West-bound Panama Canal Cruise

[hoppr]

Good Afternoon,

I am interested in a couple of things about the coming cruise.

1. Can we make more than one Palo reservation considering the length of the cruise.
2. Are they going to open up the crew-only section of the bow for viewing of the canal transit?
3. Exactly what time can we board on embarkation day?
4. Will they increase the amount of times we can make reservations for flounder's reef.

I am sure i have other questions that i am forgetting right now. Anyway, thanks in advance for your replies.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Good Afternoon,

I am interested in a couple of things about the coming cruise.

1. Can we make more than one Palo reservation considering the length of the cruise.
2. Are they going to open up the crew-only section of the bow for viewing of the canal transit?
3. Exactly what time can we board on embarkation day?
4. Will they increase the amount of times we can make reservations for flounder's reef.

I am sure i have other questions that i am forgetting right now. Anyway, thanks in advance for your replies.

Truth is no one really knows, the May 04 cruise will give us August cruisers an idea.
But,
1/ I think the Palo reservations will be a lot easier and maybe they will offer people to come back and book another visit after everyone has been given a chance on the first day.
2/Thats down to security and whilst a very good Idea, I bet the P Canal pilots will want that area for themselves, they have to run cables to the little Mule trains that pull you through the locks at each lock and then release them, this would be dangerous to be too close to.
3/Normal time for embarkation is likely say 12 ish
4/I presume Flounders will be the same as the Palos answer

 

[RickW]

4. Will they increase the amount of times we can make reservations for flounder's reef.

As the above poster mentioned, none of us really know, but personally, I'm not too worried about Flounder's. I would think that on a cruise this long, the number of people going with kids under three will be smaller than normal. Add to the fact that there will be twice as many times available than on the 7 day, and I think getting Flounder's reservations will be pretty easy.