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Driftwoodgal

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The ships have a scheduled time that they are supposed to go through the canal. I wonder who really messed up????

 

We were late leaving Belize, because of a ships tour had a break down. That put us late getting to the canal. The Brilliance took our time slot as the Splendour was late because of the delay.

 

I would have been more than upset to go through the locks in the dark. The process is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.

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purescottish

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It's on my lifelong list of things to see and do....... but I hope to go in daylight.... I feel so sorry for those passengers

I know nothing of the Panama Canal.... do you go through it once and that's it ? I'd want more than an onboard credit if that's the case

 

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Driftwoodgal

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If you haven't done the Panama Canal cruise, you need to put it on the top of your list to do when you can. Read up on the building of the canal before you go as it will make more sense to you when you travel through it.

 

I suggest that you stay on the ship if you do a partial transit as there is lots of things to see going and coming.

 

My brother sails on Silver Sea none of their cruises are cheap. They do give you all the liquor you can drink, and take you to places a larger ship can't get to. Guess I will have to wait until I win the lottery before I get to sail with them.:D

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Davey Interweb

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Casino losses????

 

Nah, $32K would be easy to spend with Silversea; that amount represents a mid-range suite for two on one of their already all-suite ships.

 

I've already been through the Panama Canal, and when I got thinking about it a night transit would be kinda nifty if I were doing it for a second time.

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BTSEN5

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Nah, $32K would be easy to spend with Silversea; that amount represents a mid-range suite for two on one of their already all-suite ships.

 

I've already been through the Panama Canal, and when I got thinking about it a night transit would be kinda nifty if I were doing it for a second time.

 

Holy cow! That would be my one and only cruise for a lifetime.

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truffles2

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If I am not mistaken (and I might be;) )..the larger PANAMAX ships are also allowed to transit the canal during daylight hours.

 

I believe you are mistaken. Panamax ships cannot go through the canal at all because they are too big....that is why they are called pana-MAX:p.

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truffles2

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Actually that may be mis-interpreting words:

Panamax is determined principally by the dimensions of the canal's lock chambers, each of which is 33.53 metres (110 ft) wide by 320.0 metres (1050 ft) long, and 25.9 metres (85 ft) deep. The usable length of each lock chamber is 304.8 metres (1000 ft). The available water depth in the lock chambers varies, but the shallowest depth is at the south sill of the Pedro Miguel Locks and is 12.55 metres (41.2 ft) at a Miraflores Lake level of 16.61 metres (54 feet 6 in). The height of the Bridge of the Americas at Balboa is the limiting factor on a vessel's overall height.

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USS Missouri (BB-63), one of the Iowa class battleships, makes a very tight fit as she passes through the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal in October 1945.

 

 

The maximum dimensions allowed for a ship transiting the canal are:[1]


  • Length: 294.1 metres (965 ft)


  • Beam (width): 32.3 metres (106 ft)


  • Draft: 12.0 metres (39.5 ft) in tropical fresh water (the salinity and temperature of water affect its density, and hence how deeply a ship will sit in the water)


  • Air draft: 57.91 metres (190 ft) measured from the waterline to the vessel's highest point

The ships that cannot go through are referred by that term...such as Mariner

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Richard in Panama

Richard in Panama

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For the record, PANAMAX is the MAXimum-sized ship than can transit the Canal. POST PANAMAX is too large to transit the Canal.

 

Panamax ships transit the Canal during daylight hours. Most of the large cruise ships are PANAMAX. Silverseas may not be, since they are smaller.

 

Background to the Sivlerseas issue . . . which you might interesting . . .

http://www.panama-guide.com/article....80329132851920

 

Seems Panama Canal Pilots are doing a work slowdown type protest and a Silverseas ship ended up making the "highlight of the trip" Canal transit at night! Not really the "fault" of Silverseas.

 

Regards, Richard

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whale-watcher

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I believe you are mistaken. Panamax ships cannot go through the canal at all because they are too big....that is why they are called pana-MAX:p.
Actually, I think it refers to the largest size (the MAXimum size) ship that can fit in the lock chamber.:)
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