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Panama Canal 2022

At the end of 2022 I took my first ever cruise over Christmas and really enjoyed the vacation. The highlight of the cruise was my excursion into the Panama Canal. After the Caribbean Princess entered the Canal through the new locks I transferred to a bus that took me to a small boat to travel through the canal and exit through the old locks before finally reaching Panama City. I highly recommend this excursion to experience the different locks at different vantage points. The Caribbean Princess really had the holiday spirit during this cruise.

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Itinerary

December 18 Port Everglades, Florida
December 19 At Sea
December 20 At Sea (Port Cancelled: Falmouth, Jamaica)
December 21 At Sea
December 22 Cartagena, Colmbia
December 23 Panama Canal Partial Transit New Locks
December 24 Limon, Costa Rica
December 25 At Sea
December 26 At Sea (Port Cancelled: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)
December 27 At Sea
December 28 Port Everglades, Florida

Caribbean Princess lifebuoy ring

Caribbean Princess

December 18, 2022

Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas

December 19, 2022

Sunset on December 19

Sunset

December 19, 2022

Sunset 0n December 20

Sunset

December 19, 2022

Gingerbread houses

Happy Holidays

December 19, 2022

View of ocean from back of vote

Beautiful Moning

December 20, 2022

railing of ship with sunset beyond

Sunset

December 20, 2022

Chocolate cake for desert

Chocolate Cake

December 21, 2022

Pat as the sun is setting

Selfie Time

December 21, 2022

Pelicans

Colombia

December 22, 2022

Colombia sign

Colombia

December 22, 2022

Bird on perch

Colombia

December 22, 2022

bird on sidewalk

Colombia

December 22, 2022

Two birds on a fence

Colombia

December 22, 2022

Pink flamingos

Colombia

December 22, 2022

Flowers with Caribbean Princess behind

Caribbean Princess

December 22, 2022

Caribbean Princess docked in Colombia

Caribbean Princess

December 22, 2022

front view of Caribbean Princess

Caribbean Princess

December 22, 2022

Tugbiat in colombia

Colombia

December 22, 2022

Colombia skyline beyond water from ship

Colombia

December 22, 2022

City skyline from ship

Colombia

December 22, 2022

Hanukkah display

Happy Hanukkah

December 22, 2022

Shrimp and fish over rice

Dinner Time

December 22, 2022

White Cake

Time for Cake

December 22, 2022

Christmas tree next to piano

Happy Holidays

December 22, 2022

Sunrises behind a bridge

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Ship passes under bridge

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Ship entering Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Ship in a lock in the distance

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

lock closed beyond ship

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Ship enterning lock of Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Lock of Panama Canal opening

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Lock opening

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Panama Canal lock from side

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Look inside the hollow lock while open

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Looking into side of lock of Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Tugboat pushes ship in Panama Canal withlock closed

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Tugboat pushes ship in Panama Canal with lock open

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Tugboat behind ship in Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Pat on back of ship with Panama Canal behind

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Bridge in distance while passing into Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Bridge passes over Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Ship passes under a bridge

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Hill behind Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

In the distance a boat passes under a bridge

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Old boat in Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Panama Canal locks opening

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Tug boat in Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Locks of Panama Canal open on December 23

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Entrance to Panama Canal lock closed

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Locks building on Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Pat in front of closed lock in Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Trains parked that are used to move boats through canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Ship moves through Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Ship next to wall of Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Flag flys behind boat with another boat following behind

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Trains guide ship in Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Flag on back of boat

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Ship moves through Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

view of back of boat passing through Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Parked train at Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Container Ship

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Bridge over Panama Canal

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

Span of Bridge of America

Panama Canal

December 23, 2022

View of Panama City from boat

Panama City

December 23, 2022

Train tracks

Costa Rica

December 24, 2022

Boat on river in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

December 24, 2022

Steak and lobster

Christmas Eve Dinner

December 24, 2022

Sunset on Christmas

Sunset

December 25, 2022

Santa giving out toys to kids

Merry Christmas

December 25, 2022

Christmas dinner desert

Christmas Desert

December 25, 2022

Disney Cruise ship

Disney Dream

December 26, 2022

Steak and eggs for brekfast

Breakfast

December 27, 2022

Waves at sunset

Sunset

December 27, 2022

Sun behind cloud at sunset

Sunset

December 27, 2022

Sun going down on December 17

Sunset

December 27, 2022

Sunset over water on December 27

Panama Canal

December 27, 2022

red Sunset sky

Sunset

December 27, 2022

Pat at sunset

Selfie Time

December 27, 2022

Fruit plate

Eating Healthy

December 28, 2022

Caribbean Princess from Airplane

Caribbean Princess

December 28, 2022