2 one ways vs. 14 day cruise-pros/cons?

[Alaska05]

4 hours ago, Travlin grrl said:

Also if you are trying to get to Elite it will count as 2 cruises instead of 1, if you are doing the 2 -7 days B2B. 

Wrong.  It is 2 cruise credits.  I just did it in a 14 day Caribbean cruise which could also be booked as 2 7-day cruises.  Same for my upcoming 14 day in Alaska.  If it can only be booked as a true 14 day cruise, it is 1 cruise credit.

[MacMadame]

1 hour ago, Alaska05 said:

Wrong.  It is 2 cruise credits.  I just did it in a 14 day Caribbean cruise which could also be booked as 2 7-day cruises.  Same for my upcoming 14 day in Alaska.  If it can only be booked as a true 14 day cruise, it is 1 cruise credit.

Same with the 'per cruise' perks from the package, right?

[Alaska05]

2 hours ago, MacMadame said:

Same with the 'per cruise' perks from the package, right?

We don’t buy any packages, but I believe so, but will let others answer.  I’ve read that if you are Elite you will get a second setup at the beginning of the second week.  We just made Elite, so we will see.

[Steelers36]

8 hours ago, d9704011 said:

You sure about that?  Let's say the passenger is starting with 13 cruises and 130 cruise days under their belt.  If they book two separate cruises they'll end up with 15 cruises and 144 cruise days; enough to move to Elite without having 150 total cruise days.

Yes, but also earn 2 credits if book a B2B as a single "logical" voyage.

[Steelers36]

8 hours ago, startedwithamouse said:

We sailed a Transpacific. 

 

Bookings were available in many segments.

Vancouver to LA,

Vancouver to Honolulu,

Vancouver to Auckland,

Vancouver to Sydney,

LA to Auckland,

LA to Sydney,

Honolulu to Auckland,

Honolulu to Sydney,

Auckland to Sydney  

 

We were on the LA to Sydney, and only received one cruise credit each, and one elite minibar. There was a LA to Auckland segment and a Auckland to Sydney segment, if we booked separate segments, we would receive a cruise credit for each segment. 

Could have been a system issue.  Seems to me could have been appealed to Loyalty Mgr.

 

I am wondering if the impact was due to the voyage change from North American market to Australian market once the voyage began from Auckland.

[candy4040]

I always book B2B's as single trips and have always been given a credit for each segment.  I have received the elite bar setup for each leg.  Also, the shareholder credit for each leg and my husband has gotten the military credit of 100 for each leg.  In 2023 I booked four 7 day cruises and received elite setup for each setup along with 100 s/h credit and 100 military credit.  I get casino rates and am able to get free cruise play on each individual voyage.  I have also cruised solo and received 2 credits for a 7-day cruise.  I tried finding information on Princess website but was unable to find it.  

[startedwithamouse]

39 minutes ago, Steelers36 said:

Could have been a system issue.  Seems to me could have been appealed to Loyalty Mgr.

 

I am wondering if the impact was due to the voyage change from North American market to Australian market once the voyage began from Auckland.

Same with passengers who boarded in Vancouver, disembarked in Honolulu. One credit. 

The ship wasn't near Australia. 

 

We asked about the minibar, and it was just one given. 

 

Now curious, do cruise credits change for Australia?

Edited January 31 by startedwithamouse

[MsSoCalCruiser]

13 hours ago, Wishing on a star said:

These are crossing my mind.

What about the other perks, like the TWO visits to casual dining included with Plus?

And, other perks, like Elite or Suite?   Are all of these per-voyage?  Would booking each leg as a separate sailing make a difference there.

 

If they book it as a 14 day cruise they would still receive 2 cruise credits towards loyalty. But if they purchase Princess Plus or Princess Premier they only will receive the benefits as if they only booked one cruise. That is what’s happening with us and I think it stinks. 

Edited January 31 by MsSoCalCruiser

[MsSoCalCruiser]

OP will you be booking Princess Plus or Princess Premier? If so, you will want to book as two 7 day cruises so you receive the benefits each week (2 casual dining, 2 fitness classes and all the other goodies). If you book as a 14 day you will only receive them once…. Two casual dining instead of four. I hope I am making sense. The only reason I know this is because we are booked as a 14 day cruise and we only will receive half the benefits of Princess Plus. Totally stinks. 

[d9704011]

5 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

we are booked as a 14 day cruise and we only will receive half the benefits of Princess Plus.

That's one way of looking at it.  Or, more accurately, you will be receiving all the benefits of Princess Plus but spread out over a 14 day period.  I agree with you that Princess really needs to rethink the number of casual dinners, fitness classes, etc permitted for longer cruises under the Plus package.

[Steelers36]

8 hours ago, startedwithamouse said:

Same with passengers who boarded in Vancouver, disembarked in Honolulu. One credit. 

The ship wasn't near Australia. 

 

We asked about the minibar, and it was just one given. 

 

Now curious, do cruise credits change for Australia?

It is too bad no one seems to have an explanation from Princess as to why this multi-segment voyage was treated differently.  I do not have an answer. 

 

Not aware of any difference in counting cruise credits for Australia - same as anywhere else.

[MsSoCalCruiser]

8 hours ago, d9704011 said:

That's one way of looking at it.  Or, more accurately, you will be receiving all the benefits of Princess Plus but spread out over a 14 day period.  I agree with you that Princess really needs to rethink the number of casual dinners, fitness classes, etc permitted for longer cruises under the Plus package.

No matter how you want to look at it it’s still half of what we would have received if it was booked as two 7 day cruises.

[d9704011]

21 minutes ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

No matter how you want to look at it it’s still half of what we would have received if it was booked as two 7 day cruises.

Yes, that's true.  Is (was) the total fare less for the 14 day version compared to 2x7 days?

[jagoffee]

14 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

OP will you be booking Princess Plus or Princess Premier? If so, you will want to book as two 7 day cruises so you receive the benefits each week (2 casual dining, 2 fitness classes and all the other goodies). If you book as a 14 day you will only receive them once…. Two casual dining instead of four. I hope I am making sense. The only reason I know this is because we are booked as a 14 day cruise and we only will receive half the benefits of Princess Plus. Totally stinks. 

 

8 hours ago, d9704011 said:

That's one way of looking at it.  Or, more accurately, you will be receiving all the benefits of Princess Plus but spread out over a 14 day period.  I agree with you that Princess really needs to rethink the number of casual dinners, fitness classes, etc permitted for longer cruises under the Plus package.

 

44 minutes ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

No matter how you want to look at it it’s still half of what we would have received if it was booked as two 7 day cruises.

I know that Princess’s process seems strange.  (I do not know why it was different for the cruiser who had an Auckland to Sydney segment that was different).

 

From my experience, if you book a single 14 day cruise that is two 7 day segments, you receive the benefits as if the cruises were two 7 day cruises.  Two Elite bar set ups, four speciality dining reservations (2 each) if you have the Premier, two first night specialty dining if you are in a suite, etc.

[elaine5]

Total fare for the Alaska booking as 2 7 days is $100 more, plus loss of $50 extra for Shareholder OBC. But, we got much better cabin selection on 2 7 days and more flex, and if we got PP or PP+, we'd get a few more perks (and would definitely store some waters and beers in our suitcase). But, the major perk is the flex. If fares went down, we could refare one segment, or swap and jump on Coral departing a few days beforehand, or jump on HA a day after on 2nd leg if they dropped their pricing. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't "missing something" with doing 2 7 days and making a dumb decision. Thanks! 

[JillK]

Hi there.

 

I recently switched a 7 night booking to a 14 night booking. I elected to go this route vs booking B2B because I was able to realize a better price for a better cabin category by going the route of the 14 day.

 

I had originally booked an oceanview cabin for the 7 night but when I priced the 14 night, only balcony and above was bookable... turns out the balcony for 14 nights was only $400 more than booking the same oceanview cabin for two 7 night B2B cruises and booking the two B2B 7 nights in the balcony was $1100 more than booking it as a 14 night. In our case, a large portion of our savings was because our sons were free week 1 but not free the second week. By booking as a 14 night, they were free for the duration (yay).

 

So - all this to say... check the pricing because depending on the weeks you are booking, you might be able to realize a savings (likely either way) by booking one way versus the other. 

[MsSoCalCruiser]

5 hours ago, d9704011 said:

Yes, that's true.  Is (was) the total fare less for the 14 day version compared to 2x7 days?

I’m not sure. My PVP booked it that way to keep me in the same cabin. We have since checked pricing to change to two sailings and it is now more expensive. I will keep checking. 

[MsSoCalCruiser]

5 hours ago, jagoffee said:

 

 

I know that Princess’s process seems strange.  (I do not know why it was different for the cruiser who had an Auckland to Sydney segment that was different).

 

From my experience, if you book a single 14 day cruise that is two 7 day segments, you receive the benefits as if the cruises were two 7 day cruises.  Two Elite bar set ups, four speciality dining reservations (2 each) if you have the Premier, two first night specialty dining if you are in a suite, etc.

Princess has told me differently and the personalizer shows it as one cruise. I hope you are correct. 😊

[jagoffee]

5 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

Princess has told me differently and the personalizer shows it as one cruise. I hope you are correct. 😊

Are you booked with either the Plus or Premier package.  If yes, you can go to luggage/print summary and it will show you the benefits that you will receive.  

[davy jones]

On a B2B, you have to go through an embarkation day mid cruise.  US ports will require you to disembark and clear customs in FLL and you can not reboard until everyone has disembarked. It is also another embarkation day, with the usual first day bottlenecks and muster drill.  Because of the turnaround day, 14 day sailings can offer more and different ports than a B2B.

 

Princess Plus does add an interesting dynamic.  Since it is two sailings, you should get the specialty meal benefits on each, doubling the benefit.

[PescadoAmarillo]

On 1/30/2024 at 9:14 AM, Steelers36 said:

With separate bookings, you can book one-way air using EZ-Air and a lot easier to jump on price drops that might only affect one direction.

This is a fairly frequent occurrence and a big deal, but you might not realize it until it affects you the first time. I’m a big fan of one way flight reservations for all travel, not just cruises. 

[startedwithamouse]

2 hours ago, davy jones said:

On a B2B, you have to go through an embarkation day mid cruise.  US ports will require you to disembark and clear customs in FLL and you can not reboard until everyone has disembarked. It is also another embarkation day, with the usual first day bottlenecks and muster drill.  Because of the turnaround day, 14 day sailings can offer more and different ports than a

This is Alaska. Everything you've said above is incorrect. 

[Travlin grrl]

On 1/30/2024 at 4:14 PM, Alaska05 said:

Wrong.  It is 2 cruise credits.  I just did it in a 14 day Caribbean cruise which could also be booked as 2 7-day cruises.  Same for my upcoming 14 day in Alaska.  If it can only be booked as a true 14 day cruise, it is 1 cruise credit.

Thank you Steelers 36. I didn't even realize that until I looked at my account and saw a 14 day cruise with 2 credits. I've been saying it wrong for so long : )  I think the wording always threw me off.