Moby Dick Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 The ship's time, does it stay the same throughout the cruise regardless of time zone it is actually in, including ports of call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 Ship time and local time aren't always the same. Added: That being said, if a ship is going to be spending a majority of the sailing in a different time. Normally they'll adjust ship time to match the time zone. Looking at the Compass @twangster for Serenade they adjusted time on morning of day 3 then adjusted again morning of day 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted May 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, CGTLH said: Ship time and local time aren't always the same. So, as I though, the ship's time is constant, it doesn't change with the time zones? I understand if the ship is repositioning, there may be some changes. But, a Caribbean or Alaskan cruise, it stays the same regardless of port of call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 @10-42 on a trip along the Mexican Riviera, ship time moved forward two nights in a row to keep up with local time, and then back to PST on the way back to LA. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, 10-42 said: So, as I though, the ship's time is constant, it doesn't change with the time zones? I understand if the ship is repositioning, there may be some changes. But, a Caribbean or Alaskan cruise, it stays the same regardless of port of call? I've done Eastern Caribbean where time was kept on EST (-5) while the ports were AST (-4). Was sailing on Wonder when Daylight Savings Time started and we didn't change time until morning of day 6. This was due to ports visiting on the Western side not observing DST. Had we shifted time on Sunday morning we would have been two hours ahead of Roatan (CST -6) vs EDT (-4). Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted May 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 34 minutes ago, 10-42 said: So, as I though, the ship's time is constant, it doesn't change with the time zones? I understand if the ship is repositioning, there may be some changes. But, a Caribbean or Alaskan cruise, it stays the same regardless of port of call? I tried a search in Royal's site and all it returned was, Excursion Times are in Ship's time. So, what I can gather from here is that, IT DEPENDS. FireFishII 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, 10-42 said: I tried a search in Royal's site and all it returned was, Excursion Times are in Ship's time. So, what I can gather from here is that, IT DEPENDS. Unfortunately... best bet is to keep an eye on the Cruise Compass section of the site for one to be posted matching voyage. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted May 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, CGTLH said: Unfortunately... best bet is to keep an eye on the Cruise Compass section of the site for one to be posted matching voyage. Yep, for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbdavis3591 Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 6 hours ago, 10-42 said: Yep, for sure! 6 hours ago, 10-42 said: I tried a search in Royal's site and all it returned was, Excursion Times are in Ship's time. So, what I can gather from here is that, IT DEPENDS. Checking the Ovation of the Seas current 8 night cruise calendar of events the ships time changes twice: Day 2 at 2:00 am the ships clocks are set back one hour to Alaska Daylight Time Day 7 at 2:00 am the ships clocks are set ahead one hour to Pacific Daylight Time Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 If your concern is whether an excursion vendor knows when to get you back to the ship, I wouldn't be worried. Their business won't survive if that's something they can't figure out. They know you're in port for X hours and generally will schedule the excursions to be back 1 hour before departure. All aboard time is typically 30 minutes before departure. If you are venturing out on your own, just make sure your watch/phone is set to the ship's time and automatic time zone adjustments are turned off. As you leave the ship, you can always confirm departure time by asking "we have to be back in 6 hours, right?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 12 hours ago, BeachGal said: @10-42 on a trip along the Mexican Riviera, ship time moved forward two nights in a row to keep up with local time, and then back to PST on the way back to LA. We had the same experience on Navigator in April. We flew from CDT to PDT to cruise out of LA. Ship time went to MDT for stops in Cabo and Mazatlán. Ship time went to CDT for stop in Puerto Vallarta. We then had two cruising days back to LA where the ship time rolled back an hour each day, so we were back on PDT when we reached LA (kinda nice for sleeping in on those Days at Sea). We then flew back to CDT on day of disembarkation. Lots of adjustments on my watch for that trip! As mentioned in previous responses, there are a lot of notifications onboard when the ship time is going to change (Cruise Director announcements over the PA, notes left in the keycard slot of your stateroom door, Cruise Compass, etc.) BeachGal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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