Hmm.<\/p>\n
We always thought the idea was to SEE the Panama Canal, especially now with the long-awaited expansion closing in on completion (according to the Panama Canal website<\/a> everything is between 92 and 100 per cent finished, although there is still no mention of when it will open).<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Windstar guests will \u201cenjoy a cool and breezy nighttime passage through the Panama Canal, during which lights illuminate the inner workings of the waterway\u201d while Except for what would be illuminated, this sounds like it could apply to just about any cruise, just about anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n Our Panama Canal experience is one crossing. We were mesmerized. This weekend, we dined with friends who are not avid cruisers, who recently cruised through the Canal and who will probably never set foot on a cruise ship again \u2014 translation: They didn\u2019t have a good time.<\/span><\/p>\n The one part of the 16-day journey that mesmerized them was the Panama Canal.<\/span><\/p>\n Like us, they went through during the day. Like us, they saw<\/i> it. Who knows how much of it Windstar\u2019s guests will be able to see? At least they won\u2019t know what they\u2019re missing, right?<\/span><\/p>\n In the news…<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Two Celebrity Summit passengers die, 18 are hurt, in Tortola bus crash Today at\u00a0<\/span>portsandbows.com<\/span><\/a>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em>Princess plans for Europe in\u00a02017<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Maybe we\u2019re missing something here\u2026 Windstar Cruises has a new program for sailing through the Panama Canal, at night. Yes, in the dark, or mostly in the dark. As the cruise line points out, it will give Windstar guests a chance \u201cto experience the sights and sounds of the Panama Canal while enjoying amenities and… Continue reading Panama Canal Cruise In The Dark<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,32,25,31,15],"tags":[137,912,72,819,35,23,754,79,26,27,1016],"class_list":["post-26413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruise-industry-news","category-deals","category-people","category-ports","category-stories","tag-caribbean-cruises","tag-cruise-bargains","tag-cruise-deals","tag-cruise-news","tag-cruises","tag-holland-america","tag-holland-america-oosterdam","tag-panama-canal","tag-phil-reimer","tag-ports-and-bows","tag-windstar-cruises","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26413\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Panama](\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Panama-Canal.jpg\")
<\/a>they \u201cstroll along the deck and sip on local beverages, beers, and cocktails from a mobile drink cart while listening to local festive music from various regions around the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Zuiderdam 7th\u00a0Holland American ship this year with CDC score of 100
\n\u2022\u00a0Regal Princess to star in 6-part ITV documentary ‘The Cruise’ in\u00a0March
\n\u2022 Royal Caribbean’s\u00a0Jewel of the Seas to get $30-million upgrade\u00a0in spring<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DailyDeal-2-e1334202169354.jpg\" "\\"DailyDeal-2\\"")
\nHolland America Oosterdam
\n<\/a>11 night
\nDecember 28, 2015
\nFort Lauderdale<\/a> (return): St. Maarten<\/a>, St. Lucia<\/a>, Barbados<\/a>, Fort-de-France<\/a>, St. Kitts<\/a>, St. Thomas<\/a>, Half Moon Cay
\n<\/a>Inside: $1,099
\nCost per day: $99<\/strong><\/span>
\nwww.hollandamerica.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"