maxs mom Posted June 1, 2015 Author #151 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Another bridge and some tourists: (We were on their tour!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 1, 2015 Author #152 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Here's another bridge: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 1, 2015 Author #153 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Lunch was in the WJ today. Afterwards we walked around on Deck 11 for a while as we were going through the second set of locks. This was right after the bridge. Everyone was enjoying this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 1, 2015 Author #154 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) We then went down to Deck 5 to get another vantage point. Wow! Was this different! The helipad was busy! Edited June 1, 2015 by max'smom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEMAMI Posted June 1, 2015 #155 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) Beautiful pics: bring back lots of memories! We did the Gatun looks, at least 20 times with the BR! We loved it: every time was kind of different! Miss doing it! Thanks for the pics and this great review!!! This is one of those time: from the Bridge on BR.....we were guests of Captain Remo and his wife, Tove! Edited June 1, 2015 by CRUISEMAMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEMAMI Posted June 1, 2015 #156 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Haha..... It should read LOCKS, not looks! That automated speller :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick and Jane Posted June 1, 2015 #157 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I love the images in posts 125 and 126. They have such an artistic look to them. You should tell everyone you meant to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick and Jane Posted June 1, 2015 #158 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Hi Dick and Jane! Always nice to get a shout out from fellow cruisers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick and Jane Posted June 1, 2015 #159 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I assure you......a lot of research and trial and error have gone into our selections. You won't be disappointed. It would be even better if we could go with you as your personal guides!! :D We would love to meet up with you on a future cruise! By the way, I've never had a personal guide before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkroses Posted June 1, 2015 #160 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Jane, Enjoying your review! We are headed to San Juan in November to cruise on the Adventure of the Seas. One question for you, why do you prefer the Hampton Inn over Embassy Suites? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 2, 2015 Author #161 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Jane,Enjoying your review! We are headed to San Juan in November to cruise on the Adventure of the Seas. One question for you, why do you prefer the Hampton Inn over Embassy Suites? Thanks! Well......the Embassy Suites is so big and soooo crowded. We've stayed there many times and it's been fine. It's not so crowded in September, but other times when we've stayed there, we've had to stand in such long lines for breakfast.....had a hard time getting a seat at the cocktail party, etc. At the HI......it was just a little nicer......a lot less crowded. The cocktail hour was out by the pool....so relaxed....comfortable seating. When it was over we just moseyed over to the grill, which was also by the pool, and had dinner. Not crowded....just a nice evening. The place isn't anything luxurious or fancy. I just liked it. When we were ready to leave in the morning.....there weren't crowds of people all over the lobby......we just walked right out and got a taxi right away. No muss....no fuss. We'll definitely check out staying there again if the price is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 2, 2015 Author #162 Share Posted June 2, 2015 We would love to meet up with you on a future cruise! By the way, I've never had a personal guide before. I would be glad to be your personal guide any time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nannyof2 Posted June 2, 2015 #163 Share Posted June 2, 2015 We spent the rest of the day doing "at sea" stuff like looking at pictures and picking out what we wanted. Which reminds me......I forgot to post this picture back on the Dominica page..........getting off the ship Another favorite "at sea" activity for me is to stroll around outside on Deck 5. This is just the best. Great quiet and relaxing place to hang out. I much prefer this to the pool!! Hi Jane We were on the Jewell for the Panama Canal cruise with you. And one of our favourite places to sit, read and watch the ocean go by was on deck 5. Like you said...quiet! Our aft suite was also great place to watch the wake! Looking forward to reading on about the canal cruise! Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 2, 2015 Author #164 Share Posted June 2, 2015 It wasn't long before we went through the last set of locks, but I laid down on the bed for a minute, and before I knew it, we were passing by Panama City. I took a little nap and missed a little of the last of the canal. John sat out on the balcony and took it all in, though....and I came out when we went under the bridge and out into the Pacific. So cool. There was an observation deck out near the last locks and John said everyone was cheering us on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBe Posted June 2, 2015 #165 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I hope the liquid sunshine at Gatun did not put a damper on things:)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 2, 2015 Author #166 Share Posted June 2, 2015 And here we go......... It was a beautiful crossing.....one of our favorite cruises to do! We got a certificate in our cabin later saying that we had officially done this crossing on May 5, 2015! Cool! Yes.......it is Cinqo de Mayo!!! We had a Meet and Mingle Margarita party scheduled for 5 o'clock that Karen worked really hard to put together. We were worried that not many people would come due to the time they assigned us to have this. We did this through the event co-ordinator and arranged it while we were on the last cruise. At first they wanted to charge us $10pp!!!! For chips and salsa?????? Se finally agreed to a $60 flat rate and we said Ok. We'd pass the hat at the party and hopefully get enough to cover the fee. Anyway we had a part of the Safari Lounge for this.....and it was very nice!!! A couple of RCI personnel were there to greet us. We had a really nice turn out......30 people. Almost everyone there were the core people that were doing all the chatting on the roll call.....so that was great. Everyone got their own drinks....we were provided with a bar tender, a couple of waiters and chips and salsa. We had plenty of donations to cover our cost and enough to tip the bar guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 2, 2015 Author #167 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hi JaneWe were on the Jewell for the Panama Canal cruise with you. And one of our favourite places to sit, read and watch the ocean go by was on deck 5. Like you said...quiet! Our aft suite was also great place to watch the wake! Looking forward to reading on about the canal cruise! Linda Hey Linda!! So nice to meet you and your family! Deck 5 was the best!! Hope you all had as much fun as we did on this cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 2, 2015 Author #168 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I hope the liquid sunshine at Gatun did not put a damper on things:)! Lee.....not at all!! It rains every day there. But we had some nice sunshine at the end of the day. It was actually good that it was rainy, because otherwise....it would have probably been too hot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBe Posted June 2, 2015 #169 Share Posted June 2, 2015 The pictures heading towards the Bridge of Americas looked wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 2, 2015 Author #170 Share Posted June 2, 2015 This party was so great. We all went around and introduced ourselves and told our screen name, which was nice. We didn't have a chance to do that at the other M&M. This was such a nice gathering and I'm so glad we did it! A big shout out and thank you to Karen and Skiergirl, too, for getting this together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted June 2, 2015 #171 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Since your review is so much better than anything I could possibly do, Jane....If you don't mind, I will just add one photo of the new Canal construction. We thought it was pretty amazing. (It is what we really wanted to see) But we did miss that colorful structure on the Panama City side. :D :) Edited June 2, 2015 by Coralc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Booper Posted June 2, 2015 #172 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Since your review is so much better than anything I could possibly do, Jane....If you don't mind, I will just add one photo of the new Canal construction. We thought it was pretty amazing. (It is what we really wanted to see) But we did miss that colorful structure on the Panama City side. :D :) Looks like they are a "tad" behind on the big dig.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingrightalong Posted June 2, 2015 #173 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Such fun reliving the cruise! Was nice to have the aft balcony so that we could "lean" a little and see the new dig and the Panama City skyline and all the sights. I thought it was interesting to see the huge dredging projects along the way. Hard to think they have to throw all that sand so very far. Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgoddess1 Posted June 2, 2015 #174 Share Posted June 2, 2015 This party was so great. We all went around and introduced ourselves and told our screen name' date=' which was nice. We didn't have a chance to do that at the other M&M. This was such a nice gathering and I'm so glad we did it! A big shout out and thank you to Karen and Skiergirl, too, for getting this [/size']together. Jane, I think you were also a big help getting the Cinco de Mayo gathering off the ground. And skiiergirl was so organized, passing the hat, and keeping the flip chart on Deck 10 updated. The Margaritas were yummy! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgoddess1 Posted June 2, 2015 #175 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Since your review is so much better than anything I could possibly do, Jane....If you don't mind, I will just add one photo of the new Canal construction. We thought it was pretty amazing. (It is what we really wanted to see) But we did miss that colorful structure on the Panama City side. :D :) Patti, I missed this construction site -- was it on the Pacific side? I barely stayed awake long enough to get photos of the Bridge of Americas before taking a nap. :cool: Sorry I missed that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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