B2B Process on Celebrity in the Caribbean

[High on the Seas]

Sailing on our first B2B cruise in February in the Caribbean. Can anyone provide a brief overview of the current process?

[davekathy]

1 minute ago, High on the Seas said:

Sailing on our first B2B cruise in February in the Caribbean. Can anyone provide a brief overview of the current process?

Provide ship and embarkation port. 

[High on the Seas]

1 minute ago, davekathy said:

Provide ship and embarkation port. 

Silhouette out of Miami 2/23 followed by Silhouette from Miami 2/27. 

[Jim_Iain]

The normal process is you will receive an invite to a B2B meeting prior to turn around day and they will go over all the details. 

 

You will receive a little letter package with a Transit Card and full details.

 

For rooms if you are not moving rooms you don't need to do anything.   If changing rooms you just pack up things in drawers and leave everything on hangers.   Your Stateroom attendant will move everything while you are doing B2B formalities.

 

You have 2 options - 

 

Leave the ship -  Must leave before 9:30 but can't come back aboard using your Transit Pas until General Boarding.    You do this if you want to tour for the day or shop.

 

Staying aboard until after general boarding -

 

You will be instructed to meet in a location (usually a lounge) around 9:00.  After final call at around 9:30 the ship will be zeroed out and immigration  will be done either aboard or ashore for B2B.   If going ashore they will either do it via electronic clearance (walk up to a camera and get a green check mark or fact to face with an agent.    When you leave the ship they tag you off and retain your SeaPass (given back by the end of next cruise)

 

Once all B2B's are cleared you are invited back ashore and will have either given your new card or your new card will be on your room. 

 

You then have full access to the ship until general boarding begins.

 

[High on the Seas]

2 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

The normal process is you will receive an invite to a B2B meeting prior to turn around day and they will go over all the details. 

 

You will receive a little letter package with a Transit Card and full details.

 

For rooms if you are not moving rooms you don't need to do anything.   If changing rooms you just pack up things in drawers and leave everything on hangers.   Your Stateroom attendant will move everything while you are doing B2B formalities.

 

You have 2 options - 

 

Leave the ship -  Must leave before 9:30 but can't come back aboard using your Transit Pas until General Boarding.    You do this if you want to tour for the day or shop.

 

Staying aboard until after general boarding -

 

You will be instructed to meet in a location (usually a lounge) around 9:00.  After final call at around 9:30 the ship will be zeroed out and immigration  will be done either aboard or ashore for B2B.   If going ashore they will either do it via electronic clearance (walk up to a camera and get a green check mark or fact to face with an agent.    When you leave the ship they tag you off and retain your SeaPass (given back by the end of next cruise)

 

Once all B2B's are cleared you are invited back ashore and will have either given your new card or your new card will be on your room. 

 

You then have full access to the ship until general boarding begins.

 

Thanks Jim. Appreciate the info. We are staying in the same room and have no plans to get off the ship or tour so we should be able to start enjoying the second leg of our vacation sooner. Now if they only opened the bars sooner…..

[SusieAV8R]

14 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

The normal process is you will receive an invite to a B2B meeting prior to turn around day and they will go over all the details. 

 

You will receive a little letter package with a Transit Card and full details.

 

For rooms if you are not moving rooms you don't need to do anything.   If changing rooms you just pack up things in drawers and leave everything on hangers.   Your Stateroom attendant will move everything while you are doing B2B formalities.

 

You have 2 options - 

 

Leave the ship -  Must leave before 9:30 but can't come back aboard using your Transit Pas until General Boarding.    You do this if you want to tour for the day or shop.

 

Staying aboard until after general boarding -

 

You will be instructed to meet in a location (usually a lounge) around 9:00.  After final call at around 9:30 the ship will be zeroed out and immigration  will be done either aboard or ashore for B2B.   If going ashore they will either do it via electronic clearance (walk up to a camera and get a green check mark or fact to face with an agent.    When you leave the ship they tag you off and retain your SeaPass (given back by the end of next cruise)

 

Once all B2B's are cleared you are invited back ashore and will have either given your new card or your new card will be on your room. 

 

You then have full access to the ship until general boarding begins.

 

We did a B2B2B over Christmas & NYE; our first B2B.  There were less than 20 of us. Once the ship showed zero passengers, going through customs (face-recognition) and reboarding took us about 20 minutes at most.  Very organized, simple and stress-free. 🙂

[Jim_Iain]

Just now, High on the Seas said:

Thanks Jim. Appreciate the info. We are staying in the same room and have no plans to get off the ship or tour so we should be able to start enjoying the second leg of our vacation sooner. Now if they only opened the bars sooner…..

 

While it might be slightly different here's the instructions.  -  on this cruise all passengers had a face to face aboard the ship (unusual).

[High on the Seas]

18 minutes ago, SusieAV8R said:

We did a B2B2B over Christmas & NYE; our first B2B.  There were less than 20 of us. Once the ship showed zero passengers, going through customs (face-recognition) and reboarding took us about 20 minutes at most.  Very organized, simple and stress-free. 🙂

Thanks. Stress free works for me. 

[High on the Seas]

17 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

While it might be slightly different here's the instructions.  -  on this cruise all passengers had a face to face aboard the ship (unusual).

Good information. I see we have to do the safety drill again. Hopefully I haven’t forgotten it after 4 days but at my age they probably want me to have a refresher course. 

[Jim_Iain]

1 minute ago, High on the Seas said:

Good information. I see we have to do the safety drill again. Hopefully I haven’t forgotten it after 4 days but at my age they probably want me to have a refresher course. 

LOL -- All you do is push the button on phone or tv and watch the 2 minute video then stop by muster station.    I have faith in you. You can do it.

[cruisestitch]

Here are instructions from equinox January 2023

[davekathy]

13 hours ago, High on the Seas said:

Thanks Jim. Appreciate the info. We are staying in the same room and have no plans to get off the ship or tour so we should be able to start enjoying the second leg of our vacation sooner. Now if they only opened the bars sooner…..

Stash some drinks in your stateroom cooler from the first leg to enjoy after the TAD process. 😉  Or go to the lunch in the MDR for consecutive cruisers and order your drinks. By the time lunch is over the ship will be in full cruise mode. 🍷

[High on the Seas]

1 hour ago, davekathy said:

Stash some drinks in your stateroom cooler from the first leg to enjoy after the TAD process. 😉  Or go to the lunch in the MDR for consecutive cruisers and order your drinks. By the time lunch is over the ship will be in full cruise mode. 🍷

 

1 hour ago, davekathy said:

Stash some drinks in your stateroom cooler from the first leg to enjoy after the TAD process. 😉  Or go to the lunch in the MDR for consecutive cruisers and order your drinks. By the time lunch is over the ship will be in full cruise mode. 🍷

Excellent ideas.