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Don't Go on a Panama Canal Cruise Before You Watch This

Before I booked my Panama Canal cruise, there were many things I just didn't know. I admit, this led me to make some Panama Canal cruise mistakes. If you're going on a Panama Canal cruise, this video is a must watch!

In this video I share the Panama Canal cruise do's & don'ts every cruise traveler needs to know, before planning this cruise vacation. If this is your first Panama Canal cruise holiday, these cruise tips will help!

I also share Panama Canal cruise packing tips as well other cruise advice you'll want to know. Our cruise was onboard Holland America Rotterdam. However, this travel information will be helpful whether you are on a Princess cruise, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Carnival or any other cruise line.

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If I’d Known This, I’d Have Done A Panama Canal Cruise Sooner

I discuss and share my Cruising the Panama Canal Cruise Tips on how to make it your best cruising trip ever. I have transited and visited the iconic and famous Panama canal in different ways a number of times in recent years. In my tips for cruising the Panama Canal, I look at the 4 options you have to cruise the Panama canal and pulled together my top tips and tricks for making the most of the experience. This could be the best cruising trip ever

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Panama Canal Timelapse - HD

A time-lapse journey through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean onboard a cruise ship. Re-release of ( )
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Panama Canal Cruise: Full Transit Through Panama Canal New Locks | Emerald Princess Cruises

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In this video of our Panama Canal cruise we share what it's like to cruise from Los Angeles, California to Fort Lauderdale, Florida through the new locks of the Panama Canal aboard the Princess Cruises Emerald Princess. This was our first time booking an obstructed view stateroom on a cruise ship and we share a tour of the oceanview stateroom and our thoughts. Mama Russo and Aunt Jan joined us on this 15 day cruise through the Panama Canal.

Transatlantic Cruise

00:36 Tour of Oceanview Stateroom Emerald Princess Ship
01:10 Port of Los Angeles California
02:05 Full Day at Sea - Why We Love Sea Days
03:10 Cabo San Lucas Port
04:01 Taking Cruise Ship Tender to Port
06:16 Emerald Princess Night Club and Dancing
06:54 Huatulco Mexico cruise port
08:25 Cruise WiFi
09:33 Emerald Princess cruise ship food
10:24 Doing laundry on a cruise ship
10:34 Puntarenas Costa Rica cruise port
12:02 Fuerte Amador Panama cruise port
15:37 Panama Canal full transit new locks
19:00 Cartagena Colombia cruise port
22:48 Cruise ship galley tour
23:15 Playing Bingo on a cruise
24:19 Emerald Princess Panama Canal cruise duck

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Cruise to the Panama Canal with Princess | Princess Cruises

Cruise to the Panama Canal with Princess Cruises. Watch this breathtaking drone's-eye-view of your next Panama Canal vacation.

The Panama Canal's epic waterway shaped the course of history by linking the world's two mightiest oceans -- an engineering feat that, even 100 years later, remains so breathtaking and monumental that it was named a Cruise World Wonder by Condé Nast Traveler.

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Panama Canal Cruise 2017 - The Transit 4K

Full transit of the Panama Canal from West to East (Pacific to Atlantic) onboard Celebrity Infinity

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Panama Canal Cruise Ship Crossing

Ever wondered what it's like to cross the Panama Canal on a cruise ship? Join me as I ride the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship through the Panama Canal's Atlantic side Gatun locks, experiencing this engineering marvel the way it was meant to be done - from the inside! After finishing riding up and through the Gatun locks, we'll take a ride around the canal's central lake searching for local wildlife.

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Norwegian Bliss - Largest Cruise Ship To Transit Panama Canal

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On May 14th, 2018, Norwegian Bliss completed yet another milestone, as she made her way to her home port of Seattle, becoming the largest passenger ship to transit the Panama Canal since the completion of the canal’s expansion project in 2016.

As the newest and largest Norwegian Cruise Line ship at over 168,000 gross tons and a capacity of 4,004, double occupancy, she passed through the new set of locks, on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides. The new locks were constructed as part of the biggest enhancement project since the canal’s opening in 1914.

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Panama Canal Full Transit both direction highlights on cruise ship with Royal Caribbean & Norwegian

The Panama Canal is the world's greatest shortcut. it is approximately 80 kilometres long between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This waterway was cut through one of narrowest saddles of the isthmus that joins North and South America. The Canal uses a system of locks with entrances and exit gates. The locks function as water lifts. They raise the ship from sea level(the Pacific or the Atlantic) to the level of Gatun Lake (26 meters above sea level). The ship then sails the channel through the Continental Divide.

Part 1: We did the full transit Panama Cruise on Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean in 2021
0:00 First landmark sight upon entering Panama Canal is the Bridge of the Americas
1:12 Our cruise ship Royal Caribbean Serenade Of The Seas entering Miraflores Locks
2:53 Incredible experience in witnessing opening of the first lock.
5:10 Ship moving through the first chamber
6:50 Witnessing 2 big ships at Miraflores Locks simultaneously.
7:33 Huge Cargo Ship moving out of Miraflores Locks after second set lock opened
10:30 Miraflores Lake
10:47 Our cruise ship has reached Pedro Miguel Locks
12:35 Observing Tanker vessel passing through Pedro Miguel locks
27:34 Entering Gatun Locks where the ship is meters away from the lock building
30:15 Oil/Chemical Tanker tanker passing through Gatun Locks
43:06 LPG Tanker preparing to enter Gatun Locks and transiting
49:05 Entering Gatun Lake
49:46 Puente Atlantico.The Atlantic Bridge is a road bridge in Colon,Panama spanning the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal.

Part 2: We did the full transit Panama Cruise on Norwegian Jewel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in 2022

53:56 Colon, Panama Cruise Port
54:07 Part 2 Crossing Panama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean with Norwegian Jewel.
54:51 Gigantic vehicles carrier moving through Gatun Locks
57:20 Going through the Gatun Locks again on our second full Panama transit.
59:20 Another vehicles carrier entering Gatun Locks
1:00:50 Very busy day. Another Cargo ship ready to enter Gatun Lock.
1:01:44 Gaillard Cut, also called Culebra Cut is an artificial channel in Panama
1:02:56 Puente Centenario is a cable-stayed bridge with a modern design carrying 6 lanes of traffic over the Panama Canal
1:06:25 Our ship Norwegian Jewel passing through Pedro Miguel Locks
1:07:31 Our cruise ship passing through Miraflores Locks
1:07:46 Our ship is heading out to the Pacific ocean after passing by Bridge of the Americas.
1:08:09 Panama City view from our balcony.
1:09:04 Our cruise ship passing through Miraflores Locks

Panama Canal Cruise: Crossing from the Pacific ocean to Atlantic ocean via New Locks

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Panama Canal Cruise

Here is the Panama Canal full transit from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. This was filmed from the bow of the Island Princess on May 1st, 2022.

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00:00 - Atlantic Bridge
00:17 - Gatun Locks Entrance
02:09 - Gatun Lake
03:00 - Continental Divide and Centennial Bridge
03:16 - Pedro Miguel Locks Entrance
04:02 - Miraflores Locks Entrance
05:09 - Bridge of Americas

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Panama Canal and Central America Cruise - (4K +Subtitles)

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00:00 Intro
00:20 Panama City
01:04 Panama Canal - partial crossing
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05:13 Montego Bay (Jamaica)
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Travel By Cruise Ship To Panama Canal | Full HD

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The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. There are locks at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 metres (85 ft) above sea level. The current locks are 33.5 metres (110 ft) wide. A third, wider lane of locks is currently under construction and is due to open in 2016.

France began work on the canal in 1881, but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease. The United States took over the project in 1904, and took a decade to complete the canal, which was officially opened on August 15, 1914. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduced the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan. The shorter, faster, and safer route to the U.S. West Coast and to nations in and around the Pacific Ocean allowed those places to become more integrated with the world economy. It takes between 20 and 30 hours to traverse the canal.

During construction, ownership of the territory that is now the Panama Canal was first Colombian, then French, and then American. The US continued to control the canal and surrounding Panama Canal Zone until the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties provided for handover to Panama. After a period of joint American–Panamanian control, the canal was taken over by the Panamanian government in 1999, and is now managed and operated by the Panama Canal Authority, a Panamanian government agency.

Annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships in 1914, when the canal opened, to 14,702 vessels in 2008, the latter measuring a total of 309.6 million Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS) tons. By 2008, more than 815,000 vessels had passed through the canal; the largest ships that can transit the canal today are called Panamax. The American Society of Civil Engineers has named the Panama Canal one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
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The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway that allows ships to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean through Central America. Many believe that travel through this canal would be a straight shot from east to west, but this couldn't be farther from the truth.

In reality, the Panama Canal zigs and zags its way across Panama at a sharp angle. Ships move in either a southeast or northwest direction through and each trip takes 8 to 10 hours.

The Direction of the Panama Canal
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The Panama Canal lies within the Isthmus of Panama, the portion of land that bridges North and South America and contains Panama. The shape of the Isthmus of Panama and the angle at which the Canal dissects it make for a complicated and unexpected trip for ships hoping to take advantage of this shortcut.

Transportation travels in the opposite direction of what you might assume. Ships traveling from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean go in a northwest direction. Ships traveling from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean go in a southeast direction.

On the Atlantic side, the entrance to the Panama Canal is near the city of Colón at about 9° 18' N, 79° 55' W. On the Pacific side, the entrance is near Panama City at about 8° 56' N, 79° 33' W. These coordinates prove that if the journey were traveled in a straight line, it would be a north-south route. Of course, this is not the case.

The Trip Through the Panama Canal
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Almost any boat or ship can travel through the Panama Canal, but space is limited and strict regulations apply, so making the trip is easier said than done. The canal runs on a very tight schedule and ships cannot just enter as they please.

The Panama Canal's Locks
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Three sets of locks—Miraflores, Pedro Miguel, and Gatun (from the Pacific to Atlantic)—are located in the canal. These lift ships in increments, one lock at a time, until they go from sea level to 85 feet above sea level at Gatun Lake. On the other side of the canal, ships are lowered back to sea level.

Locks make up only a very small portion of the Panama Canal. Most of the journey is spent navigating both natural and man-made waterways. Each lock chamber is 110 feet (33.5 meters) wide and 1000 feet (304.8 meters) long. Each lock chamber takes roughly eight minutes to fill with about 101,000 cubic meters of water. The Panama Canal Authority estimates that each transit through the canal uses 52 million gallons of water.

Sailing From the Pacific Ocean
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Starting from the Pacific Ocean, here is a brief description of the journey ships take through the Panama Canal.

Ships pass under the Bridge of the Americas in the Gulf of Panama, located in the Pacific Ocean, near Panama City.

They then pass through the Balboa Reach and enter the Miraflores Locks where they go through two flights of chambers.

Ships cross Miraflores Lake and enter the Pedro Miguel Locks where a single lock lifts them up another level.

After passing under the Centennial Bridge, ships sail through the Gaillard or Culebra Cut, a narrow man-made waterway.

Ships travel west as they enter Gamboa Reach near the city of Gamboa before turning north at the Barbacoa Turn.

Navigating around Barro Colorado Island and again turning north at Orchid Turn, ships finally reach Gatun Lake.

Gatun Lake, which was created when dams were built to control water flow during the canal's construction, is the open expanse where many ships anchor if they cannot travel for any reason or don't want to travel through the night. The lake's freshwater is used to fill all of the locks on the canal.

Ships travel in a fairly straight path north from Gatun Lake to the Gatun Locks, the three-tiered lock system that lowers them.

Finally, ships enter Limon Bay and the Caribbean Sea within the Atlantic Ocean.

Cruising Through the Panama Canal on a giant cruise ship.

We are on one of the largest cruise ships that can fit in the Panama Canal. We cruised through the new locks that can take the larger ships. You can always tell when you are on a big ship when the workers come out to take pictures of the behemoth in their locks and Chanels.
The new Panama Canal locks can accommodate larger ships. There are three locks on the Pacific side and three on the Atlantic side. The locks can fit a ship up to 1,400 ft. long. We are 1100ft. The locks lift ships from the Pacific or Atlantic side to the level of a man made lake in the middle of Panama. From there, ships can cruise across to the opposite side, where the remaining locks lower them back down to the ocean level. The locks do all of this with fresh water from the lake. The system uses gravity to feed water into to locks to raise the level inside each of the locks.

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Episode 5: Queen Victoria Transits the Panama Canal - Cunard Centenary World Cruise

Day 18 : Join the Anchor Group for the Transit of the Panama Canal on 28th January 2023 on board Cunard Queen Victoria. There were some small showers in the morning but then the sun came out. Some great footage from the members of the Anchor Facebook Group and from the Panama Canal webcams, a member of the Anchor Group did do a Timelapse and he will publish that shortly, I will add a link.

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This is a group of people who range from people that were on the aborted 2019 world cruise or other cancelled cruises in the last 3 years. Or simply those taking the trip of a lifetime.

Cunard's 2023 World Voyage on Queen Victoria will call on many ports from the first world sailings on ships RMS Laconia.

Full itinerary
DAY 1 Cruise departs from Southampton
DAY 9-10 New York - Overnight onboard
DAY 14 Philipsburg, St. Maarten
DAY 16 Oranjestad, Aruba
DAY 18 Panama Canal Transit
DAY 21 Huatulco
DAY 24 Cabo San Lucas
DAY 27-28 San Francisco - Overnight onboard
DAY 33 Hilo, Hawaii
DAY 34 Honolulu, Oahu
DAY 39 Apia
DAY 41 Nuku'alofa
DAY 44 Auckland
DAY 45 Tauranga
DAY 46 Bay of Islands
DAY 49-50 Sydney - Overnight onboard
DAY 53 Cairns
DAY 57 Darwin
DAY 60 Benoa, Bali
DAY 62 Jakarta
DAY 65 Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang)
DAY 67 Penang
DAY 68 Langkawi
DAY 70-71 Singapore - Overnight onboard
DAY 80 Abu Dhabi
DAY 81-82 Dubai - Overnight onboard
DAY 85 Salalah
DAY 90 Aqaba
DAY 92 Suez Canal Transit
DAY 95 Naples
DAY 99 Lisbon
DAY 102 Southampton

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