Ever notice the server welcome message?
 

I just made a new pirate and was going to switch servers when i noticed this. Also the Port Royal is upside down.

The servers that your pirate gets placed on after you create a new pirate is as far as I know either server Welcome1 or Welcome2 (not sure if there is a 3, 4, etc.). As for upside-down Port Royal, actually really didn't notice that :P

As for the Welcome thing i think they did"Welcome2 Server" because it was easier and takes less space.

Lol no i think it was welcome server 2. Anyway i never even noticed that! Cool find,

I think they added the "Welcome 1 & 2" thing in July. You can't teleport until you have your compass now. If you join a guild before getting your compass (with a code,) your guildmates cannot teleport to you. When you set sail on your first ship, it switches servers for you, to a "normal" server. Never noticed port royal being upside down. Cool! (But I did notice that it is the only island on the map, at that point.) Also note that RETURN TO PORT OF CALL does not work there.

I wonder if Port Royal is still upside down on test? Or if they fixed RETURN to port of call, for new pirates.