Sun Queen II Posted February 2, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hi all, DH and I are taking our first cruise in March, and are counting the days (literally). Was a bit confused about other posts that I read regarding “Ship Time” and “Daylight Savings Time”. How does it work? If we leave Miami on Daylight Savings Time at the end of March, and we end up in Punta Cana, for instance, that doesn’t observe Daylight Savings Time, do we have to keep switching our watches back and forth to observe the local time? Or do we stay on Daylight Savings Time during the entire cruise? Thanks as always for all of the great advice!👒 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrHemlock Posted February 2, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 2, 2020 The hotel portion of the ship always operates on local time wherever they are, including mid-ocean. (Can't speak for the bridge which may operate on GMT.) Each time you cross into another time zone once underway, your cabin steward will leave a note on your bed at night (along with Currents and whatever else) informing you of the impending time change and recommending you set your clock/watch ahead or back one hour for the following day. Easy peasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted February 2, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 2, 2020 You can check the different times zone for the date you are travelling https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20200321T140000&p1=188&p2=3404 Either way you will get a notice the night of any clock changes also check the ship as you are leaving & make sure your watch is the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted February 2, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, DrHemlock said: The hotel portion of the ship always operates on local time wherever they are, including mid-ocean. (Can't speak for the bridge which may operate on GMT.) Each time you cross into another time zone once underway, your cabin steward will leave a note on your bed at night (along with Currents and whatever else) informing you of the impending time change and recommending you set your clock/watch ahead or back one hour for the following day. Easy peasy. While this may be the case for Oceania it is not for all cruise lines. As noted read the Currents and follow accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted February 2, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Most of the eastern Caribbean is on Atlantic Standard Time, and does not observe DST. So your FL DST would be the same as Atlantic Standard. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Queen II Posted February 2, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Essiesmom said: Most of the eastern Caribbean is on Atlantic Standard Time, and does not observe DST. So your FL DST would be the same as Atlantic Standard. EM Not sure I really understand. We were trying to determine what time the sunsets would happen while on the cruise, and according to web, if island is on DST, then sunset at end of March would be 7:30ish, and if not, then at 6:30ish. Just trying to figure out that in order to plan dinner reservations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmjh Posted February 2, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 2, 2020 21 minutes ago, Sun Queen II said: "... if island is on DST, then sunset at end of March would be 7:30ish, and if not, then at 6:30ish. Just trying to figure out that in order to plan dinner reservations." Less minutiae = less stress = better cruise. 😉 Just relax and enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted February 2, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Sun Queen II said: Not sure I really understand. We were trying to determine what time the sunsets would happen while on the cruise, and according to web, if island is on DST, then sunset at end of March would be 7:30ish, and if not, then at 6:30ish. Just trying to figure out that in order to plan dinner reservations. Ahh....But the further east you go in the time zone, the earlier sunset will be. Same with going south although not as dramatic in March as it would be in mid-summer. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted February 2, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 2, 2020 put the port & then check the date you are there for a rough idea Punta cana would be about 6:45 for the sunset https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/dominican-republic/punta-cana?month=3&year=2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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