We arrived at San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua as the sun was rising. This was a tender port so we anchored off-shore and took the ship’s tenders to get to the marina and our bus for the excursion I picked. The excursion was an all-day affair; the active part of it being some five hours while the remaining three were on the bus getting to and from the location where our activities were to take place. In summary, we drove to Lake Nicaragua through Granada and cruised the lake in smaller boats for about an hour before returning to Granada for a walking tour, shopping, and lunch. After lunch we returned to San Juan del Sur and the ship. We got back about 15 minutes late but as it was a Princess excursion the ship’s tender was waiting for us.
[Read more…] about San Juan del Sur and PlansPanama Canal Transit
We are now in the Pacific Ocean heading north after a 12 hour transit of the Panama Canal. I even have a certificate to prove it. 🙂
[Read more…] about Panama Canal TransitPanama Canal Schedule
OK, we have the schedule for our Panama Canal transit. Please keep in mind that the Panama Canal traffic control can change any of these times as circumstances dictate. For the most part, since cruise ships have priority over cargo ships, these are probably accurate…
[Read more…] about Panama Canal SchedulePanama Canal Webcams
Just a note to say that if you have nothing better to do you can watch the Pacific Princess transit the Panama Canal live via various webcams tomorrow. Go to…
…to have links to the various cameras.
[Read more…] about Panama Canal WebcamsSanta Marta, Columbia
Today (5/2/2018) was spent in the port of Santa Marta in Columbia. Santa Marta is Columbia’s oldest city and has a natural harbor. The discovery is credited to Rodrigo de Bastidas on July 29, 1525. The excursion I picked involved a quick drive around the city and into the interior for a short distance ending with a stop at a ranch named Quinta de San Pedro Alegandrino where Simon Bolivar passed away on December 17, 1830.
[Read more…] about Santa Marta, ColumbiaAruba
It’s now May 1st and we are at sea appearing to be at a stand-still. The distance between Aruba and Santa Marta, Columbia is not enough to justify the usual 17 knots we often use so the ship is in a following sea at just over 10 knots. Since we are traveling the same path as the swells it’s almost a dead calm inside the ship; no rocking at all and the ship appears to be standing still in the water.
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