When you get off a cruise ship, most cruise lines have a table where passengers can claim items that were confiscated at boarding. Usually, the table includes power strips with surge protectors, irons, and other electrical items passengers (usually) legitimately did not know were not allowed onboard.

If you try to bring liquor, marijuana, weapons, or other banned items, you likely will not get them back.

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Many cruisers try to keep up with the banned item list in order to not get in trouble or to have to go to the table of shame to pick up a confiscated item. Royal Caribbean, however, made a recent change to its banned items list, which was very confusing.

Previously, the company allowed multi-plug outlets as long as they did not have a surge protector. When the changes were first shared, it was not at all clear what was allowed.

Cruise News Today’s Doug Parker shared some insight on Royal Caribbean changes and shared some long-awaited news on a new residential cruise ship.

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Royal Caribbean shares outlet rule specifics

“Royal Caribbean has provided some clarification on that ban policy for traveling with multi-plug outlets. Passengers can bring adapters with multiple USB ports, but not those that include regular AC outlets on it, so only multi-USB plugs,” he said. “This change is meant to reduce fire hazards and prevent strain on the ship’s electrical system, which can occur with high-power devices like extension cords, surge protectors, and multi-device plugs,” he reported. 

Guests needing special devices such as CPAP machines can request approved extension cords through the cruise line before they sail.

Here is the official Royal Caribbean update to its banned items page.

Electrical Extension Cords – including power strips/surge protected strips and multi-plug outlets. We do allow consumer type power conversion device USB charger (multi-plug blocks on which the outputs are for USB cables). Note: Devices must be stamped with US/Europe recognized Conformance Marking to demonstrate compliance with Electrical Safety standards.

The cruise line has also moved this rule away from the section on banned flammable items on its website. It now has its own section. Below that section, it also shares that another item many passengers bring onboard is also banned.

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“Baby monitors are not allowed to be used onboard our vessels as their radio signal could interfere with ship communication and/or navigation systems, the cruise line shared.

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