CC Post Office Questions

[Mikeb1892]

Do they have set hours/days they are open?

Aside from needing cash for transactions, is there anything else I should know about it?

 

[clten]

Yes, there are set hours that they are open. Can't remember off the top of my head but it is not available if you disembark first thing. (And usually you can't get near it because they use it as a Character Photo spot early in the morning.)

The other thing you should know is not to expect whatever you mail to arrive at it's destination any time soon. Typically takes 6-8 weeks for it to get where it's going (if it arrives at all!). Because of the time it takes, we used to write ourselves a postcard. It would be a surprise when it arrived and a small personal memento from the cruise.

 

[Dug720]

The other thing you should know is not to expect whatever you mail to arrive at it's destination any time soon. Typically takes 6-8 weeks for it to get where it's going (if it arrives at all!). Because of the time it takes, we used to write ourselves a postcard. It would be a surprise when it arrived and a small personal memento from the cruise.

Or ever! My sister sent postcards four years ago (pre-CM days) we have yet to see.

 

[mathgeek]

I've been there a few when it hasn't been open b/c of a holiday or something. So now I buy a stamp at GS and put it on a postcard and drop it in the mail slot on my way onto the island. I think I've only had one time that the postcard hasn't made it, and that was one of the times I actually went into the post office.

 

[mernin]

It was open on our way back to the ship, not in the morning when we headed out though. They have 4 postcards you can buy there or there are also some at the stores (if I remember correctly) and I think there was a "message in a bottle" you could buy at one of the stores on the island, not at the post office. I didn't see that until I was at the post office and saw a pile to be mailed out.

 

[GoofyLovingFamily]

I have had luck with guest services mailing a post card that came back with Castaway postmark. I have not tried that lately.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Do they have set hours/days they are open?

Aside from needing cash for transactions, is there anything else I should know about it?

Yes, there are set hours. Whether the place is actually open during those hours can vary.

Postcards mailed there can take up to several months to reach their destination.

 

[Anchors Away 2016]

Yes, there are set hours. Whether the place is actually open during those hours can vary.

Postcards mailed there can take up to several months to reach their destination.

Shmoo is right. That Post Office definitely runs on "island time." My wife managed to mail some post cards from there, but it took a few attempts at various times and a bit of waiting around to make it work. But she was in no hurry. We were on vacation! What a great beech day when your whole "to do" list is to mail a few post cards! That's the life!

 

[twodogs]

What type of postage is it? I'm assuming not a US stamp that I can buy ahead of the cruise?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

What type of postage is it? I'm assuming not a US stamp that I can buy ahead of the cruise?

Correct - Castaway Cay is in the Bahamas. You need Bahamian postage. If they are open to sell it to you.

 

[LAX]

Yes, there are set hours. Whether the place is actually open during those hours can vary.

Postcards mailed there can take up to several months to reach their destination.

Wow! I guess we shouldn't complain about USPS.

LAX

 

[MeliMel702]

Do they sell Postcards on the ship? Would you be able to buy the postage in Nassau ( like just the stamp) and just drop it off at the post office in CC? And approximately how much is a stamp?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Do they sell Postcards on the ship? Would you be able to buy the postage in Nassau ( like just the stamp) and just drop it off at the post office in CC? And approximately how much is a stamp?

Yes, they sell postcards. There are also, usually, postcards in the desk in your room. Yes, you can buy a stamp in Nassau and use it at Castaway Cay (both Bahamas). To mail a postcard to the US costs $.065 (US dollars).

 

[MeliMel702]

Thank You @PrincessShmoo!

 

[CM Dad]

Yes, they sell postcards. There are also, usually, postcards in the desk in your room. Yes, you can buy a stamp in Nassau and use it at Castaway Cay (both Bahamas). To mail a postcard to the US costs $.065 (US dollars).

On our cruise last month, my wife mailed two postcards from CC? I think she paid 50 cents each. She asked about the message in a bottle that you can buy at one of the stores on the island and was told that that would cost $1

 

[mernin]

To mail a postcard to the US costs $.065 (US dollars).

The cost the same to Canada as to the US for any Canadians interested.

 

[MeliMel702]

The message in a bottle sounds cute. Has anyone tried this before?

 

[Anchors Away 2016]

The message in a bottle sounds cute. Has anyone tried this before?

Not from Castaway Cay, but years ago my wife got a bunch of little bottles like this and used them to send invitations to a party. Worked great. They all arrived intact, etc.

 

[MeliMel702]

Nice! I hope we get a chance to do it