Panama Canal Cruise -- Cartegena Columbia
Tuesday 12/11 Hello everyone. Long time since I've checked in, but Royal Caribbean (RC) is giving me 24 hours of "free" Internet as part of my "Diamond Club" bennies package, and I wanted to use it after we did the transit through the Panama Canal, the highlight of the cruise. I put free in quotations because the free applies to only the "basic" Internet, and everyone says the basic is crap, so I was able to upgrade to the "deluxe" internet for just $7 for the day (normally $32.95). We are currently pulling into Cartegena, and after going back and forth in my mind, I've decided to stay aboard the ship. Bummer. This was the one port of call I wanted to visit to see some emeralds. But I am still not up to strength and don't want to get caught short of wits and have to make a hasty decision to get back to the ship and end up in a rogue cab or something. Plus it's 90 degrees out with full sun. And honestly, there's nothing ash...