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Introducing ShipTime Companion, the offline cruise app

ShipTime Companion shows ship time and port time side by side and rings all-aboard alarms with no signal. Now on iPhone and Android.

Key takeaways

  • ShipTime Companion is a cruise app from Thiliax that shows ship time and local port time side by side.
  • All-aboard alarms are scheduled on the phone, so they ring with no cellular signal, roaming or ship Wi-Fi.
  • It also tracks US duty-free allowances, converts currency offline and includes cruise packing lists. The core features are free.

ShipTime Companion is now available on the App Store and Google Play. It’s a cruise companion built around one job: making sure you always know what time the ship thinks it is, and that you’re back on board before the gangway closes.

Why ship time trips people up

Cruise ships keep their own clock, usually the time zone of the port they departed from. Your phone doesn’t know that. When the ship docks, your phone picks up the local network and quietly switches to local time, so the time on your lock screen and the all-aboard time in the daily program can disagree.

ShipTime Companion removes the mental math. Cruise Mode locks the ship’s clock to your embarkation port and shows it next to local port time, so both are always on screen.

What’s in the app

  • Dual clock: ship time and port time side by side.
  • Cruise Mode: locks ship time so port time zones can’t shift it.
  • Gangway alarms: all-aboard reminders at 60, 30 and 15 minutes.
  • Duty-free tracker: log purchases in any currency and watch your US customs allowance fill up, with family pooling.
  • Offline currency converter: exchange rates cached before you sail.
  • Packing lists: templates for Caribbean, Alaska, Mediterranean and family cruises.
  • Countdown widget: days until sail day on your Home Screen.

Built for the moments with no signal

The times you need a cruise app most are the times you’re least likely to have a connection: mid-ocean, in a port without roaming, or deep inside a cruise terminal. So ShipTime Companion is designed to work fully offline. Alarms are scheduled on the device, exchange rates are cached ahead of time, and your trip data stays on your phone. There’s no account and no tracking.

Free and Premium

The countdown, dual clock and Cruise Mode are free. Premium unlocks the lock screen widget, unlimited multi-stage alarms, unlimited customs logging with family pooling, every currency and every packing template, as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.

Get ShipTime Companion

Download it from the App Store or Google Play, and learn more on the ShipTime Companion app page or at cruiseshiptime.app.

Frequently asked questions

What is ship time on a cruise?

Ship time is the clock a cruise ship runs on, usually the time zone of the departure port. It can differ from local time in port, and all-aboard deadlines are set in ship time.

Does ShipTime Companion work without internet?

Yes. Alarms are scheduled on the device and exchange rates are cached before you sail, so the app works with no signal, roaming or ship Wi-Fi.

Is ShipTime Companion free?

The countdown, dual clock and Cruise Mode are free. Premium adds the lock screen widget, unlimited alarms, full customs logging with family pooling, every currency and every packing template.

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