Quick question on shipping things to the port. I would love to send our fish extender gifts to the port ahead of time instead of taking them in the luggage.
Can someone tell me how this works...well, more like when do I have to send them from WI to get there on time, do I send USPS or Fed X?
Why all the quetions you ask...On our first trip to Disney I sent the girls princess gown, mr potato heads, glow sticks (you get the idea...all the fun stuff) and it never made it to the POFQ. No idea what happen but I sent it about 10 days in advance and the hotel never received it. On the same note, I never got my Costco water (completely different shipper) either. My mom and I laughed that some one was in shipping wearing dresses and drinking a case of water.
I would hate for my girls to be really excited to hand out the FE gifts and not have them arrive. (And I don't want to shortchange someone)
So, if you have done this, please give me an idea how to proceed.
TIA
PS - The box eventually was shipped back to us from Disney about 1 month later. Which was great!
Hi there, I found this info on the DCL facts sticky. We are shipping to the port for the first time via USPS. Kind of nervous but going by this. It's dated '09 but other posts claim there is no change. Your post office or other mailing choice can tell you how long you need to ship ahead so it arrives in plenty of time. You might want to add a delivery confirmation which you can easily track online. Sorry to hear about your last experience. Hope this helps.
Linda
Boxes Sent the Ship Ahead of Cruise - PLEASE follow these instructions carefully!!!!!!
UPDATED AS OF 2/25/2009
ONE box per stateroom, no exceptions.
The package must have the guest full name, ship, sailing date, stateroom number or GTY if you have not been assigned a stateroom number.
The package also must have a packing slip attached to the outside of the box that details the contents of the package. For prescriptions, a copy of the prescription is sufficient. Your list may or may not be read but it must have one. Write packing slip on the outside of the envelope.
NO FOODS/DRINKS OF ANY KIND, LIQUOR OF ANY KIND, FIREARMS, ETC.. Items that cannot be shipped to the
Disney Cruise Line Warehouse and delivered to the ship include: food products (any and all food products including baby food/formula), beverages (liquor, water, etc.), chemicals, and luggage. These items will not be accepted at the warehouse and
will be returned. This may cause the dogs to hit on your box and that would be a bad thing.
The required size of the cartons you are shipping down have to be about the size of a record storage box 12 inches on a side and should not weigh more than 20 lbs. (This has been asked personally by Dave Adams who is the owner)
Address your package(s) to:
Disney Cruise Line Warehouse
Guest Name / Stateroom # (GTY, if you don't know what it is when you send the package)
8633 Transport Drive
Orlando, FL 32832
Phone: 407-566-8196
In the bottom left corner of the top of the package put the following information: ATTN: HOUSEKEEPING
*Name
*Sail Date
*Ship
*Stateroom Number
*Packing slip that details contents of the package (for prescriptions, a copy of the prescription is sufficient)
Packages must arrive by Friday by 3:00pm for the 7-Night Cruise on the Disney Magic (Saturday).
Packages must arrive by Friday by 3:00pm for the 4-Night Cruise on the Disney Wonder (Sunday).
Packages must arrive by Wednesday by 3:00pm for the 3-Night Cruise on the Disney Wonder (Thursday).
If your box is hit on by the screening dog or chosen for additional screening they will open the list and the box and look through it. They will close it back up and provided nothing bad is in it then it will be in your room as usual later after boarding. These boxes will be coming on the ship with the crew mail among other things so they may be in the staterooms later then they were before as they are low priority in the scheme of things for Disney.
What are your plans? Are you traveling in for the race or staying in Philly a bit? DH and are are both running. We'll be in town for Sat. and Sun. night. I told him that at some point after the race, I want a cheesesteak! (my reward for 13.1 miles
)
) ) .. Reason i am asking is looking at this part of the ship on the Fantasy next year..
