Ship's Biscuit

I have been on cruises with various cruise lines. Fellow cruisers tend to be a mixed bunch, but life is like that and you just have to make the most of it. A problem tends to be when a ship is not fully booked around 3 weeks before departure date and they sell off the remaining capacity at heavily discounted prices. Cheap and all-inclusive is certainly a recipe for booze-cruisers. In that respect, Marella tends to be no better and no worse than anyone else. Wash your hands frequently and use the sanitisers - then you can adopt a holier-than-thou attitude when those who don't go down with cruise belly.

Most cruise passengers need electricity sockets for charging phones, tablets and laptops. Chargers will work at either 110v or 230v, so you can use the European or American sockets. My wife also uses a hot brush which has a dual voltage switch. None of these require an Earth connection, so all the stuff we take with us has a continental 2 pin plug on the end. We also take an American to European 2 pin adaptor. The simple flat ones cost pennies and take up hardly any space. UK plugs and the adaptor needed to convert it to European take up a lot of room in your luggage.

Unplugging the kettle to reveal a German style outlet is not a problem - just don't do it with the kettle switched on!