iancal Posted November 17, 2021 #126 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) From our perspective CASH has two very obvious attributes -we can carry it in our pocket. No room, no weight. Never the wrong size, colour, taste, whatever. -it is magic. the person accepting the money can turn it into anything they so wish...a personal item, a food item, or send it home. These wonderful folks are there not working for tshirts, candy, dvd's. They are working to earn money. Really...would you give your server at a local restaurant/bar a Tshirt or some Hersey kisses or would you leave a real tip?? Edited November 17, 2021 by iancal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roberto256 Posted November 17, 2021 #127 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) On 11/15/2021 at 9:03 PM, brisalta said: Exactly how are they going to get goods from Amazon delivered? I only know about Ft. Lauderdale... Crew can already have packages and mail delivered to princess (as agent for ship). Amazon are simply more packages. On the morning of turn around day, princess delivers to ship. Somewhere I have a picture of a couple luggage carts overflowing with amazon packages being rolled onto a ship. I will have a look, and see if I can find it. The address of the port agent (which is princess in ft. lauderdale) is usually in the final day patter. It's out west, almost to plantation, but I don't remember exactly... Ooops. Found it. And San Pedro. Pre-pandemic, so I don't know if still current: Crew Name + Rank PRINCESS CRUISES -- ROYAL PRINCESS 3721 SW 30TH AVE FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33312-6807 United States And, Metro services in San Pedro: Crew Name + Rank Coral Princess 93 Berth c/o Metro Cruise Services #PL103 San Pedro, CA 90731 United States That metro address took me forever to figure out. A normal person would write: Berth 93 The delightful postal service will on accept: '93 Berth'. My head still hurts from banging it on the wall. Edited November 17, 2021 by Roberto256 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted November 18, 2021 #128 Share Posted November 18, 2021 10 hours ago, Roberto256 said: Pre-pandemic, so I don't know if still current: Crew Name + Rank PRINCESS CRUISES -- ROYAL PRINCESS 3721 SW 30TH AVE FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33312-6807 United States That's the address of the Princess office building in Fort Lauderdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roberto256 Posted November 18, 2021 #129 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/15/2021 at 9:03 PM, brisalta said: Exactly how are they going to get goods from Amazon delivered? I would say... ...like this: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted November 18, 2021 #130 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Even knowing that the crew members can receive deliveries of Amazon packages, I'll still stick to cash rather than gift cards. They can always use the money to buy whatever they want from Amazon--or do whatever they want with it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckiestmanonearth Posted November 21, 2021 #131 Share Posted November 21, 2021 On 11/15/2021 at 10:15 AM, LynnForestgate said: DVD ? I dont think its a great idea. Who has a dvd player nowadays. Cash or money vouchers for amazon. The other negative about Amazon vouchers is where exactly do they store their stuff while onboard. They don’t necessarily have a lot of personal space to store things and when they finish their contract and go home, they have to transport this stuff with them. Once again, an argument for giving cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted November 21, 2021 #132 Share Posted November 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Luckiestmanonearth said: The other negative about Amazon vouchers is where exactly do they store their stuff while onboard. They don’t necessarily have a lot of personal space to store things and when they finish their contract and go home, they have to transport this stuff with them. Once again, an argument for giving cash Not arguing against cash, but they can use the Amazon vouchers and have stuff sent directly to their families. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outerdog Posted November 21, 2021 #133 Share Posted November 21, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsford Posted November 21, 2021 #134 Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Outerdog said: Edited November 21, 2021 by macsford mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsford Posted November 21, 2021 #135 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Just now, macsford said: Universally acceptable gift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted November 21, 2021 #136 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Would there be customs duties due on goods ordered on Amazon to be delivered to friend and family back home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted November 21, 2021 #137 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Busted. I knew that I always brought too much on board. Guess I will have to rethink this piece of luggage (attache case). 🤑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkwbear Posted December 26, 2023 #138 Share Posted December 26, 2023 I became friends with a crew member and want to send her a gift. A Starbucks card seemed like a good idea but they aren't usually accepted out of North America and her ship is in the South Pacific. Amazon is an option but she already has too much luggage. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted December 26, 2023 #139 Share Posted December 26, 2023 1 hour ago, tkwbear said: Suggestions? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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