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I'm not an expert, and not person who posted the video. But I've been researching Perico Island because we'll overnight there in a few months. I think all ships that dock in the Panama City area use the Fuerta Amador cruise port mentioned in the presentation. Then it's supposedly about 40 minutes to get across the causeway and into Panama City. I've read that the cruise port and terminal are now open for cruisers, after a long wait of several years and a lot of construction. A port shuttle bus may be needed to get from the ship berth to a more convenient place near the start of the causeway. We've hired a guide through Viator to pick us up on Flamenco Island to tour Panama City on our full day at Fuerta Amador. There is also reportedly a public bus (#380) which goes over, plus a Hop On Hop Off bus stops on Flamenco or Perico. I'll know more in a couple months.

@@roothytoothy I was seeing some cruise ships do a Panama canal transit Excursion from Panama City and just wondered how far they are in relation to each other

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful. Mark

The cruise port is located on/behind Perico Island, which resides along the Amador Causeway. From the port, which is closed to the public, you'll be able to see Flamenco Island; the Causeway, which runs parallel to the Canal; the Biodiversity Museum; and the Panama City skyline. Because the port is closed to the public, I can't enter, unfortunately.

Hi, you mean a full transit, from one end to the other. If you are departing from Panama City and completing a full transit you will likely visit Colombia, Costa Rica, and a few Caribbean Islands. Honestly, those are newly scheduled itineraries. I don't know of any currently operating. Best of luck, and I do plan to record a new, updated version. In the meantime, visit the website panamacanal-excurions.com for up-to-date information about most/all of the excursions.

@@globalfunseeker6733 when I first looked at my cruise I thought it said it would stop in Cartagena, but when I finally booked it Cartagena changed to a port to the northwest of the Canal on the Caribbean side and then on to Aruba and Curacao and Jamaica before Tampa.

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you found the video helpful. When transiting through the Canal, you will probably spend most of your time outside on deck and not in your cabin, so you can see the locks and Gatun Lake in its entirety. Everything you see from your cabin can be seen from the deck. Most often, cruise ships enter into the first set of locks early, between 6:00-8:00 a.m., and depart from the Canal around 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Have a wonderful trip. And for more information, you can visit my website at panamacanal-excursions.com/

Thanks. I'm glad you found the video interesting, and hope you have an opportunity to cruise the Panama Canal.

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Many of the cruise ships transiting the canal in November are repositioning from Alaska to the Caribbean for the winter months. In that case, you'll be transiting northbound. If you're departing from the Caribbean or Florida, then you'll be transiting southbound.

Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I intend to publish an updated/improved version for the 2023 cruise season, in addition to other videos of Panama's most popular shore excursions. If you're planning a cruise to Panama, make sure to visit the website www.panamacanal-excursions.com, as I'll be updating that shortly with plenty of new photos and content. Kind regards.