Shipping luggage via UPS

[Bristol]

Has anyone ever shipped their luggage to either the dock or their hotel?

:confused:

My husband heard a commercial about it and thinks it might be a good idea.

[sjcruiser]

I've heard about, and it would be similar to if you were going to a convention/conference and had your information/convention/packets sent via UPS or FedEx. The big difference is going to be cost!!!! The larger/ awkward, and heavier items cost a fortune!!! And, ofcourse they want you to put your luggage in one of their boxes!!!

[BlueHerons]

Has anyone ever shipped their luggage to either the dock or their hotel?

:confused:

My husband heard a commercial about it and thinks it might be a good idea.

 

There are companies that handle this and it is much cheaper than shipping Fed Ex but still kind of expensive. A large pullman will probably run you about $100.

[DanJ]

It might be handy if you were doing a 2-part vacation and didn't want to drag along cruisewear for a week at a resort. But if trying to avoid luggage charges before or after a cruise, you likely will pay a lot more with UPS or Fedex than by paying the airline.

[Maryandi]

We have shipped - several times.

 

First, we did research between UPS and Fedex - we chose UPS because they will ship to another UPS location and hold it there until you retreive it- there is a fee if over several days (check the latest fee & timing) while Fedex had to go to a location.

 

We were going to a large hotel and didn't want to take a chance of it going astray in the hotel while it kept safe at a UPS location. When we arrived, we had the cab take us by the UPS office and pick up the luggage, then to the hotel.

 

Then after the cruise, we went to the UPS in San Diego with 3 bags and boxed them and sent them to our son's house - while we continued on to another cruise.

 

Everything was in the same condition as we sent it.

 

We also sent items this year with USPS from Hawaii and Guam and were at the USA prices and arrived in perfect shape.

 

Cost: for the West Palm Beach to Seattle and San Deigo to West Palm Beach via UPS were about $70 each in 2008 (with the boxes), worth every penny.

 

Enjoy, M.A.