Is the ship's time the same as the local time at your port of call?
Published Wednesday, August 25th 2010CRUISE PLANNERS - CRUISE PROS PLUS
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It is amazing how many people get left behind because they are not traveling on the correct time. The ships time and the local time at your port of call may not be the same. It can be as much as an hour or two out in either direction.
Many cruise lines/ships opt to keep the ships time the same as the time zone from which the cruise ship originally departed. For example: you leave out of Miami (Eastern time zone), but are traveling west to Mexico (Central or Mountain time zone). The ships time may not be adjusted to reflect the current time zone in which you are visiting. So, if they tell you to be on board the ship by 4:00 p.m. "ship's time", it means that you may have to be on board the ship by 3:00 or even 2:00 p.m. local time.
Generally when a time change is being implemented by the cruise ship a notice is placed in your stateroom to indicate in which direction (forward or back) to adjust your watches and clocks to. Not always do they make an announcement on the public address system. There is usually a sign, before you leave the ship, as to what time you are expected to be on board the ship. Make sure that your watch matches the time the ship is sailing on before you leave. Don't depend on your tour operator or taxi driver to keep the time for you. Or, you will be left behind.
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