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Panama Canal Full Transit
The ship itself becomes the best viewing platform. Passengers can watch locomotives and tugboats guide traffic, see water raise and lower enormous vessels, and follow the landscape's change from one coast to the other.
The Story of Panama Canal Full Transit
A full Panama Canal transit carries a ship entirely across the Isthmus of Panama between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The route passes lock chambers, artificial lakes, rainforest and the narrow Culebra Cut on a journey of roughly 50 miles.
Panama Canal Full Transit in Context
A full Panama Canal transit carries a ship entirely across the Isthmus of Panama between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The route passes lock chambers, artificial lakes, rainforest and the narrow Culebra Cut on a journey of roughly 50 miles.
What Makes It Special
The ship itself becomes the best viewing platform. Passengers can watch locomotives and tugboats guide traffic, see water raise and lower enormous vessels, and follow the landscape's change from one coast to the other.
Interesting Facts
The original canal opened in 1914. A third, larger set of locks opened in 2016. Gravity moves fresh water through the lock system to raise and lower ships.
Explore the R&M Photographs
Explore our R&M Adventures photographs to follow the ship through locks, Gatún Lake, Culebra Cut and from one ocean to the other.
The Story of Panama Canal Full Transit
A full Panama Canal transit carries a ship entirely across the Isthmus of Panama between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The route passes lock chambers, artificial lakes, rainforest and the narrow Culebra Cut on a journey of roughly 50 miles.
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