Are cruise ships facing delays going thru the Panama Canal? I am going thru in late December 2023.

[Dennis Viking]

Viking Neptune

[whitbob]

Dennis, welcome to Cruise Critic.  We too are sailing Viking (Mars) through the canal this coming December, so I have been watching for information.  Scroll down this Viking thread for more details about the Canal.  See Panama Canal water woes for a start.  Several of the regular Viking cruisers, or individuals with mariner experience have commented.  In short, cruise ships pay to have reservations to enter the canal on a specific date and time.  There is quite a bit of information if you search through and read the threads.  
 

 

[MarkTapley]

@Dennis Viking

 

Here is the link to the other thread:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2959779-panama-canal-water-woes/?do=getNewComment

 

[JeffElizabeth]

Agree.  Cruise ships can afford to pay extra to go through on time of appointment.