b2b

[MIsharona]

do you have to get off the ship when you do a b2b sailing?

[flamomo]

Depends on where you are on turn-around day.

If it's Fort Lauderdale, yes, you will likely have to get off briefly. I don't know about other US ports.

In European ports, we have not had to.

[ducklite]

This ENTIRELY depends on your cruise line and ship as well as the turnaround port.  You'd be best off asking on the boards specific to your cruise line, because here you'll have 27 people who have only sailed different lines or itineraries, and/or have never done a B2B.

[Krazy Kruizers]

We really need to know what port city is your turn around day and what cruise line you will be sailing on.

 

We have done quite a few back-to-back cruises -- on HAL, many of them are now called Collector Cruisers.

[paul929207]

As stated above, it is a definite maybe. Usually if the turnaround is in the USA the answer is yes, but not always. We have cleared immigration in Fort Lauderdale without having to leave the ship.

 

In Europe, turnaround has always been treated as just another port.

[leaveitallbehind]

Agree with all of the above comments, but just to add, most cruise lines don't recognize your B2B as that but see them as two separate cruises with two separate manifests.  Therefore in most cases the requirements for each cruise in terms of customs and muster drills for that itinerary must be observed.  Many, however, will have processes in place to expedite that for you in a fast track manner, typically with a group of other B2B cruisers on board, and others will have their own procedures in place for that situation.  

 

That is why it is important to mention which cruise line you are on, but more importantly contact them or your travel agent for the correct answer.

Edited August 8, 2019 by leaveitallbehind

[Flatbush Flyer]

1 hour ago, leaveitallbehind said:

Agree with all of the above comments, but just to add, most cruise lines don't recognize your B2B as that but see them as two separate cruises with two separate manifests.  Therefore in most cases the requirements for each cruise in terms of customs and muster drills for that itinerary must be observed.  Many, however, will have processes in place to expedite that for you in a fast track manner, typically with a group of other B2B cruisers on board, and others will have their own procedures in place for that situation.  

 

That is why it is important to mention which cruise line you are on, but more importantly contact them or your travel agent for the correct answer.

And some cruise lines actually market select B2B cruises (2 or more "segments") as a single booking number with a category name like "extended journey."

As aforementioned, be prepared to leave the ship at US ports on turnaround day. It varies elsewhere.

[Roz]

I did a back to back on HAL this past May, and had to get off the ship in Vancouver.  It was a mess.

 

Roz

[evandbob]

Probably depends more on the local government customs and immigration policy than the cruise ship policy.

[LHT28]

3 hours ago, MIsharona said:

do you have to get off the ship when you do a b2b sailing?

What port is turnaround day  at?

 

The more info you give the better answers you will get

JMO

[MIsharona]

ok so we are wanting to do a b2b cruise out of Tampa same ship we were wondering if we had to physically get off the ship and embark again for the next sailing using the same cabin.   thank you 

[ducklite]

2 minutes ago, MIsharona said:

ok so we are wanting to do a b2b cruise out of Tampa same ship we were wondering if we had to physically get off the ship and embark again for the next sailing using the same cabin.   thank you 

Again, it depends on the cruise line and even the ship.

 

[MIsharona]

RCL brilliance of the seas out of Tampa

[George C]

We did it in Ft Lauderdale in March on celebrity infinity, could not have been easier they escorted off then back on in less than a hour. 

[LHT28]

1 hour ago, MIsharona said:

RCL brilliance of the seas out of Tampa

then you will need to get off  but most lines will allow you back on once the ship is "zeroed" about 1 hr or less

no need to pack your belongings either

[George C]

1 hour ago, LHT28 said:

then you will need to get off  but most lines will allow you back on once the ship is "zeroed" about 1 hr or less

no need to pack your belongings either

We changed suites , so we were told to pack bags but leave anything on hangers and they moved suitcases and clothes , easy move since we went nextdoor 

[LHT28]

1 hour ago, George C said:

We changed suites , so we were told to pack bags but leave anything on hangers and they moved suitcases and clothes , easy move since we went nextdoor 

Yes if you are changing cabins  then you will have to pack some things

 

I try to get the same cabin so forgot others may not be as lucky 😉

 

Either way  the cruise line will provide instructions on what to do a few days before the end of the 1st segment

 

[leaveitallbehind]

With RCI / Brilliance as it is a US based closed loop itinerary you will be required to disembark and re-board.  However RCI will have a lounge for you to meet that morning and you will be escorted off as a group with other B2B passengers and taken back through customs to re-board.  The whole process will take about 20 minutes. You will also need to participate in a second muster.

 

If you are staying in the same stateroom for both itineraries then you can return to your stateroom when you re-board without having to wait until 1:00 PM for access as with the other newly boarding passengers. If you are changing staterooms the stateroom attendant will move your clothes for you to the new stateroom - just have everything organized to simplify the process.  You should also be able to gain early access to your new stateroom once they have completed the move.

 

Edited August 8, 2019 by leaveitallbehind

[Shmoo here]

10 hours ago, ducklite said:

This ENTIRELY depends on your cruise line and ship as well as the turnaround port.  You'd be best off asking on the boards specific to your cruise line, because here you'll have 27 people who have only sailed different lines or itineraries, and/or have never done a B2B.

Exactly.

 

We've done 2 B2B cruises.  First one, turn around port was Barcelona.  Typically we wouldn't have had to get off as the cruise line would have done the new check in onboard, but there were a whole lot of us doing the B2B (over 300), and they just didn't have the facilities at the Guest Services desk to do that many people in a timely manner.  So we had to get off, check in in the terminal (where there are lots of check in desks), and immediately reboard.

 

Second one - US port (Port Canaveral) had to get off the ship, go through Customs/Immigration and immediately back to check in lobby.  Had to wait about an hour for the check in desk to open.  Then we were the first back on the ship when they started boarding.

[leaveitallbehind]

45 minutes ago, Shmoo here said:

Exactly.

 

We've done 2 B2B cruises.  First one, turn around port was Barcelona.  Typically we wouldn't have had to get off as the cruise line would have done the new check in onboard, but there were a whole lot of us doing the B2B (over 300), and they just didn't have the facilities at the Guest Services desk to do that many people in a timely manner.  So we had to get off, check in in the terminal (where there are lots of check in desks), and immediately reboard.

 

Second one - US port (Port Canaveral) had to get off the ship, go through Customs/Immigration and immediately back to check in lobby.  Had to wait about an hour for the check in desk to open.  Then we were the first back on the ship when they started boarding.

 

But just to be clear regarding your response and the poster you were quoting (ducklite), I answered specifically regarding as US based cruise with RCI / Brilliance, which is the itinerary, cruise line, and ship referenced by the OP in their 3rd post. 🙂

Edited August 8, 2019 by leaveitallbehind

[Shmoo here]

16 minutes ago, leaveitallbehind said:

 

But just to be clear regarding your response and the poster you were quoting (ducklite), I answered specifically regarding as US based cruise with RCI / Brilliance, which is the itinerary, cruise line, and ship referenced by the OP in their 3rd post. 🙂

👍Got it.  I was just commenting on the "This ENTIRELY depends on your cruise line and ship as well as the turnaround port." comment.

 

 

[ed01106]

Just out of curiosity why not treat Tampa like just another port call.  Leave the ship do something fun (beach, Busch gardens, down town Tampa etc). and get back a half hour before last call?

[leaveitallbehind]

2 hours ago, Shmoo here said:

👍Got it.  I was just commenting on the "This ENTIRELY depends on your cruise line and ship as well as the turnaround port." comment.

 

 

 

Got that as well!👍

[ducklite]

11 hours ago, ed01106 said:

Just out of curiosity why not treat Tampa like just another port call.  Leave the ship do something fun (beach, Busch gardens, down town Tampa etc). and get back a half hour before last call?

Agree!  That's what we did on our turnaround day in Venice.  We got off, visited a museum, went to a cafe and had a nice lunch with a bottle of wine, did some shopping and bought an original painting as well as some jewelry, purposely got lost in a maze of back alleys, took a vaporetto through the Grand Canal, had some gelato, and got back on board 30 minutes before all aboard.  

[LHT28]

2 hours ago, ducklite said:

Agree!  That's what we did on our turnaround day in Venice.  We got off, visited a museum, went to a cafe and had a nice lunch with a bottle of wine, did some shopping and bought an original painting as well as some jewelry, purposely got lost in a maze of back alleys, took a vaporetto through the Grand Canal, had some gelato, and got back on board 30 minutes before all aboard.  

probably more to see in Venice than in Tampa 😉