15 Day Panama Canal Cruise Full Transit | Los Angels to Fort Lauderdale 🛳️ Emerald Princess Cruises

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In this video of our Panama Canal cruise we share what it's like to cruise from Los Angeles, California to Fort Lauderdale, Florida through the new locks of the Panama Canal aboard the Princess Cruises Emerald Princess. This was our first time booking an obstructed view stateroom on a cruise ship and we share a tour of the oceanview stateroom and our thoughts. Mama Russo and Aunt Jan joined us on this 15 day cruise through the Panama Canal.
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00:36 Tour of Oceanview Stateroom Emerald Princess Ship
01:10 Port of Los Angeles California
02:05 Full Day at Sea - Why We Love Sea Days
03:10 Cabo San Lucas Port
04:01 Taking Cruise Ship Tender to Port
06:16 Emerald Princess Night Club and Dancing
06:54 Huatulco Mexico cruise port
08:25 Cruise WiFi
09:33 Emerald Princess cruise ship food
10:24 Doing laundry on a cruise ship
10:34 Puntarenas Costa Rica cruise port
12:02 Fuerte Amador Panama cruise port
15:37 Panama Canal full transit new locks
19:00 Cartagena Colombia cruise port
22:48 Cruise ship galley tour
23:15 Playing Bingo on a cruise
24:19 Emerald Princess Panama Canal cruise duck
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[@Weretherussos]

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[@user-mr7jm3bb4d]

So great that you guys sailed with your Mother and Aunt. My Mom was my cruise buddy. I lost her year and half ago, and I miss her so much. Cruising isn't quite as special without her along. Spend as much time with your Mom as you possibly can. You will miss her much more than you think when she's gone.

[@Weretherussos]

Awe so sorry to hear that. I know how it feels as I feel that way about my dad

[@goththicus]

In 2015 we did the 15 day cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to LA. I loved every minute of it. In the 70s we lived in Ft Clayton. The back of our house faced the Miraflores lock. I was able to see our old place from the ship. This was the best place as a kid out of all the military bases we stayed. I would definitely do this cruise again.

[@MrEroshan]

So nice to see you spending time with mom and her sis.

[@Weretherussos]

The best!

[@j.patrickmoore9137]

Thanks for taking us all along with you! I've been on one cruise, the Mexican Riviera, which was a lot of fun - once I started taking Dramamine while out on the seas, and letting it clear out of my system when we were pulling into port, so that I could enjoy some libations on land. I was able to watch the port pilots jump onto the ship coming into port, and back off when leaving, which was pretty cool. I described the ship as a floating hotel and restaurant that took us to different ports. The wife and I want to take an Alaskan cruise after we retire, along the inland passage, which allegedly is so calm that I won't need to worry about being seasick.

[@Weretherussos]

You’re very welcome. Alaska is on our bucket list

[@robertabrams8562]

Awww, this is my fave kinda We’re the Russo’s vid! I felt like I was right there with you four on your vacation! I enjoyed every moment of this, and wished it could’ve been an hour long! On a side note, I bet “Liz Taylor” absolutely misses the heck outta Mama Russo 😂 Great job on the videography & editing as usual! Always my best to you guys 👍🏼👏🏼🥰🥂

[@craftytraveler9238]

Fun video. My husband and I took a cruise through Panama Canal in 2013. We flew to Florida to catch the ship and sailed to San Fransico, closer to our home. It was a great trip.

[@Weretherussos]

That is awesome!

[@jodymccain3258]

SO good to see Mama Russo! Looks like a great cruise and I absolutely love Princess.

[@Weretherussos]

So do we!

[@reestyfarts]

Wildlife in the water off southern Mexico is the star of this cruise.

[@marylouschubert2974]

Fun video! Glad you all had a great time ❣️

[@Weretherussos]

Thank you 🤗

[@Jax4umalta]

Mama Russo is looking so good. Looks like everybody had a fabulous time. Cheers my friends.

[@Weretherussos]

We all did!

[@ytubechannel997]

Enjoyed the video of your cruise. Thanks for sharing.

[@Weretherussos]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jimandvalstravelchannel]

Gotta add this to our bucket list!

[@nomadaccountant]

Your mom and aunt are adorable!!! We love the videos that include them! ❤

[@Weretherussos]

You are so kind

[@tf51d]

12:20 Don't Dom' know if you realize it but that ship along side you is the Artania which was the original Royal Princess, built in 1984! Nice to see her still sailing!

[@Weretherussos]

Ahhh interesting! Thank you

[@lovematters7122]

Awesome tour! Thank you for taking us along!

[@Weretherussos]

Our pleasure!

[@questionmark4348]

We did that same trip in 2008 thanks for bringing back the memories 🙂

[@paulbjorlin2807]

I enjoyed your video. We have done full transits of the Panama Canal both directions many times but after watching your video I think we will have to go back again.

[@Weretherussos]

Why not! Enjoy it when you do

[@wendysoulliere1305]

That intinary sounds awesome!!

[@jameswong6178]

It is a delight to see you posting this video as we were on this very same cruise with you. In fact we did share a little time at the same table with you during high tea on one of those sea those sea days. Thanks for the memories

[@Weretherussos]

That was a fun time at tea - we’ll let mama Russo know you said hi

[@roundstone2020]

So happy to see your mom again

[@bdrennon3663]

Thank you for this wonderful vblog. I was looking at this very same cruise today for 2026. After watching your video i plan to book my cruise as soon as the dates become available. Thank you so much and i subscribed to your channel today. Winderful vblog as someone else commented it felt like i was there with you. 😊

[@Weretherussos]

Which direction do you want to sail?

[@milesfong3901]

Love cruising last one was a European river cruise up Danube with canal locks. We could see the passings from our cabin window. We were not allowed to open our balcony door while going through the canal's locks, sometimes there were two or three per night.

[@Weretherussos]

Interesting. We’ve never done a river cruise

[@nicolechapman6440]

First time here. We did the old locks about 12 years ago on the Island Princess. Just a half transit but it was super interesting and fun.

[@Weretherussos]

Worth going back and doing the new locks

[@jojoinrancho320]

Have been wanting to cruise the Panama Canal. Maybe next year. BTW - Kate’s hair is beautiful! I remember when you first started and she shaved it all off. I thought “what a brave girl!” Thanks for this video!

[@Weretherussos]

You should! It’s a great trip. Kait misses the shaved head but loves having the long hair back

[@nikkib6604]

I ❤your mom she looks so fun!!

[@davidelam944]

Thanks! My wife and I were on the next trip from Florida to California. If anyone wants to see our trip, I'll just have them watch your video.

[@Weretherussos]

Hope you enjoyed the cruise as much as we did

[@deborahsugden8028]

In November 2019 I sailed on the NCL Bliss for a 21 day cruise from L.A. to N.Y. so very similar to this cruise but visited quite a number of southern Caribbean islands. And that wasn't even the best part - I booked 2.5 months before the cruise and was able to score a great deal on a balcony cabin - I am a solo traveler so this was a super great deal. Previously I did an 11 day cruise in a studio solo cabin which was also fine. The studio lounge was a really nice perk. I made a cappuccino (for free) to take to up breakfast. ☕

[@Weretherussos]

That's awesome, sounds like an amazing cruise!

[@toddreimer1158]

Great video! Glad to see Mama Russo doing well.

[@Weretherussos]

Thank you!

[@jimelfering7485]

I followed you guys for years when I was RVing. Then, after I sold my Travato, I pretty much lost track. Great to see you on the high seas. I’ll be doing this cruise, in reverse, in a couple of weeks.

[@Weretherussos]

Thanks Jim - enjoy the cruise, we had a blast!

[@kaykaykayak9368]

Oh my gosh we also went on a 14 day Princess, cruise Jan. 18 for 14 days our room also had a partial view and we went through the Panama Canal our second time going through the canal also, first one the old locks second one the new locks ,so much fun.

[@Weretherussos]

You got on the ship we got off!

[@gregwike2105]

High quality video. You have a nice calm speaking voice.

[@Weretherussos]

Wow, thank you!

[@user-yj3ob9kd3l]

It's so nice to see your mom cruising with you. ❤👍

[@Weretherussos]

It was fun having her along

[@gqcwby]

I was just getting off this ship on January 7th from Ft Lauderdale to LA! Hope u had a great time! The Good Spirit bartenders were among the few of the amazing staff and crew!

[@Weretherussos]

It was an amazing trip! The crew was great

[@adventureswithgnomie6553]

Hi Mom & Auntie Jane! Be safe, have fun and enjoy!

[@ghoover111]

Joel and Kait, for the last few months I have improved my video-editing iMovie skills, which is a lot of work. This effort makes me appreciate your movie-making skills even more. Your cinematography, production and editing is simply superb. Even though this about the Panama Canal, you are #1 in RV KZbin. Other RV influencers take note.

[@Weretherussos]

Thank so much - we really appreciate that and the support.

[@glennkennedy441]

Great video, I haven't read the Costco Connection article about you guys, but looking forward to it!

[@Weretherussos]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@marlo7218]

Your Mom and Aunt are good dancers! Thanks for the fun video!

[@Weretherussos]

Our pleasure!

[@pakishia]

My first Princess Cruise was with Emerald last year and I loved the ship and got hooked on Princess. And definitely I am doing the Panama Canal on Emerald. Thanks for the video!

[@Weretherussos]

You’re very welcome!

[@exploringcoasttocoast0203]

It was so good to see your Mom again - looks like she's feeling great. Kate - I also would have liked the crafts! Great video y'all - you made us want to do that cruise.

[@Weretherussos]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@alvinmousseau1100]

Awesome video

[@Weretherussos]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@juanitalabosier800]

Fun time by all! Thank you for sharing your experiences! Looks like you have a great mom and aunt. Lucky for you guys!

[@Weretherussos]

Thanks for watching!

[@lizmillan9662]

Thanks for sharing . We are embarking on Ruby Princess 23 March. Panama Canal The opposite way . Ft Lauderdale to California.

[@Weretherussos]

Enjoy the sailing!

[@katjar4881]

Great video, lots of good information. I’ll be boarding the Emerald next week for a Panama Canal cruise. Our cruise is the opposite of yours. We’re going from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles. I can’t wait to go. 😊

[@Weretherussos]

Have fun!

[@joycedysart3610]

Great video Joe and Kait....I definitely am due for another cruise..hope you bought some coffee in Panama

[@Weretherussos]

No I get my shipped in fresh 😉

[@suzannewch7202]

Great video! Good to see Mama (and Aunt) Russo enjoying themselves as well. Good thing I was having dinner while watching this video….all that food would have made me really hungry!

[@Weretherussos]

Thank you Suzanne - hope all is well

[@suzannewch7202]

@@Weretherussos lots to do as always!

[@garretlewis4103]

Looks like you guys had a good time.

[@Weretherussos]

We did!

[@stevethomas4095]

Love your mom and aunt cherish the time you have left with them.

[@ndiandy]

Great Video! Your mom is awesome!

[@Weretherussos]

I think so too!

[@Tangoisinthesouth]

Great video!! Hi to Christine and Jan. . Jan

[@Weretherussos]

Thanks so much!

[@LincRYAN]

Awesome 👏🏻 video guys! How fun , me and my family went on the royal Caribbean cruise just a few months ago. I have a series of it in my channel. I have 2 more videos to edit. Glad you guys had a great time. Lincoln) 25:11

[@Weretherussos]

So cool!

[@josephpiskac2781]

I have sailed on the Emerald these ships are a masterpiece of design.

[@Weretherussos]

It’s a nice one but we prefer the bigger Royal class

[@Dee-nm4kt]

I’ve been looking for a princess 15 day Panama cruise video for an entire year. Not only was this the only Princess 15 day video I found, but it was the perfect video. Not too short, not too long, just enough detail and clips to keep you interested without giving too much away. Thank you. I loved the clip of the ladies “shaking what their mommas gave them”, amazing! It looks like you had a very enjoyable cruise, and I am that much more excited for my trip departing in 24 days! Can you please provide a little more detail on the standstill traffic in Cartagena. Do you recall what time you were headed back to the ship? Was the traffic bad all day, or predominantly on the way back to the ship? Thank you. We have a cooking class scheduled, and have given ourselves 1.5 hrs to get back to the ship… I’m now a little concerned that could be cutting it short! And on that note, would you mind confirm if ship time is the same as local time? Thank you. Our itinerary says we leave Cartagena at 3pm, but I cannot find information anywhere to ensure our plans of attending the cooking class will in fact pan out as planned!

[@Weretherussos]

So our departure time was 5pm and we left the old town at 2:40 and were dropped off at 3:30. It was about a 10+ minute walk back to the ship. Traffic was pretty hectic most of the day but I don't remember it being as bad earlier in the day. I would suggest contacting the people putting on your class to ask what they think about timing to get you back in time. Note, since we were on a tour, we didn't have to look for a cab. I don't know how easy/difficult it would be but there are a LOT of people outside the port who would be willing to drive you around - just arrange it so you don't pay until the end of the day so that they wait around for you. Also, ship time when in port is always local time.

[@Dee-nm4kt]

@@Weretherussos thank you so much for the details! Much appreciated.

[@Nicole-London]

That was a smooth transition into a sponsorship lol 👌🏾

[@Weretherussos]

Thanks 😉

[@MNM14ful]

Great video! Looks like all of you had a fun time. What type of camera did you use to shoot the video?

[@Weretherussos]

Thanks! It was all done on an iPhone 14 Pro

[@MNM14ful]

Thanks@@Weretherussos

[@bonniepwtf]

This was interesting to see. Also good to see Christine enjoying herself again. Saw recently where a storm took out the docking area for a cruise ship and no one could disembark. Glad that wasn't you guys.🛳 🚢

[@Weretherussos]

Not us the weather was great for most of the sailing

[@letysilisibarreche6686]

Hi I love your video. I'm glad I found it. We're going to PC cruise on a Disney Magic ship in 2026, and I'm already watching videos lol. What's the name of the excursion you took in Cartagena Colombia? Thanks 😊

[@Weretherussos]

It was a private one my mom found. Don’t know the name

[@letysilisibarreche6686]

@Weretherussos oh ok. Thanks for your reply. I think that excursion was very nice, it covered a lot.

[@emilyarner8347]

Love your cruise videos! Do you drink the water on the cruise ship from tap? Or do you filter the water you drink thru a 3rd party device? We are cruising next year and this was a huge question mark for us!

[@Weretherussos]

We drink it right out of the tap. It’s well filtered on the ship. We typically bring large water bottles with us and fill them from the machine in the buffet.

[@jamestreanor182]

When Baja trip to Cabo in the STO? Great video 🎉

[@Weretherussos]

Don’t know but great idea

[@mickster1780]

fun times! curious, how many people make up the crew on ship with 3000 guests?

[@Weretherussos]

It’s 3000 guests and about 1200 or more crew

[@mickster1780]

@@Weretherussos wow that's a lot of crew!

[@Weretherussos]

Yes, you're well taken care of

[@alanvonweltin6820]

How and where did you get the Indian meal that wasn't on the menu?

[@Weretherussos]

We got to talking to the head chef as he was asking us how our meals had been. We told him how much we liked things but missed some of the Indian food we’d had on our last cruise, so he said he’d make us something special

[@LtDan-ov6bf]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mickeydyke392]

Are you just checking to see if we listen? The sun always sets in the west and rises in the east😊

[@Weretherussos]

Except I didn't say that...I said, it rose over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic. In that area of Panama, when you look out, the Pacific is on the East and Atlantic on the West.

[@alecbaldwin1]

Was this a repositioning cruise?

[@Weretherussos]

Yes it was

[@alecbaldwin1]

@@Weretherussos So where do you find these for sale? On the cruise line website?

[@silviaeaston]

from 19:20: It's CartageNa..... NOT Cartageña.... N with the SOFT "N" as in Nancy! (I'm Hispanic born, and I KNOW!)

[@joebarrett4353]

looks like you had the ship to yourselves! No-one about

[@Weretherussos]

It was about half full. We just make it a point to try and not get other people in the video

[@goththicus]

In 2015 we did the 15 day cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to LA. I loved every minute of it. In the 70s we lived in Ft Clayton. The back of our house faced the Miraflores lock. I was able to see our old place from the ship. This was the best place as a kid out of all the military bases we stayed. I would definitely do this cruise again.

[@Weretherussos]

Ah that’s a fun memory!