14 day cruise also sold as two 7 day cruises

[Veinless]

What are the pros/cons of booking this as a 14 day cruise vs two 7 day B2Bs?

 

Does Princess treat it any differently? Examples: Plus package, shareholder perks, etc?

[Nelsj099]

I book as 2 separate and have done it a few times.  I buy Premier so that restarts on each reservation, 3 prints and 2 speciality dinners reset after the first 7 days.  So you double those benefits.  I book with casino comps so I have to pay 2 deposits.  I don't know about shareholder perks. 

[whitecap]

3 hours ago, Veinless said:

What are the pros/cons of booking this as a 14 day cruise vs two 7 day B2Bs?

 

Does Princess treat it any differently? Examples: Plus package, shareholder perks, etc?

We have found that the cruise fare for two 7 day cruises is usually higher than booking a 14 day cruise.  Also, on a 7 day, the military benefit is $100 and the shareholder benefit is $100.  By booking a 14 day cruise the military benefit is $250 and the shareholder benefit is $250.  So you may pay more for the two 7 day cruises and lose $50 military and $50 shareholder benefits.  

[ggprincess2004]

We have found that the cruise fare for two 7 day cruises is usually higher than booking a 14 day cruise.  Also, on a 7 day, the military benefit is $100 and the shareholder benefit is $100.  By booking a 14 day cruise the military benefit is $250 and the shareholder benefit is $250.  So you may pay more for the two 7 day cruises and lose $50 military and $50 shareholder benefits

That is precisely correct!! 

Regarding the plus and premier bundles, the answer is everything starts again on the second 7 day leg of your cruise, so with premier, two more specialty dining benefits, and with plus, two more casual dining benefits, as well as two more exercise classes, et al.  

 

Booking as a 14 day makes sense. 

[Veinless]

3 minutes ago, ggprincess2004 said:

Regarding the plus and premier bundles, the answer is everything starts again on the second 7 day leg of your cruise, so with premier, two more specialty dining benefits, and with plus, two more casual dining benefits, as well as two more exercise classes, et al.  

 

Booking as a 14 day makes sense. 

That is exciting! I know there were some problems with the rollout initially; great if that’s been fixed!

 

Do you know if it also counts as two cruises with respect to Captain’s Circle loyalty?

Edited March 24 by Veinless

[ggprincess2004]

Do you know if it also counts as two cruises with respect to Captain’s Circle loyalty?

 

Yes, it does. 

[Veinless]

Glad to see Princess getting it right, good customer service. Thanks for the help!

[Steelers36]

Unless there is a real price difference (and I have yet to personally be impacted by anything negative in that sense), I always book the separate voyages.  Other non-obvious advantages to this are being able to re-fare for a price drop on individual segments and independent to/from flights in EzAir which allows for changing one-direction flight independently in situation of a price drop while preserving the other direction.

[whitecap]

Just now, Steelers36 said:

Unless there is a real price difference (and I have yet to personally be impacted by anything negative in that sense), I always book the separate voyages.  Other non-obvious advantages to this are being able to re-fare for a price drop on individual segments and independent to/from flights in EzAir which allows for changing one-direction flight independently in situation of a price drop while preserving the other direction.

A number of things should be considered when trying to decide which way to go.  Recently, I wanted to book a 14 day but the cabin I wanted was not showing as available however, it was showing available for two 7 day cruises.  I looked at the price for the two 7 day cruises  versus booking the 14 day cruise and the price difference was just over $300.  Paying $300 more and losing $50 shareholder and $50 military made it an easy choice.  Research, research, research.  

[jagoffee]

1 hour ago, whitecap said:

A number of things should be considered when trying to decide which way to go.  Recently, I wanted to book a 14 day but the cabin I wanted was not showing as available however, it was showing available for two 7 day cruises.  I looked at the price for the two 7 day cruises  versus booking the 14 day cruise and the price difference was just over $300.  Paying $300 more and losing $50 shareholder and $50 military made it an easy choice.  Research, research, research.  

Have you completed the 14 day cruise that you are referencing?  If yes, did you have one of the packages?

 

Thanks

[whitecap]

4 minutes ago, jagoffee said:

Have you completed the 14 day cruise that you are referencing?  If yes, did you have one of the packages?

 

Thanks

No and no.  We booked a Feb 2025 and a Nov 2025.  We always book Standard.

[memoak]

If you are elite I can tell you that you will get a 2nd mini bar regardless of how you book

[whitecap]

1 minute ago, memoak said:

If you are elite I can tell you that you will get a 2nd mini bar regardless of how you book

That is correct; whether booked as two 7's or a 14, you get two mini-bars.

[Ombud]

7 minutes ago, memoak said:

If you are elite I can tell you that you will get a 2nd mini bar regardless of how you book

My upcoming cruise is sold as a 2 day + 19 day but I booked as a 21 day. Do I get 1 or 2 minibars?? 

[whitecap]

1 minute ago, Ombud said:

My upcoming cruise is sold as a 2 day + 19 day but I booked as a 21 day. Do I get 1 or 2 minibars?? 

🤔  Never booked a 2 day back to back with another segment but I would assume, 2, no different than two 7 days back to back.

[SCX22]

3 hours ago, Ombud said:

My upcoming cruise is sold as a 2 day + 19 day but I booked as a 21 day. Do I get 1 or 2 minibars?? 

 

Easiest way to tell is to login to your Captain's Circle Account and look under your Cruise History.  Pay attention to the number of cruise credits you will be credited on your upcoming cruise.  If you will be getting 2, then that means your cruise is composed of 2 segments and you're entitled to 2 minibars.  (If booked in a suite or cruising solo, divided the cruise credits by 2 to get the number segments.)

 

We did a 24 day Transatlantic, that was a three segment 7, 3, and 14 day cruise, and we got a total of 3 minibars.

[Nelsj099]

11 hours ago, Veinless said:

That is exciting! I know there were some problems with the rollout initially; great if that’s been fixed!

 

Do you know if it also counts as two cruises with respect to Captain’s Circle loyalty?

Yes it does count as 2 cruises with 2 bookings. 

[Thrak]

5 hours ago, SCX22 said:

 

Easiest way to tell is to login to your Captain's Circle Account and look under your Cruise History.  Pay attention to the number of cruise credits you will be credited on your upcoming cruise.  If you will be getting 2, then that means your cruise is composed of 2 segments and you're entitled to 2 minibars.  (If booked in a suite or cruising solo, divided the cruise credits by 2 to get the number segments.)

 

We did a 24 day Transatlantic, that was a three segment 7, 3, and 14 day cruise, and we got a total of 3 minibars.

 

If booked in a full suite and also Elite you will get 2 mini bars for each segment.

[Steelers36]

1 hour ago, Thrak said:

 

If booked in a full suite and also Elite you will get 2 mini bars for each segment.

OKA, a maxi bar!

[startedwithamouse]

If you book two separate voyages you can choose to have Plus on the first and standard on the second. You can bank all the drinks you want for the second sailing and hit the duty free liquor on the last night of the first sailing too

 

[cruisinfamily7609]

Our cruise in June is this way - we booked it as a 14-day and then realized it was really two 7-day cruises. I’ve always wanted to try a B2B... 

 

I have a question though - because for us this is a 14 day, does anyone with experience doing this know how that disembarkation day will go?

[whitecap]

2 hours ago, cruisinfamily7609 said:

Our cruise in June is this way - we booked it as a 14-day and then realized it was really two 7-day cruises. I’ve always wanted to try a B2B... 

 

I have a question though - because for us this is a 14 day, does anyone with experience doing this know how that disembarkation day will go?

Having never sailed from the West Coast I can only relate how it works in Florida.  When the cruise returns following the first 7 days (known as turn around day) all current passengers who are also booked on the next 7 day segment are mustered in a venue aboard ship.  After all other passengers are disembarked, the group staying onboard are taken as a group to US Customs where they are checked and then ushered right back aboard the ship.  The procedure doesn't take very long.  

[cruisinfamily7609]

On 3/26/2024 at 1:39 PM, whitecap said:

Having never sailed from the West Coast I can only relate how it works in Florida.  When the cruise returns following the first 7 days (known as turn around day) all current passengers who are also booked on the next 7 day segment are mustered in a venue aboard ship.  After all other passengers are disembarked, the group staying onboard are taken as a group to US Customs where they are checked and then ushered right back aboard the ship.  The procedure doesn't take very long.  

thanks! We are cruising from Fort Lauderdale this time so your experience is relatable. Thanks a bunch - now I have an idea of what to expect for sure. 🙂

[whitecap]

Just now, cruisinfamily7609 said:

thanks! We are cruising from Fort Lauderdale this time so your experience is relatable. Thanks a bunch - now I have an idea of what to expect for sure. 🙂

You're welcome!

[memoak]

On 3/26/2024 at 1:39 PM, whitecap said:

Having never sailed from the West Coast I can only relate how it works in Florida.  When the cruise returns following the first 7 days (known as turn around day) all current passengers who are also booked on the next 7 day segment are mustered in a venue aboard ship.  After all other passengers are disembarked, the group staying onboard are taken as a group to US Customs where they are checked and then ushered right back aboard the ship.  The procedure doesn't take very long.  

I have seen this done In different ways   Some ships take you off as a group through customs. On an Alaskan cruise Vancouver to Whittier you go through US customs in Vancouver so nothing to do in Whittier come or go as you like. On some cruises where you don’t need customs ie Vancouver to Seattle to Hawaii we just went to a lounge and hit our medallions like checking off and on the ship. In the long past when there were few of us we just all met customs on the ship in a lounge