Panama Transit Canal West to East
July 17th 1965 Oriana arrived at Pacific side of Panama in the evening after two days sailing down the west coast of Mexico and Central America. The ship stayed at Balboa overnight so that the Panama Canal transit could be made during daylight when passengers could view the operation.
Balboa is at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal on the Gulf of Panama. (The canal administrative offices are located her
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