PENCAT

To get to Gothenburg depart the ship and walk past the Volvo Museum to the bus stop for bus # 32. This bus is free and will take you to a bus station. At the bus station, which is also a tram station, buy your pass for the tram. A tram is really just a commuter train. You buy the tickets at the bus station/7-11 with cash or credit card. They all speak excellent English and are extremely helpful. The tram ride is about 20 minutes. When you reach the center city depart and walk around the very walkable downtown. See the fish market and old town. Return to the bus station on either tram # 5 or #6. Then wait for the 32 for the final return to the ship.

Unless provided by the ship, there is no free shuttle to the city.

We made the trip through the canal with Celebrity last November. I happened to stumble on the http://www.junglelandpanama.com/ website and thought why not. Well, it was the highlight of the cruise with a boat trip along the canal including visiting islands where monkeys came on board for snacks, close up views of the ships going through the canal and extremely informative narrative along the way. We did end up at his isolated base where we kayaked, swam in the pool below the waterfall and had a great meal from locally grown sources.

The Captain is from Missouri and entertaining with local stories and some dry humor tossed in.

We are in our mid 60s, but there were people of all ages including children and parents who were visiting Panama on their own.