Coral Princes Starts The Cruise Ship Season 2012 - 2013

With the arrival of the Coral Princes Cruise Ship yesterday to Panama and its north bound Panama Canal transit today the Cruise Ship Season 2012 - 2013 has now started. For this season Panama expects the arrival of round about 150 cruise ships for Canal transits, partial transits and or visits to its ports in Panama City or Colon. In this photo we see the Coral Princes Cruise Ship in the Miraflores Locks, today September 29 on a cloudy morning.

Coral Princes Cruise Ship

Coral Princes Cruise Ship

Panama Canal Transit North Bound

Here we see 2 ships on their respective north bound Panama Canal Transits, these images where taken in March 2012 and show the Coral Princess Cruise Ship heading into the Culebra Cut, passing the Centennial Bridge and also the Unique Explorer a Hong Kong based Cargo Ship.

Panama Canal Transit North Bound

Container Cargo Ships

Here we see 2 Container Cargo Ships the CCNI AQUILES sailing under Cyprus Flag and the SANTA PHILIPPA sailing under German Flag in their respective south bound Panama Canal transits today, late afternoon, on a rainy September Friday 21. 2012 in the Miraflores Locks.

Container Cargo Ships

Norwegian Star Cruise Ship

Here are some more images from last years transit of the Norwegian Star Cruise Ship in October I think it was. The Norwegian Star Cruise Ship is seen here after passing Gamboa with some big container ship crossing the canal on the same spot.

Norwegian Star Cruise Ship

Norwegian Star Cruise Ship and container cargo ship

Norwegian Star Cruise Ship

Jorge Quijano New Administrator of the Panama Canal

Jorge Quijano takes over as of today as the new Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority replacing Alberto Aleman Zubieta, who headed the ACP  for 16 years.

Panama Canal

Pedro Miguel Locks plus construction site for the new Locks