Celebrity excursion

[songbird1329]

Anyone take the Wonders of Engineering: Panama Canal Locks and Culebra Cut Cruise? Any feedback/reviews?

[BillB48]

Have not used Celebrity for this excursion, but all the cruise lines use the same excursion boats and operate in the same manner.

 

Basically this tour is offered for cruises that are making a partial transit of the Atlantic Locks or just making a port call at Colon.  In the case of the partial transit cruise you will tender off the ship once you pass through the locks and reach Gatun Lake.  From there you will be transported by bus to the Pacific side where you will board the excursion vessel which will take you through the original set of locks and Gaillard (Culebra) Cut.  After the cruise portion of the excursion you will be bused back to Colon where you will re-board the ship.

 

This is an excellent excursion that gives you a good look at the particularly if you are on a partial transit or just a port call at Colon.  Happy to try and answer any specific questions.

[songbird1329]

It’s not a partial transit, Colon is the port of call.

On 7/13/2022 at 4:22 PM, BillB48 said:

Have not used Celebrity for this excursion, but all the cruise lines use the same excursion boats and operate in the same manner.

 

Basically this tour is offered for cruises that are making a partial transit of the Atlantic Locks or just making a port call at Colon.  In the case of the partial transit cruise you will tender off the ship once you pass through the locks and reach Gatun Lake.  From there you will be transported by bus to the Pacific side where you will board the excursion vessel which will take you through the original set of locks and Gaillard (Culebra) Cut.  After the cruise portion of the excursion you will be bused back to Colon where you will re-board the ship.

 

This is an excellent excursion that gives you a good look at the particularly if you are on a partial transit or just a port call at Colon.  Happy to try and answer any specific questions.

it’s not a partial transit, it’s Colon as the port of call.  

[BillB48]

A stop in Colon, then just disregard the portion that deals with transporting you to the Pacific side after you reach Gatun Lake.  You still will be transported by bus from the pier to the Pacific side, but everything else remains the same.  If you are interested in seeing the Canal this is the best of the Canal excursions.  Since you will actually pass through the two locks on the Pacific side along with a passage of Gaillard Cut you will see much more of the Canal than you would with a shore side visit to any of the locks.  The bus ride back and forth will provide with view of the country side as well.

[songbird1329]

Thank you