Cargo Ships in the Panama Canal

Here we see 2 cargo ship, the  Sophie Oldendorff a cargo ship and the NYK Demeter a Cargo Ship with containers, leaving the Miraflores locks in their respective north bound Panama Canal transits, today on a sunny Sunday morning, May 27 2012.

Cargo Ships in the Panama Canal

The Celebrity Millennium in the Panama Canal

Here we see the Celebrity Millennium, a Millennium Class of cruise ships, operated by Celebrity Cruises line entering the Miraflores Locks on her south bound Panama Canal transit, today May 17 2012. The Celebrity Millennium has 11 passenger accessible decks and a capacity of 1,950 passengers and over 920 Crew.

The Celebrity Millennium approaching the Miraflores Locks

The Celebrity Millennium in the Panama Canal

Sailboats in the Panama Canal

Here we see 3 sailboats in the Miraflores Locks on their respective north bound Panama Canal transit, today May 09 2012. In the background is a cargo ship. See this PDF document here for the fees the ships have to pay for each transit. The cruise ships season is now over so we will see only a few of those transiting each month if any at all.

Sailboats in the Panama Canal

Statendam and Island Princess Cruise Ships

Here we see the Statendam and the Island Princess cruise ships in their respective South Bound Panama Canal transits. The Statendam is entering the Miraflores Locks and the Island Princess is in the Pedro Miguel Locks and in the background we see the work in progress from the construction of the new canal locks, today on a rainy May 2 2012.

The Island Princess cruise ship in the Pedro Miguel Locks

The Statendam is entering the Miraflores Locks

The MS Zuiderdam Cruise Ship in the Panama Canal

Here we see the MS Zuiderdam, a Vista class cruise ship, owned and operated by Holland America Line, in her south bound Panama Canal transit leaving the Miraflores Locks and heading out to the Pacific Ocean, today Friday April 27 2012.

The MS Zuiderdam Cruise Ship in the Panama Canal

Statendam Cruise Ship Panama Canal

Here we see the Statendam Cruise Ship with a capacity of 1,258 passengers entering the Miraflores Locks in her North Bound Panama Canal Transit, today April 23 2012. The MS Statendam is a cruise ship of the Holland America Line.

Statendam Cruise Ship entering the Miraflores Locks

Statendam Cruise Ship in the Miraflores Locks

Island Princess Partial Panama Canal Transit

Here we see the Island Princess Cruise Ship in her partial Panama Canal transit entering the Gatun Locks in Colon and heading back out to the Atlantic today April 12 2012. The second image shows the exact same moment but with the view from the cruise ships live cam. In this partial Panama Canal transit the cruise ship just gets up the 3 steps in the Gatun Locks entering the Gatun Lake and later heading back out the same way trough the Gatun Locks back down to the Caribbean again.

Island Princess Cruise Ship entering the Gatun Locks

Same moment viewed from the Cruise Ships Live Cam