666

I am to sail on-board of Sail Training Ship "Pogoria" to Portsmouth.
I'd like to receive some mail (real Royal Mail, not an e-mail ) there, i.e. books bought in UK through internet.
Which postal address (delivery address) should I give to the senders / sellers ?
Like postal code, street address ?
Could you help me, PLS?
JaC

toad

On 16 Aug, 14:18, " 666" <j...@gazeta.skasuj-to.pl> wrote:
> I am to sail on-board of Sail Training Ship "Pogoria" to Portsmouth.
> I'd like to receive some mail (real Royal Mail, not an e-mail ) there, i.e. books bought in UK through internet.
> Which postal address (delivery address) should I give to the senders / sellers ?
> Like postal code, street address ?
> Could you help me, PLS?

I have no idea. Do you know where you're going to end up? Gunwharf
Quay?

If so why not get in touch and ask them to be the "care of"?
http://www.gunwharf-quays.com/berths.htm

LittleRob

People should be able to write to you "poste-restante"
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poste_restante) and then you go to the main
post office in the city and pick it up. I've certainly used it lots of time
(though never in the UK I don't think) and it always worked OK.

Even the Tax office were able to find me in the Canaries once!

Rob

"toad" <toad_oftoadhall@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On 16 Aug, 14:18, " 666" <j...@gazeta.skasuj-to.pl> wrote:
>> I am to sail on-board of Sail Training Ship "Pogoria" to Portsmouth.
>> I'd like to receive some mail (real Royal Mail, not an e-mail ) there,
>> i.e. books bought in UK through internet.
>> Which postal address (delivery address) should I give to the senders /
>> sellers ?
>> Like postal code, street address ?
>> Could you help me, PLS?
>
> I have no idea. Do you know where you're going to end up? Gunwharf
> Quay?
>
> If so why not get in touch and ask them to be the "care of"?
> http://www.gunwharf-quays.com/berths.htm
>

toad

On 16 Aug, 15:52, "LittleRob" <greeneggsand...@gretmouse.co.uk> wrote:
> People should be able to write to you "poste-restante"
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poste_restante) and then you go to the main
> post office in the city and pick it up. I've certainly used it lots of time
> (though never in the UK I don't think) and it always worked OK.
>
> Even the Tax office were able to find me in the Canaries once!
>
> Rob
>
> "toad" <toad_oftoadh...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:1187273983.916286.316250@r29g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
>
>
>
> > On 16 Aug, 14:18, " 666" <j...@gazeta.skasuj-to.pl> wrote:
> >> I am to sail on-board of Sail Training Ship "Pogoria" to Portsmouth.
> >> I'd like to receive some mail (real Royal Mail, not an e-mail ) there,
> >> i.e. books bought in UK through internet.
> >> Which postal address (delivery address) should I give to the senders /
> >> sellers ?
> >> Like postal code, street address ?
> >> Could you help me, PLS?
>
> > I have no idea. Do you know where you're going to end up? Gunwharf
> > Quay?
>
> > If so why not get in touch and ask them to be the "care of"?
> >http://www.gunwharf-quays.com/berths.htm- Hide quoted text -

Ahhh, that's much more useful than my comment.

Martin

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:52:53 +0100, "LittleRob"
<greeneggsandham@gretmouse.co.uk> wrote:

>People should be able to write to you "poste-restante"
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poste_restante) and then you go to the main
>post office in the city and pick it up. I've certainly used it lots of time
>(though never in the UK I don't think) and it always worked OK.

For UK
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/j...2&catId=400040

>
>Even the Tax office were able to find me in the Canaries once!
>
>Rob
>
>"toad" <toad_oftoadhall@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:1187273983.916286.316250@r29g2000hsg.googleg roups.com...
>> On 16 Aug, 14:18, " 666" <j...@gazeta.skasuj-to.pl> wrote:
>>> I am to sail on-board of Sail Training Ship "Pogoria" to Portsmouth.
>>> I'd like to receive some mail (real Royal Mail, not an e-mail ) there,
>>> i.e. books bought in UK through internet.
>>> Which postal address (delivery address) should I give to the senders /
>>> sellers ?
>>> Like postal code, street address ?
>>> Could you help me, PLS?
>>
>> I have no idea. Do you know where you're going to end up? Gunwharf
>> Quay?
>>
>> If so why not get in touch and ask them to be the "care of"?
>> http://www.gunwharf-quays.com/berths.htm
>>
>
--

Martin

ian@atsandelldot.codot.uk

I have used this in the past. Fred Bloggs, c/o <address of post
office> seems to work also..

Ian

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:52:53 +0100, "LittleRob"
<greeneggsandham@gretmouse.co.uk> wrote:

>People should be able to write to you "poste-restante"
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poste_restante) and then you go to the main
>post office in the city and pick it up. I've certainly used it lots of time
>(though never in the UK I don't think) and it always worked OK.
>
>Even the Tax office were able to find me in the Canaries once!
>
>Rob
>
>"toad" <toad_oftoadhall@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:1187273983.916286.316250@r29g2000hsg.googleg roups.com...
>> On 16 Aug, 14:18, " 666" <j...@gazeta.skasuj-to.pl> wrote:
>>> I am to sail on-board of Sail Training Ship "Pogoria" to Portsmouth.
>>> I'd like to receive some mail (real Royal Mail, not an e-mail ) there,
>>> i.e. books bought in UK through internet.
>>> Which postal address (delivery address) should I give to the senders /
>>> sellers ?
>>> Like postal code, street address ?
>>> Could you help me, PLS?
>>
>> I have no idea. Do you know where you're going to end up? Gunwharf
>> Quay?
>>
>> If so why not get in touch and ask them to be the "care of"?
>> http://www.gunwharf-quays.com/berths.htm
>>
>

Ian

On 16 Aug, 16:08, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:

> For UKhttp://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?mediaId=600012&catId=400040

"In the UK, we hold mail posted from the UK for two weeks, and mail
posted from abroad for one month, whereas if you're at sea, we'll hold
your mail for two months."

How do they know?

Ian

Duncan Heenan

"toad" <toad_oftoadhall@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1187273983.916286.316250@r29g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
> On 16 Aug, 14:18, " 666" <j...@gazeta.skasuj-to.pl> wrote:
>> I am to sail on-board of Sail Training Ship "Pogoria" to Portsmouth.
>> I'd like to receive some mail (real Royal Mail, not an e-mail ) there,
>> i.e. books bought in UK through internet.
>> Which postal address (delivery address) should I give to the senders /
>> sellers ?
>> Like postal code, street address ?
>> Could you help me, PLS?
>
Contact Royal Mail and ask them about their Post Restante service to
mariners.

Martin

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:07:46 -0700, Ian <ian.groups@btinternet.com> wrote:

>On 16 Aug, 16:08, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> For UKhttp://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?mediaId=600012&catId=400040
>
>"In the UK, we hold mail posted from the UK for two weeks, and mail
>posted from abroad for one month, whereas if you're at sea, we'll hold
>your mail for two months."
>
>How do they know?

A good question!

Maybe this is why mail correctly addressed is returned to NL from UK as
undeliverable three months after we posted it? They think we are all at sea?
--

Martin

666

Actually it might be much more convenient to collect that letter from the Harbour Master Office (even being on-duty
mate) than loose a time for city walk to the post office when off-duty...
JaC

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> Contact Royal Mail and ask them about their Post Restante service to mariners.

toad

On 17 Aug, 10:20, " 666" <j...@gazeta.skasuj-to.pl> wrote:
> Actually it might be much more convenient to collect that letter from the Harbour Master Office (even being on-duty
> mate) than loose a time for city walk to the post office when off-duty...

I don't really understand the problem. You surely know the address of
the place you're going to arrive at, can't you just make arrangements
with them direct? Or will you be swinging on a hook in the middle of
nowhere? Or would you like a Portsmouth(ish) based UKRSer to accept
the package and drop if off to you?

666

I've never been to Portsmouth.
In many harbours and marinas in Europe I saw a place to collect the mail.
Let's say at marina office, local marina hotel, etc.

When it comes to arrangements, you never know with the weather, and also with free place at the quay.
JaC

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> I don't really understand the problem.
> You surely know the address of the place you're going to arrive at, can't you just make arrangements with them direct?

Mark Bluemel

666 wrote:
> I've never been to Portsmouth.
> In many harbours and marinas in Europe I saw a place to collect the mail.
> Let's say at marina office, local marina hotel, etc.
>
> When it comes to arrangements, you never know with the weather, and also with free place at the quay.
> JaC

I'm getting bored with this. If you want to do this sort of thing, use
the royal mail "post restante" service - it's free and proven.

As far as the address - just choose a post office from
<http://www.inportsmouth.co.uk/community/postoffices/index.htm> (the
first link produced by Google for "Portsmouth post offices").

toad

On 17 Aug, 12:01, " 666" <j...@gazeta.skasuj-to.pl> wrote:
> I've never been to Portsmouth.
> In many harbours and marinas in Europe I saw a place to collect the mail.
> Let's say at marina office, local marina hotel, etc.
>
> When it comes to arrangements, you never know with the weather, and also with free place at the quay.

OK, I understand.

To be honest, you're just going to have to pick _somewhere_ to pick it
up from. A post office is going to be as easy to get to as anywhere
else, with less room for mix ups.

Ian

On 17 Aug, 12:22, Mark Bluemel <mark_blue...@pobox.com> wrote:

> I'm getting bored with this.

So why choose now to make your first contribution - and repeat what
someone else has already said?

> If you want to do this sort of thing, use
> the royal mail "post restante" service - it's free and proven.

And depends on you being able to get to a Post Office during opening
hours. Which means that if you are planning a quick call which may be,
say, Saturday afternoon till Monday morning, or the Tuesday morning
after a bank holiday, you're stuffed.

Ian