Baltic - how time changes work AND seasickness
Feb 19th, 2012, 06:38 PM
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Baltic - how time changes work AND seasickness
Hi, I am looking at Brilliance of the Seas and Vision of the Seas for late August/early September. Both cruises start in Copenhagen, a day at sea, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, day at sea, return to Copenhagen.
Between Copenhagen and St Petersburg there appears to be three hour time change.
Does anyone have experience with this? Do the ships operate on real time, or ship's time? Coming from LA, moving ahead three more hours sounds deadly to try to get a 7 a.m. tour in St Petersburg.
Also, have not seen much about chances of stormy seas/seasickness in Baltic area. I have been fine in Alaska, Mexican Riviera and Caribbean, except for a few times there were storms. (But i take meclezine prophylactically, use sea bands, eat ginger, etc. since i am very prone to seasickness.) What's the conventional wisdom about the Baltic?
Thanks so much for any input on either topic!
Between Copenhagen and St Petersburg there appears to be three hour time change.
Does anyone have experience with this? Do the ships operate on real time, or ship's time? Coming from LA, moving ahead three more hours sounds deadly to try to get a 7 a.m. tour in St Petersburg.
Also, have not seen much about chances of stormy seas/seasickness in Baltic area. I have been fine in Alaska, Mexican Riviera and Caribbean, except for a few times there were storms. (But i take meclezine prophylactically, use sea bands, eat ginger, etc. since i am very prone to seasickness.) What's the conventional wisdom about the Baltic?
Thanks so much for any input on either topic!
Feb 19th, 2012, 11:53 PM
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Yes there are time changes and the ship operates on real time so you have to adjust your watches a few times. Our cruise thee in June 2007 was fine weather wise. The seas were calm all throughout the 10 days. Cheers, Larry 
Feb 20th, 2012, 02:59 AM
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transdermscop.com was best for me for mal de mer.
odds are you will be ok in Summer but it can get rough in shoulder seasons my third roughest discount shoulder season cruise was up there after TransAtlantic and antartica cruise
the VERY worst. Good luck!
odds are you will be ok in Summer but it can get rough in shoulder seasons my third roughest discount shoulder season cruise was up there after TransAtlantic and antartica cruise
the VERY worst. Good luck!
Feb 20th, 2012, 04:15 PM
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You will start on Copenhagen time, and any time the ship moves into another time zone, there will be time change on the ship. You will see it on the daily schedule left at night on your bed, or in the morning on TV in your cabin.
Mar 6th, 2012, 10:57 AM
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You will start on Copenhagen time, (CET) and will change time zones over several nights. I think it unlikely you will still be jet lagged by the time you arrive in St. Petersburg. If you need a local guide there, we have had superb experiences with dancing-bear-tours.com.
My wife, who once became queasy on the Queen Mary Tour, is very happy with Bonine. But, because anxiety is often a component of seasickness, you might consider trying it out on day trip to Catalina. That is how I convinced my wife that we could cruise comfortably.
My wife, who once became queasy on the Queen Mary Tour, is very happy with Bonine. But, because anxiety is often a component of seasickness, you might consider trying it out on day trip to Catalina. That is how I convinced my wife that we could cruise comfortably.
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I can't comment on the Baltic cruises but we took 3 cruises from Florida to Mexico and all of the cruises stayed on the "ship time", meaning EST.
We were told 7 am arrival and 5 pm departure, when in actuality it was 6 am arrival and 4 pm departure <u>local time</u>.
We were told it's the captain's call, for whatever reason, so just pay attention and read the daily schedule and listen to the announcements.
Also, the excursion companies, if booked on your own, should be able to know and tell you what the time it will start the tours. They do it every day. They know the best.
Have a great cruise.
We were told 7 am arrival and 5 pm departure, when in actuality it was 6 am arrival and 4 pm departure <u>local time</u>.
We were told it's the captain's call, for whatever reason, so just pay attention and read the daily schedule and listen to the announcements.
Also, the excursion companies, if booked on your own, should be able to know and tell you what the time it will start the tours. They do it every day. They know the best.
Have a great cruise.
