I didn't ship anything this time around when leaving Lacombe Alberta. However, I have done so in the past several times. The company always made the arrangments though. We did look into it this time and decided the cost just wasn't worth it! I think it was something like 10,000 Canadain for a container.
When we lived in Kuwait it took about 10 weeks for the shipment to get there. And when it was finally delived to our house, customs had opened every box and there were foot prints all over everything! However, everything made it is one piece.
This time around we decided just to take extra suitcases and pay the differance with the airlines. We checked into other options but this one was actually the cheapest. My husband is no longer with the compay that would send shipments for us, so we found this to be the best way.
In the end we were glad that we didn't do a shipment. Anything that you want for the most part you can find in Doha. However, my only regret is that we do not have our own bed here. Finding a quality mattress in Doha has poven to be a real challange...
Good luck to you!