Thursday, May 30, 2013

Cargo Ships Panama Canal

As the cruise ship season is over and the rainy season as well as the hurricane season started again we see almost no cruise ships in the canal anymore till the end of the year. Here we see a snap shot taken today at the Miraflores Locks showing 2 cargo ships on this rainy afternoon.
Cargo Ships Panama Canal

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Crystal Symphony Panama Canal

Here we see the Crystal Symphony cruise ship entering the Miraflores locks on her north bound Panama Canal transit today May 14 2013. In one image we see the view from the on board live cam and in the other at the same instant from the Miraflores visitor center and the third image when the cruise ship is about to leave the Miraflores Locks.

Leaving the Miraflores Locks




Crystal Symphony Panama Canal

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Smooth sailing for cruise industry?

From CNN: A Morningstar analyst explains how the cruising industry is expected to continue growth despite recent bad publicity.