Options
Which Direction?
We are doing some advance planning for this cruise in 2016. Are there any reasons to take Westbound or Eastbound or will the experience be the same?
0
Comments
Anyway, transiting the canal from the Gulf to the Pacific is more or less south all the way, i.e., directly into the sun (which we did...I'd recommend the other way, especially for photographers).
However, there may be other aspects of this trip which trump the sun consideration on the canal.
Outside of pure directional differences (like the relative position of the sunrise on each of the two trips) the two are designed to be largely identical, and there should be no significant differences between the two. The experience should be more or less the same, just in reverse.
I hope this helps!
-Tim
The hotel in Panama City was terrific and is right in the City. Scenic walks along the ocean in front of the hotel and lots of nearby restaurants.
We went from south to north, Pacific to Caribbean. Our trip started OK and got better and better. If we had started at the hotel in Panama City and ended at the hotel in San Jose I don't know if we would have been as happy.
But we were very happy overall. It is a great trip and the Tere Moana is terrific, as are the many places you stop along the way.
I'm sorry that the trip started out only OK, but I'm glad you had a great time overall, and that things improved along the way. If you have any thoughts or suggestions for us, please feel free to email them to us at guestrelations@tauck.com
-Tim
Actually . . . . . . . . overall your trip went north to south, Pacific to Caribbean, but south to north and east to west (still Pacific to Caribbean) when transiting the canal. Sorry, I just couldn't resist
Mine too, just reading that!
-Tim