flyingcolors Posted October 27, 2019 #1 Share Posted October 27, 2019 We have enjoyed the 1914 canal and want to do it again. Is the 2015 route experience very different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 27, 2019 #2 Share Posted October 27, 2019 The issue would be if your ship has to use the new locks or not. If too big for the old locks, it will use the newer locks. A small number of cruise ships sailing the Canal meet this requirement. Otherwise, can't think of anything that has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillB48 Posted October 28, 2019 #3 Share Posted October 28, 2019 The canal is the same The only difference would be which locks you use. Since the opening of the new locks in 2016 no ship that could use the old locks has gone through the new locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcolors Posted October 28, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted October 28, 2019 My question is in regards to the scenery of the new canal. Among cruisers who have done both routes, is the new one freshly scarred construction vs the appearance of the original canal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted October 28, 2019 #5 Share Posted October 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, flyingcolors said: My question is in regards to the scenery of the new canal. Among cruisers who have done both routes, is the new one freshly scarred construction vs the appearance of the original canal? https://multimedia.panama-canal.com/index.html I suggest you go to the webcams of the canal to see what the views are. Agua Clara and Cocoli are the new locks. Pedro Miguel cam is currently not working...EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 28, 2019 #6 Share Posted October 28, 2019 8 hours ago, flyingcolors said: My question is in regards to the scenery of the new canal. Among cruisers who have done both routes, is the new one freshly scarred construction vs the appearance of the original canal? A little. But the Canal is in a rain forest/jungle, so things grow quickly. Plus, the only real new stuff is the new locks. The main sailing areas of the Canal are more or less unchanged, and that is 90% of the Canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcolors Posted October 28, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Thank you Essiesmom, the locks webcams show the differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted October 28, 2019 #8 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Here are some views from/of the transit of NCL Joy on Oct. 22: Entering on Pacific side into Cocoli Locks Entering Agua Clara Locks on the CAribbean side Quite a contrast to what it looked like in April 2013: I can look at those pics now and sort of identify structure, but back then, I had no clue... EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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