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The workings of the Panama Canal are a sight to behold whether
or not you're a history buff or mechanically inclined. The
Panama Canal was completed in 1914, at the cost of 30,000
people's lives and funding from two nations.
Today, most of the original innovations and machinery is still
utilized. However, there's no better way to tour the canal than
in a firsthand experience through its passage.
Touring the Panama Canal by cruise ship makes for an amazing
vacation and a historical adventure. It takes about eight hours
to make the passage through three locks, which raise the ship
solely through gravity through the manmade canal over Central
America. Head for the deck to watch your ship line up in the
morning to pass through the canal. A canal historian aboard the
ship will serve as your guide and provide a running commentary
of interesting details and fascinating facts about the Panama
Canal's construction and operational history.
The best part of about cruising the Panama Canal is that you not
only take in Panama's ports like Colon, Cristobal, Isla San
Telmo, or Isla de Coiba and the Canal's amazing views but that
these tours usually include several stops at glorious in-route
ports of call, which may include Mexico's Cozumel, Puerto
Vallarta, or Acapulco, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica's Limon,
Caldera, or Guanacaste, and even Jamaica's Montego Bay.
Exert yourself by day via on-shore Panama Canal cruise
excursions like tours of Panama City, the Gutun Locks, or the
Embera Indian Village, canal kayaking adventures among the Colon
wildlife, or take in the sights and experiences of the other
visited port cities.
Experience a natural world unlike any other, and then return to
the coziness and elegance of your cruise ship's fine dining room
and a cabin with a view. Enjoy the ship's nightlife and
entertainment, shopping, and fine dining between visits to a
plethora of eye-catching views and an exploratory journey of the
Panama Canal and beyond.
By Adam Lenk http://www.CruisesDaily.com
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