Island Princess Panama Canal Pt.6 - Historic Locks Full Transit Day - Eastbound Pacific To Atlantic

[@sissysilver6454]

I absolutely love the Princess service where they find you to bring you your things. It didn't always work perfectly, but it was so fun to just press a button from wherever you were on the ship.

[@chrystalcutts4887]

Please do not ever stop "Jay's Sock of the Day"! Best ever. 😎😎

[@parodeejay]

It's been with us since our very first vlog series in 2015, so I guess it's here to stay!! :P

[@claireejbtravels]

This is the best Panama Canal video we’ve ever seen. So full of detail. Fabulous. Thank you.

[@kyraneizmen3848]

Panama Canal is def @ the top of my bucket list cruises. I enjoyed every moment of this 41 minute video! I wish I could give more than jus 1 thumbs up 👍🏽

[@blessednettie69]

Loved watching the mules run up & down the tracks. 😊

[@shelcheese8344]

We did a partial transit in the old canal on the Zuiderdam, using the old locks and with the bow open. Amazing. Then a smaller boat excursion for the remainder, with a bus back. Before your next transit, watch the documentary “A Man, A Plan, A Canal”. They had it on the tv on the ship.

[@eminiarvii]

MEMORIES…went through twice..if there wasn’t other places on my bucket list. I would go again…Thank you guys for a nice video🚢🙂

[@jeannecrawford6324]

This was an awesome video! I loved going through the Panama Canal with you both. The highlight was at the end of the day with Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline." Thank you for the laugh!!!

[@deetee8100]

When I lived in Panama, I paddled a cayuco through the Canal. I really want to cruise through!

[@deborahyoung1954]

We loved the Panama Canal cruise so much we did it twice. First East to west then West coast to east coast.

[@patriciamulock7779]

Loved watching this video... my gr3at grandfather was involved in the building of the canal and my grandfather, as teenager, was there with him!! I've always wanted to do this trip, but at this point in my life, doubt that will happen, so that made your video even more special to me. Thank you for that 🙃

[@paulinestelmach8301]

My husband and I did this Panama Canal cruise in 2016, best cruise we ever took!

[@jenniferneil2710]

All with Holland America love that cruise line

[@billsnyder1021]

An excellent video. Enjoyed every minute

[@onthebit2bet234]

Finally getting to watch this and it is so fascinating!! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@lynnecornelison5903]

I did enjoy the Go-Pro Timelapse. … on an Alaskan note, my niece just did a whale watch with Glacier Wind. Thanks for recommending them; it was spectacular.

[@staceylp39]

Hey Jay great job narrating the locks!!

[@ronhudson9102]

Kool, absolutely the best filming of the canal I’ve ever seen, thx Ron.

[@barbarap5278]

Good morning! I found it so interesting going thru the locks, such history...

[@alk61695]

A Panama Canal cruise was always a cruise I'd like to take eventually. Thanks for sharing what the experience was like. Was always fascinating by how the transit works.

[@inescosta1858]

I’ve done the transit twice. First time west to east and this year I did it the other way. Enjoyed both times but both days were scorchers and we got a suntan from standing outside watching the passage through the locks

[@jojoinrancho320]

This was an awesome video! I was like Dee and not really excited to go on a cruise thru the Panama Canal, but now it is on my bucket list. You guys are the best! Thank you!

[@maureenpitner7180]

I was up at 4:45 AM I heard the anchor going up! This was such a great day!,

[@alvarohiguero]

Well done guys … love your videos and being from Panama .. you guys got everything correct well done

[@jeanettestolle6706]

Great Job, Jay🎉 this is a very good video ❤

[@theresaskwara4021]

So excited to see this!!

[@dan36882]

This has been on my bucket list since I did a report on it back in grade school. Now, I think it might be a retirement gift to ourselves.

[@wendygardener2316]

Great video!

[@luvtravel6207]

This was so cool to watch! Great footage Jay🎉🎉 thank you ☺️

[@skeletor9121]

Great video Dee and Jay. 👍🏻 I must say one of the best to date.

[@FloridaGiGi]

I hope you enjoyed your Panama Canal transit. I so appreciate your pictures. When we did the Panama Canal trip we only did a partial transit. But it was amazing. My pictures thrilled, my young grandsons! Thank you for sharing your experiences.

[@terrih790]

The sun is rising in the west! That is crazy!

[@gaycale5563]

What a great series this is. Y'all are the best!

[@KaylaLowry0188]

Panama not on my cruise list but it is now that I’ve seen this!!! So cool

[@rosekraemer8205]

Thanks for sharing

[@debbiepowell8172]

This video was so amazing. Thank you for sharing the views and the information.

[@maryroberts2099]

This is amazing!

[@user-oo3uj5ku9r]

Thanks for the video !

[@lisacraze1]

WOWOWOWOWOW!!!! Such a cool day! I loved all the lock footage. Thank you!

[@deborahbolton3417]

Thanks for your video is very entertaining❤

[@loishaffner9483]

Thank you brought back wonderful memories once on Princess and once on Holland America. We had rain both times

[@maryanncapece2623]

Good morning. This brings back so many memories of when I went through theses locks. I was up at 4am to see what was going on.

[@ThaSista]

This is great! I'm doing this itinerary in the opposite direction on my all time favorite ship the Carnival Spirit in March! Can. not. wait!

[@dianeharris7227]

This was so cool, thanks for sharing❤️❤️❤️

[@ronniesquires]

Thank y'all so much 💓 we enjoyed it. ❤

[@patriciamorash2763]

Thank you so much. We are doing the same west-east transit from Vancouver-Fort Lauderdale in September on Nieuw Amsterdam. Very excited to watch this.

[@billsnyder1021]

Stayed in Panama in 1985. Our group had a private tour of Miraflores locks to see gears and operations. Hope to go on HAL in Oct for a transit trip

[@heathertarr2014]

Love watching your videos. Booked on the Coral Princess Apr 2025, east west full Panama Canel transit. Watching your videos helped make that decision! Was the piano player in Crooners Don Jaun? If so he has been on our last 2 Princess cruises. Alaska Coral Princess Sept 2019 and Alaska Majestic Princess Sept 2023. He's great!

[@conniejohnson9005]

Beautiful.

[@barbarawhitecotton9548]

Good morning Jay and Dee. Also brings back memories of our Panama Canal transit from Atlantic to Pacific in January, 1996 on RCC Legend of the Seas. An awesome 8 hr. experience indeed!!! Enjoy!❤️

[@truigrunland6817]

This was fascinating!

[@maryroberts2099]

My coworker is going on her first cruise. I told her to check out your port guides

[@vickiezalesky8222]

We went thru 68! Locks on our Viking River Cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam!!!!😮

[@conniea9374]

Great footage guys good job very interesting 👍🏼

[@beachprepper566]

We did a partial canal traversing on the Pride in March. In the top 10 favorites of all our cruises!

[@Bibiznatch]

"Don't touch my hands" lmao

[@jenniferneil2710]

I think I went on the Panama canal cruise 2 or 3 times all west bound from ft lauderdale

[@maryannmcc.8420]

Thank you for this video on the Panama Canal. It was also interesting that you could see monkey island from 2 perspectives. I bet you were glad you had better weather with your initial monkey island tour.

[@cherylhulon6905]

So the new big bigger biggest ships would have to fit through the newer locks? Your ship was looking pretty close to the edges there.

[@parodeejay]

Larger ships have to use the new locks, yes. Only a “Panamax” type ship can fit through the old, apparently.

[@MelodyPadgett]

how crazy...it looks too small for the ship to fit in there!

[@katherineblowsky7390]

Love watching your videos. What month is the best to witness salmon in Ketchikan. Planning a cruise to Alaska in 2025

[@parodeejay]

Thankee! The salmon run can really vary from year to year, but we've found the last two to three weeks of August to be a pretty safe bet!! :D

[@katherineblowsky7390]

@@parodeejay thank you

[@jeannelynskey6946]

I remember the song we learned in school about the Erie canal. "I got a mule, her name is Sal, 15 miles on the Erie canal.."

[@billcook4768]

Shout out Van Halen.

[@andrewbrown574]

No matter how long the video is, please don’t skip the ding dong dinner dish! 😭

[@parodeejay]

We figured since we goofed on this series and it would have been a "do we remember this dinner" again anyway, there wasn't much point, ha ha... it'll be back, but we skipped it just this one time, and we're going to try to not skip the wrap-ups in the future if we can help it!! :P

[@andrewbrown574]

I understand. I just really wanted to hear how the seafood bowl was! 😋