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We were picked up by the tour bus directly at the pier, as the new terminal was not opened to us and they used gangways directly to the dock.  We boarded the bus with our group and bumped our way out of the terminal area on the road still under construction.  Once we got to the cause way we were on regular paved roads.

We drove across the Amador causeway stopping in the middle at one of the observation points to get pictrures of Panama city and enjoy the view.  We also had a view back to the cruise port

We did this tour on Thursday the 28th of December when the Emerald Princess stopped there the day after our full transit of the Panama Canal Westbound.

Tour Description:

Celebrate the cultural and historic signifance of ancient Panama on a guided tour that highlights the country's glorius beginnings and tragic past.  La Viejo (Old Panama) is where the mnain city originally stood until destroyed by a band of pirates lead by Sir Henry Morgan in 1671.  An architechturall richness is still evident in many of the structures.  Then visit charming Casco Antiguo, an old colnial city founded in 1673.  Wander through hte French Plaza, photograph the monuments and climb the walkway for a superlative view of Panama City.  Stroll by Cathedral Square to adminre the cathedral's gleaming spires.

I tried the nutter at the juice bar today, banana, a tablespoon or so of peanut butter, soy milk and coconut milk with ice in the blender.  Not bad.

Quiet sea day today, it has been raining on and off so after hitting the gym we are sitting down in the International Cafe

6 hours ago, IndyKid said:

Is this SOP? Or has there been an illness reported on the ship?

First time I have seen it but we are still serving ourselves in buffet and I have not seen any overt measures for other things around the ship so I think it is a standard measure now.

3 hours ago, Essiesmom said:

If this was Princess tour, could you please name and review it over on the Panama Canal board?  Pics there not necessary but so many people come there asking about tours, but never come back to tell us how they went.  And thanks for the terminal pics there.  EM

I will try and get to it in the next day or so as I will want to do it from my laptop.

Sanitizing seats in Princess theatre between shows

Tonight’s MDR menu

So I tried one of these things today so I could report on it.  Three scoops of vanilla gelato and a ton of sauces and candy.  Too much sugar to eat two a day however they do seem to be popular

We took the bus tour of Panama which included the walking tour of the old city.

9 minutes ago, Z0nker said:

The elusive Juice Bar. Where did you find it? 

Just under the MUTS screen on deck 15

We are in today for a stop, we were using gangways with busses coming right to the ship.  The outside is still very much a construction zone 

Dawn at Puerto Amadore near Panama City

5:30 AM, we have weighed Ancir and are moving into the Puerto Amadore cruise port dock.  Viking Sky is already there

6 hours ago, hop2it said:

We're leaving in a week and haven't received the medallions. Got an e-mail several days ago saying they had shipped but the tracking link shows USPS waiting for them since Dec. 14 and no further information is available.  . . . I haven't seen any recent posts about this issue and am curious if this is a common problem, or maybe a new problem. I understand we can get medallions at the port, but it would be nice to have the delivery that was promised.

Are you in US or Canada?  The Canada deliveries never show up on USPS tracking site, they just show up in a Canada Post XPress post package.

Bring a roll of painters masking tape.  I put it on the sensor before going to bed at night and take it off in the morning when we get up.

The tourist train went by when we were in the Cocoli Locks

Crocodiles in the water near the locks

charcuterie board at vines, available after 5 PM

4 minutes ago, Oilers rule said:

Thank you for asking. Enjoy your evening.

Not a problem, you can get your wife the three full glasses of wine and carry her back to the room after😁

We are going to drop anchor outside the port tonight and will dock at the port tomorrow morning

Cheers