mcdeane

ToothDoc78  We will be on the same sailing.  I also had wondered about the late departure and when we would be able to board.  The ship is coming from NYC.  The previous cruise ends on March 28 in NY and then our sailing on March 30 out of Miami.  

We are cruising out of Pt Canaveral, which is now on Eastern Daylight Savings Time.  It's been a few years since we have cruised but I recall the ships always saying to stay on ship time (time zone you departed from).  We are going to Roatan, which is Central time, but does not recognize daylight savings, so they are 2 hours behind.  If the dock time in Roatan shows 8am, is that ship time or the port time (which would be 6am with the time difference)?  

We are doing a private excursion and trying to get clarity on the time the ship is actually docking.

The cruise we are on next year in Italy offers you to get a private van/car for a shore excursion.  Does anyone know if this would qualify as a ship excursion since it is booked through the ship?  I have reached out to our cruise line and am waiting on a response.  Just wondering if anyone has currently experienced this and if a private tour booked through the cruise line is still considered a cruise excursion.  Thanks!