tessa_59

Thank you @bonsai3s this will be our 20th year cruising but we had never been able to take a B2B before due to work. When we first booked this, there was a two day gap between sailings. When we decided to fill the two days with a mini cruise, I was worried about having to lug our luggage off the ship and back on twice. I had learned before your post about the moving of the room by the steward, but this is the first I’ve heard of a lunch. These B2B sailings are sounding more and more exciting.

I want to be you when I grow up! The earlier I start packing, the worse I do so I have started waiting until the day before we leave. Less chance of "one more thinging" my luggage to death!

Oh absolutely! When we first started cruising we would bring 4 of the biggest suitcases we could find for the two of us and fill them to the airline limits. Over the years this has reduced with every sailing. I am not to the point of being able to do it in a carry-on, but I bring one suitcase for each of us and they are not the giant ones. It helps that we do not have to do evening gowns and suits and all the accompaniments. I generally bring a couple of pairs of slacks for evenings, a dress or two that can be day or night, lots of tops - still probably too many - and some comfortable pants.

I actually emailed a laundry service in Southampton. We have a quick 2-day cruise that round trips there. I was thinking we could drop off some laundry and pick up when we come back. I think between that and the ship discount bags we should be good. All these tips definitely helped me put together a plan.

Thank you! I am sailing on RCL. They do not have self-serve laundry. They do have a bag you can fill with socks, underwear, tshirts on day 5 of a 7 night. Not sure how that works on the 12 night TA we will be starting this journey with. We don't dress in the evening gown/tux's anymore; and what I bring for "formal nights" can roll and still look great. I cannot imagine doing it in a carry-on; but we have gotten down to one decent sized bag for each of us.

We are covering a lot of firsts this coming spring. First Transatlantic, First B2B and just to make it fun, we are doing B2B2B. At this point, it looks like we will have three different rooms, but that is just logistics. What has me in a quandary at the moment is packing and laundry. Altogether - we will have 22 days on board ship and 3 nights at hotels. Any suggestions for clothing / packing / laundry services? I really don't want to lug 15 suitcases and I know there are experts on here that do this all the time. THANK YOU!

I’m curious… did you bid a crazy high amount or the minimum on your royalup offerings.. signed.. still waiting, 38 days until sail date.