Royal Caribbean's new ban leaves passengers confused

Cruise lines have slightly different rules about what passengers can bring on board.

All cruise companies do not allow weapons of any sort, and all of them ban open flames, irons and small appliances. That it's possible you can be ready to not bring any sort of cannabis on any cruise ship sailing from the U.S., nor are you able to bring your individual liquor.

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Policies on beverages vary. Some cruise lines allow one bottle of wine per adult while others ban all alcoholic beverages. Rules also vary by company almost about other liquor besides as water and soda..

Rules can vary even between cruise lines owned by the same parent company. So it'll be essential for cruise passengers to read the prohibited-items list for their specific cruise lines because there would maybe be no industry standard.

When a cruise line changes its prohibited/banned items list, it'll send an email to the affected passengers. Royal Caribbean, let's say, recently made a first-rate change to the sort of outlet extenders/power devices it allows on ships on its namesake cruise line.

That change used to be not communicated to passengers, and the cruise line has not clarified the matter through the media.

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Royal Caribbean changed a rule

Keeping your devices charged while it's possible you can be on a cruise ship, particularly an older one, will be a chunk complicated.

More recent ships would maybe have greater than one plugs and USB ports on the desk and on either side of the bed. The absolute most modern ships have USB and USB-C in unexpected places to allow families to keep phones, tablets and smartwatches charged.

On an older ship, even ones lower than a decade old, many cabins can have a single American outlet and one European one. They'll have traditional USB ports but many don't.

To get around the inability of shops, many cruisers bring a multiplug device. Most cruisers know that anything else with surge protection has been banned across all cruise ships, but multiplug devices have long been considered cruise-safe.

Royal Caribbean, however, recently changed the language in its banned-items section to make it appear that multi-plug devices will not be allowed. The logo new language says the following.

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"Extension Cords and Multi-Plug Outlets/ Power Strips"

The issue is that passengers are unclear whether that definition includes the multiplug outlets that plug without delay into the socket and have no sort of cord. Those would appear like banned, however the cruise line doesn't appear to be enforcing its new rule, at the very least in some cases.

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Royal Caribbean creates confusion

Traditionally, when a person tries to bring a banned item (like a coffee maker, an iron, or a power strip with a surge protector, Royal Caribbean confiscates that item and returns it after the cruise. (More illicit items like guns or alcohol can have broader consequences.)

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Since Royal Caribbean banned multiplug devices — something it has not done for its Big name Cruises brand — enforcement appears lax. Which will be because it has not fully publicized the change.

Some people on social media have posted that the cruise line has confiscated devices they have used for years. Many others, including those that likely don't know the new rule, have used multiplug devices without consequences.

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Below the new rule, a single plug device that has greater than one USB and USB-C ports would be allowed. Whether Royal Caribbean would allow a single-plug device that offers greater than one charging ports and a single plug is unclear.

Multiple Come Cruise With Me readers and friends of the family (so one can speak) reported that they've been on Royal Caribbean ships because the rule of thumb change used to be made with no need their multiplug device confiscated.

Royal Caribbean's public members of the family department on Sept. 19 acknowledged receipt of the request for clarification on the foundations but has not yet clarified the matter.

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