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Captain KCB · 10-03-2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by RaeVynn

Am I right in assuming that a starboard balcony stateroom would be preferable? We would be traveling from FL to CA, so the starboard would be facing land predominately, and would face the north side of the canal.

There is no guarantee which locks you will be using. Latest I've heard is that they use both locks one-way for a time, and then switch direction and use both locks in the other direction.

For instance, on the Brilliance we were in the left set of locks, while watching a cargo ship follow us, in the same direction, in the set of locks on the right.

Either way, enjoy!

Captain KCB · 10-03-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RaeVynn

We would be traveling from FL to CA, so the starboard would be facing land predominately, and would face the north side of the canal.

And, I know I am going to start a HUGE discussion over this, but if you are on the starboard side and going FL to CA, you will actually be facing west and south for the majority of your transit.

I'll see how many others agree, or not, before commenting further...

nealberk · 10-03-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain KCB

And, I know I am going to start a HUGE discussion over this, but if you are on the starboard side and going FL to CA, you will actually be facing west and south for the majority of your transit.

I'll see how many others agree, or not, before commenting further...

A picture is worth a thousand words......

Captain KCB · 10-04-2008, 01:14 AM

Oh Neal, you've ruined all the fun. You're such a troublemaker!

It's always fun to confuse others and explain that as we go from the Caribbean to the Pacific, we actually travel east, and end up farther east than we started.

You can get a little better idea from the attached.

RaeVynn · 10-04-2008, 04:16 PM

Well, I BOOKED our Panama Canal cruise!
Yay!!

We have a Starboard balcony cabin on Baja deck, on the Sea Princess ... May 7th, 2010, from Ft Lauderdale to San Francisco.

nealberk · 10-04-2008, 07:01 PM

Can't help if the continent angles back. Maybe we need a real construction job to fix the problem.

nanabanana · 12-09-2008, 12:01 PM

I'll be going very soon!

smitty · 12-09-2008, 02:22 PM

we're going into colon this january. doing gatun on a tour looking forward to it.

LuLu · 12-09-2008, 05:04 PM

Davy (smitty) .... January is a great time of year to go! It's HOT and Humid ALL year ... but, January is not the "rainy season"!

smitty · 12-09-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LuLu

Davy (smitty) .... January is a great time of year to go! It's HOT and Humid ALL year ... but, January is not the "rainy season"!

thats good to hear.always fancied seeing the place. decided to take a ships tour because it's not a country i know a lot about, and i don't know if it's safe to do things independantly.