MDNOTMD Posted February 25, 2013 #26 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well, fair enough! I'm in a quandary. I have The Shaping of Panama (to Panama City) booked, but am having second thoughts. I've considered, like you said, that we'll see the locks pretty "up close and personal," and we usually really enjoy getting a feel for the culture. With that said, if we felt more comfortable with going with a private tour, we probably would; but we're concerned about safety. Thank you for sharing. My quandary makes me think about going to Las Vegas and only planning to go to Hoover Dam! I'd NEVER do that ... although with additional time to spare, I liked seeing Hoover Dam!!!/mdnotmd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillB48 Posted February 25, 2013 #27 Share Posted February 25, 2013 As far as safety... on either tour you would be safe and there would not be any significant precautions that you would not take anywhere else. What maybe the source of your concern is you probably have read that Colon is not a place to venture out. That is true, the area adjacent to the pier (the shopping mall) is safe and you can pass through Colon on a tour or in a taxi without worry. You just don't want to leave the mall for a leisure stroll down Colon's streets to soak up any local flavor. Unfortunately Colon isn't the greatest front door (or backdoor) for any country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDNOTMD Posted February 25, 2013 #28 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Good advice on port safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejlig Ko Posted November 24, 2015 #29 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thanks, I did hear back and we told him we want to tour Portobello and Gatum Locks with a lunch in Portobello. Should be fun. :)Bill Hi Bill, 2 years later, but I just emaile Roberto and got a very quick reply, I was wondering how it went? Were you pleased overall? Was the lunch spot good and do you remember the name of it? Thanks for any info. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinfools Posted December 12, 2015 #30 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hi Bill, 2 years later, but I just emaile Roberto and got a very quick reply, I was wondering how it went? Were you pleased overall? Was the lunch spot good and do you remember the name of it? Thanks for any info. Mike Hello Mike, we visited Colon in November and I organized a tour with Roberto for our CC group (nearly 40 of us!). We did not do the tour you are asking about but thought I would just let you know that our tour was great! We did a '4 hour' tour to the old and new locks. Roberto actually was our tour guide and was in no hurry at all and extremely knowledgeable. He, his father, and grandfather have all worked for the canal. Everyone in our group was very happy with the experience. I think we ended up taking about 6 hours of his time rather than 4 because he took time to answer all questions at both places and made sure everyone had plenty of time to see everything, take photos, etc. I would highly recommend him and if we ever happen to go back to Colon, I would certainly plan another excursion with him. Hope you enjoy whatever you do! BTW, he did tell me he is working on getting a website. Marilyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emphasis Posted December 28, 2015 #31 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Would appreciate contact information for Roberto.Please email jerry@soon.com Thanks Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillB48 Posted December 28, 2015 #32 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Would appreciate contact information for Roberto.Please email jerry@soon.com Thanks Jerry His email address is in this post.... http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=48491833&postcount=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinfools Posted December 29, 2015 #33 Share Posted December 29, 2015 His email address is in this post.... http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=48491833&postcount=1 Yep, that is the email address I used! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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