12 & 14 Days Considered Back To Back?

[lurkster]

Have noticed some NCL 12 & 14 days make return visits to ports of departure. Do you have to depart the ships with all the 5 & 7 passengers or can you stay on the ships just like the city was port of call. Bummer if you have to pack just to re-ermbark the ship, as a matter of fact, that would be a deal breaker for me? TIA

[mbisson]

We're currently booked on a 14 day sailing out of Pt Canaveral that is also being sold as 2 seven day cruises. We've been told that in the middle of the cruise (when the ship first comes back to Canaveral) we'll need to exit the ship and reboard, but that our baggage can stay on the ship. We have the same cabin both halves so won't repack anything.

 

Some have said that they had to change cabins on their B2B, but that NCL moved all their stuff to the new cabin for them

 

It may be different if someone books it as 2 seperate cruises instead of one longer cruise

[sottovoce]

We did the Spirit 14-day Canada/New England cruise this past October. It was also sold as two 7-day cruises, one from Boston to Quebec, the second from Quebec back to Boston. Quebec was just another port of call for us. We stayed in the same stateroom, did not have to pack and disembark/embark in Quebec.

 

Friends booked an inside for the first week of the cruise and then a balcony for the second. They just moved their clothing across the hall from the inside to the balcony during the day in Quebec, and left the ship to do a day of sightseeing in Quebec.

[boeckli]

Whether you have to leave the ship is probably dependent on the port in question - in Miami we have had to go through immigration in the terminal every time so far. Then re-board once the ship has been cleared by the authorities. Luggage stays on board.

You may not be able to access your cabin straight away on return to the ship, as they close the doors to the corridors.

[Inuvikcouple]

Whether you have to leave the ship is probably dependent on the port in question - in Miami we have had to go through immigration in the terminal every time so far. Then re-board once the ship has been cleared by the authorities. Luggage stays on board.

You may not be able to access your cabin straight away on return to the ship, as they close the doors to the corridors.

 

You do get to skip the lifeboat drill on the second half of the b2b though. This is perfect because you get to grab the best seats at the bar for sail away lol.

 

Dave