kyleg2949 Posted June 2, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 2, 2016 We are supposed to be in Grand Cayman from 9:30am-6pm, is this time ship time or port time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingRoyally Posted June 2, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Ship time. Always stay on Ship time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleg2949 Posted June 2, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Do RC ships stay on home port time or do they change to in-port time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taketwo Posted June 2, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 2, 2016 They always stay on ship time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldolko Posted June 2, 2016 #5 Share Posted June 2, 2016 They always stay on ship time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It's my experience that they always stay on home port time during western and eastern Caribbean sailings. That's why it's very important to not ask the locals about what time it is, but always stay on ship time. When I took a Baltic cruise last summer they did however change the ship time to the local ports time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingRoyally Posted June 2, 2016 #6 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Do RC ships stay on home port time or do they change to in-port time? I have had cruises even to the Caribbean that the ship time changed to match the port. However, I haven't seen it recently. But if they do change the time it will be list on the Cruise Compass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marys350 Posted June 2, 2016 #7 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Do RC ships stay on home port time or do they change to in-port time? Freedom of the Seas stayed on Florida time during our recent Western Caribbean cruise in April. Since Grand Cayman does not observe daylight savings time, local time was one hour earlier than ship time there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 2, 2016 #8 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Do RC ships stay on home port time or do they change to in-port time? Varies cruise to cruise. We changed time on Vision on a Western Caribbean cruise this past March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted June 2, 2016 #9 Share Posted June 2, 2016 It's my experience that they always stay on home port time during western and eastern Caribbean sailings. That's why it's very important to not ask the locals about what time it is, but always stay on ship time. When I took a Baltic cruise last summer they did however change the ship time to the local ports time. Wow...our experience on every Caribbean cruise we have taken is that we've changed our clocks (and the ship's clocks) to local time. I suppose it's up to the captain? It would be nice if there was consistency fleetwide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 2, 2016 #10 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Wow...our experience on every Caribbean cruise we have taken is that we've changed our clocks (and the ship's clocks) to local time. I suppose it's up to the captain? It would be nice if there was consistency fleetwide Consistency??? Donna, this is Royal Caribbean.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicShip Posted June 2, 2016 #11 Share Posted June 2, 2016 We are supposed to be in Grand Cayman from 9:30am-6pm, is this time ship time or port time? The published time is the local port time. If the ship time is different from local time, the captain may change the time to match the local time or may not. There are many factors that goes into the decision to change the ship's time. The time zone where the ship departs is one. For example two ships and one is from an EST (FL) port and the other from CST (TX). The time of year matters as some island do not observe daylight savings time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Chew Posted June 2, 2016 #12 Share Posted June 2, 2016 We have been cruising in the Caribbean for 11 years, different ships, different lines. 99.9% of the time the ship changes to port time, so that ship time IS port time. It is well-announced, both in the daily newsletter & on the PA system. But you should always always ALWAYS double-check the correct ship time as you are disembarking, keep your watches & phones set to ship time, and make sure you know the correct SHIP time to be back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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