The MS Zuiderdam cruise ship in the Gatun Locks

The MS Zuiderdam cruise ship (a Vista-class ship) is seen here today November 19 2010 on a partial Panama Canal Transit in the Gatun Locks. The MS Zuiderdam a is sister to the Oosterdam, Westerdam, and the Noordam. The names of the four ships translate to the four directions of the compass in Dutch.

The MS Zuiderdam cruise ship

The MS Statendam S Class Cruise Ship

The MS Statendam is seen here in the Miraflores Locks in her South Bound Panama Canal transit today November 17 2010. For information on Cruise ship classes please see this index here at Wikipedia.

The MS Statendam

The MS Statendam
Class and type: S class cruise ship
Length: 720 ft (219.5 m)
Decks: 12
Capacity: 1,258 passengers
Crew: 557

The Island Princess Cruise Ship

Custom-built for the Panama Canal, the spectacular Island Princess is a destination all on its own. Here we see the Island Princess in her North Bound Panama Canal transit in the Miraflores Locks today November 15 2010.

The Island Princess Cruise Ship

Island Princess
Passenger Capacity: 1,970
Registry: Bermuda
Length: 964’

The Celebrity Infinity and the Crystal Symphony

Celebrity Infinity

The Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship with an Occupancy of 2046 and the Crystal Symphony Cruise Ship with a Guest Capacity of 940, both where yesterday, November 12 2010, on their respective south bound Panama Canal transits seen here in these images taken in the later afternoon as they left the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean.

Crystal Symphony

The Zuiderdam and the Norwegian Star Cruise Ships

The Zuiderdam and the Norwegian Star Cruise Ships seen here in the Gatun Locks in the Panama Canal today November 9 2010. The Zuiderdam does a partial Canal transit only (up to the Gatun lake and later back out to the Caribbean) and the Norwegian Star Cruise Ship is on her south bound Panama Canal transit.

The Zuiderdam and the Norwegian Star Cruise Ships

The MS Statendam Cruise Ship

Here we see the The MS Statendam cruise ship in her north bound Panama Canal transit in the Miraflores Locks, today November 08 2010.

The MS Statendam Cruise Ship

The MS Statendam
Class and type: S class cruise ship
Length: 720 ft (219.5 m)
Decks: 12
Capacity: 1,258 passengers
Crew: 557

The Celebrity Infinity Millennium Class Cruise Ship

The Celebrity Infinity is operated by Celebrity Cruises and seen here on her north bound Panama Canal transit leaving the Miraflores Locks, today November 2 2010.

The Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship

The Celebrity Infinity

Occupancy: 2046
Length: 965 FT
Beam: 105 FT
Inaugural Date: Mar 03, 2001