The World sails into Halifax
 

Saw it tied up beside the Cunard Centre on my way back from walking the dog in Point Pleasant Park. Impressive ship but smaller than a number of cruise liners that regularly stop here.
http://aboardtheworld.com/our_story

The World sails into Halifax
 

On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:45:38 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

Saw it tied up beside the Cunard Centre on my way back from walking the dog in Point Pleasant Park. Impressive ship but smaller than a number of cruise liners that regularly stop here.
http://aboardtheworld.com/our_story

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Interesting concept. Some people have been making their permanent
residence aboard cruise ships for quite awhile. This pushes the whole
idea a little further.

Later this year we're going to take a two week cruise in the Caribbean
aboard one of those big sailing cruise ships, ending up with a transit
of the Panama Canal. I haven't been back to Panama since I was a
little kid and I'm looking forward to it.

The World sails into Halifax
 

On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:34:03 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:45:38 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

Saw it tied up beside the Cunard Centre on my way back from walking the dog in Point Pleasant Park. Impressive ship but smaller than a number of cruise liners that regularly stop here.
http://aboardtheworld.com/our_story

===

Interesting concept. Some people have been making their permanent
residence aboard cruise ships for quite awhile. This pushes the whole
idea a little further.

Later this year we're going to take a two week cruise in the Caribbean
aboard one of those big sailing cruise ships, ending up with a transit
of the Panama Canal. I haven't been back to Panama since I was a
little kid and I'm looking forward to it.

Which line? Let us know how it goes, as I'm getting in the mood for another cruise.
--

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The World sails into Halifax
 

On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:34:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

Later this year we're going to take a two week cruise in the Caribbean
aboard one of those big sailing cruise ships, ending up with a transit
of the Panama Canal. I haven't been back to Panama since I was a
little kid and I'm looking forward to it.

Do they actually transit the canal or do they just go up to the lake
and back? I am guessing that only gets charged as one trip.

The World sails into Halifax
 

On Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:19:15 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:34:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

Later this year we're going to take a two week cruise in the Caribbean
aboard one of those big sailing cruise ships, ending up with a transit
of the Panama Canal. I haven't been back to Panama since I was a
little kid and I'm looking forward to it.

Do they actually transit the canal or do they just go up to the lake
and back? I am guessing that only gets charged as one trip.

===

I'm not exactly sure at this point although I was told we were going
to transit. We fly back to Miami from Panama City which is most
definitely on the Pacific side so I'm guessing that we'll be docked
there also. Not sure what the next itinerary for the boat is although
I'll try to find out. It's possible they'll do something in the
Pacific, or it's possible they'll just go cruise back to the Carib
with a new load of passengers. In that case the cost of the second
transit would just get expensed back to the next cruise budget.

Update: We're going to dock in Balboa which is on the Pacific side.

Here's a picture of the boat:

http://images.cruisemates.com/cruise-ships/3/8/0/star_flyer_4.jpg

The World sails into Halifax
 

On Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:43:16 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:19:15 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:34:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

Later this year we're going to take a two week cruise in the Caribbean
aboard one of those big sailing cruise ships, ending up with a transit
of the Panama Canal. I haven't been back to Panama since I was a
little kid and I'm looking forward to it.

Do they actually transit the canal or do they just go up to the lake
and back? I am guessing that only gets charged as one trip.

===

I'm not exactly sure at this point although I was told we were going
to transit. We fly back to Miami from Panama City which is most
definitely on the Pacific side so I'm guessing that we'll be docked
there also. Not sure what the next itinerary for the boat is although
I'll try to find out. It's possible they'll do something in the
Pacific, or it's possible they'll just go cruise back to the Carib
with a new load of passengers. In that case the cost of the second
transit would just get expensed back to the next cruise budget.

Update: We're going to dock in Balboa which is on the Pacific side.

Here's a picture of the boat:

http://images.cruisemates.com/cruise-ships/3/8/0/star_flyer_4.jpg


OK, I got it. I had looked at some that were round trip on the boat.
(like that Bright Horizons trip)

They will load up a ship load and bring them back the other way on
your cruise. I suppose you could board in Balboa if you wanted.

The World sails into Halifax
 

wrote:
On Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:43:16 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:19:15 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:34:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

Later this year we're going to take a two week cruise in the Caribbean
aboard one of those big sailing cruise ships, ending up with a transit
of the Panama Canal. I haven't been back to Panama since I was a
little kid and I'm looking forward to it.

Do they actually transit the canal or do they just go up to the lake
and back? I am guessing that only gets charged as one trip.

===

I'm not exactly sure at this point although I was told we were going
to transit. We fly back to Miami from Panama City which is most
definitely on the Pacific side so I'm guessing that we'll be docked
there also. Not sure what the next itinerary for the boat is although
I'll try to find out. It's possible they'll do something in the
Pacific, or it's possible they'll just go cruise back to the Carib
with a new load of passengers. In that case the cost of the second
transit would just get expensed back to the next cruise budget.

Update: We're going to dock in Balboa which is on the Pacific side.

Here's a picture of the boat:

http://images.cruisemates.com/cruise-ships/3/8/0/star_flyer_4.jpg


OK, I got it. I had looked at some that were round trip on the boat.
(like that Bright Horizons trip)

They will load up a ship load and bring them back the other way on
your cruise. I suppose you could board in Balboa if you wanted.


Depends on the trip. We transited the canal. But we went from Valparaiso
to Ft. Lauderdale. The cruise ships transiting, pay extra to be the first
in line at dawn. So you get to see the workings. Great trip for
engineering types, what was also impressive was the Panamax ship in the
lock behind us. We were on an 800 passengers Holland America ship, so lots
of room, we even had a sailboat and a Panamanian gunboat in the lock with
us.