Did you know it takes nearly a day to pass through the Panama Canal with it’s three locks and Gatun Lake? Last March 2025, Rich and I with about 1,000 passengers including crew members sailed on the Holland America Zaandam ship entering the area and waiting our turn at about 6 am on the Atlantic Ocean and finishing on the Pacific Ocean after 7 pm. For us, it was an unforgettable journey to see and experience this master engineering feet. Below are photos of our day.
Sailing through the Panama Canal by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
The Atlantic Bridge, Panama Canal, Panama, Central America, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
Rich and I going through the Panama Canal and under the Atlantic Bridge, photo by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
Our ship gets tugboat pilot boat assistance through the Panama Canal, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
Panama’s jungles are lush and very green bursting with plants, color, flora and fauna by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
Is it Tom Cruise and Owen Wilson wearing Holland America Line workwear? Crew enjoys the sail through the Panama Canal, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
Slowly sailing towards Gatun Lake through the Panama Canal by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
Noriega was extradited to Panama on December 11, 2011, and incarcerated at El Renacer prison, Panama Canal, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
Big container ship going through the Panama Canal behind our ship by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
At dusk, Capybaras come out of the bush in Panama. This was at the old US Military Base, Panama Canal, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
Panama Canal tug boats offer great assistance to all of the ships sailing through the Panama Canal by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
The city of Panama seen from the ship in the Panama Canal and the jungle by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington
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