RickinStl Posted July 14, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 14, 2018 If you book a B2B do you have to get off the ship, with luggage, clear customs and then reboard? I’m asking for a friend lol Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted July 14, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 14, 2018 No. You leave your luggage in your room and the stewards will move it if you are changing cabins. The concierge will escort you to customs and back onto the ship. It’s quick and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulxyz2004 Posted July 14, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 14, 2018 You don´t have to take your luggage off the ship. In the US you have to get off the ship, clear customs and reboard. In other countries around the world it can vary if you have to leave the ship or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamloops50 Posted July 14, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 14, 2018 You don´t have to take your luggage off the ship. In the US you have to get off the ship, clear customs and reboard. In other countries around the world it can vary if you have to leave the ship or not. The US requires that all passengers clear the ship. Once Zero count is confirmed . Passengers will be allowed board starting with In transit Passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted July 14, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Indeed if at all possible keep the same cabin for B2B. Makes everything so much easier. :) No packing or unpacking needed. Pretty much just a port of call day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted July 14, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 14, 2018 The US requires that all passengers clear the ship. Once Zero count is confirmed . Passengers will be allowed board starting with In transit Passengers. On our B2B's we just walked off and got right back on again...We had almost 2 hours onboard (nice) before the next group of cruisers were allowed to board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted July 14, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 14, 2018 No. You leave your luggage in your room and the stewards will move it if you are changing cabins. The concierge will escort you to customs and back onto the ship. It’s quick and easy. It rarely (if ever) involves the concierge. Someone from the ship's staff will be your escort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObstructedView2 Posted July 14, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 14, 2018 What to Expect on a Cruise: Back-to-Back Cruises https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=2327 :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrocks Posted July 14, 2018 #9 Share Posted July 14, 2018 WE did a B2B on Harmony in January, 2017. Did not leave the ship. All B2B cruisers went to the MDR & the customs people came to us. Were issued our new cards & were done. Even had a special lunch in the MDR for B2B cruisers. Painless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted July 14, 2018 #10 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Our b2b on Oasis this last fall, we got off and had to hang out for 1/2 hour or so before we reboarded. They let us back on as soon as it was allowed, but that meant while we were #2 and #3 onboard, everyone was right behind us. We literally had no time between our b2b'ers boarding and boarding for everyone else. So, I guess it varies from ship to ship. We're doing another b2b in fall 2019, this time on Harmony,but also out of PC so we'll see how they handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeRum Posted July 14, 2018 #11 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I have also heard from others that do a B2B that if you stay in the same cabin, tidy up your room yourself that morning and tell your room steward to skip yours today to give them a small but thankful gesture of a break. JoeRum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wants2cruise2 Posted July 14, 2018 #12 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I have also heard from others that do a B2B that if you stay in the same cabin, tidy up your room yourself that morning and tell your room steward to skip yours today to give them a small but thankful gesture of a break. JoeRum I have my second B2B in a few months and I love this idea. It’s something I’ve never heard before and is such a nice thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted July 15, 2018 #13 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I have also heard from others that do a B2B that if you stay in the same cabin, tidy up your room yourself that morning and tell your room steward to skip yours today to give them a small but thankful gesture of a break. JoeRum Funny thing is about all my Sea Days I get up early go for jog, eat breakfast and then back to my room for sitting/reading on the Balcony. Well it's only 8:30 by then so I just make my own bed & have Room Attendant skip mine in AM. I'm traveling Solo, nothing in trash and will be showering later on so usually only does my room in evenings. I do B2B or B2B2B so get good routine going. Now back 30+ yrs ago Royal room Attendant had 8 rooms, would change sheets everyday and clean room 6 or more times or basically every time you left it during the day.. Of course back then one waiter per table and a 5 course meal that took almost 2hrs to complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted July 15, 2018 #14 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I have also heard from others that do a B2B that if you stay in the same cabin, tidy up your room yourself that morning and tell your room steward to skip yours today to give them a small but thankful gesture of a break. JoeRum Tried that, steward thought he had upset me in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachnative Posted July 15, 2018 #15 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Tried that, steward thought he had upset me in some way. It is helpful that you posted this. At some point during the first week, mention to the Cabin Steward that you will be placing the “Do Not Disturb” sign on your door to give him/her some relief on Turnaround Day. We also mention it to the Floor Supervisor when he/she checks on us during the week. They have always been grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted July 15, 2018 #16 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I have also heard from others that do a B2B that if you stay in the same cabin, tidy up your room yourself that morning and tell your room steward to skip yours today to give them a small but thankful gesture of a break. JoeRum That's what we did also. Just told our cabin attendant that we did not need turn around service. He was very appreciative. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas7df Posted July 15, 2018 #17 Share Posted July 15, 2018 On our B2B last December we all met in the Viking Lounge, Customs was to board and clear us. After waiting 30 minutes we were told that Customs would not be coming on board and we were given new sea pass cards and let go. Easy process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted July 15, 2018 #18 Share Posted July 15, 2018 If you book a B2B do you have to get off the ship, with luggage, clear customs and then reboard? I’m asking for a friend lol Sent from my iPhone using Forums You will be given detailed instructions a couple of days prior to the end of the first leg of your cruise explaining what to do, what to bring, where and what time to meet on TAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinStl Posted July 17, 2018 Author #19 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I just looked into it.. We are on Harmony next September.. I can’t book the same cabin the week before or the week after.. The same floor is available with a cabin about 3 down from where we’re booked now.. I wish I’d have thought about this sooner lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted July 17, 2018 #20 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I just looked into it.. We are on Harmony next September.. I can’t book the same cabin the week before or the week after.. The same floor is available with a cabin about 3 down from where we’re booked now.. I wish I’d have thought about this sooner lol It’s no big deal. You just pack everything in your luggage except what’s hanging in the closet and the steward will move it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinStl Posted July 17, 2018 Author #21 Share Posted July 17, 2018 It’s no big deal. You just pack everything in your luggage except what’s hanging in the closet and the steward will move it for you. Awesome! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinStl Posted July 18, 2018 Author #22 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Well.. we booked it.. We’ll board Harmony on September 8th 2019, and spend the next 14 nights on her.. Western itinerary first.. Then the Eastern itinerary.. I hope I didn’t bite off more than I could chew lol Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted July 18, 2018 #23 Share Posted July 18, 2018 You don´t have to take your luggage off the ship. In the US you have to get off the ship, clear customs and reboard. In other countries around the world it can vary if you have to leave the ship or not. This is not correct. The US requires that all passengers clear the ship. Once Zero count is confirmed . Passengers will be allowed board starting with In transit Passengers.This is correct. Several times in the US I have stayed on the ship but each time B2B's had to Ding off until there was a zero count then Ding back on. It is entirely up to ICE at the port if you have to leave the ship or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hapster85 Posted July 18, 2018 #24 Share Posted July 18, 2018 This is not correct. This is correct. Several times in the US I have stayed on the ship but each time B2B's had to Ding off until there was a zero count then Ding back on. It is entirely up to ICE at the port if you have to leave the ship or not. We stayed on the ship for our recent B2B on Adventure out of Bayonne. It went just as you described. An agent came to the Imperial Lounge and inspected everyone's passports.They dinged everyone off and took our old SeaPass. As soon as they had a zero count, they handed out the new SeaPass cards and dinged everyone aboard. Easy process. Had to go to Guest Services later to get the old cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted July 18, 2018 #25 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Well.. we booked it.. We’ll board Harmony on September 8th 2019, and spend the next 14 nights on her.. Western itinerary first.. Then the Eastern itinerary.. I hope I didn’t bite off more than I could chew lol Sent from my iPhone using Forums You didn't, if anything you will be hooked. Doing B2B saves on double airfare paid. I started with 4-7 nite cruises in 80/90s, 9/10nites in 2000's, since 2012 only been only cruising 10-17nites and in B2B or even more... Enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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