It is our duty, in case you happen to be on a cruise ship when Daylight Saving Time comes along, to alert you about "the time change."
It's this weekend, or next month.
In most of North America, the clocks "jump ahead" two hours into Sunday morning. Except in Arizona. And Saskatchewan. And in Cozumel, where there are cruise ships.
In Cozumel, where we once almost missed a ship because of this confusion, DST goes into effect in April. On the 6th, also a Sunday. Except on Norwegian cruise ships, which maintain ship's time. However, Royal Caribbean cruise ships stay on land's time, which in Cozumel is different than land time everywhere else in the area.
And when the Cozumel stays on Standard Time while the rest of the world goes Daylight, the one-hour difference between ship time and shore time becomes two hours.
As the pop band Chicago would say…or sing…
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
Holland America Veendam
9 nights
May 1, 2014
Fort Lauderdale (return): Gloucester, Bar Harbor, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown, Quebec City
Inside: $499
Cost per day: $55
www.hollandamerica.com