Will Daylight Savings Time change affect boarding?

[dz9yvr]

The time change will not have any affect in boarding, if you board at 11 AM it is still 11 AM with the time change. Passengers leaving will have their watches set to the new time or hopefully all will. We are told in advance to change our time on our watches.

 

We boarded the Allure this year on the Sunday the time change took affect and boarding was slowed because passengers were late disembarking. You could watch a lot of passengers leaving the ship after 10 am. We were told that many of the passengers did not change their clocks and slept in. So don,t. Be surprised if boarding is a little late next March.:confused:

[ozziecruiser10]

We boarded the Allure this year on the Sunday the time change took affect and boarding was slowed because passengers were late disembarking. You could watch a lot of passengers leaving the ship after 10 am. We were told that many of the passengers did not change their clocks and slept in. So don,t. Be surprised if boarding is a little late next March.:confused:

 

the ones that slept in they didnt check the newsletter and change their watches

[cruisegirl1]

In cases where a time change was needed on the last night, it was never done then, but rather the second to the last night.

 

M

[audome78]

In cases where a time change was needed on the last night, it was never done then, but rather the second to the last night.

 

M

 

Correct...on our Freedom cruise last March, they had everyone change their clocks on FRIDAY night instead of Saturday night, so there were no issues with disembarking.

[rt1092]

In the words of the comic Bill Engvall "here's your sign"

[BillOh]

Boarded last year on March 10th (start of daylight savings) and had no issues or delays. Doing it again this year.

 

That is what I would have expected. My only relevant thought on this matter is that the Coast Guard and Royal personnel probably try not to schedule some inspections or other controllable happenings for that day. If anybody, and this is pure speculation, the B2Bers may have their schedule altered a bit.

[negc]

We're going to be losing one hour on our upcoming cruise. Wonder if RCI will reimburse us for the hour????

 

No, but if it bothers you to lose that hour you can make it up by booking another cruise for the date that the time changes back and you get an extra hour.;)

[Keith1010]

It won't have any impact on boarding.

 

Keith

[Ocean Boy]

This will be my sixth cruise that embarks during the Daylight savings time change. I don't remember being delayed boarding on any of them.

 

And that has been our experience also. Ships are in port early enough so that the time change really has no effect other than people loosing an hour of sleep.

[dz9yvr]

It won't have any impact on boarding.

 

Keith

 

WRONG!!! It did last year and will affect and wil again affect boarding next year.

[Keith1010]

WRONG!!! It did last year and will affect and wil again affect boarding next year.

 

There is a saying, time will tell. :)

 

As they say, let's see what next year brings.

 

Keith

Edited July 2, 2014 by Keith1010

[negc]

WRONG!!! It did last year and will affect and wil again affect boarding next year.

 

What happened last year and how do you know it was associated with the change from one time to the other? There can be many reasons why a debarkation can be delayed and the time change is only one of them.

[kc320]

I have a similar question if someone may know the answer. We leave out of Miami Saturday November 1st and DST ends Nov. 2nd. Will the ship change time once we have left port? It really makes a difference at our stops and trying to book excursions on our own. Since we stop in St Thomas and San Juan which do not observe daylight savings time. So right now they are on the same time as Miami.

 

If San Juan & St. Thomas do not observe DST then they are NOT on the same time as Miami...because at the current time Miami is observing DST...and the time falls BACK in Novemeber...so if the ship adjusts time on Sat. evening you will then be on regular time...and the same time as SJ & St. Thomas....

[Ocean Boy]

If San Juan & St. Thomas do not observe DST then they are NOT on the same time as Miami...because at the current time Miami is observing DST...and the time falls BACK in Novemeber...so if the ship adjusts time on Sat. evening you will then be on regular time...and the same time as SJ & St. Thomas....

 

Yes, right now Miami, St. Thomas and San Juan do all have the same time. When DST started Miami, and the entire east coast, moved the clocks ahead and caught up to those areas in the Atlantic time zone that do not observe DST. When we go back to standard time there will once again be one hr. difference between the east coast (Miami) and San Juan and St. Thomas.

[kc320]

Yes, right now Miami, St. Thomas and San Juan do all have the same time. When DST started Miami, and the entire east coast, moved the clocks ahead and caught up to those areas in the Atlantic time zone that do not observe DST. When we go back to standard time there will once again be one hr. difference between the east coast (Miami) and San Juan and St. Thomas.

 

Duuh...was not thinking of time zone difference...:o

[dz9yvr]

What happened last year and how do you know it was associated with the change from one time to the other? There can be many reasons why a debarkation can be delayed and the time change is only one of them.

 

Because we asked why all of the passengers were leaving the ship so late. Because people don't change, boarding will be delayed next year. I was there, please do not try to tell me what I did or didn't experience