Don't forget anything in your cabin!!!

[cruisingtrish]

I was on the Majesty on 4/11/08 and forgot two tops in my cabin.

Normally I would just shrug this off but one of the tops was very costly$80.00 to be exact and I made the report. I was told by lost and found that they don't turn in clothing.....*****?????:mad: I am not talking a pair of panties here I am talking a top that I won't be able to replace. You know all of the money you spend it would sure be nice if they just put the items in a lost and found instead of keeping your belongings.:mad: :eek:

[kingsgirl]

I'm really sorry you left something behind!

 

Maybe RCI doesn't keep clothing because of how busy the turn around day is for staff and they don't want the added hassle of having to do another thing such as collecting and taking them somewhere to be held, etc etc. In some places if you leave clothing on your bed layed out, it's assumed that it is a gift too - which is something I didn't know.

 

Anyways, sorry that you lost your shirt and that it was really expensive but ultimately it was your responsibility. It sucks though and I sympathize.

[cruisingtrish]

Thank you....No I am more mad at myself then anyone. It would have just been nice if it would have been turned in. ;)

[csk]

my understanding is that Royal Caribbean donates to charities any clothing, shoes and things they donot considerate of great value. All other things are turned into the lost and found in Miami, and it can be a lenghtly process to get it back, but my friend left something in her cabin on the Radiance and it was returned after about 3 months. We always try to check and recheck everything, I am sure they have a hugh amount of lost and found and to try and find an owner for every piece of clothing would be a hugh task, Sorry about your shirts!

[lady_cruiser]

I was on the Majesty on 4/11/08 and forgot two tops in my cabin.

Normally I would just shrug this off but one of the tops was very costly$80.00 to be exact and I made the report. I was told by lost and found that they don't turn in clothing.....*****?????:mad: I am not talking a pair of panties here I am talking a top that I won't be able to replace. You know all of the money you spend it would sure be nice if they just put the items in a lost and found instead of keeping your belongings.:mad: :eek:

 

I am honestly sorry this happen to you but I am just wondering what kind of tops were they that couldn't be replaced?

[FL_Cruiser64]

I was on the Majesty on 4/11/08 and forgot two tops in my cabin.

Normally I would just shrug this off but one of the tops was very costly$80.00 to be exact and I made the report. I was told by lost and found that they don't turn in clothing.....*****????? I am not talking a pair of panties here I am talking a top that I won't be able to replace. You know all of the money you spend it would sure be nice if they just put the items in a lost and found instead of keeping your belongings.:mad: :eek:

 

Well you gotta go topless the next cruise then. :D

 

May I ask which cruise that would be?

 

LOL

 

:D:D;)

[nlcentralchmps03]

Sorry to hear about your missing tops. I left one of my favorite shirts onboard the Mariner last year, so I can feel your pain. I never bothered calling about it, because I figured my chances of getting it back were slim to none.

[broberts]

Maybe RCI doesn't keep clothing because of how busy the turn around day is for staff and they don't want the added hassle of having to do another thing such as collecting and taking them somewhere to be held, etc etc. In some places if you leave clothing on your bed layed out, it's assumed that it is a gift too - which is something I didn't know.

 

Hardly a reason, in my opinion, to discard clothing. They have to pick the stuff up anyways, so how hard can it be to put it in a plastic bag and write the cabin number on the bag? But that's really moot. It's just an illustration of the level of service that one may expect. (In my opinion institutionally uncaring, even though many of the individuals involved are just the opposite.)

 

To the OP: my sympathies.

[marci22]

Here is my trick for never forgetting anything on a trip:

 

Ask DH and kids if they are sure they have packed everything.

 

Now, methodically go through the room, including bathroom, tub, cabinets, drawers, shake out sheets, look under bed, sofa, chairs, look in closet, feel around that top shelf you cannot see because you are too short, look behind doors, open up anything that is openable, look up at ceiling, look in trashbin, look behind pillows on sofa, sort through pile of magazines on table, look in fridge, look in microwave, check safe.

 

Now, you may exit the premises.

[kingsgirl]

Hardly a reason, in my opinion, to discard clothing. They have to pick the stuff up anyways, so how hard can it be to put it in a plastic bag and write the cabin number on the bag? But that's really moot. It's just an illustration of the level of service that one may expect. (In my opinion institutionally uncaring, even though many of the individuals involved are just the opposite.)

 

To the OP: my sympathies.

 

If you think about how many cabins are on any given ship and how much stuff people leave behind on a weekly basis, where do you expect them to store all of this stuff when, like someone above posted, some don't even bother to try and collect what they left behind?

 

Yes it sucks but that is why personal responsibility is key. We can't always expect or rely on others to do for us what we should do for ourselves.

[getmycruiseon]

It’s not just forgetting things in your cabin you need to worry about. The first night of our Alaskan cruise my boyfriend forgot his sweatshirt in one of the lounges. Went back the next day and nobody seemed to know where it was and it wasn’t turned into lost and found either.

[willysgrandma]

I've left things in hotels and never received them back either.

 

It doesn't matter if it's a cruise or a land vacation - if you leave it behind you can pretty much assume you won't get it back. And if you do have it returned, consider it a very pleasant surprise.

 

The only thing leaving things behind has taught us to go over the room three times wherever we are before we leave.

[BadBoysDriveAudi]

Here is my trick for never forgetting anything on a trip:

 

Ask DH and kids if they are sure they have packed everything.

 

Now, methodically go through the room, including bathroom, tub, cabinets, drawers, shake out sheets, look under bed, sofa, chairs, look in closet, feel around that top shelf you cannot see because you are too short, look behind doors, open up anything that is openable, look up at ceiling, look in trashbin, look behind pillows on sofa, sort through pile of magazines on table, look in fridge, look in microwave, check safe.

 

Now, you may exit the premises.

 

You too?!? I thought I was the only anal one about this. I do this when I leave hotels, cruise ships, even people's homes that I crashed in on vacation.

 

I call it the "full sweep". I thought it was just me... ;)

[mizLORInj]

Marci22--that's exactly what I do. After losing my favorite shorts a few years ago at a condo in FL, I don't leave till I'm satisfied that EVERY PLACE has been checked.

FL Cruiser: tee-hee. cute response.

OP: sorry to hear about this. I was mad at myself too for a little while, but I did eventually get over losing the favorite shorts. :)

[HurricaneSally]

Big deal.

[ElvisandTracey]

4 years ago my husband left his favorite jersey (Duke, $135) in a hotel closet (Barona Resort in San Diego), by the time we realized it was left we called, no luck.

 

I am sure the housekeeper's husband or son loved it!! Thing was, we weren't mad, it was his own fault.

 

When I check out of anywehre we always do a closet/drawer/under the bed check, but on this trip, I was pregnant so he was on his own for the checking. And of course, he didn't check, and lost his jersey. Oh well.:p

 

He still misses that thing to this day, and whenever he sees a guy wearing one, he wonders if it's his!!:D

 

So I am sorry for your lost items, but next time do a check of the room before you leave. Otherwise, you may see your room attendant wearing your shirt!!:eek:

[buckanear]

As someone who tends to lose everything, I feel your pain. Even though I'm obsessive about searching the room, I always tend to leave one thing behind.

 

Someone, somewhere has a very nice shih-tzu frame with a picture of my babies in it. Maybe they had a shih-tzu and liked the frame so didn't turn it in to lost and found.

[Pomperaugrr]

I lost my shirt on my last cruise, but that was to the casino! ;)

 

I am sorry to hear that you were not able to have those items returned. We are always second guessing whether we left something behind. We actually go through and double check everything, but we still get that nagging feeling when we leave the cabin for the last time.

 

Eric

[readytolose]

If it makes you feel any better it was probably donated to someone who really needed it.

 

I completely understand how hard it would be for the cruise line to keep track of all the left behind items. So donating them seems like a nice solution. It sucks though, so I feel your pain.

[RetireeWannabee]

One time when I checked into a timeshare there was clothing in one of the drawers. Front desk seemed shocked that I brought it to them with a post-it of the unit number. Hope the owner got their stuff back! I had a renter use my timeshare over Thanksgiving and a month later they called the resort about a class ring and sure enuf, it was there and it was sent FedX at no cost.

 

While ships are a different environment it would be nice if things were held at least a week, but marking, making a list somewhere, STORING, it would be tough. Stinks, but, I understand.

 

Sorry for your loss.

[constantcruiser]

On the first day of a cruise, I opened a dresser drawer to find it completely filled with what appeared to be clean, folded clothes. As a fellow over-packer, I fully understand how that could happen.

 

Before the ship departed Miami, I took the clothes to Guest Relations...but all they seemed to care about was blaming the cabin steward for overlooking a drawer when cleaning the room. For all their concern about the inefficiency of the steward, you would have thought I'd found a loaded gun in the drawer. Never once did anyone even consider informing the previous passenger that they'd found her clothes...much less trying to return them to her.

[*CENSORED*]

We left a whole suitcase on our last cruise. Didn't realize it until the day after, it had all of one of our kids clothes in it. We called RCCL and they knew about it and had sent it to a UPS store. Cost us $55 to get it shipped to us, well worth it considering the price of clothing and the fact that it was a 12 hour drive to the port.

[CMurph]

I, too, would be upset about leaving something behind. However...I am like some of my fellow "anal friends" in that I check every drawer, shelf & closet...under the bed...and in the shower...before I leave the cabin. It isn't that hard...the cabins aren't that big:D !!!!

 

I just can not see blaming the cruiseline for not returning items left behind. The turnaround between cruises is so fast...they don't have time to document what & how much is left behind. Yes...it would be nice to know if it was an expensive item (diamond ring..etc.) they would be more concerned....but most room attendents are not going to to take the time to tell if your shirt was from Bloomingdales or Walmart.

[hoop4321]

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He still misses that thing to this day' date=' and whenever he sees a guy wearing one, he wonders if it's his!!:D

 

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Oh, I would so mess with him on this...."look honey, isn't that your Duke shirt:p "

[veryhotred]

Well you gotta go topless the next cruise then. :D

 

May I ask which cruise that would be?

 

LOL

 

:D:D;)

 

THAT is funny...:D