Heating pad allowed on board?

[Momto3littlemice]

Hi all,

Leaving in just a few weeks for the Fantasy and hurt my back! Eeeks! The best thing for it is heat. Do you think I will be able to bring along a plug in heating pad? Would I need a note from my PT?

Thanks!

 

[Disneyholic]

Hi all,

Leaving in just a few weeks for the Fantasy and hurt my back! Eeeks! The best thing for it is heat. Do you think I will be able to bring along a plug in heating pad? Would I need a note from my PT?

Thanks!

I would think that an electric heating pad would be considered a fire hazard. You might want to check out Therma-Care Heat wraps. They are self heating when you unwrap them and the heat lasts about 8 hours. They are light and easy to pack and disposable. They have different sizes. I use the smaller ones on my feet and hands and the larger ones on my back. They have adhesive to hold them in place.

 

[Cool Breeze]

I would just pack it and bring it. The worst that can happen is they confiscate it and give it back to you at the end of the cruise. At least you gave it a shot, whereas, if you didn't bring it at all, you would have no shot.

Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

 

[valdre]

My husband uses heat on his leg - it aches by the end of the day due to nerve damage and trying to walk on it. We brought a heating pad on our Magic cruise last March and never had a problem. We made sure it was unplugged when we wasn't using it, because of the fire concern. If you want to use it and be lying on the bed, or anywhere for that matter, don't forget your extension cord. A 6ft. one would probably work, but a 9ft. or longer would be better. I think we packed a 6ft. and it was too short to lay on the floor and reach the bed from the plug in, so my son & I had to step over it when we were in the room and my husband was using it.
Have a great trip, hope your back feels better soon my NC neighbor!

 

[john4795]

If you pack it in your luggage it might raise a eye in the x-ray process and cause your bags to get searched. I would just pack it in my carry on bag so their would be no issues.

 

[Disneyholic]

You are not only putting your life, but the lives of your fellow passengers in danger with thinking it is OK to bring it. The are like an iron or a steamer which are NOT allowed. Just because they don't find it and confiscate it doesn't mean you should go around the rules. A lot of extension cords are not made to handle the load of a heating or cooling appliance. That is how a lot of house fires happen. People plug air conditioners into an underrated extension cord that overheats and starts a fire. My DH was a volunteer firefighter for many years. I have a fear of fires and knowing that people are skirting the rules scares me.

Please reconsider bringing an electric heating pad and go with a self heating pad instead. The life you save may be your own. (Just because you or others have gotten away with it in the past is, in my opinion, tempting fate.)

 

[john4795]

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[Piper]

Have you ever considered an old fashioned hot water bottle? That is what I use on my back and absolutely love it! It is easy to pack, is still warm in the mornings, and is safe to use. I just fill it with hot water from the tap.

 

[Momto3littlemice]

Thanks for the replies. I am definitely a rule follower but did not see this listed on the Disney site of prohibited items. I know you can't bring a hot pot/coffee maker etc, but I think you can bring a hair dryer and a curling iron, right? Both of these get hotter than my heating pad. So, I may look into the thermacare wraps... or maybe a hot water bottle filled with hot water from room service would work? I'm actually hoping that my back will be much improved in the next few weeks, but don't want a ruined cruise because I can't move!

 

[Green Tea]

You are not only putting your life, but the lives of your fellow passengers in danger with thinking it is OK to bring it. The are like an iron or a steamer which are NOT allowed. Just because they don't find it and confiscate it doesn't mean you should go around the rules. A lot of extension cords are not made to handle the load of a heating or cooling appliance. That is how a lot of house fires happen. People plug air conditioners into an underrated extension cord that overheats and starts a fire. My DH was a volunteer firefighter for many years. I have a fear of fires and knowing that people are skirting the rules scares me.

Please reconsider bringing an electric heating pad and go with a self heating pad instead. The life you save may be your own. (Just because you or others have gotten away with it in the past is, in my opinion, tempting fate.)

How is a heating pad like an iron??? Seriously? Drawing too much power ? That is just silly.

 

[sissy_ib]

You are not only putting your life, but the lives of your fellow passengers in danger with thinking it is OK to bring it. The are like an iron or a steamer which are NOT allowed. Just because they don't find it and confiscate it doesn't mean you should go around the rules. A lot of extension cords are not made to handle the load of a heating or cooling appliance. That is how a lot of house fires happen. People plug air conditioners into an underrated extension cord that overheats and starts a fire. My DH was a volunteer firefighter for many years. I have a fear of fires and knowing that people are skirting the rules scares me.

Please reconsider bringing an electric heating pad and go with a self heating pad instead. The life you save may be your own. (Just because you or others have gotten away with it in the past is, in my opinion, tempting fate.)

Heating pads have automatic shut offs. As long as it is not old and worn with coils exposed it is fine. Most irons do not have an automatic shut off and are much hotter then a heating pad. And no one said anything about an extension cord.

 

[extechie rbd/wdt]

Hi all,

Leaving in just a few weeks for the Fantasy and hurt my back! Eeeks! The best thing for it is heat. Do you think I will be able to bring along a plug in heating pad? Would I need a note from my PT?

Thanks!

I would DCL and ask them.
They may just ask that once you are onboard one of their electrical engineers checks it over before you use it.

Better safe than sorry and hope your back heals quickly!

Ex Techie

 

[Grandma4ever]

Heating pads do not get that hot and many folks use them for issues with pain. If DCL is going to restrict an item that is needed for medical reasons then I can think of several other items that should not be brought on as well. like a C-Pap machine.

The best action would be to have a physician's order and to work with DCL so you can have the treatment that you know works. I really do not think this would be a major issue.

I also do not see where anyone is trying to break any rules. I know that Irons are not allowed in the rooms for safety reasons but I do not believe that Heating pads fall into the do not use list.

As far as extension cords go we brough a power strip so we could use it to charge more than one phone or MP3 at a time. It sat on the desk the whole cruise and no one ever questioned us about it.

I understand that on the two new ships that there are more outlets and I hope that this will no longer be needed. But on the Magic there was really only 3 outlets in the room; One behind the TV, One by the desk, and one in the bathroom. Not enough when you have four folks in one room.

To the OP I hope that your back heals and you have a wonderful trip. I hope that you are able to find a way to meet your medical needs without running into too many barrier to cross.

 

[extechie rbd/wdt]

Grandma,

whilst the outside of the heating pad doesn't get that hot, the heating elements surrounded by padding and material will get very hot.

Power strips are fine, but if two high power hairdryers are plugged in at the same time they could overload the power strip, but the breaker should prevent that.

Cpap machines draw little current.

Ex Techie

 

[Disneyholic]

Grandma,

whilst the outside of the heating pad doesn't get that hot, the heating elements surrounded by padding and material will get very hot.

Power strips are fine, but if two high power hairdryers are plugged in at the same time they could overload the power strip, but the breaker should prevent that.

Cpap machines draw little current.

Ex Techie

Heating pads have automatic shut offs. As long as it is not old and worn with coils exposed it is fine. Most irons do not have an automatic shut off and are much hotter then a heating pad. And no one said anything about an extension cord.

My husband uses heat on his leg - it aches by the end of the day due to nerve damage and trying to walk on it. We brought a heating pad on our Magic cruise last March and never had a problem. We made sure it was unplugged when we wasn't using it, because of the fire concern. If you want to use it and be lying on the bed, or anywhere for that matter, don't forget your extension cord. A 6ft. one would probably work, but a 9ft. or longer would be better. I think we packed a 6ft. and it was too short to lay on the floor and reach the bed from the plug in, so my son & I had to step over it when we were in the room and my husband was using it.
Have a great trip, hope your back feels better soon my NC neighbor!

They do get very hot sometimes and sometimes the auto shut off doesn't. I know from experience when I fell asleep with one and had a bad burn when I woke up and it was still on.

You ask where I get that someone used an extension cord, read the second post in green

A C-Pap machine doesn't draw anywhere near as much current as a heating pad, curling iron, or blow dryer do.

I didn't say you couldn't have an extension cord to plug in cell phones and cameras, but curling irons & blow dryers need special extension cords. Believe me, I know this from experience, too. I work in a beauty salon & my blow dryer cord was always getting hung up on the corner of my station. I bought a regular extension cord and used it for about a week before it burnt up. It was a good thing it happened while I was there or I may not have had a place to go to work after that day.

I still feel that the Therma-Care or as someone else mentioned, a hot water bottle are the way to go for safety's sake.