Mumbai International Seafarers' Club
Apostleship of the Sea / Stella Maris · at Mumbai (ex Bombay)
- Address
- Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400001
- Phone
- +91 22 2261 3361
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.stellamaris.org.uk/in/mumbai
- Hours
- Daily
Services available
- Free wifi
- Most centres offer free wifi covering email, video calls, messaging apps, and modest social-media use. Bandwidth is rarely sufficient for streaming HD video or large file downloads. Bring a working unlocked phone or laptop; the centre may have a guest-network password posted, or you may need to ask at the desk.
- Shop
- A small on-site shop typically sells SIM cards, basic toiletries, snacks, soft drinks, prepaid phone-credit vouchers, and sometimes small gifts and clothing. Stock is limited; this is not a supermarket. Cash in the local currency is most reliable, though cards are usually accepted in larger centres.
- Chapel / quiet room
- Most centres maintain a quiet chapel or prayer room, open to seafarers of every faith for private prayer or reflection. Some centres run regular Christian services; the chapel is also available for private use at other times. Welfare centres affiliated with the Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris, NAMMA, Sjømannskirken, and similar are explicitly inclusive.
About Apostleship of the Sea / Stella Maris
Stella Maris (the Apostleship of the Sea) is the Catholic Church's official seafarer-welfare ministry. Founded in Glasgow in 1920, Stella Maris operates in around 330 ports across 60+ countries and is the largest single seafarer-welfare network. Chaplains visit ships in port, run port-side centres, and provide 24-hour pastoral and practical support. Like the Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris serves seafarers of every faith and none.
The pastoral and practical care of seafarers — Catholic-rooted but inclusive — through ship visits, centres, helplines, and advocacy.
A Stella Maris centre will offer free wifi, chapel/quiet space, basic shop, and almost always transport to and from the ship. Chaplains conduct ship visits in many languages and will help arrange hospital visits, family-emergency communication, and legal aid where appropriate. The centres are typically open daily, with a chaplain available for confidential conversations.
No paperwork is required for routine visits. Bring your seaman's book for advocacy or legal-aid cases.
At this port
This centre serves Mumbai (ex Bombay) in India. Check the port page for shore-leave, visa, helpline, and PSC context that affects your call here.
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