Background on the cruise

The Panama Canal. I’ve always heard such grand things about it that I figured it was time to check it out. Ok, actually, Royal Caribbean helped me decide. The cruise I was going to go on after the Radiance did the Canal was cancelled and the boat was to be dry docked for a major renovation before moving it permanently to a Australia & New Zealand run. To make up for the cancellation, Royal gave me the ability to take what I would have paid on an 11-day cruise to this 15-day canal cruise. There’s no way I could have afforded this trip any other way. A little background about me: male, doing this trip solo, 35yo. With that background shared, let’s get this trip started.