Having thought we'd originally have to get up at 5 am, we were told that the on board lecturer wouldn’t be starting his commentary until 6am and we wouldn’t be entering the first set of locks at Miraflores until 07:35. I had set my alarm for 06:30. We were already in the channel heading toward the Bridge that connects the Pan American highway to the continental divide. We are 17th in line to transit the canal today. It was going to be another very...

A day at sea and for the whole day we hugged the coastline of Panama inching our way closer to our next destination, Panama City and the gateway to the highlight of this trip, transiting the Panama Canal. We didn't lose sight of land until the sun went down and even then somehow you knew the land was still out there!Each stateroom receives a daily paper known as the Princess Patter. This provides the reader with all the activities to be found on board. Apart...