Leave your books please

Did you know that crew on most ships are not allowed to use the main library.

We asked our cabin stewart if he would like ours.He was quite pleased.He said they love it when passengers give them their books before they leave as the crew share them.

I left all my Star, Enquirer magazines. Staff like the magazines because this is where they learn a lot of their english.

As far as the Library goes...they dont miss much.

Going NOWHERE

Miracle, February 13, 2005

Legend, October 22,2004

Voyager August 31,2003

Victory September 22,2002

Regal Empress,June 2001

Sensation,August 2000

Excellent idea!

~gina~

11/20 Ecstasy cruise

The crew have their own library, I have always left my books, magazines, etc for them with a note speciifying it is for the library.cruisin'gal

What a great idea, I always take along current magazines to catch up on and never thought to leave them for the crew.

 Caribbean Princess Aug. 7, 2004

Enchantment of the Seas 12-06-2004

I take my hardcover books and "return" them to my neighborhood library. I figure they can always use extra copies of current hardcover books and if they don't need to put them into circulation, they have frequent book sales. I used to save my hardcover books, but all I succeeded in doing was filling my bookshelves, I never reread them. Now, I use my bookshelves for my collectibles and get rid of my books right after I read them.

On vacation, I usually leave the books in a common room. But, the idea of leaving the books in my cabin never occured to me. The next time I cruise, I will leave them in the room for the cabin steward to do with as s/he pleases.

What an excellent idea. I am an avid reader and generally have 3 or 4 books with me that I'd rather not carry back.

Diane

Explorer of the Sea 12/5/04

Legend of the Sea 9/12/04

Voyager of the Sea 8/24/03

Sovereign of the Sea 07/01

Thank you for sharing this excellent idea. I travel 100% for my job and go through 2-3 paperback books per week. I used to leave them in the hotel room, but found out that almost all hotels require the staff to throw away everything -- they are not allowed to keep anything left behind -- to deter theft I guess. So I usually leave my books in the common rooms or at the airport. They are usually gone in minutes. I think the ship's crew is just (or more) deserving. I will try this next time.