Ship time and port time?

[gonna go cruising]

Does the time we board from the port in St. Maarten reflect as EST or Atlantic time? Our excursion gets back at 3:30 Atlantic, meaning 4:30 EST which translates to hurry up and board since we leave port at 5. Is this correct?

 

Sorry to sound so ignorant, but I want to make sure we have a bit of shopping time in there and our excursion is from 11-3:30 Island(atlantic) time.

I understand shops open at 9:30 which would not give us much time to shop unless front street is close to the port.

 

Help?!

[chrysalis]

The ships time and clocks change according to the time zone you and the ports are in....so set your watches accordingly and you will not be late. If clocks are to be changed, the daily newspaper on board (princess patter) will tell you on the front page.

 

There are shops right at the pier if you do not have enough time to get downtown....

[gonna go cruising]

Thank you! That is a relief that we can at least get a t shirt or two if nothing else.

[ericosmith]

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but once April 3rd rolls around the two times are the same.