Is This Considered a Back to Back?

[runner2013]

Hi all, 

DH and I will be on Allure in Oct for a quick 4-day trip from Miami. Since we're going to be there anyway, we decided to book a 3-day trip before that on Msc . So my question for you all is does this count as a b-t-b since it's two different lines? We weren't sure if 'technically' to call it that it should be the same line. We've never done two in a row so we're having fun with saying 'oh we're doing a b-t-b " 🤣

(it really is the little things isn't it that make us smile)

Thanks

[Another_Critic]

Not a B2B, but possibly considered a S2S (side to side).

[neverbeenhere]

To me: side to side, if the first ends on the same day as the second begins. (different ships)

 

Back to Back or Consecutive Cruises, if on the same ship.

 

We used to call cruises that Celebrity "gave" us a hotel room for the intervening night between FLL and MIA --- Back to Back.

Edited May 28 by neverbeenhere

[jalves]

Call it whatever you want.  Just go out and enjoy yourself

[cruiseguy1016]

Another vote for S2S. That's typically the term used when it's two different ships.

[smokeybandit]

A back to back is simply consecutive cruises on the same ship.

A side to side is just cruiser lingo for consecutive cruises on different ships. It's not at all any kind of official term.

[runner2013]

Side to side!! I knew there was another term but I was drawing a blank😁

Thanks everyone for the help

[RobInMN]

First time I saw "S2S" my brain went "Ship to Ship" instead of "Side to Side"? 🙂 

Made sense to me

[cruiseguy1016]

3 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

A back to back is simply consecutive cruises on the same ship.

A side to side is just cruiser lingo for consecutive cruises on different ships. It's not at all any kind of official term.

 

I don't think back-to-back is an official term either, is it? I believe the cruiselines all use the term consecutive cruises.

Edited May 28 by cruiseguy1016

[ManfromFrance]

Cruise 8445 then Cruise 8446...

[Tatka]

Side by side. We did 4 dayer on Celebrity following 10 days on Princes for Christmas/NYE 2016 and Royal 5 days + Princess 10 days for Christmas/New Year 2019. It was terrific. First was from Fort Lauderdale and secimd Miami/ Fort Lauderdale