Rare Salf777 Posted June 1, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Hi booking a Panama Canal sailing on either NCL Bliss or Joy. It starts in LA and ends in Miami. I’m sure due to the size of the ships it’s the new locks. I see some posts that when you go thru the new locks it’s not a full crossing? Can someone please explain. I also saw one thread that says you disembark when using the new locks? I’m confused can someone please explain all this? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted June 1, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Salf777 said: Hi booking a Panama Canal sailing on either NCL Bliss or Joy. It starts in LA and ends in Miami. I’m sure due to the size of the ships it’s the new locks. I see some posts that when you go thru the new locks it’s not a full crossing? Can someone please explain. I also saw one thread that says you disembark when using the new locks? I’m confused can someone please explain all this? thanks Yes, both ships will use the new locks because of their size. Otherwise you've read a lot of misinformation somewhere or misunderstood what you read. Both ships will be doing a full transit because they're starting in LA and ending in Miami. There's no other way to do that than a full transit (or a cruise around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America or a world cruise crossing the Pacific and working your way back through Asia, Europe and the Atlantic Ocean). No, you don't have to disembark when you use the new locks unless your ship is doing a port call at either Fuerte Amador on the Pacific side or Colon on the Atlantic side, in which case you will have the opportunity to disembark to do excursions. Edited June 1, 2022 by njhorseman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Salf777 Posted June 1, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Just now, njhorseman said: Yes, both ships will use the new locks because of their size. Otherwise you've read a lot of misinformation somewhere or misunderstood what you read. Both ships will be doing a full transit because they're starting in LA and ending in Miami. There's no other way to do that than a full transit (or a cruise around Cape horn at the southern tip of South America). No, you don't have to disembark when you use the new locks unless your ship is doing a port call at either Fuerte Amador on the Pacific side or Colon on the Atlantic side, in which case you will have the opportunity to disembark to do excursions. Thank you so much! I don’t know maybe I misunderstood some posts but I’m certain one said you get off. No matter as long as I understand now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenUS Posted July 9, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 9, 2022 The Joy is a great ship, but not much in the way of pool/pool space if that is what you care about. The Bliss I believe has some bigger pools and solo cabins if you are going solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyTMo777 Posted August 21, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 21, 2022 We did this same itinerary on the Bliss in November 2018. You'll only fit through the new locks, and @njhorsemangave you everything else you need to know 🙂 Happy to answer any other questions you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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