4mysins

Thank you Bill for the information. I am disappointed that the time is short there. We would have wanted to head over to Fort Sherman. I know part the base has been turned into a marina. Maybe I will look into doing the full transit as far getting more time in the area. I was hoping to cruise this summer but lesson learned the season is from October to April.

Hello!

Does anyone have a suggestion on a private guide of Colon? I would like to hire a car and revisit areas that my husband lived while he was in Panama. We would like to have a guide where he and I are the only ones in the party. I know that time is of concern being in port from about 5 pm to 8 pm.

Any suggestions?

I can tell you from personal experience, its not just Carnival. I have had similar experiences on Royal Caribbean and Carnival. With Royal Caribbean, we were unaware of the "tender tickets" and by the time we stood in line to get them, they were in the 60's. We had a private tour scheduled first thing in the morning but were not "scheduled" to leave the boat till 10:30-11:00.

Even on departure of our last Carnival Cruise, we were sent back and forth between the front of the ship to the back and then up and down stairs with all of our luggage. Misinformation being told to masses of people and no one really knew what was going on. We even had to pled for a disabled member of the family to be able to take the elevators since they couldn't go downstairs. After 45 minutes of completing our trek across the ship we made it off.

Somewhere with the cruise lines, I think there is a start of a huge disconnect which really makes chaos for many people. Hopefully, they can get it tightened up soon.