Well, with much trepidation, I believe that www.CruiseTickers.com is back up and working properly. I have had it rebuilt and published on the same host that shut it down for slamming their servers. They have agreed that the code would not be as invasive and that they would accommodate the site.

Sorry for all the hassles, but it couldn't have been helped. Just think of all the other count-down clocks that have come and gone in the last couple of years. I now understand the problem with them.

So, I leave you with this thought...Tenacity is when someone is too stupid, or too stuborn to give up when common sense says they should....VBG.

Enjoy (or not)

Tom

Thanks

Thanks Tom! I will re-convert in support

Plus I like the format better!

Sorry that you have had so many problems with this.

Best regards,
Dwayne

Dwayne,

Thanks for your kind words. I don't see them as problems, but more as a learning experience. I am more motivated by my failures than my successes.

Thanks for your understanding.

Tom

Tom,

I like that way of thinking. It does seem the failures give alot of learning to help one move forward to success. Has been my experience as well. Good to see you post, I miss the nuggets of wisdom that remind us of things

Dwayne

Well done Tom!

For all of those wanting to use CruiseTickers.com for your countdown clock...and for any other countdown clock too....please note that you MUST use BB Code and not HTML or ezcode. BB Code is the ONLY one which will work in this forum. I see many members have broken countdown tickers and it is because you are not using the right code!

I still like manual tickers...242 more good morning hugs from my kids until our Mexican Riviera cruise...

thanks for the link, but for some reason I can't get this cruise ticker to work right!

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Originally posted by Dave Beers:
For all of those wanting to use CruiseTickers.com for your countdown clock...and for any other countdown clock too....please note that you MUST use BB Code and not HTML or ezcode. BB Code is the ONLY one which will work in this forum. I see many members have broken countdown tickers and it is because you are not using the right code!

ok, I'm a geek and didn't see your post. I went back and copied the BB code, so NOW lets see if this works...

Mojo

Not true, mojomom. If we were "geeks" we could have figured tickers out the first time. It's us "ignurnt" (alabama speak) people who can't figure out tickers.

quote:

Originally posted by drlivingston:
Not true, mojomom. If we were "geeks" we could have figured tickers out the first time. It's us "ignurnt" (alabama speak) people who can't figure out tickers.

yes! You have a very good point there!! but at least I did finally get it figured out thanks to Mr. Beers's post!

Thank you Tom. I got my cruise tickers added to my signature so now I can watch the countdown!

Hello Tom,

Would it be possible to put a time zone conversion table on the site? I think it would be very helpful. At the least, could someone post one here? It does get confusing with all the time zone differences.

Thanks and Best regards,
Dwayne

Dwayne, this is a time zone site I use frequently. There are links within for searching for a particular city, or for converting time zones between two cities. (I also like the meeting planner function -- use that often for work.)

It appears the ticker is set to GMT -11. So, for cruises leaving from the U.S. east coast, subtract 7 hours from your departure time, those from Texas subtract 6, those from the West Coast subtract 4. In other words, for a cruise departure of 4:30 pm from Miami, enter 9:30 am.

It's possible we may need to adjust further when standard time goes back into effect.

Thanks Lisa! I minused 8 hours from mine for 4 pm EST and it looks right now.

Dwayne

This is most likely an issue based on being reflective of the time zone in which the server that houses cruisetickers.com is located.

Actually, it appears to be on the International Date Line. BTW, isn't this also used, for the most part, as the nautical date line for timekeeping at sea?

(I have too much time on my hands tonight, no pun intended. )

Speaking of "cruise tickers".....
I love this one here.....but...is there a way to add a cruise ticker to my regular emails? I am doing a lot of correspondence with all of my fellow cruise mates and would love to have this same type of cruise ticker on my emails that I send out.
Can any of you advise? I am definitely computer challenged, so be gentle with me.
kathy