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Transit the Panama Canal, Panama (Full Transit) cruise holidays

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As you pass through the locks at either side of Gatun Lake, you’re slowly rising to, and dropping from, 26 metres above sea level, avoiding the lengthy and treacherous alternative route via Cape Horn.

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