Ship's Photographers getting photos of our ship in the lock

A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama

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February 22nd 2016
A Mom, a Menu, a Change, Mama Mia! Well maybe this second phrase isn’t exactly an example of a palindrome where the letters in a word or phrase are the same forwards as they are backwards; but, it is how Sharon and I begin to feel every time we take my mother to the Lido. We’re beginning to think we should stick to the Vista Dining Room where the HAL staff can give her the level of attention t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Colón

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With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more