Zeno Posted October 8, 2004 #1 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I am trying to arrange an excursion on Roatan - so I need to know what time LOCAL time the ship arrives (according to the brochure - it is 11AM ship-time - which will be Eastern Standard (or Daylight Savings - do they do that in Florida ?) since the ship is cruising out of Miami). Can anyone who has been on this route give me the time change ? I hope this question is not too confusing - it certainly confuses me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailfool Posted October 8, 2004 #2 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Usually the arrival times posted in the itenerary are local times. The ships time sill change accordingly as the trip progresses. At least that was the case last year. What is your sail date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbisson Posted October 8, 2004 #3 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Dec 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno Posted October 8, 2004 Author #4 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Well I found out part of the answer -thanks to a great website: http://www.timezoneconverter.com In December Roatan local time will be one hour behind Eastern Standard time - so it all depends upon whether the arrival times in the brochure are Eastern standard or Local. So - does anyone who has been on this cruise know for sure ? BTW - thx mbisson I had forgotten to put that critical detail (exactly when we were cruising). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo48 Posted October 8, 2004 #5 Share Posted October 8, 2004 We will be on the Sun on 10/16 - so I'll be able to answer your question when we return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno Posted October 9, 2004 Author #6 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Thx a lot jojo48 - this will be useful info for myself and mbisson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbachief Posted October 9, 2004 #7 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Zeno-- Just wondering what excursion you are looking at. We are also looking for a non-ship activity in Roatan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbachief Posted October 9, 2004 #8 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Getting mixed signals from NCL on Sun arrival times due to changing itinerary. Called TA, they didn't even know about the itinerary changes, so no help there. Anybody have good information, especially about Roatan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brimicombe Posted October 9, 2004 #9 Share Posted October 9, 2004 We will also be going to Roatan the first week of Nov. Check Fostersroatan.com and to link for day cruisers. I was told it's a great time with good food. Also, check Roatan on the ports of call board, there are some good suggestions there. Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDWfan13 Posted October 9, 2004 #10 Share Posted October 9, 2004 I have spoken to 3 separate people at NCL (okay, so I don't trust people!) and all 3 have told me that the time listed on the itinerary is local time. So, you should be in port from 11:00-6:00 local time. What itinerary changes bubbachief??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbachief Posted October 10, 2004 #11 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Check the NCL web site plus other posts on this board. NCL will go to Costa Maya(sp) for cruises in October at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno Posted October 10, 2004 Author #12 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Bubbachief: We are considering the Sante Wellness Center. I contacted them and they think the ship uses local time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailfool Posted October 10, 2004 #13 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Unless there have been dramatic changes in the last year (always a possibility), the times listed on the itenerary are local times. The ship's clock will be reset when changing time zones to allow for this. The only problem I could see would be whether or not a country observed daylight savings time or not. However, in all instances when we docked, the time listed on the itenerary closely matched the local time. Also, the local ports have a schedule of arrivals and departures. Tour operators seem to have a better idea of what time the ship will arrive than NCL phone bank operators. When we got confirmation for Belize cave tubing last week (not through NCL) I thought they had booked the time way to early in the morning based on the itenerary. Then NCL announces the itenerary change a day or two ago and guess what? The tour operator had it right? Coincidence? Maybe, but go figure, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mychka-tsunami Posted April 23, 2005 #14 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Sailing on 10-16-05 :) from N.O. anyone else? Comments from previous sailors? 176 days and counting !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2mach1 Posted April 23, 2005 #15 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Hi mychka-tsunami, We were dragged kicking and screaming...er, I mean disembarked the NCL Sun last Saturday;) . We had an absolutely wonderful time on our cruise! We loved the ship and the freestyle options. I hope to post a full review in a few days (still getting things caught up from being gone). Keep reading CC it is a wealth of information. Be sure to check out the "ports of call" boards too. This was our first cruise after finding CC and it sure is wonderful to be well informed and to be able to get a lot of different opinions. I would be happy to answer any specific questions you may have Happy cruising:) R2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno Posted April 24, 2005 Author #16 Share Posted April 24, 2005 mychka-tsunami: We really enjoyed our cruise in Dec 2004. The Sun is a lovely ship and the itinerary is great. I hope you hae a good time on your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry_s_taco Posted April 26, 2005 #17 Share Posted April 26, 2005 We will be on the Sun on 10/16 - so I'll be able to answer your question when we return. Jojo, We have a long thread going over on the NCL roll call board. You should join us. We have 38 or 40 so far. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=132863 Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry_s_taco Posted April 26, 2005 #18 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Sailing on 10-16-05 :) from N.O. anyone else? Comments from previous sailors? 176 days and counting !!! Mychka Tsunami, See my previous post. We have a great group on the roll call area. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=132863 Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZydeDiverDC Posted May 3, 2005 #19 Share Posted May 3, 2005 We will also be going to Roatan the first week of Nov. Check Fostersroatan.com and to link for day cruisers. I was told it's a great time with good food. Also, check Roatan on the ports of call board, there are some good suggestions there. Sally Hello Sally ... we will be sailing on the Sun this coming first week of November out of NOLA.. november 6th to the 13th..:) will you also be on at that time? see my thread... http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?postid=3596957%23post3596957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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