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Old 2 Dec 18, 02:57 PM  
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Natsynoo's Perfect Panamian Adventure: DCL EBPC Oct 2018 - Day 11 Crossing the Panama Canal

Today was the big one, and our 5am alarm made us regret our crazy antics last night, lol. I took a shower, washed my hair, and left in some conditioner because it was feeling a bit dry (too much curling!).

IMG_1575 by Natalie Pope, on Flickr

We were on deck for 5.45am and it was already so busy! We were due to go under the Bridge of Americas at 6am so everyone was up there armed with cameras to catch that moment.

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We sat for a while on Deck 9 after this, before heading up to Deck 10 ready to go through the first set of locks at 7am. This took around 2 hours to go through the three segments.

IMG_1495 by Natalie Pope, on Flickr

I did admire the turfing skills

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And we spotted a Caiman

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We went for breakfast at 8.30am and sat at the stern of the ship to watch the final segment. It was quite surreal actually!

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If you click on the below two images, it’ll take you through to Flickr to watch a video

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Whilst on Decks 9 & 10, there were Cast Members wandering around offering drinks, snacks and refreshing towels, which was a lovely touch.

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We went to Deck 3 at 8.50am as the Navigator advised that there would be a special character greeting on offer. They were right, and we were so happy we came down for it as there was not a long queue and is one of my favourite photos of the cruise.



We saw a sign indicating that the passport stamping had started at the Port Adventures deck so we nipped down to our stateroom to get those. Not long after, there was a ship wide announcement and the line was crazy so we were glad we went when we did!

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Our next stop was Deck 4 to wander and sit for a while. There were a few hours yet before we’d reach the next set of locks, so we sat and watched the rainforest go by.

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We went to Guest Services next to buy a couple of stamps – one to mail a postcard back to ourselves at home from Panama, and the other to put in our scrapbook. They were only 50c each. We quickly wrote the postcard and handed it back in to Guest Services before the 3pm cut-off.

We decided to go for a quick walk around Deck 10 before heading down to Trivia at 10.30am. We were one mark off of winning.

IMG_1538 by Natalie Pope, on Flickr

We then headed back up to Deck 10 for a drink and a wander. They had started selling Pina Coladas served in fresh pineapples which was a lovely touch.

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At 11.30am, we returned to our spot on Deck 4 to sit until lunchtime.

At 12.20pm, we went to lunch at Triton’s.

I had the Pappardelle Bolognaise

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Matt had the Burger

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I had the Cherry Pie for dessert

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And Matt enjoyed a Banana Split

20181027_125052 by Natalie Pope, on Flickr

The food was really good and the Servers were very attentive because it was so quiet!

After lunch, we returned to Deck 4 as were close to the second set of locks and wanted to see them from a different perspective. It was also much quieter down here.

IMG_1552 by Natalie Pope, on Flickr

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To watch this video, click through to Flickr and you can see it!

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Two more videos – click through to watch!

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After the first segment, we went to our stateroom on Deck 2 to watch from there

And then finally, from the stern of Deck 10

It started to rain relatively heavily by this point, so I ran off to get some ponchos from the Custodial team, but by the time I got back to Matt, it had stopped – typical.

IMG_1539 by Natalie Pope, on Flickr

Having made it out of the second set of locks, we would next approach the new Bridge that would enable crossing from South to North America by car really easily. It was so crazy to think that we had been standing with North America on one side, and South America on the other.

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Here was the view of the two Canals merging

20181027_150053 by Natalie Pope, on Flickr

This one shows the multi-tiers of the locks really nicely

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After we passed under the bridge and were Atlantic, we went down to Deck 9 for some drinks, an ice cream and some fresh pineapple.

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We then went back down to Deck 4 at 4pm to sit for a while. I think I nodded off too.

At 5pm, we headed back down to the stateroom to chill for a bit and to get ready for the evening. I didn’t feel my best tonight – I felt fat, and I think because I didn’t do my hair, but hey ho, girls always have one of those days.

Showtime tonight was Nightmare Before Christmas ‘Sing & Scream’ which we decided to skip as we aren’t massive fans of the film, so we instead headed straight to TV Tunes Trivia in the Crown & Fin at 7.30pm. Our usual soft drinks cost $4.31.

IMG_1579 by Natalie Pope, on Flickr

On our way to dinner, we bumped into Goofy in his formal attire.

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Mickey was busting some moves!

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Dinner tonight was at Triton’s…my notes stopped by this point, so the rest is from memory I’m afraid…

To start, I had the Cheese & Bacon Tart

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We both had the Prime Rib

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I think this was Crème Caramel, this would have been mine

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This was some kind of Apple Tart for Matt

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I think we shared these Churros

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I’m not sure what time we went to bed, but I don’t think it was late because of our early start. We loved our surprise that our Stateroom Host, Agnelo, had left us…so cute!

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Great photos of your Panama Canal transit - thanks.
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Great photos of your Panama Canal transit - thanks.
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some great photos, thanks for sharing
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That bridge had a big gap in it when we sailed through in April. The workman directed hoses on to the ship which was funny in a 'I'd kill you if you were closer' kind of way!

When we went through, we sat at the stern on the bump out bit as you could see all the way down the side without people getting in the way.

It also rained heavily on our way from one lock to another. Normal thing then!
Did you go to the talks on the locks? We did and it was amazing.
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I'd love to do the Panama so really interesting to see the locks.
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some great photos, thanks for sharing
Thanks for reading and commenting!

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That bridge had a big gap in it when we sailed through in April. The workman directed hoses on to the ship which was funny in a 'I'd kill you if you were closer' kind of way!

When we went through, we sat at the stern on the bump out bit as you could see all the way down the side without people getting in the way.

It also rained heavily on our way from one lock to another. Normal thing then!
Did you go to the talks on the locks? We did and it was amazing.
Haha ooh eerie! It seems like it's come along well then!
We watched some of Captain Kenneth's talks on the tv in our stateroom but we didn't actually go to the talks, it was all very interesting though! It was an experience I'll never forget!

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I'd love to do the Panama so really interesting to see the locks.
It's so interesting! I would definitely recommend! One of the wonders of the world!
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Great trippie. Loves this installment! But what was the character meet you talk about? I can’t see the picture!
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The towel animals are so cute! You look great - another lovely dress! I didn't know much about the Panama canal so off to Google!
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