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Stingray Snorkeling and Caye Caulker Exploration.
Cave Tubing Adventure.
Manatee Watch, Reef Snorkeling, and Caribbean Beach Break.
Captain Your Own River Boat.
Barrier Reef Scuba Dive Adventure.
Stingray Snorkeling and Caye Caulker Exploration.
Manatee Watch, Reef Snorkeling, and Caribbean Beach Break.
Ziplining and Cave Tubing Adventure.
Altun Ha and Belize City Tour.
Tropical Island Escape.
Belize Zoo and Monkey Bay
Belikin Brewery and Belize City Tour.

Wet Lizard Bar and Restaurant

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What is the difference between cruise ship time and Belize time?

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What is the difference between cruise ship time and Belize time?

The time issue is often a source of confusion for cruise ship passengers. The time in Belize is easy to figure out. Belize is on central time (CST), just like Houston and Chicago. Belize does not observe daylight savings time. (Our web site displays a Belize time clock in the sidebar.) The start times for our tours reflect Belize time.

During daylight savings time season, Florida is two hours ahead of Belize, while Texas and Louisiana are one hour ahead. (In other words, if it's 10 am in Miami, it's 8 am in Belize.) During standard time season, Florida is one hour ahead of Belize, while Texas and Louisiana are on the same schedule as Belize. (In the United States, daylight savings time begins the second Sunday of March and ends the first Sunday of November.)

Carnival cruise ships almost always remain on the time of their home ports throughout their travels, even when they cross into a different time zone. During standard time season, ship time aboard the liners based in Florida (including the Carnival Dream, Glory, Legend, Miracle, and Valor) is one hour ahead of Belize time. During daylight savings time, ship time aboard the Florida-based liners is two hours ahead of Belize time. On liners sailing from central time zone ports (including the Carnival Triumph and the Norwegian Spirit), ship time is the same as Belize time during standard time season and one hour ahead of Belize during daylight savings time.

In contrast, the Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and Holland America cruise lines generally adjust their ship clocks to reflect the time zone in which they are sailing. During standard time season, ship time will likely be the same as Belize time. During daylight savings time, ship time will likely be one hour ahead of Belize time.

The itinerary that your cruise ship distributes to you and your fellow passengers will generally reflect ship time.

From your perspective, the time issue should not be a source of anxiety. Our business is based almost entirely on serving cruise ship passengers and part of our job is to closely monitor cruise ship schedules. Our departure times are set to fit within the port times of ships calling on Belize.

CRUISE SHIPS SERVING BELIZE
Cruise Line Ship Home Port
Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Dream Port Canaveral, FL
Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Glory Port Canaveral, FL
Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Legend Tampa, FL
Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Miracle Fort Lauderdale, FL
Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Triumph New Orleans, LA
Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Valor Miami, FL
Holland America Line Maasdam Fort Lauderdale, FL
Holland America Line Ryndam Tampa, FL
Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Jewel Miami, FL
Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Spirit New Orleans, LA
Royal Caribbean Enchantment of the Seas Fort Lauderdale, FL
Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas Fort Lauderdale, FL
Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas Miami, FL
Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas Fort Lauderdale, FL



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