Tag Archives: Panama Canal

  I have lost count of the number of times I have transited the Panama Canal but it never disappoints. The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a 48-mile (77.1 km) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic … Continue reading →

Very hot day. It was a smooth and uneventful transit. If you have never been it always amazes you. Truly an engineering marvel. Opened August 15, 1914. The SSAncon was the first commercial vessel to make the transit. Built at … Continue reading →

Be part of the adventure and watch us transit the Panama Canal. The schedule below estimates our ships times in the locks. Note the times are listed in Eastern Standard Time, so you west coasters may want to try the … Continue reading →

This was our second passage this year, and we will be through again in January. Lost count of the number of times I have transited the Canal, but near 20. It never grows old and always seems a little different. … Continue reading →

Wednesday, off to LA for a tour Dec 2nd with George Geary (http://www.georgegeary.com/). Won the bidding for this tour that said: Tour Description: George Geary Tours, named in Frommers Guides as one of the best food tour operators will take … Continue reading →

We arrived at the first set of locks (Pedro Miguel) this morning at 5:41 a.m. and were completely through before we even got out of the room. We were at breakfast at 7:00 a.m during the second set of locks … Continue reading →