kansas2018 Posted March 6, 2023 #1 Share Posted March 6, 2023 We are on a b2b with Azamara and want to book an independent tour on turn around day (embark and debark day) We need to be off the ship by 8 am on turn around day to meet our independent tour downtown so looking for this info to determine if we can do a whole day tour. Our cruise arrives the night before at 8:30 pm...the next day is embark and debark day. some questions we have: Any possibility of going through immigration the night before Does anyone have experience with a b2b in Bordeaux for process involved to getting a new key card? did you have to get off the ship and back on in order for Azamara to process you again for the next sailing? How long did it take? did anyone get off with old card from 1st cruise and then get processed when you returned late in the day from a tour? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted March 6, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) You will be fine. On disembarkation day b2b have separate systems- just let guest relations know a few days before but if you’ve come from the Schengen area in your previous port eg Spain, Portugal, another port in France there will be no border procedures at disembarkation/change over Your new key card is delivered to your room the night before or handed out at the back to back meeting if they are ready then together with a transit card for re boarding Edited March 6, 2023 by uktog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansas2018 Posted March 7, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Thanks for the info it is very helpful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexico8 Posted April 9, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 9, 2023 We are boarding the Journey in Bordeaux on June 17th and I noticed that they will be docked the night before (June 16th). We are booked in a hotel in Bordeaux the night of June 16th and I wonder if it's possible instead to get on the ship on the evening of June 16th instead of June 17th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted April 9, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 9, 2023 16 minutes ago, mexico8 said: We are boarding the Journey in Bordeaux on June 17th and I noticed that they will be docked the night before (June 16th). We are booked in a hotel in Bordeaux the night of June 16th and I wonder if it's possible instead to get on the ship on the evening of June 16th instead of June 17th? You can’t do that as the people on the cruise before yours will still be onboard. They will disembark on the morning of June 17, before you embark in the afternoon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexico8 Posted April 9, 2023 #6 Share Posted April 9, 2023 31 minutes ago, Grandma Cruising said: You can’t do that as the people on the cruise before yours will still be onboard. They will disembark on the morning of June 17, before you embark in the afternoon. I wondered if the ship was not at capacity and my cabin was not occupied if Azamara would allow us to board on the evening of June 16th? I may ask our TA to find out for us if it's possible. My husband wants to go out of town and it would help if we are already on the ship the evening before then he could go off early on the 17th to do the tour he wants to take for the day. The next day could be problematic time wise for the whole day tour so going on the 17th would be better for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted April 9, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I’d be interested in the answer - I have never heard of anyone doing this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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