Dougolly Posted October 20, 2022 #1 Share Posted October 20, 2022 On Oceania arriving: 8:00am (Sunday), departing 3:00am (Monday) in Panama City what would YOU do??? Wondering if it being Sunday will be a problem. I've never been overnight there just through the canal....THOUGHTS.... IDEAS! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillB48 Posted October 21, 2022 #2 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Don't know if you would want to take in a visit the Miraflores Locks visitor's center and see the operations from a shore side point of view. There is an extensive collection of Canal history items to enjoy in addition to observing the operations. I don't know if they have reopened the IMAX theater yet or not, but if they have, an excellent documentary on the Canal narrated by Morgan Freeman is presented. A visit to the Casco Antiguo, the old city maybe of interest. There you will find the Church of the Golden Altar (Iglesia de San Jose) and see the ruins of the Iglesia de Santo Domingo. Iglesia de Santo Domingo is also known as the Church of the Flat Arch which was often used as an example of the geological stability of Panama from earthquakes. That example may be a little misguided as Panama does receive its share of earthquakes, fortunately they have not risen to the devastating magnitude in and around the Canal area. Just yesterday a 6.7 earthquake struck just 35 miles off the Pacific coast in western Panama, fortunately no reports of injury or damage. Lastly you could visit the ruins of Old Panama, Panama Viejo. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 21, 2022 #3 Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 hours ago, BillB48 said: Don't know if you would want to take in a visit the Miraflores Locks visitor's center and see the operations from a shore side point of view. There is an extensive collection of Canal history items to enjoy in addition to observing the operations. I don't know if they have reopened the IMAX theater yet or not, but if they have, an excellent documentary on the Canal narrated by Morgan Freeman is presented. A visit to the Casco Antiguo, the old city maybe of interest. There you will find the Church of the Golden Altar (Iglesia de San Jose) and see the ruins of the Iglesia de Santo Domingo. Iglesia de Santo Domingo is also known as the Church of the Flat Arch which was often used as an example of the geological stability of Panama from earthquakes. That example may be a little misguided as Panama does receive its share of earthquakes, fortunately they have not risen to the devastating magnitude in and around the Canal area. Just yesterday a 6.7 earthquake struck just 35 miles off the Pacific coast in western Panama, fortunately no reports of injury or damage. Lastly you could visit the ruins of Old Panama, Panama Viejo. This poster offers several good ideas that I support. I found the tour that I took that visited the entire city: new, old, and very old to be interesting. A folkloric show that the tour attended was fun and colorful. (I think lunch was included; don't remember for certain.) Maybe having dinner at a local restaurant would interest the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halos Posted October 25, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 3:56 PM, rkacruiser said: This poster offers several good ideas that I support. I found the tour that I took that visited the entire city: new, old, and very old to be interesting. A folkloric show that the tour attended was fun and colorful. (I think lunch was included; don't remember for certain.) Maybe having dinner at a local restaurant would interest the OP. Do you happen to recall the name of the tour, or even better, do you have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 25, 2022 #5 Share Posted October 25, 2022 2 hours ago, halos said: Do you happen to recall the name of the tour, or even better, do you have a link? My tour was in 2008! I will check my Journals from that cruise and let you know if I have a tour name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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