1964IceCreamLady Posted November 28, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) We are sailing on the Koningsdam into St. Thomas on Christmas Day. In your experiences: 1) The information from several sources lists our dock as Crown Bay. What are the chances that that remains the case? 50/50? 20/80? 80/20? Total crap shoot? 2) Does the ship use local time or stay on Fort Lauderdale time ("ship time")? We want to rent a car and time a fishing trip excursion. Thanks!! Edited November 28, 2018 by 1964IceCreamLady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted November 28, 2018 #2 Share Posted November 28, 2018 The ship will be on St Thomas time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted November 28, 2018 #3 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I looked at your schedule for St Thomas and you are scheduled for Crown Bay. https://www.*****/cruise/ship-schedule/12-2018/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted November 28, 2018 #4 Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, 1964IceCreamLady said: 2) Does the ship use local time or stay on Fort Lauderdale time ("ship time")? With few exceptions, HAL adjusts ship time to be the same as local time. St Thomas stays on AST (Atlantic Standard Time) all year, so ship time will be one hour ahead of FL time on Christmas day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted November 28, 2018 #5 Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, catl331 said: With few exceptions, HAL adjusts ship time to be the same as local time. St Thomas stays on AST (Atlantic Standard Time) all year, so ship time will be one hour ahead of FL time on Christmas day. And the exceptions are VERY rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOPMan Posted December 10, 2018 #6 Share Posted December 10, 2018 And it is almost 100% certain we will be docked at Crown Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflyrc5 Posted December 10, 2018 #7 Share Posted December 10, 2018 1 hour ago, FOPMan said: And it is almost 100% certain we will be docked at Crown Bay. In Jan 2018 we did not dock at Crown Bay. Lookup the date you will be in St Thomas and this will tell you where you should dock. https://www.*****/cruise/ship-schedule/12-2018/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOPMan Posted December 10, 2018 #8 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I generally do my homework and had validated Crown Bay prior to posting. That being said, there is an (almost nonexistent) chance of being docked elsewhere, which is why I said almost 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted December 10, 2018 #9 Share Posted December 10, 2018 With 5 ships in port (Crown Bay 2, West India Co. 3) it's highly unlikely you'll see a change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflyrc5 Posted December 11, 2018 #10 Share Posted December 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Fouremco said: With 5 ships in port (Crown Bay 2, West India Co. 3) it's highly unlikely you'll see a change. Yes - I missed in the original posting that they will be arriving on Christmas day. We will be visiting twice in January on the KDam and the schedule shows we will NOT be at Crown Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radbooks Posted December 11, 2018 #11 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Is West India Co. dock the original dock and Crown Bay the new(er) one? I'm on the N. Statendam on 12/27 and it says West India dock. Only 2 ships in on that day! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMLincoln Posted December 11, 2018 #12 Share Posted December 11, 2018 For what it's worth: We docked in Havensight with Koningsdam Nov 30th with 5 ships in port. Nieuw Amsterdam was docked in Crown Bay the same day. I recommend a back-up plan with phone contacts etc., in case when you arrive there is a change in berth, which can always happen. have a great, memorable Christmas Day! m-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingrob21 Posted December 11, 2018 #13 Share Posted December 11, 2018 On 11/28/2018 at 11:08 AM, CruiserBruce said: And the exceptions are VERY rare. I feel like on past PCL cruises we've been on on the Mex Riviera, they didn't change the ships time for the call in Puerto Vallarta as the time zone boundary lies only a few miles northwest of the city. But as you said, it's rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted December 11, 2018 #14 Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, cruisingrob21 said: I feel like on past PCL cruises we've been on on the Mex Riviera, they didn't change the ships time for the call in Puerto Vallarta as the time zone boundary lies only a few miles northwest of the city. But as you said, it's rare. We aren't talking PCL here...their policy may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted December 11, 2018 #15 Share Posted December 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Radbooks said: Is West India Co. dock the original dock and Crown Bay the new(er) one? I'm on the N. Statendam on 12/27 and it says West India dock. Only 2 ships in on that day! 🙂 Yes, the West India Co. docks are the original docks and are located at Havensight Point on the southeast side of Long Bay near the aerial tramway to Paradise Point on Flag Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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