Posting letter on RCI Cruise ship

[erin_cruisers]

My daughter has asked me to send her a postcard from every port we visit. That's easy, but she also asked me to send her one from 'the ship'.

 

Does anyone know if, on RCI ships, you can actually post letters, and if so, do they wait untill the end of the cruise to offload mail? Or do they offload at the various ports of call?

(Sorry if this has been ansered elsewhere, but I looked and couldn't find the info..)

 

Grandeur of the Seas

05-31-04

 

[Coralc]

The ship drops off a bag of mail at each port. You can purchase stamps at the pursers desk which are specific to each country the ship will be visiting.

 

The mail bag goes off early in the day, so you will need to drop off your postcard at the mail box either the night before or before you go ashore in the early morning.

 

You can send her a postcard of the ship, but it will be mailed from whichever port you choose.

[madforcruising]

BTW there is usually a mail drop off box right next to the Pursers deck (well it was like this the ships I´ve been on, not sure if on the other ships, too).

If you purchase your own stamps make sure you have the right stamps for the country you stop next.

 

First pics of the undocking of the Jewel of the Seas:

http://community.webshots.com/album/125049819TVWuuS

 

Jewel of the Seas left Meyerwerft Shipyard

See Photos of River Ems passage

http://community.webshots.com/album/131001309cIkOdH

Jewel of the Seas - 05/28/04 Scandinavia / Russia / Baltic

 

Jewel of the Seas - 09/28/04 Canada / New England

 

 

09/2003 - Legend of the Seas Hawaii

06/2003 - Norwegian Dawn Florida and Bahamas

2002 - MS Columbus - Cruise to nowhere

2001 - Grandeur of the Seas Mediterranean and Transatlantic

2000 - Splendour of the Seas Transatlantic

2000 - Viking Star on the Danube River

1999 - Vision of the Seas Panamacanal cruise

1998 - Vision of the Seas Transatlantic

1997 - Crystal Symphonie to Mexican Riviera

1996 - Delta Queen on the Mississippi

1995 - Legend of the Seas to Alaska

[erin_cruisers]

Okay, Excellent!

Thanks pbhunt and madforcruising, for the info.

Our first port is Cape (Port) Canaveral, so I'll select and 'mail' our first postcard the first day, so it goes out right away. I can pick up US postage at Baltimore before we leave if I have too.

My daughter is almost as excited as we are (and she's not going) We promised her - Next time!

 

Grandeur of the Seas

05-31-04