2018 Panama Canal Cruise on the
Celebrity Infinity
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Notes for Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Weather was sunny, 85, humid
- Pre-cruise hotel was the Hilton Garden Inn in Fort Lauderdale
- 180 SW 18th Ave, Dania Beach, FL 33004
- 10:15am Uber from hotel to cruise pier
- Embarkation was very smooth, waited 20 minutes before boarding
- Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 1:30pm Staterooms open (7103) with luggage delivered about an hour later
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR, very nice table for two by window
- 7:00pm Celebrity Theater Showtime was comedian Ed Regine (old material)
Notes for Cruising
- Weather was sunny, 85
- 8:30am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR, formal night
Notes for Cruising
- Weather was sunny, 85
- 8:30am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- 10:00am Lecture was about the Million Gallons of Water (Panama Canal)
- Excellent presentation on this history by Bill Fall
- Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
Notes for Cartagena
- Weather was sunny, 85
- 8:30am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- 9:30am Disembark ship for shore excursion, meet on pier
- 9:45am Shore Excursion (Costco) was Cartagena City Tour
- 4.5 hours
- 8 in our tour group (nice folks)
- Small van with driver and tour guide
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
- 7:00pm Celebrity Theater Showtime was comedian Dave Burleigh and was a good show
Notes for Colón
- Weather was 90, overcast, and humid
- 8:00am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- 9:30am Shore Excursion was Panama City Tour & Miraflores Locks
- Large bus tour
- Linzy was our tour guide and was very good
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
Notes for Panama Canal (Full Transit)
- Weather was high clouds, 89, humid, afternoon was cloudy
- 7:00am started entering the Gutan locks (Atlantic side)
- 8:00am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- Watched the 3 lock stair step
- 10:30am Walked the Promenade Deck 4 for an half hour while watching scenery of Gutan Lake
- 12:00pm Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
- 7:00pm Celebrity Theater Showtime was JZ Magic which was an okay show
Notes for Cruising
- At Sea day changed to alternate port: Fuentes Amador, Panama
- Weather was high clouds, 84
- 8:00am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- 10:00am Deck 10 Solarium lounge chairs and pool with lounge bench
- 12:10pm Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
Notes for Fuerte Amador
- Puntarenas, Costa Rica cancelled
- Weather was 84, cloudy
- 8:00am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- 12:05pm Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
- 7:00pm Celebrity Theater Showtime was Action comedy of Rick Novell
Notes for Cruising
- Weather was 85, cloudy
- 8:00am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- 12:10pm Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
Notes for Puerto Quetzal
- Weather was 89, cloudy/hazy
- 8:00am Shore Excursion was the Exquisite Guatemalan Gastronomic Tour and Antigua with lunch
- Small bus tour with total of 14
- 2:30pm Arrived back to port
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
Notes for Cruising
- Weather was 85, cloudy, AM was windy, high waves
- 8:30am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- 11:50am Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
Notes for Cruising
- Weather was 87, sunny, with high scattered clouds, evening lighting/thunder
- 8:30am Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- 11:45am Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
Notes for Puerto Vallarta
- Weather was 87, morning was cloudy, afternoon was sunny
- Breakfast was room service
- 7:45am Traveled by motor coach to Hyatt
- 8:30am Hyatt 'Resort for the Day'
- A very nice hotel (5/5 stars)
- Buffet breakfast
- Lounge chairs by the pool
- Later moved to lounge chairs on the beach
- 2:00pm Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR, lobster dinner
Notes for Cabo San Lucas
- Weather was Sunny
- Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- 10:00am ShoreEX was the Coastal Highlights Tour (4 hours)
- Motor Coach tour of Baja California's peninsula and rugged coastline, unique rock formations and Cabo San Lucas' main highlights
- Visited a local Hand Blown Glass Factory and Jesuit mission church
- Late Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
Notes for Cruising
- Breakfast at the Tuscan Grille (Captain's Club)
- Lunch at the Oceanview Cafe buffet
- 5:00pm Dinner at the Trellis Restaurant MDR
Notes for San Diego, California
- Travel day
- Uber to SAN airport
- 9:45am Flight home
- Alaska Air flight AS 481 from SAN to SEA
- Leave San Diego 9:45am
- Arrive SeaTac 12:40pm
- Uber home from SeaTac