pronged or 2 pronged? we always take a power strip with us since the cabins usually only have 1 or max 2 outlets. Just looked at the power strip and it is a 3 prong. So,,,,,, 3 prong it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwinegirl Posted August 25, 2009 #11 Share Posted August 25, 2009 We will be cruising Australia to New Zealand, and have all Australian plugs on ipod charger, hairdryer, etc. As Rhapsody is a US ship I'm guessing the voltage is different and am wondering what I need to do for my electric appliances to work? Do I need a converter or something for each appliance, or can I plug a power strip into a converter? Australian voltage is 240 rather than the US 110. Just to add the UK 240v, so I buy a converter (maybe called a step down), however be careful of the outage (watts). Hair dryers, straightening irons etc can have an outage of more than 45w so it may blow the converter.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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