B2B cruise...with 2 different TA's

[amberben]

Hi, I have been wondering about our coming cruise in November on the Eclipse. We have booked two weeks with one TA and then the next two weeks with a different one. Will this be treated as two seperate cruises? what I am getting at is after the first cruise (Translantic) what will happen at the end. Will we have to pack up the same the night before and have the cases to be collected or will the ship know we are on the next cruise and just change our cabin and clothes.?

Has anyone else done this and could help please.? Many thanks

Brenda

[kkid]

Within a day or two of the beginning of the cruise everyone gets a form to fill regarding the final morning departure, like when your flights are scheduled if you were getting off. There is box to check to say you are continuing on the next cruise and staying on the ship. You will later get instructions regarding B2B.

 

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[cruising teacher]

When you do your online Checkin on your first cruise indicate that you are a consecutive cruiser. Show your second Express pass to Guest Relations during the first cruise. Because you are in the US you will have to get off the ship with the B to Backers but you do not need to pack up. BTW we are on the same B2B. Great itineraries!:)

[amberben]

Many thanks for your answers. I had completely forgot about the form they send round. Many thanks again.

[Lsimon]

No matter what the form, I'd stop by the Customer Relations desk mid cruise to make sure they are aware you are a b2b cruiser.

 

There is never a need to pack and take your luggage off the ship. If you have to change cabins you will have to pack most of your items and get them ready for the cabin stewards to move them for you. You can almost always leave your hanging items in the closet and the cabin stewards will move them. I've read some reports of cruisers who got little or no assistance with moving but in most cases the cabin stewards take care of moving most items. Discuss this a couple days before your turn around day with both your current room steward and the cabin steward for the room you're moving into. The steward of the room you're moving into will usually be able to make it up early for you so you can move in early and between the two cabin stewards they'll tell you what they'll transport unpacked and what you'll need to pack for them.

Edited February 20, 2014 by Lsimon

[Northern Aurora]

There is a box to check on the disembarkation form indicating that you are a B2B cruiser. When the disembarkation packets are distributed the B2B cruisers will receive a succinct letter of instructions as to how the turnaround day will be handled. If you have any questions about that letter, then check with Guest Relations. We have never bothered to drop by Guest Relations mid-cruise to indicate that we are on a B2B.

 

We tend to do B2Bs and the manner in which the turnaround day will be handled varies greatly. Factors influencing it seem to be the number of B2B cruisers (which on our cruises has ranged from 12 to around 300), any customs and immigration procedures, and just the preferences of the staff handling the turnaround.

[varoo]

There is a box to check on the disembarkation form indicating that you are a B2B cruiser. When the disembarkation packets are distributed the B2B cruisers will receive a succinct letter of instructions as to how the turnaround day will be handled. If you have any questions about that letter, then check with Guest Relations. We have never bothered to drop by Guest Relations mid-cruise to indicate that we are on a B2B.

 

We tend to do B2Bs and the manner in which the turnaround day will be handled varies greatly. Factors influencing it seem to be the number of B2B cruisers (which on our cruises has ranged from 12 to around 300), any customs and immigration procedures, and just the preferences of the staff handling the turnaround.

We also like stringing together two or more B2B cruises and find the procedure to be exactly as described above by Northern Aurora:

 

 

First indicate that you are B2B passengers on the disembarkation form that you fill out and turn in early in the cruise.

 

Then just follow the instructions that you receive in the disembarkation packet near the end of the cruise.

 

 

It has also been our experience that the turnaround day procedures for B2B passengers can vary from port to port and from ship to ship, and sometimes even vary the next time at the same port for the same ship.

 

They may ask all the B2B passengers to meet together as a group, or they may not.

They may provide a special lunch for the B2B passengers who will be on board for lunch on the turnaround day, or they may not.

 

Whichever way they do it, there is no need for concern.

 

They typically give you each a transit pass to carry with you at the turnaround port so that you can leave and re-board the ship that day without needing to wait in line with the new passengers who are arriving and checking in for the first time.

 

 

It does not make any difference how you booked the different segments of the B2B, whether you booked directly with the cruise line or with different travel agents, or a combination.

 

If you used different travel agents, they do not even need to know that you are doing B2B cruises or that you booked the other cruise with someone else.

Each is a separate cruise with its own reservation number and you will be issued a new seapass card for each.

 

That procedure can vary too. Sometimes we receive the new seapass card a day in advance, and sometimes not until the turnaround day, either before we leave the ship, or when we return.