end753 Posted November 20, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 20, 2022 We are on Wonder of the Seas in Feb, does anyone know if thy stay on Port Canaveral time, or if it changes? Trying to decided what dinner time works best for us. TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegascruiser1 Posted November 20, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Most likely ship time. It also depends on your ports and how long you are in a different time zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted November 21, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 21, 2022 4 hours ago, end753 said: We are on Wonder of the Seas in Feb, does anyone know if thy stay on Port Canaveral time, or if it changes? Trying to decided what dinner time works best for us. TIA! The ship will change to match local time in your ports of call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted November 21, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, BirdTravels said: The ship will change to match local time in your ports of call. Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Follow instructions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted November 21, 2022 #5 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, BirdTravels said: The ship will change to match local time in your ports of call. Not always. Changing times is at the sole discretion of the captain. I have been on cruises where the captain does not change the ship time to local time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wikoffclan Posted November 21, 2022 #6 Share Posted November 21, 2022 5 hours ago, end753 said: We are on Wonder of the Seas in Feb, does anyone know if thy stay on Port Canaveral time, or if it changes? Trying to decided what dinner time works best for us. TIA! I've cruised Royal, Carnival and MSC out of several Florida ports plus NOLA and Galveston. Been on Eastern, Western and Southern (ABC islands) Caribbean cruises and the Captain has Never changed ship time to match local time. Always heard the warning to check your watch not your cell phone for the ship's time when ashore. The only times I experienced ship time changes to match local time was on Med cruises and a TA. I understand I might experience a change of ship's time on my upcoming "Mexican Riviera" cruise out of San Pedro. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted November 21, 2022 #7 Share Posted November 21, 2022 They tell you everything you need to know about time When you get on the ship. Never an issue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted November 21, 2022 #8 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Nope, never been on a cruise that changed to port time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa1974 Posted November 21, 2022 #9 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I've been on cruises where they have changed times and not changed times on the same cruise. They do let you know if and when the times change. The problem is if you have or wear devices that automatically change the time to the local time. You have to be aware of what is going on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CatsInMA Posted November 21, 2022 #10 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) I was on the 11/6 Anthem sailing that was rerouted due to Nicole. So on departure day, Sunday, we already turned the clocks back an hour to standard time. Weds. night, ship's time went ahead an hour for our five hour stop in the Dominican Republic. Two days later we went back to EST. LOL Edited November 21, 2022 by 3CatsInMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted November 21, 2022 #11 Share Posted November 21, 2022 The transatlantic cruises I've been on did change time as the ship went through many time zones. Other cruises did not. It's best to check once onboard, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph2017China Posted November 21, 2022 #12 Share Posted November 21, 2022 The poster is concerned about eating at the exact time daily, regardless of the time zone. I'm not sure why it matters, but read the question. now the answer is it is up to the captain, and you will find out once on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted November 21, 2022 #13 Share Posted November 21, 2022 16 hours ago, BirdTravels said: The ship will change to match local time in your ports of call. I have cruised out of Florida ports over 50 times on Caribbean cruises and I have yet to be on a ship/cruise that changes the time to match the local time. The ship has always stayed on the time of the embarkation port. It may be common from other ports, but not from Florida ports, which is where Wonder will be based. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky1987 Posted November 21, 2022 #14 Share Posted November 21, 2022 15 hours ago, cruiseguy1016 said: Not always. Changing times is at the sole discretion of the captain. I have been on cruises where the captain does not change the ship time to local time. 16 hours ago, njkruzer said: Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Follow instructions. One of the things that amazes me about CC (but shouldn't) is how some posters just blurt out 100% wrong answers to questions over and over again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted November 21, 2022 #15 Share Posted November 21, 2022 In regard to the OP's sailing on the Wonder, none of the Wonder's current itineraries have involved a need to change time from current Eastern Standard Time. but the best time for the OP's cruise dining is the My Time Dining option. for hours between 6:30 and 9PM. Otherwise, the seated dining is either 5:30 or 8PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARandomTraveler Posted November 22, 2022 #16 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) I'm on Symphony right now and was just told at dinner to make sure we pay attention to the ship time when we go to Cozumel because it'll be different than the local time. For all other ports we're staying on the Eastern time zone (costa Maya, Roatan and coco cay). I guess maybe Cozumel isn't in the eastern time zone. *I just looked it up and it sounds like Cozumel is in the eastern time zone, but doesn't observe daylight savings time, so maybe that's why right now (in November) the time on the island is different than the time in Florida (which is eastern). I have no idea, but I do know we were told to make sure we didn't use the island clocks when in Cozumel, meaning the ship time stays the same throughout the cruise, even though we'll be sailing in a different time zone. Edited November 22, 2022 by ARandomTraveler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted November 22, 2022 #17 Share Posted November 22, 2022 23 hours ago, wikoffclan said: I've cruised Royal, Carnival and MSC out of several Florida ports plus NOLA and Galveston. Been on Eastern, Western and Southern (ABC islands) Caribbean cruises and the Captain has Never changed ship time to match local time. Always heard the warning to check your watch not your cell phone for the ship's time when ashore. The only times I experienced ship time changes to match local time was on Med cruises and a TA. I understand I might experience a change of ship's time on my upcoming "Mexican Riviera" cruise out of San Pedro. We shall see. Shoot I did 27nites on Royal last Month and we changed Ship to Local 4 times just here. Over last 35yrs, many times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted November 22, 2022 #18 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said: Shoot I did 27nites on Royal last Month and we changed Ship to Local 4 times just here. Over last 35yrs, many times Same here. I have been on numerous cruises out of numerous ports (including Florida) where ship time was changed to match port time. They typically put a little notification card on your pillow telling you to set your clock forward or backward as needed. Edited November 22, 2022 by time4u2go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted November 22, 2022 #19 Share Posted November 22, 2022 4 hours ago, time4u2go said: Same here. I have been on numerous cruises out of numerous ports (including Florida) where ship time was changed to match port time. They typically put a little notification card on your pillow telling you to set your clock forward or backward as needed. Funny thing was as part of Panama Canal Cruise in 27 Days Ship Changed Clocks total 11 times in 27 days. Was getting Jet lag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare blueslily Posted November 22, 2022 #20 Share Posted November 22, 2022 8 hours ago, ARandomTraveler said: I'm on Symphony right now and was just told at dinner to make sure we pay attention to the ship time when we go to Cozumel because it'll be different than the local time. For all other ports we're staying on the Eastern time zone (costa Maya, Roatan and coco cay). I guess maybe Cozumel isn't in the eastern time zone. *I just looked it up and it sounds like Cozumel is in the eastern time zone, but doesn't observe daylight savings time, so maybe that's why right now (in November) the time on the island is different than the time in Florida (which is eastern). I have no idea, but I do know we were told to make sure we didn't use the island clocks when in Cozumel, meaning the ship time stays the same throughout the cruise, even though we'll be sailing in a different time zone. How's your cruise going? How's the Symphony? Will be sailing on her in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted November 22, 2022 #21 Share Posted November 22, 2022 18 hours ago, PhillyFan33579 said: I have cruised out of Florida ports over 50 times on Caribbean cruises and I have yet to be on a ship/cruise that changes the time to match the local time. The ship has always stayed on the time of the embarkation port. It may be common from other ports, but not from Florida ports, which is where Wonder will be based. Hey, you didn’t happen to be on Explorer during the Series? We watched with some rabid Phillies fans every night & had a blast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted November 22, 2022 #22 Share Posted November 22, 2022 We have had our clocks changed to local time on all of our recent cruises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaflamingo Posted November 22, 2022 #23 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 3:59 PM, end753 said: We are on Wonder of the Seas in Feb, does anyone know if thy stay on Port Canaveral time, or if it changes? Trying to decided what dinner time works best for us. TIA! It could depend on which itinerary you're on. But most likely you'll stay on ships time for the entire cruise (EST). If you're concerned about dinner, just make the reservations dependent on what time your ship leaves each port. Just keep in mind the posted sail times are based on the ship time, not port time. A word of caution...make sure you're Cell Phone is in "manual time" not "automatic update." If the ship doesn't change time but the port is 1 hour behind, your Cell phone could update without you knowing, causing you to miss the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted November 22, 2022 #24 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, poocher said: Hey, you didn’t happen to be on Explorer during the Series? We watched with some rabid Phillies fans every night & had a blast! No, I was home for the week of the WS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted November 22, 2022 #25 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, BirdTravels said: We have had our clocks changed to local time on all of our recent cruises. Itineraries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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