Tuesday, February 2, 2016

About Timezones

 When we leave Boston the time will be -5 UTC 

When we land in Dubai the time will be +4 UTC (noon in Boston = 9 PM in Dubai).

When we land in Cape Town it will be +2 UTC (noon in Boston = 7 PM in Cape Town).

During the course of our cruise we will migrate from +2 UTC to +8 UTC.

When we arrive in Singapore the time will be +8 UTC  (noon is Boston = midnight in Boston*)

    * United States goes on the Daylight Savings Time on March 13 moving it to -4 UTC

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In casual usage, UTC = GMT


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