GMECruiser Posted June 24, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 24, 2016 We will be on the Crown to Alaska out of Seattle in a couple of weeks. I am in EST time zone and Seattle is 3 hours behind ESt and I understand Alaska is four hours AHEAD of EST. Just wondering what time zone the ship will be on during the entire trip. WIll it be on Seattle time, since that is where the ship leaves, or will it be on Alaska time for excursions, etc. This is a concern for us as one of our group is taking an on line course and has to have work submitted and tests taken by a certain time. Thank Yiu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherryf Posted June 24, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 24, 2016 You will start on Seattle time and remain on it for the first sea day. That night you will move your clock back one hour to Alaska time. You will remain on Alaska time throughout your Alaskan ports. The night after leaving Ketchikan, you will move your clocks ahead an hour to be back on Seattle time the day you arrive in Victoria. Good luck with taking an online course while on a cruise. Internet service on the ship will be slow, unreliable, and expensive. When I have taken tests for online courses, I had to do it within a certain time frame (ex. 1 hour) and if you had internet connection issues before you were done, you were screwed. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMECruiser Posted June 24, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted June 24, 2016 You will start on Seattle time and remain on it for the first sea day. That night you will move your clock back one hour to Alaska time. You will remain on Alaska time throughout your Alaskan ports. The night after leaving Ketchikan, you will move your clocks ahead an hour to be back on Seattle time the day you arrive in Victoria. Good luck with taking an online course while on a cruise. Internet service on the ship will be slow, unreliable, and expensive. When I have taken tests for online courses, I had to do it within a certain time frame (ex. 1 hour) and if you had internet connection issues before you were done, you were screwed. :eek: Thank you so much! Yes, I am concerned about the on line course, but hoping for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted June 25, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I too echo concerns about Internet reliability.... especially during the evenings after dinner. Sea days has strong demand too. Reliability greatly improves typically after midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety3 Posted June 25, 2016 #5 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I am in EST time zone and Seattle is 3 hours behind ESt and I understand Alaska is four hours AHEAD of EST. No. Seattle is 3 hours behind EST and Alaska is 4 hours behind EST (1 hour behind Seattle). At 4PM in Alaska, it's 5PM in Seattle and 8PM in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherryf Posted June 25, 2016 #6 Share Posted June 25, 2016 No. Seattle is 3 hours behind EST and Alaska is 4 hours behind EST (1 hour behind Seattle). At 4PM in Alaska, it's 5PM in Seattle and 8PM in NYC. I just assumed that's what they meant, even if it wasn't what they typed. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted June 25, 2016 #7 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I would do all your online work in ports. And even then, sometimes, it's only marginally better than the ship. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonvoyagie Posted June 26, 2016 #8 Share Posted June 26, 2016 http://www.cruiseportinsider.com has info on internet cafes and services in most of the AK ports - check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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