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…ise and freight ships heading the other way, until we reached Gamboa. This town was built to house people building the canal and now where the Panama Canal dredging operation is based. Culebra Cut Not long after there, we headed into and along the narrow channel blasted deep into hard rock about 9 miles long and only 120 feet deep. It is now known as the Culebra Cut but used to be called the Galliard Cut after the key engineer responsible for over…

…ruising in the Mediterranean or Asia, many ports are far away from the key towns and sights. Unless you go on a cruise line with smaller ships that can dock within the actual city. For example, lines like Azamara with smaller ships dock in the centre of Marseilles France, while larger ships are way out in a container port. The same for example if visiting Shanghai China where I went on Crystal and was right in town while bigger ships were miles ou…

…other big ship cruise categories cannot visit. They dock in the centre of town where big ships can’t, like when I went to Shanghai on Crystal and we sailed right into the heart of the city, past lines like Norwegian and Cunard having to dock far out in the container port. But what I’ve found, is people I’ve met on board ultra-luxury who really enjoy it are those who are looking for less. They’re not looking for the spectacle, big ship choices, or…

…it’s easier to connect and meet people on them. Just like it is in a small town versus a large city. I am less in need of big evening entertainment, lots of bars, and like more enrichment than packed high energy activities. As an extreme, one of my best solo experiences was on a barge cruise I did in France with just 15 people. But when I’m on larger ships in the mainstream and premium space, I keep seeing another obstacle solos encounter. The pro…