2 cruises, same ship, same room

[StewingSL20031]

I just came into some money at a casino and am thinking about booking 2 cruises, one after the other, for the western/eastern caribbean on one of the voyager class ships.. if I have the same room will I still have to pack everything up, go off the ship, pay my bill, and board all over again after the first cruise is done?? has anyone done this? any adivde would be helpfull, thanks

[LindaO]

No... you will not have to leave... you will have to go to the purser's desk and get a new seapass card (most likely)... but lucky you.. you just sleep late... and enjoy your next week on board!

 

Hope I do as well with my next visit to the Casino!!

[Enchanted]

We did it last year on HAL... never packed a thing. I vaguely remember having to get new cards or go through customs again... whatever it was, it took 2 mins.. then we had the rest of the ship pretty much to ourselves until the next weeks passengers started boarding. it was awesome.

We're doing it again this year on the Voyager.. but we're switching rooms.

[jezzdogg]

No you will just be able to stay on the ship and enjoy the day. You can get off if you want, but you do not have to.....Congrads on your winning at the casino, I usually make a donation

[serene56]

You wont have to pack up and get off the ship- You will have to settle your accounts between cruises. Get a new sign and sail card for the new week. Also want to take care of the tips at the end of each week because you may or may not have the same people working with you.

[JMG]

Hmmmmm....on one cruise we sat in the waiting area next to a couple that were the dance instructors on board ship for a month. Because they were not part of the crew, they had to get off the ship in Miami and wait to reboard. They were able to reboard after the ship was cleared by immigration and customs. (This was well ahead of the new passengers being allowed to board.) This was the second time I had heard that on back to back cruises, passengers had to get off ship - leaving their belonging in their stateroom - and then reboard.

 

Obviously, I am in the minority on this answer but that is what we witnessed. We were waiting to board the Brilliance. The Brilliance is operated by RCL(UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of RCI, so perhaps that is the difference.

[Alexis]

You are correct. We have done many back to back cruises and have always had to meet in a special area and be escorted off of the ship and then back on. It was always done by an officer and we were taken off after the passengers that were leaving had cleared the ship. (We were actually following the last passenger from the ship) We were then taken back on before the new passengers were allowed to board. It only took a matter of minutes, was well organized, and after security cleared the ship for new passengers, we were allowed to leave the ship if we wished.

We have always stayed in the same cabin so left everything in the closets, etc. We were not allowed to stay in the cabin until later, because we were always told to meet in a special area at an early time like everyone else leaving the ship.

Now all of this depends on customs, or immigration, (I don't remember which RCCL told us sets the rule on how it is done) and what port you are in.

[berd0625]

Stewing - Many congratulations! It's nice to know someone else that would take casino winnings and put it towards an extra cruise. That's my plan, I just need to win first. Have a great time! Send some luck our way.