alliecatn1 Posted November 20, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 20, 2015 We're headed on the Breeze in two weeks :eek: :D and I'm trying to book our rental car in St. Maarten but want to verify ships time vs. local time. We are in port from 8-5 but that's ship time. Any idea what that is in local time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenMo Posted November 20, 2015 #2 Share Posted November 20, 2015 If it's 8am ship time, it will be 9am local. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?iso=20151209T08&p1=156&p2=1315 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breckbird Posted November 20, 2015 #3 Share Posted November 20, 2015 we were just there 2 times on a b2b and ship time was the same as local time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacmo24 Posted November 20, 2015 #4 Share Posted November 20, 2015 It depends on where your ship is sailing from. Breeze should stay on Miami time, right? We're about to sail from San Juan and the ship time should be the same as St. Martin. But from Miami, it should be an hour different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartmarshall Posted November 20, 2015 #5 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I just went through this today after noticing that my tour is booked in local time, not ship time. I sent an email to the tour company and went on and on about how if our tour is 9:30am local time, that's really 8:30am ship time and we won't be docked yet and can we change it to 10:30am local time (9:30am ship time) and on and on and on. They replied and told me to pay attention to ship time; if we dock at 9:00am ship time, our tour will start at 9:30am. So, I guess they have it figured out with the ships. We leave from FLL and I was wondering if maybe we will be setting our clocks forward an hour to where it matches up with local time? I honestly don't know, but the tour company told me not to fret and to just meet with them at 9:30am, once the ship docks. Reading that will probably just confuse someone, but I'm going to do what they said and hope that all goes well haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A&Jfamily Posted November 20, 2015 #6 Share Posted November 20, 2015 St. Martin is currently 1 hour ahead of Miami/East Coast time. It is 3:48 pm here and 4:48 pm there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cessnabmw Posted November 20, 2015 #7 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Always use ship time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rottweiler Puppy Posted November 20, 2015 #8 Share Posted November 20, 2015 we were just there 2 times on a b2b and ship time was the same as local time Its the same in the summer but in the fall its an hour difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricruise1962 Posted November 20, 2015 #9 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I like ships time but I like to drink a beer and loss time fast after that ha ha . I really only have two a day but act like a big shot lol :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coevan Posted November 20, 2015 #10 Share Posted November 20, 2015 The tour companies know what time it is. Many of the companies rely solely on the cruise ships, it's there job to know your ships time, your job is to worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller_KC Posted November 20, 2015 #11 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Its the same in the summer but in the fall its an hour difference. Miami observes Daylight Savings time, the Caribbean in general doesn't so it's the same time in 2 time zones most of the year. In October I thought we would gain another hour flying from Orlando to San Juan but because of DST we didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted November 21, 2015 #12 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Do NOT worry about local time.....ship's time is ALL that matters! The ships sometimes change time to match local time....sometimes, they don't. Doesn't matter...whatever time it is on the ship, is the time you must abide by. Set your WATCH...not your cell phone...to ship's time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenhem31 Posted November 21, 2015 #13 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Always ship time! I'm not sure if you've rented a car in St. Maarten before, but Coastal Car rental is amazing. We've rented from them twice and they're great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alliecatn1 Posted November 22, 2015 Author #14 Share Posted November 22, 2015 These varying responses are my concern! lol. We will stay on ship time but to set up the car rental online. I don't want to be charged for saying we want the car from x-z but we end up being there at a different time because local is different from ship. Yup, we're looking at Costal to do the rental :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loubetti Posted November 22, 2015 #15 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Daylight savings time: "Spring ahead one hour, Fall back one hour" in the United States. However, the islands in that eastern time zone time do not practice it, and that includes Puerto Rico. The time syncs up again in the Spring when we set our clocks ahead one hour. Obviously the tour companies have this figured out, but you should always consult the daily program should there be a change to ship's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loubetti Posted November 22, 2015 #16 Share Posted November 22, 2015 we were just there 2 times on a b2b and ship time was the same as local time That was because you were there in the Spring to Fall, after WE set clocks ahead one hour in the USA and the time was in sync. Right now we are -1 hour from their time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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