suec12 Posted August 26, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 26, 2018 If you have done a TA in this direction, how did the frequent time changes effect you and what you wanted to do on the ship? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasm8449 Posted August 26, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Love them! You get an extra hour to sleep in and by the time you reach FLL, at least for the eastern time passengers there is no jet lag when arriving home. Now eastbound TA’s are another story. We tried it once but didn’t like having to wake up an hour earlier every other day and then deal with a long flight home and several days of jet lag. YMMV. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted August 26, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 26, 2018 as you gain an extra hour 6 times over the course of the trip you will probably find yourself naturally waking a little earlier every time, or waking at your normal hour with an extra bit of sleep. I love having those 25hr days, and the Westbound is definitely the preferred direction for many! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherchic Posted August 26, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 26, 2018 its great! I still enjoy Eastbound TA's also but West is the Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise47 Posted August 26, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Cruising is much better westbound because you are gaining more sleep time because of the time zones changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted August 27, 2018 #6 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I never gain an extra hour of sleep heading west , I am just up very early to watch sun raise at the Sun Raise bar ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vickykay Posted August 27, 2018 #7 Share Posted August 27, 2018 We did this TA last fall. Loved It! We just went to bed a little later than usual and had no difficulty. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanyaya1 Posted August 27, 2018 #8 Share Posted August 27, 2018 We love gaining 6 hours durning the westbound TA cruise. This year there is a bonus since we go from daylight savings time to standard on Nov. 4th, the day before docking in FL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resolute Posted August 27, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Have done 1 EB and 3 WB. Much more rested WB, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny01 Posted August 27, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Realize time changes impact us differently, but an hr time change, plus or minus, is pretty minor. It’s not like you fly across and the time changes hit you at one time. You are at sea, there’s not reason not to sleep in a bit more if you are going Eastbound and losing an hr, and no reason not to sit out on the balcony, or enjoy some ship venue with the extra hr you gain going Westbound. to me, not a big deal of going east or west; losing 6hrs going east over 5-6 at sea days means you lose less than 5% during the actual crossing. Not worth the concern. The only reason I think a Westbound is ‘better’ is, we do the killer flight at the initial part of the vacation and can add more days to enjoy Europe prior, then cruise back and have all those at sea days to relax. Obviously, you can do the same thing going Eastbound and stay a few days in Europe after the cruise, but I guess I’m still booked on the idea of the day before we pull into port at the end of a cruise, I start talking myself into ending the vacation. Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyTravels4ever Posted August 31, 2018 #11 Share Posted August 31, 2018 If you have done a TA in this direction, how did the frequent time changes effect you and what you wanted to do on the ship? thanks! Nothing better than having SIX 25-hour days while on a ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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