B2B with stateroom change questions

I have questions & would appreciate any responses from people that have been on B2B cruises.

I'm on 2 short B2B cruises with a stateroom change on the Ruby out of San Pedro/Los Angeles. I understand that your stateroom attendant will assist. They change drawers from one stateroom to the other? Someone mentioned that they bring a rack like they do in an Hotel.

What do the B2B people have to do upon arrival & how does this effect changing staterooms?

If you leave the ship do you return at the same gangway as other people or is there a different gangway?

Thanks for everyone's responses.

Tom😀

Never had them change drawers as I put

the stuff in a suitcase.

Yes they bring a rack for the hanging clothes.

Sometimes your waiting awhile, if cabin is close I just move my clothes and things my self. Up to you.

You get a transit card. All b2b meet and all go off

together and go thru customs and then get back on ship. This is after everyone is off and before

anyone gets on.

If want to get off ship early instead can go off with everyone go thru customs, take transit ticket and room key. When come back talk to someone and say your transit and they should tell you

where to go and get on before others if a line.

Definitely no help with the drawers...

Moving cabins is hit and miss with the cabin attendants, some offer help, and some try and avoid it as it's turn around day and they have a lot of extra work ...

If it's just a short cruise, you won't have a lot of stuff .. Probably easier to just move it yourself

Srpilo

I have questions & would appreciate any responses from people that have been on B2B cruises.

I'm on 2 short B2B cruises with a stateroom change on the Ruby out of San Pedro/Los Angeles. I understand that your stateroom attendant will assist. They change drawers from one stateroom to the other? Someone mentioned that they bring a rack like they do in an Hotel.

What do the B2B people have to do upon arrival & how does this effect changing staterooms?

If you leave the ship do you return at the same gangway as other people or is there a different gangway?

Thanks for everyone's responses.

Tom

You will receive detailed instructions and since you are changing cabins new cruise cards. These will be in your cabin one or two days prior. Read and follow them exactly. For immigration you will have two choices:

1) exit the ship and go through the immigration lines and process. Carry your old and new cruise card, passport and intransit card with you. You may have to complete the Customs form, with $0 being imported. Re-board the ship anytime after general boarding has begun, normally around noon.

2) stay on the ship. Report to the location mentioned in the instructions, usually the theater, NO LATER, than the time mentioned in the instructions. Bring your old and new cruise cards and your passport. Again, you may have to complete the Customs form, with $0 being imported. Once all passengers have disembarked and ALL that are staying on board are in the meeting location your entire group will be escorted through immigration and back on the ship. If even one person is missing, fails to show, the process will be delayed until that person is located. Don't be that person.

Changing cabins:

Your cabin steward will assist. Hang as much on hangers as you can. These items will be placed on a cart, wheeled to your next cabin, and hung in the closet. Place other items in the suitcase for transfer to your next cabin. If you wish, you may be able to transfer some or all items yourself during the wait time until you have to report to the immigration meeting location.

Hope this helps.

Here's some things I've heard on CC.

1. The steward exchanges the drawers from one stateroom to the next.

2. You can board with your "Instansit" through where the cruise staff boards so you can board before the general boarding begins.

Anyone have experience with the above?

Thanks for everyone's responses.

Tom😀

Tom,

As far as I know both 1. Moving Drawers & 2. Reentering the ship through the staff line are INCORRECT. We have completed 4-5 B2B cruises with several lines & none worked this way.

Tom,

 

As far as I know both 1. Moving Drawers & 2. Reentering the ship through the staff line are INCORRECT. I have completed 4-5 B2B cruises with several lines & none worked this way.

Do on P&O assuming you are moving to the same type of cabin. We know this as we have done it.

The other one does not happen in the UK as there is no requirement to disembark with P&O we just stay on the ship.

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We load or suitcases and get someone to come by with the rolling cart with rod for the clothes to hang on. It is a very busy day for them so we only use their services to get from A to B.

The last time we just had to move past a couple of cabins, across to the other side of the ship and past another 1 or 2 cabins. After meeting our new room steward I confirmed that our new cabin had been vacated but was not yet ready for us. He cheerfully allowed us to move everything to the closet including our suitcases. I had it all moved in 5-10 minutes and off we went until later. Not a big deal at all. But if you have a distance to go arrange with your cabin steward to have someone come and move things for you. I am certain they will appreciate you having things packed up so it is quick and easy.

There is usually a sign pointing where "In Transit" passengers go to re-board the ship.

AE_Collector

We did not have to change cabin when we did our B2B cruises as we planned it that way. We stayed on the ship in San Pedro but had to go to the pursers desk to get to new key cards. My cousin was boarding the ship on our second round so we waited by the entrance for them to board. There is not much to do on the ship except hanging out by the pool, they did not want us in our cabin as they needed to be sure all passengers were off the ship. Another couple was doing the B2B with us and they got off the ship to go to CVS pharmacy, they could not board agin until boarding started for the new passengers.

What do the B2B people have to do upon arrival & how does this effect changing staterooms?

If you leave the ship do you return at the same gangway as other people or is there a different gangway?

Thanks for everyone's responses.

Tom😀

Whether you leave the ship to process through customs depends on how the customs people at that port do it. At Seattle, you leave the ship, go through customs and then either get back on the ship or stay ashore whichever you choose. At some ports, however, the customs people will come on board and process you on the ship.

Tom

Thanks everyone. I'm moving to a different deck from ocean view to inside. From Ocean View Emerald deck 8 mid ship to Aloha inside forward on the Ruby in San Pedro.

Tom😀

Remember to take the things out of your safe in your old cabin and put them in the safe in your new cabin.

Sounds like a silly reminder but we've known people who forgot to do this. :rolleyes:

Here's some things I've heard on CC.

2. You can board with your "Instansit" through where the cruise staff boards so you can board before the general boarding begins.

Anyone have experience with the above?

Thanks for everyone's responses.

 

Tom

All passengers must exit the ship in San Pedro, called zero count before any new or b2b passengers are allowed back on. This can be by a physical exit or in the case where there are a large number of b2b passengers Immigration may come on board. If Immigration comes on board your are scanned "off" the ship when you enter the theater (or other designated location) and then scanned back "on" the ship after Immigration clears you. Anyone that leaves the ship can not re-board until this process has been completed. When the process has been completed Princess normally begins general boarding, somewhere around 11:30/noon. In San Pedro you re-board at the same gangway(s) as all general boarding passengers. You just walk to the gangway entrance, show your intransit card, and walk on, after general boarding has begun. Of course you will have to go through security if you leave the ship.

At ports outside the U.S. you do not have this legal process. This is where you may be getting confused. If you read and follow the written directions exactly you will not have any problems.

They do not change drawers from one to the other.

Your ship account will transfer from one cruise to the next.

Put your new cabin's luggage tag on your suitcase.

In San Pedro we had to exit the ship and wait in the terminal. We were the first onboard.

If you're bringing on wine for both cruises, have both boarding passes with you to 'prove up' your allowance without incurring a corkage fee.

Tom,

 

As far as I know both 1. Moving Drawers & 2. Reentering the ship through the staff line are INCORRECT. We have completed 4-5 B2B cruises with several lines & none worked this way.

1. Moving drawers is the fastest way to do it. Just load them on to the travel card yourself along with your clothing.

2. Reentering at term 2 in Ft Lauderdale for in-transit people is through the same doors as the crew & work people enter. It used to be marked very clearly but the sign has since disappeared and not many of the terminal workers even know where to direct in-transit people.

Buy duty free wine/ liquor on your first leg and will be delivered to your cabin at the end of your first cruise as expected. Now I'm not suggesting you break any rules but if you give it a little thought you can be well prepared for your second leg.

Love doing B2B. Enjoy!

1. Moving drawers is the fastest way to do it. Just load them on to the travel card yourself along with your clothing.....

Is the furniture identical in Ocean View and Inside cabins? If not, drawers may not be interchangeable. Ask your room steward or at the Passenger Services desk before you try it.

They won't move the drawers, at least I have never heard of it. You pack your bags and they bring the trolley for your hanging stuff.

Simple, quick and easy. One of the ships officers move us between 2 vista suites.

Here's some things I've heard on CC.

1. The steward exchanges the drawers from one stateroom to the next.

2. You can board with your "Instansit" through where the cruise staff boards so you can board before the general boarding begins.

Anyone have experience with the above?

Thanks for everyone's responses.

Tom😀

#2 was true for me last December when I did 2 b2b cruises from FLL. When returning to the ship in the afternoon, I was directed to the side door where the cruise staff boarded the ship.

Thanks everyone. It appears that some people went through the cruise staff boarding area & some through the regular boarding area.

Someone indicated that it was wrong when mentioned about going through the cruise boarding ramp but just because they didn't go that way doesn't mean it never happened.

I mentioned about changing drawers because it's been reported that people experienced this.

My questions were meant to say has anyone else had this same experience as other CC members have reported.

We all may experience something different given the same situation.

Tom😀

Is the furniture identical in Ocean View and Inside cabins? If not, drawers may not be interchangeable. Ask your room steward or at the Passenger Services desk before you try it.

That may be true but we always found them to be interchangeable. We always move the draws ourselves & check out the new location beforehand so we know for sure if they be OK.

I just returned from a B2B on the Ruby changing staterooms. The staff moved everything from one stateroom to the other. I just packed some things but left everything on the hangers. All appeared in the new stateroom.

No changing of drawers. I introduced myself to the new stateroom attendant before the move.

Tom😀