Carnival Cruise - Cozumel Time

[tommy2tone_1999]

My family and I will be sailing out of Mobile on the Fantasy this November. Does Carnival use the local time, or the departure port time? If both are Central Daylight Time, then I guess it doesn't matter, unless Mexico doesn't follow daylight savings time.:confused:

[*Mach*]

My family and I will be sailing out of Mobile on the Fantasy this November. Does Carnival use the local time, or the departure port time? If both are Central Daylight Time, then I guess it doesn't matter, unless Mexico doesn't follow daylight savings time.:confused:

 

 

You'll stay on ship's time. Central for Mobile, right??

[TheVegasMan]

Cozumel goes on daylight savings time on April 5th. So, it all depends on when you leave if there will be a difference in time.

[bw0706]

so I emailed my PVP. We are sailing out of New Orleans, but my PVP confirmed that time will work on Eastern time. If you have any concerns, I would check to make sure before booking a private excursion or anything.

[yst347]

Cozumel reverts to standard time on the last Saturday/Sunday in October. Since the extension of Daylight Saving Time here three years-ago, the USA doesn't change back until a week later, the first Saturday/Sunday in November. As long as you are not sailing during this short window, Cozumel and Mobile will be on the same time. What the ship does during this particular week is unknown to me.

[5waldos]

http://www.worldtimeserver.com/meeting-planner.aspx

 

This is a great website which someone here directed me to. but in the appropriate ports and dates and you know the times. As far as ships time I believe that it is the Captain's choice, although usually it stays on departure port time.

[Cruzman]

Cozumel, Mobile and New Orleans are on the same time year round except there are a few weeks in March and in November when there will be a one hour difference. DST begins and ends on different dates in Mexico than the US.

[yst347]

although usually it stays on departure port time.

 

This a really bad assumption to make. The reason ships stay on home port time so often is due to not changing time zones or syopping in only one port with a time change. You are sailing the Conquest soon, if your sailing is before the beginning of DST you will change time, every winter sailing does. Once on DST no Conquest sailings change time. Is it Captain's choice? I don't know but I suspect not. Captains are typically 10 weeks on then 10 weeks off. The ships follow the same patterns regardless of who is in command. I think ship time is a corporate decision but that is only my hunch.

[lizardhowson]

My family and I will be sailing out of Mobile on the Fantasy this November. Does Carnival use the local time, or the departure port time? If both are Central Daylight Time, then I guess it doesn't matter, unless Mexico doesn't follow daylight savings time.:confused:

 

If this is a concern because of shore excursions, I can assure you that your tour operator will be waiting for you when you get off the ship.

 

They make a living at this and know exactly when your ship ports...

[tommy2tone_1999]

Mobile is CDT. We sail on the fantasy on Nov. 21, and will be in Cozumel Nov. 24. I'm booking a dive charter through Scuba with Alison, and just want to be sure I give her the correct times to ensure I make it back in plenty of time.

[tommy2tone_1999]

Ok I found this site:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1235

 

According to the site, Cozumel is on CST.

 

Daylight Savings Time starts:Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 2:00 AM local standard time.

 

And ends:Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 2:00 AM local daylight time.

In the USA (Mobile/CST):

 

Daylight Savings Time starts:Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 2:00 AM local standard time

 

And ends:Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 2:00 AM local daylight time

So there is a bit of a difference with DST. but the time when I cruise should be the same at both places.