Hi Mishelle & Sue. We, too, are booked on this Cruise to LAX. Thought we had the rest of 22 and all of 23 planned out & booked, but then out of the blue last week, DH decided he wanted to go somewhere "warm" for a couple of weeks in January before our already-planned "spring" trip. So here we are. We're Ken & Ray from Dallas. We've actually done the Canal before, but this trip adds a couple of new countries that we didn't visit before. We're seasoned travelers (a nice way of saying OLD), and have been to 67 countries. This cruise will bring us up to 70.
Yes, we also wanted to do the old locks again. Before, we went through them on a very small flat-bottomed "tourist boat". It was fascinating being so low to the water that you could literally touch the slimy green concrete walls of the locks on both sides of the ship. This time though, we'll be on a tall enough ship that we can watch the little 110+ year-old electric locomotives (or "Mules") pull us through by cables. It's going to be fascinating. (again!)
But first, this fall, we'll be going to Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, & Hungary, (on a Tauck river cruise), then taking a train to Nuremberg & Munich for our 3rd or 4th OKTOBERFEST!! <-- obviously we LOVE it! It's one of the most fun things we've ever done!
Looking forward to meeting you two!
Ken & Ray