What's the advantage to B2B v 14 dayer?

[igo2travel]

People talk about taking a back to back cruise, but why wouldn't you just go on a 14 day cruise? Is there any advantages to the B2B? Fill me in on the reasons behind this, if you would please and thank you.

[cullensmom]

ummmm...it would count as two cruises and you would get to 10 or 25 or whatever quicker?????

[SouthernCaribbean]

Carnival doesnt offer 14 day cruises to the Caribbean, so that is one reason some people like to do B2B. Usually doing east one week west the next.

[iowagirl411]

You can take liquor purchased in the gift shop on the last night of your first cruise back to your cabin to use on your 2nd cruise.

[firefly333]

If there was a 14 day cruise that was a closed loop, not a one way TA .. you might have more choose that option ...

 

... its not really a choice.

[mountainbreeze]

People talk about taking a back to back cruise, but why wouldn't you just go on a 14 day cruise? Is there any advantages to the B2B? Fill me in on the reasons behind this, if you would please and thank you.

 

Our reasoning for booking a back-to-back for our upcoming honeymoon cruise:

 

We really wanted to cruise longer than a 5 or 7 day itinerary, so I looked at the longer cruises offered by Carnival. We wanted to visit certain islands on our cruise and the longest one we found was a 9 day cruise that would visit 4 islands.

With the back-to-back that we booked, we will be in the ship for 10 days and visit 5 ports. The price for our B-2-B with a balcony cabin came to about $1300.00 cheaper than booking the 9 day cruise with a balcony cabin.

The reasons for us to choose the B-2-B: cheaper, longer, and more ports!

[racegrrl]

A different set of passengers - could be a big plus or a big minus!! LOL

[cruisecruiserAS]

I like seeing 2 different ships, If you do a 14 nighter you are stuck on the same ship (not that it's a bad thing) but if you do b2b you can choose which ships to pair up.

 

I usually print all the itineraries around the date i wish to go and then try to pair them up.

[racegrrl]

I like seeing 2 different ships, If you do a 14 nighter you are stuck on the same ship (not that it's a bad thing) but if you do b2b you can choose which ships to pair up.

 

I usually print all the itineraries around the date i wish to go and then try to pair them up.

 

We tried to do that this time, but the days that fit our schedule had yucky itineraries, and the great itineraries didn't fit our days available.....maybe next time.

[F5Loar]

The problem I've had with B2B is you will see the same menu and shows your 2nd week.

I like variety. But with the bigger ships you have more dinner options to choose from so it would work better with the bigger ships and they usually offer other entertainment so as not to see the same shows your 2nd week. 10 days is about my limit anyway so finding a RT on a 10 day works good. Also those one way 10 to 14 days are good too.

[NotWthOutablcony]

We take b2b's because the turnaround day is fantastic, we love watching everyone exit the ship and feeling like a VIP, then watching all of the new people get on the ship.

7 days isn't nearly enough to relax completely, the vacation for us is the cruise itself, the ports are just the icing on the cake, so we generally don't care too much about our ports, as long as they take us out of the California area :p

And last but not least, it counts as two cruises towards your next tier :D

[hazeleyez3]

Some ships vary ports from week to week. I know a lot who do a Western one week and follow it with the Eastern route the next. If we had the time, we'd love to do a B2B on our upcoming Miracle cruise...get to hit some other islands.

[cb at sea]

On a B@B, things, like menu and shows will repeat. A 14 nighter will have different menus and shows everynight!

[LHP]

Carnival doesn't offer a 14 day......on a regular basis.

 

Ships like the Imagination alternate their routes, so you don't go to the same ports.

[elcuchio24]

There are very few, if any, round trip 14 night cruises in the carribbean. Thats why.

[katiel53]

We like sailing from Pt Canaveral and there are no 14 day cruises on any line from there. We went on Dream in January and loved it, so decided to go a B2B in April. We will be doing Western and then Eastern.

 

I pretty much know what the food will be on the cruise as we have done other 7 day cruises on Carnival and the food is basically the same on each cruise. The entertainment is not all that important to me, but I do love the comedy club and there's a good chance the comedians will be different.

 

This will be our first B2B and are looking forward to it.

[mclinns04]

Many cruises start and stop in different locations. If you plan to drive to the port, you come back to to where you parked without a long flight. We did the Panama Canal cruise that left from San Diego and landed in Ft. Lauderdale. There were a number of B2Bers on board for nearly a month. That's a bit much even for me. As far as the menus go, there is enough variety that you would not have to repeat meals. Besides, I'll bet you repeat your favorite meals at home. There is so much entertainment going on that you could use the second half to see some the things you missed the first time.

[CruzVinnieCruz]

There are very few, if any, round trip 14 night cruises in the carribbean. Thats why.

 

 

If you stick with Carnival, which is typically a 7 night or less cruise line that's true. Princess for one offers choices in the 14 day range that are round trip. I just checked Holland America and they offer 14 night round trip cruises also.

[big_duck]

The menus may be the same, but it's a good opportunity to try something different. It's not like they only have 1 choice each night.

 

On the other hand, 2 count 'em 2 lobster nights. ;)

[firefly333]

The menus may be the same, but it's a good opportunity to try something different. It's not like they only have 1 choice each night.

 

On the other hand, 2 count 'em 2 lobster nights. ;)

 

Breaking my heart on that one :D

[elcuchio24]

If you stick with Carnival, which is typically a 7 night or less cruise line that's true. Princess for one offers choices in the 14 day range that are round trip. I just checked Holland America and they offer 14 night round trip cruises also.

 

For sure, NCL has some options as well. I just assumed since this was a CCL board the OP was refering to CCL sailings.

[dan40]

People talk about taking a back to back cruise, but why wouldn't you just go on a 14 day cruise? Is there any advantages to the B2B? Fill me in on the reasons behind this, if you would please and thank you.

 

 

The only 14 day cruises Carnival offers are repositioning cruises and they are not likely to be exactly 14 days.

[PA Dutchman]

Only one airline ticket for two 7 days or 7 and 5 or whatever.

[mrpayroll]

Only one airline ticket for two 7 days or 7 and 5 or whatever.

For us that have to fly to reach a port, this is a good reason for B2B....