B to B TA - Barcelona - Barcelona Cruise Question

[horseymike]

Hi Everyone,

If booked on a B to B cruise Ft.Lauderdale to Barcelona , Barcelona to Barcelona would you have to get off the ship and back on again in Barcelona or 

can you remain onboard ?

Thanks in advance.

[cruisestitch]

In Barcelona you will likely remain on board. The requirement to get off the ship and back lawn is generally limited to US ports. Anything can happen, but I would say you will probably be able to stay on board

[Ex-Airbalancer]

2 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

In Barcelona you will likely remain on board. The requirement to get off the ship and back lawn is generally limited to US ports. Anything can happen, but I would say you will probably be able to stay on board

On RCL in Copenhagen, we had to get off the ship on the b2b 

and in 2019 in Rome we were able stay on the ship with Celebrity 

 

Edited June 17, 2023 by Ex-Airbalancer

[horseymike]

Thanks for the replies. Definitely giving it some thought.

[WestLakeGirl]

The OP is not asking about RCL in Copenhagen, and I am not sure that information would be relevant to Celebrity in Barcelona

[Northern Aurora]

We have done two turnaround days on Celebrity in Barcelona.  We were able to remain on board each time.  

[BBJJTJ]

It is customs and Immigration in the country where you are doing the Turnaround (in this case Spain) that determines whether you have to get off the ship or not. It is not the cruise lines decision.  We have done this many times and it is always different. If you have to get off the ship to “clear the ship” you can then turn around and get right back on.  You will be escorted by a crew member for this process.

[wrk2cruise]

We just did a B2B TA on Constellation.   On turnaround day in Barcellona we actually had to get off the ship and go to the checkin counter in the terminal to get our new seapass cards.   It can vary from sailing to sailing.

[Ex-Airbalancer]

13 hours ago, WestLakeGirl said:

The OP is not asking about RCL in Copenhagen, and I am not sure that information would be relevant to Celebrity in Barcelona

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I was showing that you never know what going to happen until you get there 

[rainy114]

On 6/17/2023 at 5:28 PM, Northern Aurora said:

We have done two turnaround days on Celebrity in Barcelona.  We were able to remain on board each time.  

Thanks for this.  We have a B2B next year, and I just assumed we would have to leave the ship.  Were you required to gather in a certain place for a period of time?

[Northern Aurora]

3 hours ago, rainy114 said:

Thanks for this.  We have a B2B next year, and I just assumed we would have to leave the ship.  Were you required to gather in a certain place for a period of time?

 

Those who wanted to leave for the day needed to debark prior to the gangway being closed and could not re-board until the gangway was opened for embarking passengers.  Those who elected to stay on board had to meet the Documentation Officer at a specific time and location to ring "out" with our old sea pass cards, receive our new cards and ring back on.  We have been to Barcelona several times to spend time both pre- and post cruise.  We love the city, but sometimes on a port intensive set of cruises it can be nice to just relax on the ship.  

 

Depending on the number of B2B passengers Celebrity may offer an excursion for B2B passengers.  Once they offered full day tour to Montserrat.  We had planned to go to Montserrat after the cruise, but took the day tour instead.

[kwokpot]

On 6/17/2023 at 6:46 PM, horseymike said:

Thanks for the replies. Definitely giving it some thought.

I'm curious as to what is your concern if you have to get off as a group, clear passport control, and then be escorted back on the ship? 

Edited June 26, 2023 by kwokpot

[horseymike]

To be honest, I like to know what the protocol is being as though I have not done it as yet.

I try to be prepared.

Edited June 26, 2023 by horseymike
Grammar

[kwokpot]

28 minutes ago, horseymike said:

To be honest, I like to know what the protocol is being as though I have not done it as yet.

I try to be prepared.

Are you in the same cabin? TBH probably the most important aspect of a B2B. Reason being is if you have to change rooms not only do you need to pack you things but there's no guarantee your new cabin will be ready before everyone else's. Which means once the ship has cleared the previous guests and the B2Bs are free to reboard the ship you won't be able to go back to your room but instead have to stay in the public places until your new cabin is ready. If you're in the same cabin you can literally go back to your room and/or do anything else you want. 

Edited June 26, 2023 by kwokpot

[WestLakeGirl]

Maybe, maybe not. Often they shut the fire doors and won’t let any passengers access those corridors, especially if they are “fogging” them.

[wrk2cruise]

They do prioritize cabins for B2B passengers.   We changed cabins this last one and the new cabin was ready by 9:30/10 when we returned from the B2B festivities. And it was in Barcelona May 2023.

[horseymike]

10 hours ago, kwokpot said:

Are you in the same cabin? TBH probably the most important aspect of a B2B. Reason being is if you have to change rooms not only do you need to pack you things but there's no guarantee your new cabin will be ready before everyone else's. Which means once the ship has cleared the previous guests and the B2Bs are free to reboard the ship you won't be able to go back to your room but instead have to stay in the public places until your new cabin is ready. If you're in the same cabin you can literally go back to your room and/or do anything else you want. 

Still in the planning stages , but yes , booking the same cabin would be part of the process