mickeyfan1 Posted April 22, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Hi, we will be sailing aboard the Caribbean Princess in two weeks and I have a couple of questions for those of you that have just returned. Are we safe locking our luggage once we get to the port, or will we need to leave it unlocked for security to search again before it is delivered to our rooms? We will carry a backpack on board with our camera's and other valuables, but we were wondering if we should go ahead and lock up the rest of our luggage. Also, did the ship adjust to local time in the Western Caribbean or did you all stay on east coast Daylight Savings Time? We have an 8:30 excursion booked with Captain Marvin's in Grand Cayman, and I've read conflicting reports on whether or not Princess adjusts their ships to local time or stays on east coast time. Thanks for your help! Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAJOKG Posted April 22, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Jennifer: You can lock your luggage when you go to the ship. I always lock ours. Your carry ons will go through xrays at security as you board ship. The ship adjusts to port time. If there is a time change at your port of call, you will be notified with a notice on your pillow to re-set your clocks. KB NCL NORWAY - 2000 GOLDEN PRINCESS - 2001 GOLDEN PRINCESS - 2002 HAL NOORDAM - 2002 HAL VOLENDAM - 2003 ISLAND PRINCESS - NOV. 2003 HAL VOLENDAM - JAN. 2004 CORAL PRINCESS - OCT. 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloriaF Posted April 22, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Absolutely agree about the time change issue. Just back from the Regal to Hawaii, and 3 of the 4 nights at sea require a time change even though there is no port or land. It made it a lot easier to adjust our body clocks than to do it all in one time change. As stated above, there will be a note left on your bed along with your chocolates, and the CD will remind everyone at the evening entertainment as well. Gloria Grand Princess, Eastern, April 2001 Grand Princess, Western,April 2002 WE"RE BACK!Regal to Hawaii, April 5, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzeeQ Posted April 23, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I wouldn't advise locking anything...should someone see something of concern in your luggage, your locks will be broken off....same thing with airlines....you can't fly with locks on either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda CruiseDiva Posted April 23, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I don't believe that's accurate about locks being cut off by cruise line security. If it's being done, it's something brand new and all cruise lines aren't doing it. Definitely lock/secure your luggage before handing it over at the pier. In fact, I "lock" the zippers on my soft-side luggage with cable ties before checking in at cruise ports and airports. If TSA inspectors need to look inside, they cut off the cable ties and replace them with blue ties. While some cruise lines' ships stay on "ship time," on our last two Princess cruises we were advised to change our watches for the different time zones we were in. Linda CruiseDiva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseFever Posted April 23, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 23, 2004 We did too and I like the way the Princess CD put it at the Welcome Aboard Show: "We're taking an hour from you tonight but we'll give it back later in the week" Happy Cruising Chris www.LifeIsCruising.com Next up: Caribbean Princess 06/26/04 Star Princess 10/24/04 Carnival Victory 12/19/04 Carnival Miracle 03/13/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongerob Posted April 23, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 23, 2004 We didn't adjust our clocks at all during the western Caribbean cruise, except for the switch to DST before we returned to FLL. We always lock our bags. There are now TSA-approved locks that you can use while flying. They can open these using a special pass key. We NEVER leave our bags unlocked when we embark. Just completed: Caribbean Princess Apr 3/04 Golden Princess Apr 10/04 Coming up: Tahitian Princess Oct 14/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAJOKG Posted April 23, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Spongerob -- If you don't adjust your clocks, how do you keep your excursions times straight? Either you don't take them, or you just have your own inner clock which tells you to get to the tender line. Which????? KB NCL NORWAY - 2000 GOLDEN PRINCESS - 2001 GOLDEN PRINCESS - 2002 HAL NOORDAM - 2002 HAL VOLENDAM - 2003 ISLAND PRINCESS - NOV. 2003 HAL VOLENDAM - JAN. 2004 CORAL PRINCESS - OCT. 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongerob Posted April 23, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 23, 2004 It might have been an unusual case for that particular cruise. DST kicked in the night we left, but we did not adjust ship's time. It appeared that ship and shore time were the same in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. We did adjust clocks on hour forward after we left Cozumel. There was some confusion on board the first couple of days. The person making the morning announcement couldn't seem to decide what time it was. The first morning, we had a selection of three different times to choose from. The next day we could choose from two different times. Language issues were causing a problem. All ship's tours appeared to be conducted using ship's time. If you are booking independent tours, find out how any differences are handled. Sorry I can't be of more help. Just completed: Caribbean Princess Apr 3/04 Golden Princess Apr 10/04 Coming up: Tahitian Princess Oct 14/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueline Posted April 23, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Jennifer - Princess always uses local time. I am concerned that you will not make an 8:30 am time with Marvin. You are tendered in Grand Caymen and may not be able to disembark for a while as the ships tours get off first. Then you need to take a walk to the shop. Jacqueline Constellation 3/20/04 HAL Westerdam 7/30/04 Tahitian Princess August 2003 Grand Princess Western Caribbean 2003 Brilliance of the Seas Baltic 2002 Ocean Princess- Alaska 2001 Celebrity Zenith- Bermuda 2001 Grand Princess Med 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAJOKG Posted April 23, 2004 #11 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Spongerob -- Thanks for the explanation. I know there are instances when the ship's time and port time are not the same, but that is rare. From your original post, I assumed you just didn't bother to change your clocks. Your experience must have been a bit confusing. But that's travel, and one must go with the flow. KB NCL NORWAY - 2000 GOLDEN PRINCESS - 2001 GOLDEN PRINCESS - 2002 HAL NOORDAM - 2002 HAL VOLENDAM - 2003 ISLAND PRINCESS - NOV. 2003 HAL VOLENDAM - JAN. 2004 CORAL PRINCESS - OCT. 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstone19 Posted April 23, 2004 #12 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Spongerob, your cruise was unique because of the change to DST and because not all of the islands observe DST. It appear you observed local time everywhere but because of the U.S. change, the ship's time changes did not occur where they usually do. When you boarded in FLL, you were on EST (UTC-5). That night, the U.S. went to DST (for EDT, UTC-4) but Jamaica and Grand Cayman do not observe DST so both were still UTC-5. So no change in ship's time. Cozumel is in the central time zone - CST is UTC-6 and CDT is UTC-5. Cozumel does observe DST so it was UTC-5 there as well - no change in time at any port yet since boarding. Now you headed back to FLL where it now being DST, the time was UTC-4. So now you made the only time change of the cruise. UTC (Universal Coordinated Time - the ordering of the letters comes from the French spelling) is the same as GMT. UTC-5 means 5 hours behind GMT. Remember standard time in one time zone is the same time as daylight time in the next time zone west. So EST and CDT are the same. -- Larry Seaward 12/90 Southward 12/92 Sky Princess 5/93 Dawn Princess 6/01 Coral Princess 12/24/02 Cancelled Coral Princess 12/23/03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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