Panama Canal Cruise recap...

Some thoughts on my Panama Canal Cruise.
Everything went like clockwork. Getting to the airport. Parking in the economy lot and taking the shuttle to the terminal. Plane on time. Made it to Miami. Shuttle to hotel. Nice room at the Ramada. Shuttle to the ship. Very nice balcony room. Good weather for the entire cruise.
Liked the ship. Not to big, and not to small. Big enough to have a lot to see and do, and small enough to easily get around. There were 9 decks for passengers to sleep or explore. The ship held 2300 guests, and 850 crew.
Didn't get killed or kidnapped in any of the countries we visited despite the level 4 travel advisory in Acapulco and level 2-3 elsewhere. We felt very safe on all our excursions. Got to LA. Shuttle to airport. Plane on time. Made it to Vegas. Shuttle to car. Got back home. House safe.
So it was a very good trip. It's nice when everything works.    :-)
Now on the ship......
Like I said, a very nice balcony cabin. Our friends and neighbors were all on the same deck. Deck 8. A good deck to be on. One deck down, and outside, deck 7 goes all the way around the ship. Good deck for my morning walks. Each lap....1.4 miles.
I'd go down while Craig slept and do a few laps until I met up with Gloria and Dave. I'd walk several more laps with them until they went to breakfast. Sometimes I'd walk more, sometimes I'd join them and have some fruit. I would save my main breakfast for when Craig and I went.
Didn't watch many shows. Although they had shows every night, we'd go and watch a while and usually leave. I guess we're not show people. Just didn't interest us much. But we don't do shows out here in Vegas either.
Now food.....it was everywhere. Whenever you wanted to eat and as much as you wanted to eat. And it was all included except for the specialty restaurants. There was always food available. Besides the two  main dining rooms that were open for breakfast , lunch, and dinner, there was a poolside grill open morning to dusk. And the buffet was open 5am to 2 am. A sports bar/restaurant was open 24/7. Then, there was also room service 24/7. And we did our share of eating.    :-)
So taking a cruise is a cost effective way to see a lot of places without packing and unpacking. And although you're not in one place very long, if you like it and want to see more, you can always go back on a separate trip!