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Chances of retrieving lost item - Seajet Worldchampion Jet Mykonos …?

We lost our beloved Rick Steves Greek book on our ferry from Santorini to Mykonos! It slipped through below the arm rest- ugh.

What do folks think my chances of retrieving it are?! It would be hard to see by the cleaning crew as I think it’s behind or next to the lifejacket pouch under the seat.

I’m fancying meeting the next inbound, showing them my ticket, racing to my seat and back off the ferry. I emailed a generic reservations address but don’t expect anything. I can’t find a phone number for the ticket booth in Thera Santorini.

And his book is right - you don’t need the super premium vip upgrade.

Yes yes I know we could just find somewhere else to purchase a new book. We just barely started our trip and grew so fond of the book it seems like a loss of a valuable physical item / friend to us…

Posted by
5429 posts

It's just a paperback book, not a valuable first edition. Go online and buy an ebook edition. Problem solved.

Posted by
692 posts

If you’re able to identify the specific boat/ship that you were on and if the crew allows you to search chances of recovery may be pretty good. Wishing you success!

Posted by
6790 posts

Agree that...

1) it's unlikely you will be able to recover it (multiple reasons: I doubt the ferry staff would allow you aboard unless you buy a ticket, which seems like a bad gamble; while a guidebook is very valuable to you right now, most folks would not view it as a valuable item, so if/when found it might just go straight to the recycling bin (assuming it wasn't found by an English speaking traveler who is a RS fan).

2) Best bet would be to buy and download an electronic version and be done with it -- that assumes you have a device capable of handling that. An iPad or tablet would be ideal, a phone or laptop could work in a pinch but would be more of a pain to use effectively (though you're in a pinch).

I once lost a Rick Steves guidebook while traipsing around Spain. I quickly realized how dependent I was on the info it contained (this was years ago, before E-books, before I traveled with an iPad and a 25-page custom-made trip plan on PDF and paper; also before amazon.com and similar worldwide delivery options were available). I was away from the big cities, and found no copies in any book shops. Since it happened at the beginning of my trip, I called a friend in the USA and begged them to go buy a copy and ship it to me in Spain (they did, it was stunningly expensive).

Lesson learned: Don't loose your guidebook, and have backups of everything that you need.