The Charleston Port and Seafarers' Society

Touch the hearts and lives of lonely seafarers at Christmastime!

The annual Christmas at Sea project provides Christmas gift boxes to the seafarers that visit the Wando-Welch and Columbus Street Terminals. The gifts are delivered during Advent.

Last year we delivered 1,682 Christmas gift boxes. What a blessing it was to the men and women who received this simple act of kindness. One seafarer said his ship did have a Christmas tree, but nothing underneath it. Christmas at Sea not only changed that, but sent a message to lonely seafarers at Christmastime that they are not forgotten.

Gift boxes might include:

• gloves
• toiletry items
• playing cards
• hand-knitted scarves or caps
• hard candy
• puzzles

If you would like to participate in Christmas at Sea or if your group would like to sponsor a ship, please call the ChaPSS office at 843-856-4969 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .