marciemi Posted December 18, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 18, 2012 We'll be on the Carnival Freedom, arriving in Jamaica on Jan 10th. We're trying to meet up with someone who lives in Jamaica and are wondering if anyone knows if ship time is the same as local time in Jamaica? Our itinerary says we'll be there from (I think) 7:30am until 2pm - would that be the same as her time? Thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenMo Posted December 18, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Florida and Jamaica will both be on EST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlk806 Posted December 18, 2012 #3 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Is Jamaica on Atlantic time or Eastern Time? If Atlantic they would be one hour ahead of Eastern standard time, until Daylight Saving begins in the spring, when the EST time zone sets their clocks ahead, but the Atlantic does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenMo Posted December 18, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 18, 2012 http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?iso=20130110T0730&p1=820&p2=120&p3=&p4=&p5=&p6=&p7=&p8=&p9=&p10=&p11=&p12= I use this site to figure out ship vs local time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bogle Posted December 18, 2012 #5 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Jamaica stays on eastern time year-round. If you are cruising from an eastern time zone port (Florida) in January, Jamaica will be on the same time as your port of departure. If you were sailing in June, the island would be one hour behind. Never assume the ship stays on home port time. Most itineraries do but we have sailed many where the ship changed time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loubetti Posted December 18, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Is Jamaica on Atlantic time or Eastern Time? If Atlantic they would be one hour ahead of Eastern standard time, until Daylight Saving begins in the spring, when the EST time zone sets their clocks ahead, but the Atlantic does not. Uh...er.... maybe it is Eastern time? I mean, like, look at where Jamaica is. Last time I checked it is not out in the Atlantic ocean, unlike Bermuda. Why would it be on Atlantic time? :rolleyes: As to clock settings due to time of year, that is a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marciemi Posted December 18, 2012 Author #7 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thanks everyone - looks like from the various links and information that they should stay on Eastern Time since we won't be sailing during Daylight time considerations. Hopefully. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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