Can the 110V cabin desk power outlet supply 1500 watts?

[Host Mike]

Can the 110V cabin power outlet on the desk supply 1500 watts without blowing the hallway fuse?

[f-mattox]

I took my own hair dryer once before I knew they had them by the desk.  It worked but it wasn't putting out it's full 1200 watts.

[f-mattox]

I must relate a story concerning ships and power.

Back in the early 70s when I was working for Princess as a musician I once took a Hammond B-3 organ and Leslie speakers onboard the original Sun Princess (Sprit of London).  First, it wouldn't fit in any of the elevators so we had to schlepp it up the stairs from Promenade Deck to the Starlight Lounge on top.  Then, when we got there, we found out that while the ship's power was 110V it was only 50 cycles instead of the usual 60 and the organ's tones, which are electrnoically generated, were flat in relation to the grand piano--so I had to use one or the other--I couldn't use both.  The guitar players didn't want to tune down because it made their strings "mushy", so after all that work the organ sat covered up in the back of the stage.  Then, at the end of the contract, we had to hand carry it back down, having never been used.  True story  .

[RichC]

I took my own hair dryer once before I knew they had them by the desk.  It worked but it wasn't putting out it's full 1200 watts.

Even the Princess hair dryers on the desk are only labeled 1,200 watts, but who knows how much they really are?

[nabs14]

In the early years of our cruising (early 1980's) I tried to use several different ship company's hair dryers & never, ever found one that worked well for me.  Finally gave up on them & bought myself a small travel hair dryer where the handle folds in... perfect.  Never had a problem after that & it worked on all the ships.  Small enough to pack & "big" enough to do the job...

     

[f-mattox]

So true.  The onboard dryers have never worked very well.  But I've never found a portable that did any better.

[RichC]

I use it to help dry our bathing suits. 

[f-mattox]

I use it to help dry our bathing suits.

That's where a balcony comes in handy  .

[Host Mike]

RichC you are amazing.  You are the ultimate Princess picture taker.   

My dear daughter, traveling with her family, had no trouble blowing circuits in a suite and all of the nearby cabins.  She had curling irons, curlers, God knows what - all going at the same time.

[RichC]

RichC you are amazing.  You are the ultimate Princess picture taker.   

My dear daughter, traveling with her family, had no trouble blowing circuits in a suite and all of the nearby cabins.  She had curling irons, curlers, God knows what - all going at the same time.

We were on an old Celebrity ship years ago & we couldn't even turn on the TV, lights and hair dryer in the cabin without tripping the breaker every time. After happening numerous times, I just followed the cabin steward to the panel which was unlocked so I could reset it myself the next time it happened. The newer ships are wired pretty good in comparison- normally they know there won't be everyone using the hair dryers at the same time, which are the biggest load consumers.