georgiavol Posted July 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I did a quick search here and didn't see a related topic. I noticed news reports over the weekend discussing the pending UPS strike on July 31st, but it hit me when I received my Princess medallion shipping notice this morning. Yep, the medallions are coming from California via UPS. You can get a replacement at your respective port of departure, but it slows everything down some. https://apnews.com/article/ups-strike-teamsters-biden-delivery-cb586d2f6160a92cda9318d6290ac8ea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNest93 Posted July 18, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, georgiavol said: I did a quick search here and didn't see a related topic. I noticed news reports over the weekend discussing the pending UPS strike on July 31st, but it hit me when I received my Princess medallion shipping notice this morning. Yep, the medallions are coming from California via UPS. You can get a replacement at your respective port of departure, but it slows everything down some. https://apnews.com/article/ups-strike-teamsters-biden-delivery-cb586d2f6160a92cda9318d6290ac8ea Ours came via Fed Ex for our trip a couple weeks ago and came from overseas. I'm sure a UPS strike could slow things down for some, but not all. Hopefully they'll come to an agreement and avoid the strike. Edited July 18, 2023 by MTNest93 clarity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmoger Posted July 18, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 18, 2023 And ours came via USPS from California, I guess Princess is spreading the shipping wealth. 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 18, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Ours have always been delivered by USPS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted July 18, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 18, 2023 A couple of times pre-pandemic we actually did get them via FedEx.,,but that's been a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare startedwithamouse Posted July 18, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, georgiavol said: I did a quick search here and didn't see a related topic. I noticed news reports over the weekend discussing the pending UPS strike on July 31st, but it hit me when I received my Princess medallion shipping notice this morning. Yep, the medallions are coming from California via UPS. You can get a replacement at your respective port of departure, but it slows everything down some. https://apnews.com/article/ups-strike-teamsters-biden-delivery-cb586d2f6160a92cda9318d6290ac8ea It could say UPS, but Main Innovations, which the USPS delivers. Edited July 18, 2023 by startedwithamouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TenneSea Posted July 19, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 19, 2023 How far in advance of the cruise do you receive them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted July 19, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 19, 2023 37 minutes ago, TenneSea said: How far in advance of the cruise do you receive them? We received our medallions yesterday for our 30JUL Discovery cruise....basically 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TenneSea Posted July 19, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Thank you, @basor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissimmee-cruiser Posted July 23, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 23, 2023 We have 2 booking numbers for 2 cabins. Only one of the bookings has received the email saying the medallions have shipped. Has anyone ever received their medallions without the prior email notification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outerdog Posted July 23, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 23, 2023 9 hours ago, kissimmee-cruiser said: We have 2 booking numbers for 2 cabins. Only one of the bookings has received the email saying the medallions have shipped. Has anyone ever received their medallions without the prior email notification? Yes. (also, three recent Medallions were via USPS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compozer Posted July 23, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 23, 2023 My delivery guy said everything is settled except part timers salary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted July 23, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 23, 2023 I picked mine up at the pier this last time. It added 1 additional minute to my check-in process. I survived the longer wait time and was still one of the first on the ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tothemall&beyond Posted July 23, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Look again at your shipping info. Does it say UPS or USPS? Also, even if it shows UPS, look to see if it also indicates "Mail Innovations", in which case it's coming via USPS. We've been sailing with medallions since Dec 2017 when they were first rolling them out on select decks of select ships, and they have never come via UPS. Came via USPS, except very early on, when they were novel, being actively promoted and had beautiful presentation boxes, when they may have used FedEx. But never UPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug R. Posted July 26, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 26, 2023 The union and UPS have reached a tentative agreement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunate 2 travel Posted July 26, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Our medallions came from Singapore by Fed Ex. Arrived 2 days before we departed the US. 7 days before the sailing date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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