Panama Canal by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to Cruising the Panama Canal [Paperback]

Anne Vipond (Author)

Book Description

Series: Panama Canal By Cruise Ship | Publication Date: December 2001

One of the greatest engineering feats ever, the Panama Canal is becoming one of the world's most popular cruise itineraries. Ports of call span the Caribbean and the Mexican Riviera, but the highlight of the cruise is the eight-hour transit of the Canal in which six massive locks raise and lower the ship 85 feet. Read about the monumental construction of the Canal as well as the history, culture, flora and fauna of this tropical region. Detail provided on popular ports, from Florida to California.

Over 400 maps and photos most in color. Includes giant color fold out map of Panama Canal.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" Anne Vipond goes beyond the standard cruise-guide fodder of ship and port descriptions. It's a comprehensive work." -- Chicago Tribune

"...there are few books better on cruising than those by Anne Vipond." -- Globe and Mail, national newspaper, Toronto

"Covers the destinations with solid detail and from the cruiser's perspective." -- Travel Trade Magazine, New York

From the Publisher

Panama Canal By Cruise Ship is our newest book and includes the ports ships visit before and after their transit of this historic isthmus. Detail of home ports included.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Ocean Cruise Guides (December 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0969799187
• ISBN-13: 978-0969799184
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,239,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide for Panama Canal Visitors, October 21, 2003

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Steve Pickering "Client Acquisition Coach" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panama Canal by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to Cruising the Panama Canal (Paperback)

Anne Vipond continues her series of excellent books with this guide to cruising the Panama Canal. Really, anyone visiting Panama would find this book useful, but people on cruise ships will find it invaluable. Anne does an excellent job of relating the history and geography of the Panama Canal. She also delves into the details of the actual ports, including the new cruise port in Colon. This is the best guide to the shore excursions from Colon and on Gatun Lake. If you're traveling the Panama Canal, this book will bring you much better understanding of this unique destination. Anyone who will be debarking for the day in Panama will find that the book will save them much time and money. Highly Recommended!!!

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, December 11, 2008

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Beavertree (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panama Canal by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to Cruising the Panama Canal (Paperback)

I too am disappointed in this book. It's all over the place with other destinations, format is terrible. Lots of info on nothing relevent. Pictures are good but not relevent! No information on current ports! No information on shore excursions, all info is short and vague. This book was slapped together from many sources and is not for people who are actually planning on a panama canal cruise.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Covered with old library markings and Missing "Large Color Map", October 21, 2009

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This review is from: Panama Canal by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to Cruising the Panama Canal (Paperback)

Purchased this book for a cruise I was taking. Mildly disappointed that the book was marking Library property all over including the card pocket. But very unhappy that the Large Color map of the area was missing (this was the main reason I choose this book).