RCIfan1912 Posted November 4, 2024 Report Posted November 4, 2024 I didn't even think of this for our back to back in May do we have to check in for both with the app? What I mean is we will already be on the ship so there will be no actual check in at the terminal or will there be? Never did this before so have no clue. From what I understand they walk you off the ship and back on fairly quickly? This is from Cape Liberty NJ of that info is needed. Quote
Doug_Texas Posted November 4, 2024 Report Posted November 4, 2024 Check in on the app or web for both cruises. WAAAYTOOO, RCIfan1912 and Ryan79 2 1 Quote
steverk Posted November 4, 2024 Report Posted November 4, 2024 I've only done 2 b2b cruises. Each time we received a letter to be in the mdr at about 9am. They checked our passports and gave us new keys. Then we were marched past the on board security so we were "off" the ship. Then we were immediately allowed back through security so we were now on the ship. We didn't actually set foot on land. However, I did the on line check in just in case. If nothing else,that put my credit card on file for the second cruise. RCIfan1912 1 Quote
smokeybandit Posted November 4, 2024 Report Posted November 4, 2024 You'll get info during leg 1 about the what/where/when for leg 2. That'll include being walked off to do customs, then walked right back on with new seapass card in hand. Ryan79 and RCIfan1912 1 1 Quote
billdauterive Posted November 4, 2024 Report Posted November 4, 2024 22 hours ago, RCIfan1912 said: I didn't even think of this for our back to back in May do we have to check in for both with the app? What I mean is we will already be on the ship so there will be no actual check in at the terminal or will there be? Never did this before so have no clue. From what I understand they walk you off the ship and back on fairly quickly? This is from Cape Liberty NJ of that info is needed. I'm not sure if you actually have to check in again or not in the app as I always have just to be safe. Obviously the check in time doesn't matter, but personally I never want to chance something funky happening if they didn't have my passport and other information for the next sailing if I didn't check in. The rest of the process is really easy as shown in Matts video. Short version, you'll meet at a specific venue disembarkation morning where they will give you the card for the next cruise. Then once the ship is almost empty they'll escort all the b2bs off and through customs just as a normal disembarkation, and then escort you right back on the ship (or after a short wait in the terminal until 0 count). RCIfan1912 1 Quote
RCIfan1912 Posted November 4, 2024 Author Report Posted November 4, 2024 9 hours ago, Matt said: Watched that, thank you. We are all very excited about your process. In the end it'll probably be very melodramatic. Matt 1 Quote
MaryCS62 Posted November 5, 2024 Report Posted November 5, 2024 on our b2b, we checked in and picked an early time for the 2nd leg, just in case something happened to prevent us from going on the first one. BrianB, WAAAYTOOO and RCIfan1912 3 Quote
FOB Posted November 7, 2024 Report Posted November 7, 2024 Just come off a B2B2B and were told we needed to check in for each part the photos are wiped from the system after each cruise as is the credit card attached to the room (although that might be held for a short while to allow for credits to be paid back eg for cancelled ports or excursions where OBC wasn’t fully used) I just picked a late check in time as the early ones are wanted by the new passengers we were invited to a meeting just before the end of each cruise (probably on a sea day) to be told what the process is regarding immigration etc depending on which port you are in and where your next cruise is to there may be restrictions about getting off the ship and reboarding on the change over day. either way you will need to have spoken to crew by 10am latest on changeover day so that they can make sure there is a zero count of onboard passengers (even if you are not going ashore you will have to be swiped off before you are given your new card and held in the appropriate lounge until you can be swiped “back on” with the new seapass card as you leave that lounge once zero count is achieved Cactus527 and RCIfan1912 1 1 Quote
cookie10* Posted January 15 Report Posted January 15 Back-to-back tipping question. Do you tip your room attendant after the first cruise or wait until the last cruise? How does everyone handle tipping in general on a back-to-back to back cruise? Staying in the same room so will have the same room personnel. RCIfan1912 1 Quote
RCIfan1912 Posted January 15 Author Report Posted January 15 1 minute ago, cookie10* said: Back-to-back tipping question. Do you tip your room attendant after the first cruise or wait until the last cruise? How does everyone handle tipping in general on a back-to-back to back cruise? Staying in the same room so will have the same room personnel. I tip before on day one. I'm sure most do not but that's what I do. If you are in the same room for a back to back you will have the same attendant most likely. Quote
Ampurp85 Posted January 15 Report Posted January 15 19 minutes ago, cookie10* said: Back-to-back tipping question. Do you tip your room attendant after the first cruise or wait until the last cruise? How does everyone handle tipping in general on a back-to-back to back cruise? Staying in the same room so will have the same room personnel. Tip and treat each leg as a separate cruise. I did a B2B on Nav where I stayed in the same room but my attendant changed. So don't bank on having the same people WAAAYTOOO, Jim Bonaventura and SebagoSue 3 Quote
Pattycruise Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 Attendants can change. I had one guy praying for a change. With the new increased number of cabins and the design of the ship we were on (smaller ship that name escapes me) his cabins spanned 2 decks. He can’t use the passenger elevators so the poor guy had to walk all the way back to crew elevator with his cart to get to his next deck. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
BrianB Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 I check with my room attendant to make sure he/she will be assigned to my cabin on the next leg. If so, I tip at the end. I also tell him to let me know if he is to be moved, or if he is leaving the ship mid-cruise so I can tip him at the time. But, virtually all of my cruises are b2bs and this never happened…yet. This is, of course, if I am in the same cabin and not switching. Back to back procedure….I always check in for the next leg. Either on the app or the website. I always try to get an early time. Just in case something happens and the first leg is canceled either by me or the cruise line. I know many b2b-ers who don’t. On turnaround day, the staff check them in and take another photo while we are waiting in the assigned venue onboard for a near zero count. At Port Liberty in NJ, we are escorted off the ship after virtually all other passengers have left. We scan our cards as we leave, go into the terminal and through the facial recognition screens in the customs hall. Then, it depends on what’s happening onboard…sometimes there’s a Coast Guard or Public Health inspection, or they’re doing an extended deep clean…we will be seated in the terminal to wait. We are the first ones back onboard, using our new card given to us back in the venue. If there is no delay onboard, we are just brought right back onboard after we go through the customs scanners. Cactus527 1 Quote
MdFormula350 Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 Im making plans on doing a back to back (4 night and 3 night, or vice versa) for first time. just need to plan it out. It appears for the most part most 4 nights are mon-fri and then the 3 nights are fri-mon, so ill need to take 6 days off work instead of normal 5 since usually a 7 nighter is sun-sun. but it sounds fun to try, plus cococay twice is a win win. Cactus527 and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote
Matt Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 21 hours ago, cookie10* said: Back-to-back tipping question. Do you tip your room attendant after the first cruise or wait until the last cruise? How does everyone handle tipping in general on a back-to-back to back cruise? Staying in the same room so will have the same room personnel. I'd tip at the end when I'm going home. Quote
wordell1 Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 I booked a BTB from Seward - Vancouver - Seward. Will we have an opportunity to explore a little in Vancouver after completing the reboard process? RCIfan1912 1 Quote
steverk Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 10 hours ago, wordell1 said: I booked a BTB from Seward - Vancouver - Seward. Will we have an opportunity to explore a little in Vancouver after completing the reboard process? Talk to guest services during your first cruise. On the B2B cruises I've taken, we had the option to explore for a few hours. In fact, one of the cruises even had a cruise line based shore excursion as an option. For those that wanted to get off (I never did), they would issue a new card first thing in the morning and then get you off the ship ASAP. You were expected back during regular boarding. But be sure to ask during your first cruise. The procedures could change depending on the port or whims of the cruise line and immigration officers. wordell1 1 Quote
FOB Posted January 20 Report Posted January 20 On 1/18/2025 at 1:16 PM, wordell1 said: I booked a BTB from Seward - Vancouver - Seward. Will we have an opportunity to explore a little in Vancouver after completing the reboard process? Because you are going to the US from Canada when you get to Vancouver you will have 2 options as a back to back 1 - get off (without luggage) and see Vancouver then do shortened process to re-board 2 - stay on, get escorted through US customs for your onward travel (after everyone else has got off) and you won’t be able to get off and see Vancouver It’s like this because you do the US customs and border stuff in Vancouver rather than your first port in Alaska. Once you board in Vancouver you won’t be allowed off again. We had this process doing a B2B from Seattle to Hawaii via Vancouver last October however, if you are a US citizen I would check that you can actually do a B2B as described because we were told that there is a thing called the “Jones act” which stopped US citizens from being able to do our B2B because they needed 24 hours in Canada. Since it didn’t apply to me as a UK citizen I didn’t really pay that much attention to that bit Quote
wordell1 Posted January 20 Report Posted January 20 2 hours ago, FOB said: Because you are going to the US from Canada when you get to Vancouver you will have 2 options as a back to back 1 - get off (without luggage) and see Vancouver then do shortened process to re-board 2 - stay on, get escorted through US customs for your onward travel (after everyone else has got off) and you won’t be able to get off and see Vancouver It’s like this because you do the US customs and border stuff in Vancouver rather than your first port in Alaska. Once you board in Vancouver you won’t be allowed off again. We had this process doing a B2B from Seattle to Hawaii via Vancouver last October however, if you are a US citizen I would check that you can actually do a B2B as described because we were told that there is a thing called the “Jones act” which stopped US citizens from being able to do our B2B because they needed 24 hours in Canada. Since it didn’t apply to me as a UK citizen I didn’t really pay that much attention to that bit Thanks for the more detailed info. The Jones act shouldn't apply because it is Seward round trip and it does make the stop in a foreign port. Quote
Pattycruise Posted January 20 Report Posted January 20 10 hours ago, FOB said: however, if you are a US citizen I would check that you can actually do a B2B as described because we were told that there is a thing called the “Jones act” which stopped US citizens from being able to do our B2B because they needed 24 hours in Canada. Since it didn’t apply to me as a UK citizen I didn’t really pay that much attention to that bit The Jones Act comes into play… Ex. Hawaii to Vancouver and then staying onboard for Vancouver to Seward. US citizens cannot do that. There is no distant foreign port involved. The Seward to Vancouver and taking the ship back to Seward is fine as is going Vancouver to Seward and taking the ship back to Vancouver. Quote
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