Panama Transit Cruise added before the U.K. Trip/Carlos Pueblo

Panama Transit Cruise added before the U.K. Trip/Carlos Pueblo

A 15 days Panama Transit Cruise with the Bliss was added on to my traveling

Itinerary before a 4 weeks trip to England just completed a few days ago. I am

in my daily routine to write my journal now for both of the trips. First, I like to

point out how I get the cruise ticket and how the Canal’s journey to affect my

trip in England which is related interest. One of my new found interest is the

visit of the 2000 miles canals in England built during the great Industrial Revolution

some 200 years plus before to transport goods.

Two days before the embark of the ship, I got a help from my cruise liner’s travel

agent to book a room for the cruise. I thought that I was well experience to get on

the ship without any further preparation, Miami Port where I had had so many

actual trips made previously. I got it right from the airport via the light rail to the

Government Station yet I couldn’t locate the Trolley stop to the pier. After several

asking with the local without any success, I marched across the bridge from the city

center toward the port. While on my march, I did see a trolley passing by.

The ship let me have the priority to board due to my latitude status then I had the

opportunity to have the needed breakfast. It is a huge ship with 20 decks on board

while the Café is on Deck 16 and most of my activities are between Deck 6 to Deck

17 and I must climb additional two decks than my regular ships experience. Immediately,

I found two of my daughters were on board the ship. I invited Aiza for a dinner at a

French restaurant and she introduced me her roommate Gerlie as my dining partner

at an Italian restaurant to exhaust both vouchers. At least I felt that was very smoothly

arranged in compared with my previous trip with the Pearl where I couldn’t find anyone

to utilize such perks.

The ship is sailing from Miami through a straight between Cuba and the Dominican

Republic to enter the Caribbean Sea to Cartagena, Columbia, then on the fourth day      

entered the Canal for a 10 hours pass. After the Canal exit, we landed at Caldera of

the Costa Rica, Quetzal of the Guatemala, Acapulco, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas of

the Mexico before the final port of Los Angeles, California. I have taken many photos

along the 15 days route both the scenery and newly adopted daughters on board. It

is very interesting and memorable.

While at the passing of the Canal, I could see both the original one and the newly addition.

It is based on a very simple physics theory, the Tunnel Effect, to manage the water level

to move the ship through 7 or 8 steps called locks. All physically without power applied.

The English canals are based on the same principle to move the smaller ships around.