You would think that 24 time zones would be sufficient to cover the world, but there are a few more than that. (it's an interesting topic to learn more about in your spare time.)
We will reside for longer than a day in 5 different time zones, and we will travel through 6 timezones while on the first cruise.
Home is in EST, which is 5 hours earlier than Greenwich Mean Time (GMT or UTC, also known as Zulu). So, using some elementary math,
Home = UTC - 5
Miami = UTC - 5 = Home
Italy = UTC + 1 = Home + 6
Egypt = UTC + 2 = Home + 7
India = UTC + 5:30 = Home + 10:30
Thailand = UTC + 7 = Home + 12
Cambodia = UTC + 7 = Home + 12
What time is it in Italy, etc., when it's 8 am at home?
8:00 am Home = 2:00 pm Italy = 3:00 pm Egypt = 6:30 pm India = 8:00 pm Thailand and Cambodia
Beebee's brother gave them watches with 3 faces to help keep track of the time differences. Beebee will be setting her watch like this:
The upper larger clock face will show the local time wherever they are.
The clock face at lower left will show the time at their next location.
The clock face at lower right will show the time at home.
For example, when they are in Egypt, the upper clock will show Egypt time, the lower left clock will show India time, and the lower right clock will show home time.
Following this formula, Beebee set her watch on the day before they left home for Miami.
It wasn't very exciting.
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