Wednesday, January 12, 2022 – Photo of the Day – Panama Canal Transit

PANAMA CANAL TRANSIT EN ROUTE TO PUNTA ARENAS, COSTA RICA

DRESS CODE: INFORMAL
For Ladies: DRESSES OR PANTSUITS
For Gentlemen: JACKETS (TIE OPTIONAL)
No shorts or flip flop type footwear after 6:00 PM in indoor venues

TODAY’S WEATHER
Sun with Showers
High: 88°F 31°C
Low: 72°F 22°C

PANAMA CANAL TRANSIT
The pilot boarded at 6:00 am and entered the Gatun Lock at 8:00 am. A commentary about the Panama Canal was given by our Enrichment Lecturer Jon Fleming during our transit presenting the history, its engineering accomplishments, economic impact, and future importance. Progress and highlight broadcasts were made on the outside decks, in the Observation Library, and on your television in our suite during the transit.

We went through the old locks completed 108 years ago. The original gates manufactured over a century ago are still in use.
The amazing thing about transiting the canal is the experience of being on a ship as it’s physically lifted up the 85 feet to the central section of the canal, Lake Gatun. This is an aquatic bridge that takes you over the mountains from the Atlantic to the Pacific. There are no pumps involved in the gates – just water power and gravity.

In the evening we had dinner at The Restaurant.