Panama Canal Half Transit - Boring or Bucket List?

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Is a partial transit of the Panama Canal worth it? We chose the half transit, closed loop, cruise and are providing our narrated footage through the Gatun Locks in each direction. Determine if this would be right for you! #panamacanal #gatunlocks #cruisereview #cruise #hollandamerica
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:40 Atlantic Bridge, Colon, Panama
02:27 Approach to locks
03:40 Mules
04:50 Lock water equalized
06:21 Entering Lock 1
07:19 Elevation Comparisons
08:50 Close to lock walls
09:37 Entering next lock
10:11 Lake Level
11:02 Gatun Lake
11:46 New Expansion Channel
12:14 Tenders to excursions
13:49 Expansion lock example
14:20 Tugboat assist
15:09 Reverse transit
16:35 Lock doors
18:07 Aft view of locks
18:48 US Britton
19:32 Atlantic Bridge
20:33 Final Thoughts

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@user-pn5ue3qn4l 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I finally understand the process. So glad I found you.

@seemoreseascruises3791 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I'm so happy that it was good information for you! Thanks for watching!

@joerana5606 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. We are doing this next month. So excited now after seeing this.

@seemoreseascruises3791 8 ай бұрын

You are going to love the locks. It was a great day and I think I made the right choice for staying on the ship but the trip through the next locks and into the Pacific would have been a great excursion too. Enjoy the day and your cruise!

@ellenflanagan2220 6 ай бұрын

Great video! We are taking the Panama Canal half transit from the Atlantic side in November 2024. Can’t wait!

@seemoreseascruises3791 6 ай бұрын

Good choice! You'll love it! Depending on the size of the ship, you may go through the original locks like we did or if you are on a larger ship, you will go through the newer wider locks. Either way, it is really something to behold. If your cruise line offers a presentation talk before the canal, make sure that you consider attending. Ours was very informative! Thanks so much for sharing and for watching!

@mdlanor5414 7 ай бұрын

My wife and I are doing a half transit Cruise on 1/30/24. Through the Panama Canal locks from the Atlantic Ocean side. Great video and very informative. We will be waiting for the Cruise Ship exit the Panama Canal. To watch the transit and to avoid the crowds. My wife and I have also booked an excursion that goes through the locks and return. That will transit a vessel to their path to get to the Pacific Ocean.

@seemoreseascruises3791 7 ай бұрын

I wish you and amazing adventure! Going through to the Pacific side is going to be our next Panama Canal trip in the next few years. Thanks so much for sharing and for watching!

@user-pn5ue3qn4l 4 ай бұрын

You are more than welcome and yes I subscribed. Happy sailing

@seemoreseascruises3791 4 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@jackcurtis5784 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Awesome Video. This trip is on my Bucket List. 5 Stars to your Video.

@seemoreseascruises3791 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! It really was a great day. Only the smaller ships use the old locks. We just had friends that went on the HAL Rotterdam and they had to use the new locks which are similar but we were thankful that we went through the original locks. The newer bigger ships do not fit in the old locks. Celebrity Edge class also uses the newer locks. When planning make sure that you research which locks you will be transiting. Thanks for watching!

@bobliddell6996 Жыл бұрын

In February we were on Celebrity EDGE. Went through the “new” locks, built for ships that size. We did not go on any excursions.

@seemoreseascruises3791 Жыл бұрын

I am sure that was a great trip. I love the Celebrity Edge. Thanks for sharing!

@tonyintrevado8960 Жыл бұрын

Its a great idea to read "The Path Between The Seas" by David McCullough. Very well written and eye opening history and facts! Enjoy both book and cruise.

@seemoreseascruises3791 Жыл бұрын

Excellent recommendation! Thank you so much for sharing and watching!

@tonypoultney1830 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting 😊

@seemoreseascruises3791 5 ай бұрын

This was a very cool cruise. I have a lot of great memories from this week and it was so different from other cruises.

@rgruenhaus 4 ай бұрын

Only one Canal in the 80's when I was through the Panama Canal.

@seemoreseascruises3791 4 ай бұрын

The new canal does not have the history that the original does. The bigger, newer ships can't fit.

@rgruenhaus 4 ай бұрын

@@seemoreseascruises3791 are you sure?

@seemoreseascruises3791 4 ай бұрын

@@rgruenhaus We were on the Eurodam and it goes through the original locks. The Rotterdam does not fit and goes through the new locks. I have had clients on each and they confirmed which locks that they went through. This is the same with Celebrity. The Edge Class must go through the new locks as well.

@rgruenhaus 4 ай бұрын

@seemoreseascruises3791 that's what I thought! I've seen several videos with massive tankers. Even had a tough time getting through the Suez Canal so the new locks were made to save them having to go around the continent.

@susanwaterman7417 11 ай бұрын

thank you!!! You have possibly helped me decide to just save the $$$ and stay on the ship the day we do this

@seemoreseascruises3791 11 ай бұрын

I'm so glad that you were helped by my video! That is why I do this. I hope you have a great cruise! I enjoyed the afternoon reverse transit more than the morning. I liked the perspective of traversing the locks from the higher elevation to the lower. Thanks so much for watching!

@kathyslocombe1182 9 ай бұрын

We did the full transit MANY years ago on the Celebrity Summit. This was/is truly a bucket list cruise. Part and parcel of this cruise is not only the engineering feat of this marvel (the locks) but the history attached to it. Great assessment of your transit!

@seemoreseascruises3791 9 ай бұрын

The history added so much to the experience. We luckily had a historian providing a very detailed presentation the afternoon before we arrived and they were narrating during the transit. The 1/2 transit was great but maybe we will do a full transit in the future. Thanks so much for sharing and for watching!

@WandaMontgomery2744 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this. We have done a full transit. We will be doing a partial in 2025 with family for the first time. We are hoping that they will enjoy it also.

@billsnyder1021 Жыл бұрын

Rode Panama Railway, tour of new locks and shopping in Pan. City excursion on Princess. Your trip through original locks is still on bucket list. New locks are somewhat different

@seemoreseascruises3791 Жыл бұрын

I have to look up that railway. That was a new one. Princess and HAL are sisters so you would think I would have noticed that. Our excursion selection though was blank for most ports until two weeks before the cruise due to a website glitch. That could have been some of my problem.

@rgruenhaus 4 ай бұрын

@seemoreseascruises3791 I wonder if staying onboard has better views of the Canal? I will be starting my NCL Jade cruise from Panama City to go through the whole Canal. Though I would like to get images of the Jade from the side of the Canal it's going through. I've been through the Panama Canal 3 times before in the 80's with the Navy. Our ship was small enough for a few other boats to be in the locks at the same time. The first time through my ship went down the coast of South America and through the Straits of Magellan and up the East Coast of South America.

@CruisingEngineer Жыл бұрын

Great video. We did the full trans of the locks (San Diego to Galveston, Disney Wonder), and it was an all-day adventure. The day started when it was still dark but all the ships waiting on the Pacific side were lit up. The Wonder was the first ship of the day (I'm sure The Mouse pays for that honor). The journey ended near dinner time when we saw the sunset from the aft of the Wonder while dining in Palo. You should have included the mules "communicating" with each other with their bells. That sound is only heard on the PC cruise.

@seemoreseascruises3791 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing! I did capture a few of the bells but such a great point! There were various bells from each side and only after completing did I understand what the bells were for. Our live cruise director narration did not explain that. Thanks as always for supporting the channel!

@CruisingEngineer Жыл бұрын

@@seemoreseascruises3791 The guest speaker on our crossing was the head pilot for the canal (when the USA still owned it). He talked about the bells (he didn't say what they meant because he was a ship pilot, not a mule driver), so we knew what to expect.

@jimmypersaud119 5 ай бұрын

good job with your vid

@seemoreseascruises3791 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much and thanks for watching!

@bethmortali3949 Жыл бұрын

That’s our next trip!

@seemoreseascruises3791 Жыл бұрын

I hope that you have a great cruise! Thanks for watching!

@MrKn1214 8 ай бұрын

I would rather the full transit than the partial one, since it’s much more excited ocean to ocean crossing experience.😊

@seemoreseascruises3791 8 ай бұрын

We would have loved to do the full transit as well but time and budget didn't work for us this time. It was still very cool to experience the amazing engineering of the canal. Thanks for sharing and for watching!

@pickleballplaystore Жыл бұрын

1+ subscriber!

@seemoreseascruises3791 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the subscription!

@kens805 Жыл бұрын

Both

@seemoreseascruises3791 Жыл бұрын

Yes, it absolutely can be both. It was a long day and many people did the afternoon excursions.

@user-pn5ue3qn4l 4 ай бұрын

Bucket list

@seemoreseascruises3791 4 ай бұрын

It was for us for sure!

@diannebrideson2368 5 ай бұрын

What month did you go?

@seemoreseascruises3791 4 ай бұрын

We sailed the canal at the end of March 2023. Weather was great and the Eurodam used the original canals. The Rotterdam and the Celebrity Edge Class use the new canal because of the size.