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We are booked on Caribbean Princess going thru the Agua Clara Locks. Will we go through the locks while on the ship and then tender to town to go to the ferry? We do not want to miss going through the large locks while on the cruise ship.

thanks for your good info.

HAL 253

Its' a little of a depends answer... When you reach Gatun Lake after passing through the locks on the Atlantic side and tender off the ship, then it is a bus ride to the other side of the Isthmus, the Panama City side. Often times you will go to Gamboa which is in about the center of the Canal to board the ferry. From there the ferry will take you through Gaillard Cut and the two Pacific Locks ending up in the Pacific. After you disembark the ferry you will be bused back to Colon/ Cristobal where you will rejoin the ship. There is also the possibility the tour can run in the opposite direction, it really depends on the Canal traffic on that day. The good thing it really makes no difference at all which way it runs, equally enjoyable.

 

There are no intermediate stops on the ferry portion of the excursion.

 

Where you will meet your ship depends on what ship you are on, The Caribbean Princess docks in Cristobal and most of the other ships dock in Colon. It really is a distinction without a lot of difference since they are essentially the same place, just different sides of the the same city.

We are booked on Caribbean Princess going thru the Agua Clara Locks. Will we go through the locks while on the ship and then tender to town to go to the ferry? We do not want to miss going through the large locks while on the cruise ship.

thanks for your good info.

HAL 253