Caribbean Ports – Page 4 – Shirley's Journeys

Panama – Colon

As we sailed into Colon in November 2019. I saw the tiny-looking dock and wondered how our huge ship was going to fit.

The ship’s ropes were lowered to a dock worker in the little boat below.

Our ship is too large to go through the original locks of the Panama canal; therefore, we get to experience the new locks which were built to accommodate the larger ships being constructed today. We are scheduled to begin entrance to the new locks on the Panama Canal at 5:00 AM. Here we are waiting outside the locks awaiting our turn – long before the sun comes up.