Panama Canal Transit Time-lapse Video

by Gary Bembridge · March 2, 2016

Panama canal

Ever wondered what it is like to transit the Panama Canal on a huge cruise ship? If so, take a look at this time-lapse video I made from my balcony on Cunard Queen Victoria. It shows the full transit from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific which takes around eight hours in just under three minutes. See the locks lift the ship over 85 feet to the Gatun lake and then back down again. It was an incredible experience…

Gary Bembridge

I grew up in Zimbabwe, but I have been based in London since 1987. My travel life spans more than three decades and that includes more than 95 cruises. In 2005, I launched Tips for Travellers to make it easy and fun for people to discover, plan and enjoy incredible cruise vacations. And the rest, as they say, is history. I have the largest cruise vlogger channel currently on YouTube, with more than 3 million video views per month.