shipping charges

[grammy1]

I am thinking about shipping a box to the ship, what is the most econmical way to send,mail fedx ect.. Thanks fo r any info, also I booked through a ta does travel docs usually come later this way?

 

[Anjelica]

I am thinking about shipping a box to the ship, what is the most econmical way to send,mail fedx ect.. Thanks fo r any info, also I booked through a ta does travel docs usually come later this way?

I have the same question - was just looking at ups pricing and I must not be coming up with the right amounts (one quote was 66.00).

 

[disney4dana]

I recently fedex'd a box of gifts to the ship. I would recommend fedex. You can easily trac your box. My box wasn't that heavy (couple of pounds) and cost about 10.00. I mailed on a Monday evening and it was there by Thursday evening.
I think shipping a box is well worth it--not having to pack the extras and lug it around. I know of people who have shipped bulky items that they shipped back home too. (snorkel and fins and beach items for CC)

Travel documents do arrive a bit later with a TA. They are usually mailed to the TA first then to you. My TA sent them USPS priority for us to get them in time. If you do your online check in, you don't need much out of the documents anyway. Just bring your printouts.

Hope that helps!

 

[grammy1]

thank you for the info, trying to decide whether it is worth it to ship to the ship

 

[PurplePrincess4]

What exactly are you shipping to the Magic? Please forgive my newbie question.......snacks? water? sunscreen?

 

[disney4dana]

It is my understanding from the FAQ and Helpful hints threads that food products and liquids are prohibited. If you are in on a meet thread and participating in a fish extender gift exchange, I shipped all my gifts to the other DISers. My friend shipped her snorkel and beach gear. It saved on packing room. I would suggest shipping items that you may consider "throw away". Cheap items that you may leave or throw away. So that you do not have to pack them for the return trip. (extra hangers, door magnets)

 

[m4travel]

We always ship our pirate costumes to the ship and then ship the costumes (and 'stuff' we've picked up) back from the resorts.

We find UPS Ground to have the better rates from the west coast and the packages are trackable, too. Actual rates depend upon distance, level of service, and weight. Their website (UPS or any other) should be able to at least estimate your cost in advance of shipping.

Anjelica - $66 does sound a bit high; you must be either shipping something heavy or via air? Both boxes of costumes from California ran us about $20-25, and our costumes aren't lightweight.

 

[glindamood]

The only time that I shipped a box to the port was last year and I used UPS. The post office can also provide delivery confirmation service which allows you to track your package through to it's destination.

 

[latinqt]

Is it also possible to ship the box back from the dock or concierge on the ship? Thanks

 

[Mom323]

Is it also possible to ship the box back from the dock or concierge on the ship? Thanks

Here is the address for the closest shipping place

Pakmail - 8501 N. Astronaut Blvd in Cape Canaveral. 321-799-9905

 

[Dale-n-Chip]

Is it also possible to ship the box back from the dock or concierge on the ship? Thanks

I don't know specifically about shipping from the concierge or the dock. . . but I will give you MY experience attempting (notice that important word: attempting) to ship the same box to the Wonder and then back home again from WL during our brief WDW visit post-cruise.

Because it was a complicated shipment, I opted to visit my local FedEx/Kinko's Store. I wanted to get it right, KWIM? I printed off all the address information as well as what info needed to be written on the box for delivery to my stateroom. My second goal was to create a shipping label to ship the box of snorkel gear home from WL. I took with me address info for WL, too. Just in case I needed it.

I will say that I dealt with someone who was both a newbie to shipping AND for whom English was not her first language. (That's not my beef--had English been her first language, she still would not have been the brightest crayon in the box!) We ended up shipping the box with DH's name as the recipient, c/o IDS. I wrote all the info about stateroom, sailing date, etc. on the box. I filled out the form, she typed it in the computer and generated a sticky label for the box. I managed to get them to charge it to my FedEx account.

When I asked to create a tag for a return shipment, I was VERY CLEAR that I would be shipping it back from a WDW resort--I was going on vacation and shipping a box there, then turning around and shipping it back to myself. They assured me that the green "customer shipping record" form they had helped me fill out would accomplish that. I could simply leave it at the hotel wherever they sent their own FedEx boxes from. I verified this several times. No, I would not need to drop off at a FedEx location.

Fast forward to the cruise: Box arrived (I was actually a little surprised--I was not at all sure it would get there based on my experience) in our stateroom just fine. I repacked the box and set it out with the luggage to be collected for our trip to WL.

When we got to WL, I went to place the form in the plastic pouch on the front of the box. . . and noticed it had no tracking number. Huh? How would FedEx track the box? I called FedEx's Customer Service hotline. "How do I get a tracking number?" "The FedEx office will issue you one when you send it from the store." "But I'm not going to the FedEx Store." "Well, then, I guess you won't be shipping your box." Oh, sure, they could send someone out for another ten bucks or so (I can't remember the amount, I was pretty angry at that point), and I could sit around WL waiting for them all day. Fortunately, we were well within our luggage amount and could simply check the box on the flight home.

The short version: Make sure you have a TRACKING NUMBER on your return ticket if you want to ship a box back. And don't ship from the FedEx/Kinko's in Colleyville, Texas.

mk

 

[m4travel]

Bummer! We've shipped from the resorts (OKW and BWV) and they assisted us with preparing the UPS label. I assume they would also have been able to assist with a FedEx label.