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Our mission is to welcome and care for international seafarers who visit the Puget Sound (aka, seafarers on merchant ships). We visit those ships and provide pastoral presence, so crews know they are known and appreciated. We also offer (for a nominal fee) SIM cards for sale and limited personal shopping for basic necessities for those without shore leave. 

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Crew Transport

We can transport crews in our passenger vans during brief shore leaves for personal shopping and tourist activities.

 

We are usually available to provide rides to seafarers Monday through Friday, 10:00 to 17:00 in the Seattle area, as well as to Southcenter Mall.

 

We ask for a donation of $5-10 per person to cover the cost of gas.

 

Please call or text/WhatsApp us at 206-455-3624 to arrange transportation! Please schedule at least 30 minutes in advance. 

 

During cruise ship season, we also offer low-cost rides to crews to/from cruise ship terminal Pier 91 and downtown.

 

SIM Cards

We offer a couple types of SIM cards for sale.

 

Lycamobile: $25

• 30 days unlimited Talk/Text/Data, from day of activation

• The first 12GB are at 4G LTE, remaining data is at 3G

• US Only

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T-mobile: $40​

• 30 days unlimited Talk/Text/Data (4G LTE) in the US, from day of activation.

• Also includes 10GB of roaming data in Canada / Mexico

 

Religious Services 

With the approval of the captain and upon request, we offer communion services, confession, and other sacraments to crews. Please email us at seattlechaplain@gmail.com to arrange services and sacraments. 

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Crew Shopping

During the pandemic, we also offer very limited personal shopping to seafarers for basic personal necessities. This is available when staff and volunteers have capacity to make shopping runs. Crews may also have packages shipped to our Center. We will then deliver them to you when your ship makes its port call in Seattle.

 

Please see our package delivery and shopping guidelines for more information

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Hospitality 

As the pandemic begins to subside, our physical center is beginning to reopen to seafarers again.

We are usually open Monday-Friday 10:00am until 5:00pm. Please call ahead of time if you would like to visit.

The Center includes free WIFI, TV, a comfortable area to rest and play games, and a chapel for quiet reflection. 

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In short, we care for seafarers!