Mailing Postcards on Ship

[volmoma]

If you want to mail a letter, (birthday card) on the ship do you have to get off ship and find a Post Office or can you mail it at Guest Services and they take care of it in the next port?

[AdrenalineRush]

https://help.goccl.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1135/~/mailing-postcards

 

Postcards can be mailed each day when the ship is in port. Due to customs regulations, any type of mail other than postcards cannot be mailed from the ship; of course, letters and packages can be mailed from a local post office in the ports-of-call.

 

The postal regulations of the various ports require that the postcards be stamped with a local stamp only (no U.S. postage). The Guest Services Desk sells local stamps.

 

There is a mailbox located at the Guest Services Desk; one side is for postcards with 'Foreign Stamps'; these postcards will be mailed when the ship docks at the appropriate port-of-call. The other side is for postcards with 'U.S Stamps'; these postcards will be mailed from a U.S port only or when the ship returns to the U.S embarkation city, whichever comes first.

Edited August 15, 2015 by AdrenalineRush

[skrufy]

Be aware that postcards mailed from foerign ports, weather mailed on the ship or in port will arrive at its destination. We had postcards show up 6 months later, and also never showup.

[lizardhowson]

If you want to mail a letter, (birthday card) on the ship do you have to get off ship and find a Post Office or can you mail it at Guest Services and they take care of it in the next port?

 

Your birthday card will arrive as a belated birthday card if you mail it from the ship or in a port.

 

Just give it to a friend or neighbor and have them mail it on whatever day you deem correct.

[volmoma]

TY!! [emoji398]

[bobsfamily]

Be aware that postcards mailed from foerign ports, weather mailed on the ship or in port will arrive at its destination. We had postcards show up 6 months later, and also never showup.

I lived in the Virgin Islands many years ago and would mail my parents letters/postcards from time to time... about 70% showed up. This was in the middle '80s... about 3 years ago one showed up... go figure!

Edited August 15, 2015 by bobsfamily