He Left My Rings & I Beside Myself

[belac]

oh goodness I am so sorry for you. Sending you hugs, hope and lots of pixie dust.

 

[FigmentSpark]

Hindsight is 20/20, but for the rest of us, if you're bringing jewellery on a trip, a picture of it and an appraisal if there are stones of any quality will be important to police and to insurance if they go missing for any reason. That information might even be needed to prove they are yours and not a recent purchase when going through customs.

Photos and serial numbers of electronics and passports/identity docs are also a very good idea. Leave these at home or with someone you can trust in case you need them.

OP - I hope you get your rings back. I'd be heartbroken, if it happened to me.

 

[rkwier]

There is a lost and found on social media sites it has worked well for a lost media card and several families on the wrong photo package.
Also contact threads of the next few sailings AFTER yours by looking at the Meet and Greet sites. Ask if anyone had your room, perhaps in the FE list.
I'm sorry this happened to you. We also had the same problem but with 2 day old Rose Gold Kabana Earings that my husband insisted stay in the safe instead of her ears. He also left her earings in the safe. Grrr.

Thank you for your suggestions. They were all unique, so they would be easily identifiable. I have been looking at eBay, but there are just so many listed...

 

[MarleneP]

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you! Our last cruise was over Christmas 2015, about one month ago we received a letter and a check in the mail from DCL. It said that $40 was found in our cabin and they are returning it. Honestly, neither me nor my family remembered leaving any money but I guess we did. I hope your jewelry was found and it just takes DCL a long time to process left behind items.

 

[bumbershoot]

It might not necessarily be the cruisers directly after you who had access.

Exactly.




It all depends on IF the people after you have used the safe and IF they noticed them. If DH didn't notice them, there's no guarantee that the next users of the safe did, either.

That's why DisneyFantasy suggested stating the stateroom number, so those onboard who might possibly be in that room (small chance, but a chance all the same!) could check.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

I'm so sorry, OP. I hope they will be returned to you.

 

[rkwier]

Thank you all for your kindness, words of encouragement and especially your prayers. It really means so much.

 

[gismo1554]

Fingers crossed they find them! Sometimes it just takes awhile for Lost Property to log things in with the shore people. Have they contacted the ship directly?

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

I would reach out with the photo also on Facebook. Amazing what has been achieved on there. Did your cruisechave a FB page? Post on there or on your own if you have an account. Get people to pass it on. I would gladly pass it on or post it for you. I am in the UK but have US friends.

 

[Aliceacc]

Ah, your poor husband. I'm sure he feels awful.

 

[rkwier]

Fingers crossed they find them! Sometimes it just takes awhile for Lost Property to log things in with the shore people. Have they contacted the ship directly?

The girl that I spoke with at Lost and Found e-mailed the ship while I was on the phone with her. She said that it can take a day or two to hear back.

I would reach out with the photo also on Facebook. Amazing what has been achieved on there. Did your cruisechave a FB page? Post on there or on your own if you have an account. Get people to pass it on. I would gladly pass it on or post it for you. I am in the UK but have US friends.

There was a FB page, but I was not even aware of it until we were on the ship. Actually, it never dawned on me to look for one. I thought that I found one yesterday, but the link was invalid.

 

[gismo1554]

The girl that I spoke with at Lost and Found e-mailed the ship while I was on the phone with her. She said that it can take a day or two to hear back.

Fingers crossed they get back to you soon then! You are in my prayers! I know exactly how I would feel if this was me and really hope they turn up!

 

[mylittlebuttercup]

Fingers crossed you get them back! Keep us updated!

 

[Rabb it]

Gosh my worst nightmare. So sorry this happened!

 

[LSUfan4444]

Wow...I can't imagine what you must be going through. Even worse, what your significant other is going through.

I know for me it's harder to deal with disappointing someone else than myself.

 

[rkwier]

Wow...I can't imagine what you must be going through. Even worse, what your significant other is going through.

I know for me it's harder to deal with disappointing someone else than myself.

You are so right LSUfan4444. We are both devastated by this. I have also been scolded more times that I can count from others saying how foolish it was to travel with them, which is not helpful and only hurtful.

DH and I are in the process of making a move from TX to MI to help care for our parents. We have lived in TX for 27 years and we have a beautiful life. It is also the only place that we have really lived as a married couple. We are completely convinced that we are supposed to move there, but it is difficult to let go of our life here. For me it feels like my life is being erased. Through this, we have been learning a lot about letting go and letting God be in control of the situation. We are wondering if God is trying to stretch our faith through this as well. Honestly, the monetary value is not something that I really care about, it is the memories that are tied to them. Even if we receive insurance money to cover the loss, those items can never actually be "replaced." We are still blessed to have the memories, which will always remain, but oh how it hurts to lose the items that they are tied to.

 

[Markonefive]

1. Ignore everyone's "helpful advice" or "scolding". You can ignore my advice here if you wish.
2. You have experienced a loss of something with emotional attachment. It is ok that it hurts for the time being. It is normal. don't let anyone to tell you to "just get over it". Or "it's just stuff."
3. You will go through a grieving process. This means that, over time, you will get over your loss. You will build new positive memories that overlay the old. You will appreciate what you still do have - your family, your friends, your memories of good times. It won't happen instantly, but it will happen. So give yourself the gift of patience with yourself, forgiveness, even the permission to eventually "let it go". Remember, 95% of the rest of your cruise was amazing, I"ll bet. one day, but not right away, when you look at photos, you'll remember how happy you were in the pictures, what you were doing, the fun you've had, and notice less and less the jewelry you were wearing.
4. One final note -- your willingness to share your story with others is a gift you have given. You have already probably helped someone avoid making a similar mistake in the future. Your loss will help somebody else in the future not have to go through the same thing. It doesn't bring your items back to you, but it is an act of selflessness for others. You might not ever know their gratitude, but I'll bet everyone who reads this post is thinking "I am really, really, really going to make sure that I triple check our safe before we leave our cruise". And at least one person will find something they nearly left behind, and they will have you to thank for it.

 

[tink1970]

..."4. One final note -- your willingness to share your story with others is a gift you have given. You have already probably helped someone avoid making a similar mistake in the future. Your loss will help somebody else in the future not have to go through the same thing. It doesn't bring your items back to you, but it is an act of selflessness for others. You might not ever know their gratitude, but I'll bet everyone who reads this post is thinking "I am really, really, really going to make sure that I triple check our safe before we leave our cruise". And at least one person will find something they nearly left behind, and they will have you to thank for it."


I thought exactly this...I told my DH your story and the first thing he said was "I bet everyone who read that will double check their safe."
In your loss your story has helped potentially how many others? It was brave and kind of you to share a painful life lesson.

 

[cedricandsophie]

How do you do this? I called, but I did not think to ask of any verification. The girl that I spoke at lost and found e-mailed the ship to see if they might still be on board.

You need to write a formal letter to Disney, outline what steps you took to finds them and what they did. There must be a fax number somewhere. Then ask Disney for a response so you have a way to file a claim with insurance. We were on silver sea when I lost my watch. It was very easy to get documentation from them.




That is a good idea. I had not thought of that. I have photos of us from the cruise and you can easily see the rings on my fingers. Any place else that I should look?



Also a good idea. I will be sure to ask them when I hear back from them.

 

[lucas]

So sorry to hear this happened.

Did you try calling back? That is what I would do, even if it has been awhile. Maybe another person on the phone would go the extra mile and check someplace the 1st person didn't look.

Once we left a, basically empty, backpack hanging on the back of a chair in the food court at Port Orleans French Quarter. I didn't realize it was missing until about 3 months later when packing for our next trip to WDW. I called and someone so nice had turned it in to Lost & Found. So, on the next trip (staying at POP Century) we made a trip to PORFQ and picked up the backpack! I know it is not the same as your precious jewelry, but we did find it.

You never know, another call or writing a formal letter might be worth it. Can't hurt.