Rare PacnGoNow Posted May 8, 2022 #426 Share Posted May 8, 2022 47 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: Good point. We never did see her on the tender or on our excursion today, but did saw her husband on both. So, if she was positive, her DH would have to be in isolation, right? Maybe only she was being traced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted May 8, 2022 #427 Share Posted May 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: I don’t think she was ever allowed to leave the ship. OK. When I first read your post I thought it was returning that she got denied. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted May 8, 2022 #428 Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kiran said: Library report : it is still just a nook but first day of cruise there were about 200 books at least including guidebooks coffeee table books now very slim pickings so books must all be residing in cabins rather than on library shelves I wasn't going to say a thing about the typos. Just figured the right hand didn't know what the left was doing. 😄 Edited May 8, 2022 by cltnccruisers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted May 8, 2022 #429 Share Posted May 8, 2022 57 minutes ago, PacnGoNow said: You were on our cruise! You’re so right! Rough seas. 3 o’clock was wine time!! lol One good thing about repeating on a ship is I know what I'll be drinking. Bourbon & Blood. Knob Hill bourbon, citrus bitters, club soda and something else - O-Positive I think. And an orange slice of course. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbabyfish Posted May 8, 2022 #430 Share Posted May 8, 2022 4 hours ago, cltnccruisers said: How's the general rockin' and rollin'? Our March cruise was the roughest we've ever had. The sea itself didn't seem that bad so it made me wonder if it was partly mechanical. Heck, I walk better drunk than I could sober on that cruise. Yeah, I was on the March 19 sailing...thought the same about the rolling,thought maybe stabilizers not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 8, 2022 Author #431 Share Posted May 8, 2022 We’re now pulling away from Panama City and going to find a spot amongst the other ships, get some fuel delivered by some mobile bunkering platform (mobile fuel station) and then wait for our turn early tomorrow morning sometime before 7 am if all goes according to plan to head into the Panama Canal! Yay!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 8, 2022 Author #432 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Thought this was a pretty picture. If you make the picture larger, you can see Panama City on the right side getting ready to get a few sprinkles. 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbabyfish Posted May 8, 2022 #433 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I remember how stinky the fuel was after getting it from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 8, 2022 Author #434 Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) A couple of fun tidbits we learned today from our tour guide. First, did you know there are no paved roads across the border between Panama and Columbia. It’s all jungle. I guess when Panama declared their independence from Columbia in 1903, they drew the line in the jungle. Now, not sure about how current this information is, but he said the charge for a ship to go through the Panama Canal is $120 per container for container ships and $160 per person for cruise ships. He also said some of the super max container ships can pay up to $1 million to go through the Panama Canal. Edited May 8, 2022 by Ken the cruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Von & John Posted May 9, 2022 #435 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Ken -- we cruised the Panama Canal on the Coral Princess, on the 2011/2012 Christmas & New Year's cruise... The entire cruise was amazing & the day of canal fantastic... At that time we saw them building the new canal... We had planned to sail the Celebrity Infinity from Fort Lauderdale to Valparaiso, Chile - Dec 2016. Unfortunately we had to cancel the cruise for medical reasons... We are still hoping to do another Panama Canal Cruise one of these days!! Enjoy your time on board 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #436 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) The evening show this evening was Comedy Magic with Greg Moreland and was quite funny and entertaining. Afterwards we headed to the Explorers Lounge and watched I’ll Take Music for 100 trivia with the assistant CDs and had another great time! Then we stepped out on the promenade to check out the mobile bunkering service. Not as big as some we’ve seen on other cruises, but at least they deliver! 😂 Edited May 9, 2022 by Ken the cruiser 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #437 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Day 14, May 9, Panama Canal Transit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runner2013 Posted May 9, 2022 #438 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Thank you Ken for all the Patters. It's great being able to see what activities and programs the ship is offering each day. Also for all the pics. Since we can't all be there, it's nice to get a glimps of the local scenery and wildlife 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiran Posted May 9, 2022 #439 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) Laying in bed watching bridge cam ahead of me, window to the left of me this is the easy panama canal experience my brother is out and about from deck 7 promenade to top of ship will get out of bed later , but not right now Edited May 9, 2022 by Kiran Add sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #440 Share Posted May 9, 2022 And we’re on our way. We just crossed under the Bridge of Americas and there is Panama City to the east! 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #441 Share Posted May 9, 2022 We’re slowly approaching the first lock and as you can see we have someone helping us walk the straight and narrow. This is of course the view from the aft! 😂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #442 Share Posted May 9, 2022 For those interested, here’s the results of the speed test I just took and the photos are loading quite quickly at this speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #443 Share Posted May 9, 2022 We’re in the lock and they’re starting to close the gates. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted May 9, 2022 #444 Share Posted May 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: We’re in the lock and they’re starting to close the gates. Fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #445 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Looks like the water level rose a little under 8 meters and it looks like we have someone next in the queue! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #446 Share Posted May 9, 2022 It appears to be a 3 stage lock system and we’re now in the second lock. Sorry, I can’t hear Kerry speaking over the loud system as I’m on our aft balcony. 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #447 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) My DW just told me that Kerry said the cost to transit the PC is $95 per empty passenger cabin and $138 per person for an occupied cabin. She hasn’t mentioned the total bill yet. If she does, I’ll let you know. Edited May 9, 2022 by Ken the cruiser 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #448 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Looks like we have company as we’re moving into the 3rd lock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted May 9, 2022 #449 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Ken, Not sure this has been asked and answered yet, but is this you first time through or no? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 9, 2022 Author #450 Share Posted May 9, 2022 We’re now in the 3rd lock. Off to the left is the water staging area to fill the locks, which 60% is recycled. Just found out the CB cost a little over $500,000 to traverse the PC. Now, if someone wants to get ahead in the queue, like a container ship, they can pay a little extra. One ship paid $250,000 to move up and save 7 days waiting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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