I see Redsox above said she has done B2B before on med cruise. How does this work? Can you leave your stuff in the room and just go out for the day?
Do you get any perks/discounts for doing B2B?
I really wish they would do another 11 nt - we did this in July and it was so helpful having a sea day. Plus we spent three nts in Barcelona ahead of the cruise so we were well adjusted before boarding. There were rumors of 2013 going out of Venice?
I would love to request my preferred rooms but am really thinking about changing rooms but depends on the cost difference. An I believe you can't do two bookings?
We are 5 and use two cabins as it is. Had connecting but was considering an inside with a navigator's verandah. Last cruise we had two SPH rooms.
My hope is that the itineraries will be alternating, therefore allowing us to do them b-2-b and see different ports.
Yes, we did the back-2-back in 2007 -- the 10-night Med and the 14-day Transatlantic. It was awesome -- 24 days on the ship. It was home and we loved every second. I have longed to do another b-2-b because we had so much fun.
I can only speak for our 2007 experience, so not sure if anything has changed: We were ported in Barcelona. Got onboard for the 10-night then returned to Barcelona. We were not required to leave our room or even get off the ship -- guest services was aware we were staying onboard (and we made sure to remind them the first couple of days) and they brought all our papers to us the night before. Only thing is they have to close out your accounts from the first cruise and reconfigure your room keys for the new cruise. But there was never a glitch.
What I LOVED about it: debarkation breakfast had us getting up, going to breakfast
with no luggage and no departure panic, having a relaxing breakfast and telling our waitstaff we'd see them that night, then going back to our room to hang out while everyone else rushed around. At about 9 a.m. we went up to the adult pool to give our room steward a chance to do his job properly and spent a good two hours, just the three of us, watching the workers spruce things up, talking with many and enjoying the seclusion. Then at about 11 we started watching from deck 4 as people arrived and yelling and cheering to those we knew who were coming onboard. Went back to our room and showered and got off the ship to go off the ship to get our embarkation pics taken for the second cruise (I find those pictures to be great souvenirs). We then reboarded and were the first at embarkation lunch (we never had to enter the terminal, but only went down the ramp for the pictures and were able to get right back onboard). We did, however, get a fantastic picture with Minnie in her flamenco outfit. One of my favorite and unique souvenirs.
My husband left the ship at about 2 p.m. to go up the hill to the museum and took the cable car. It rained the day we arrived and rained the day we came back between cruises.
Keep in mind that during those morning hours onboard, you can go back and forth to your room, use the pool and jacuzzis, but no services are open (food, restaurants, bars, room service). However, it is a PERFECT time to get your laundry done. I had our laundry in the machines before breakfast and back up to get them out before we went to the pool. Just wonderful. The one part of cruising I have always HATED was the rush in the morning to leave, grabbing breakfast, trying to get off, etc. While Disney has the debarkation process down pat, it's still depressing and that last breakfast is a downer. This was so different and relaxing. We even sat in the atrium on the 5th floor for a while watching the lobby fill up while they were waiting to depart. It was an extraordinary feeling!
We are on the wonder in October hope to book on board. 
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