The Caribbean season is almost over for the Holland America line. Their ships will start transitioning to Alaska, Europe, and New England very soon. About this same time last year, we took our first transitioning trip on the Zaandam from Ft. Lauderdale to Montreal.
This year we are taking the Eurodam as she transitions from Ft. Lauderdale to Seattle for her Alaska season. This is our second trip on the Eurodam. The last time we sailed her was 2011 and at the time it was the largest ship we had ever sailed. In today’s cruising world, it is considered mid-size (2100 passengers).
We will be visiting several new ports on this trip along with some repeats. I am especially interested in being able to transverse the entire Panama Canal. In 2018, we did a partial Panama Canal cruise – go through the locks, stay in Gatun Lake for a while, come back out the same way. I think the Eurodam is small enough to still go through the old locks, but I could be wrong. We might be using the new locks. Either way it will still be interesting.
Packing for this trip, like so many others, will be a challenge as we will need summer clothes for the Central America and Mexico stops and warmer clothes for the San Francisco to Seattle portion. Still trying to win the battle of over-packing. Maybe this trip we’ll get it just right. Hope springs eternal.
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