Time Lapse Panama Canal: A Full-Day Transit In Less Than Two Minutes
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The creator provides a time lapse overview of a full day transit through the Panama Canal aboard the Crystal Symphony. The journey begins in the Caribbean Sea and concludes in the Pacific Ocean, moving through three distinct series of locks. The video explains that the canal functions as an engineering marvel designed to lift ships eighty five feet above sea level to cross the Continental Divide. The transit process involves navigating through multiple lock systems to reach the final sea level. The creator notes that the entire nine hour journey covered fifty miles. Financial details are also discussed, noting that the transit cost Crystal two hundred thousand dollars. The video concludes with a historical comparison to a man who swam the canal in 1928 for thirty eight cents, highlighting the difference in comfort between historical feats and modern luxury cruising.
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today on crystal Symphony we're doing a full Transit of the Panama Canal
the Panama Canal is an engineering marble
the locks lift ships 85 ft above sea level to cross the Continental Divide
it took 9 hours and it cost Crystal $200,000
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