Hi guys,
One thing that has puzzled me for quite some time is when making a trans-atlantic crossing, or any lengthy voyage, how often do the clocks need to be adjusted? We get none of this on planes- just set the time when we get there after being shot across the ocean in a tube!
I guess it would have been the stewards responsiblity to adjust all the clocks? It must have been quite a job. Some of the passengers must have got the time wrong sometimes if their clocks were wrong. Imagine turning up to dinner an hour late if you had not left your cabin, perhaps suffering from "le mal de mer" and had not been notified of the time change!
The "Honour and Glory" clock on the Grand Staircase- where were the controls for adjusting this? Could you just open the glass and adjust it that way like so many other clocks of the time?
It must have been quite annoying to loose/gain an hour everyday- having to take lunch at the end of the voyage at a time when you would be taking breakfast at the beginning of the voyage.
Also I have thought it quite strange that at 11.40 most people were in bed- it seems quite early to be asleep on such an important social occation. Was this due to the time difference? Or was it Edwardian custom to retire between 9-11pm when at sea?
Thanks for reading! Any info would be greatly appreciated!
regards,
Shane