Colon Resorts - Reviews and Rates

Set sail for Columbia, a little ominously, on Friday the 13th. After a rough first couple of hours though, it turned out to be incredible, unforgettable few days and a real highlight of my travels. We stopped off in a number of different locations in the San Blas Archipelego. We followed the famed, wild Darien coast. The Darien Gap, one of the w...

So before I provide the ship´s log, I though I´d introduce the crew.... Captain Marcos - A real pirate - robbed us of two days of our life. Sketchy, disorganized, alcoholic, French-Canadian who´s Fuji wife lives with his biological kids in Canada whilst he sails the Caribbean with his 12 year old adopted Colombian daughter who we all hoped was n...

Day 5 28th December 2007 Colon, Panama Same routine - quick breakfast and off at 8.30 for an internet booked tour with "My Friend Mario". Panama has 3.2 million population and was a desirable place as it's the narrowest point between the pacific and the atlantic...50 miles. Another desirable trait is that the coast is North and South - not East ...

Lucia and I took a rather bumpy day trip to an old Spanish fort near Colon City, near the Carribean end of The Canal. The road there was so filled with potholes, we both feared our vehicle would not actually make the trip--this fear was supported by the interesting metal screeching noise it made everytime we hit a nasty bit of road. However, the...

Today was another day at sea, which as already said, is a really lazy day. There is not much to say in todays blog post, as, well, didn't do anything! Went around the ship this afternoon taking pictures of the beautiful Carnival Liberty, and that was about it! Tonight is the 2nd of the Formal nights, which means dressing up for dinner. There is ...

Dear all, I've finally got my act together to write you all an email about what I'm up to, sorry it's taken so long. I've been working like a dog for the last couple months. Right now, I'm sat on the floor in the saloon (lounge) of the yacht I've scored a job on, but more about this later on. When I last wrote, I had gotten a job down in Cornwal...

What a great day we had. We entered the first set of locks at 7:00 a.m. Everyone was on the top deck watching the process. The engineering truly is amazing. It takes about 2 hrs. to get through the locks. On the other side is the manmade Gatun Lake, created to supply the water for controlling the locks. The ship arranged for an all-day party & b...

Where we docked was not a great representation of Panama. I would not recommend any one to Colon unless they wanted to take pictures of an after picture of a beat down urban disaster area. however i was able to book a tour and see the Panama Canal and tour the Canal on a Kayak which was great experience

It's a good thing it's not about the destination. I woke up early yesterday to catch the train up to Colon. Unfortunately, the cab I caught was the worst cab in Panama City, and the driver didn't know where the train station was. Several inquiries and several circles later, we made it just in time for me to hop on. The train follows part of the ...