times (time zones?) in port

[emiliesmom]

Hi there,

We are going to book an excursion to the Baths in Tortola (with a non-Hal operator). The website says we are in Tortola from 2-10 but our tour operator wants to confirm what time zone that is referring to - from their email:

We are currently East Coast Time. Which, brings up a good point. By your arrival date, you will have had Daylight Savings. At which point East Coast will be 1 hour behind. We are Atlantic Standard Time. You will make to double check with the ship to see what time they will be showing!

Thanks for your help!

[jtl513]

Usually HAL ship time = port time, but there are a few exceptions. You will receive a small note card from your cabin steward whenever it is necessary to adjust your personal timepieces.

[dakrewser]

The ship observes the same time as the port. The only differrence is on "at sea" days when youmay or may not observe the same time as the longitude you are in.

 

While this isn't 'written in stone', it's close enough to plan shore excursions.

[AAAAmerican]

Time aboard the ships is not always the Time Zone.

 

In your fine country of Canada and the different Provinces as well Territories it still depends upon the Captains choices, what his decision is then it is observed.

 

I have been on different ships and lines some do and some dont.

 

It is a choice I would think what the Captain makes is the final result.

 

 

 

Hi there,

We are going to book an excursion to the Baths in Tortola (with a non-Hal operator). The website says we are in Tortola from 2-10 but our tour operator wants to confirm what time zone that is referring to - from their email:

We are currently East Coast Time. Which, brings up a good point. By your arrival date, you will have had Daylight Savings. At which point East Coast will be 1 hour behind. We are Atlantic Standard Time. You will make to double check with the ship to see what time they will be showing!

Thanks for your help!

[dakrewser]

I have been on different ships and lines some do and some dont.

 

But the question is only about one line, HAL, which does observe local time while in port.

[AAAAmerican]

Maybe on your Left Coast but your always behind there...:eek:

 

But the question is only about one line, HAL, which does observe local time while in port.

[hammybee]

Every HAL cruise I have been on, the ship observed port time, when in port. And when in the Caribbean, it matters where and when. Having said this, there are several recent posts on a different thread, same topic, that suggest this may not be true on all sailings, especially in the Caribbean.

 

I have no idea if the variance is due to captain preference and direction or more probable, perception of daylight savings time issues.

 

This has got to be especially tricky on sailings that occur when in April and October. Not all islands or even states or towns within the U.S. and Canada observe daylight savings time.

 

As it relates to the OP's question, Tortola is in the Eastern time zone and at this moment, is on the same time as NYC. It will be an hour ahead of the U.S. eastern seaboard begining the last Sunday in October, and will remain so until April, 2007. And I would bet that ship time will be adjusted accordingly. Chaos would otherwise, reign. That's my story and I am sticking to it. :)

[emiliesmom]

Well thanks... this was a lot more complicated than I thought it would be. I'm going to take a flyer and assume that if the cruise brochure says we're in port from 2-10, then that is local (Tortola) time.

Thanks again for your feedback!