Cruise Day 12 - Panama Canal

We set our alarm for 5am! That was the time that we picked up our ship pilot and headed toward the canal. We sailed past Panama City and a lot of other ships before entering our first lock around 715am. It took about 2 hrs to pass through 3 locks and go up about 85 feet. Then across Lake Gatún to the Atlantic locks. Another 2 hrs to go through 3 more locks, dropping back down to sea level and the Caribbean Sea / Atlantic Ocean.Read more