fonemanbob Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Has anyone done this cruise? Any and all information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 We did a 15 day from Los Angeles to Tampa. If you do one, do the entire route. Some itineraries go half way and then turn back. It was terrific. We lucked out and had port side a balcony, which happened to be the side that allowed us the best view of the locks. Also, do some reading. There is a fascinating book, that is well worth the time. The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by David McCullough Shari, IRMO12HD and WesKinetic 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFL Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 We did this cruise many years ago on Disney, the 14 day westbound from Canaveral to Los Angeles. It was amazing! I agree with the poster above, if you read about it ahead of time you will appreciate it a lot more. We didn't have a balcony on that cruise so we spent the entire day on the top decks. I didn't realize ahead of time that it actually is a whole day process to go through the locks. Very cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Planning to do it next October for my Dad's bucket list (his 70th was this year but couldnt make it work). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRMO12HD Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 @packercruising What ship were you on? I understand that the larger ships go through a separate channel because the original channel is too small? Do you know if you can see the other channel/ships? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganno Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 It's on my wife and I's bucket list as well as the Alaska cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditchdoc Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 We did westbound in November of 2013 on Legend of the Seas. 15 days and I believe the itinerary was: Fort Lauderdale Cruising Cartagena Columbia Colon Panama Crusing Puntarenas Costa Rica Puerto Quetzal Gutemala Crusing Puerto Vallarta Mexico Cabo San Luca Mexico Crusing San Diego It was a fantastic cruise. The highlights were obviously traversing the Panama Canal with took most of one day. The low point was Colon Panama. There was a tourist area at the dock with security guards stationed around advising you not to go into outside that area. You see Panama City in the distance as you enter the Pacific and it looks like a fairy land city or something from a science fiction movie. There is a lot to learn and it is all fascinating to me. Along the way, Costa Rica was absolutely great. Among other things we did the Tarcols River that is absolutely teeming with crocodiles.. In Guatemala we hiked a volcano and roasted marshmallows over lava. Cabo San Luca has a gorgeous waterfront and shops that seem to go on for miles with the ocean on one side and rocky hills as a back drop. We finished up by spending 3 days in San Diego and could have easily spent a week or more. We were initially concerned about 15 nights on the ship but it was pleasant and we found plenty to keep busy. We met nice people and ended up making a nightly pre-dinner trivia contest in the Schooner Bar that was casual and fun. At the end we were looking forward to getting off and spending time in San Diego while at the same we looked longingly at Legend knowing it was going back to all those fabulous places on the return voyage. We could have spent another 15 days on board going back. ChessE4 and IRMO12HD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Another great run to maximize the value of an AFT balcony too. Doing Vision in December in one of them. Location, location, location! packercruising, IRMO12HD and CFL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 4 hours ago, fonemanbob said: Has anyone done this cruise? Any and all information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Did the cruise on a Princess ship many years ago and would highly recommend taking the cruise, so far in my life it has been a once in a lifetime trip that I hope to repeat if possible. fonemanbob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 7/17/2019 at 1:18 PM, IRMO12HD said: @packercruising What ship were you on? I understand that the larger ships go through a separate channel because the original channel is too small? Do you know if you can see the other channel/ships? We were on NCL Star. It was in 2011, before there was an expansion to the locks. I would suggest a smaller sip so you go through the original locks, but that is just an opinion. Whatever works best for you. It is something you will be really glad you did. IRMO12HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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