Going Through the Panama Canal.

Going through the Panama Canal from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean was reasonably uneventful.  The Prinsendam had to anchor in Gatun Lake for a while so that larger ships passing west to east could get through a narrow part in the canal, the 'Gaillard' or 'Culebra' Cut.  The rest of the canal was, as they say, plain sailing.

At Miraflores Locks there were crowds of visitors at the locks viewpoint.  Little did they know that they were saying goodbye to a bit of history....  This is the last time that the Prinsendam sails through the Panama Canal.😢  She has been sold to another company but there is hope that she will still sail through the canal even if it be under a different name and flag.

As we neared Panama City we lowered the anchor off Fuerte Amador for a scheduled overnight stay.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Gatun Lake

Going through the Gaillard Cut

Little did these visitors know that they were seeing the Prinsendam for
the last time.

The lock control tower for the new, wider canal in the distance.