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So great that you guys sailed with your Mother and Aunt. My Mom was my cruise buddy. I lost her year and half ago, and I miss her so much. Cruising isn't quite as special without her along. Spend as much time with your Mom as you possibly can. You will miss her much more than you think when she's gone.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Awe so sorry to hear that. I know how it feels as I feel that way about my dad

In 2015 we did the 15 day cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to LA. I loved every minute of it. In the 70s we lived in Ft Clayton. The back of our house faced the Miraflores lock. I was able to see our old place from the ship. This was the best place as a kid out of all the military bases we stayed. I would definitely do this cruise again.

So nice to see you spending time with mom and her sis.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

The best!

Awww, this is my fave kinda We’re the Russo’s vid! I felt like I was right there with you four on your vacation! I enjoyed every moment of this, and wished it could’ve been an hour long! On a side note, I bet “Liz Taylor” absolutely misses the heck outta Mama Russo 😂 Great job on the videography & editing as usual! Always my best to you guys 👍🏼👏🏼🥰🥂

Thanks for taking us all along with you! I've been on one cruise, the Mexican Riviera, which was a lot of fun - once I started taking Dramamine while out on the seas, and letting it clear out of my system when we were pulling into port, so that I could enjoy some libations on land. I was able to watch the port pilots jump onto the ship coming into port, and back off when leaving, which was pretty cool. I described the ship as a floating hotel and restaurant that took us to different ports. The wife and I want to take an Alaskan cruise after we retire, along the inland passage, which allegedly is so calm that I won't need to worry about being seasick.

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome. Alaska is on our bucket list

Fun video. My husband and I took a cruise through Panama Canal in 2013. We flew to Florida to catch the ship and sailed to San Fransico, closer to our home. It was a great trip.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

SO good to see Mama Russo! Looks like a great cruise and I absolutely love Princess.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

So do we!

Mama Russo is looking so good. Looks like everybody had a fabulous time. Cheers my friends.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

We all did!

Fun video! Glad you all had a great time ❣️

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🤗

Wildlife in the water off southern Mexico is the star of this cruise.

Awesome tour! Thank you for taking us along!

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

Enjoyed the video of your cruise. Thanks for sharing.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Your mom and aunt are adorable!!! We love the videos that include them! ❤

@Weretherussos

2 ай бұрын

You are so kind

Gotta add this to our bucket list!

That intinary sounds awesome!!

We did that same trip in 2008 thanks for bringing back the memories 🙂

12:20 Don't Dom' know if you realize it but that ship along side you is the Artania which was the original Royal Princess, built in 1984! Nice to see her still sailing!

@Weretherussos

2 ай бұрын

Ahhh interesting! Thank you

It is a delight to see you posting this video as we were on this very same cruise with you. In fact we did share a little time at the same table with you during high tea on one of those sea those sea days. Thanks for the memories

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

That was a fun time at tea - we’ll let mama Russo know you said hi

So happy to see your mom again

Great video! Glad to see Mama Russo doing well.

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Have been wanting to cruise the Panama Canal. Maybe next year. BTW - Kate’s hair is beautiful! I remember when you first started and she shaved it all off. I thought “what a brave girl!” Thanks for this video!

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

You should! It’s a great trip. Kait misses the shaved head but loves having the long hair back

I enjoyed your video. We have done full transits of the Panama Canal both directions many times but after watching your video I think we will have to go back again.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Why not! Enjoy it when you do

Thank you for this wonderful vblog. I was looking at this very same cruise today for 2026. After watching your video i plan to book my cruise as soon as the dates become available. Thank you so much and i subscribed to your channel today. Winderful vblog as someone else commented it felt like i was there with you. 😊

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Which direction do you want to sail?

I’ve been looking for a princess 15 day Panama cruise video for an entire year. Not only was this the only Princess 15 day video I found, but it was the perfect video. Not too short, not too long, just enough detail and clips to keep you interested without giving too much away. Thank you. I loved the clip of the ladies “shaking what their mommas gave them”, amazing! It looks like you had a very enjoyable cruise, and I am that much more excited for my trip departing in 24 days! Can you please provide a little more detail on the standstill traffic in Cartagena. Do you recall what time you were headed back to the ship? Was the traffic bad all day, or predominantly on the way back to the ship? Thank you. We have a cooking class scheduled, and have given ourselves 1.5 hrs to get back to the ship… I’m now a little concerned that could be cutting it short! And on that note, would you mind confirm if ship time is the same as local time? Thank you. Our itinerary says we leave Cartagena at 3pm, but I cannot find information anywhere to ensure our plans of attending the cooking class will in fact pan out as planned!

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

So our departure time was 5pm and we left the old town at 2:40 and were dropped off at 3:30. It was about a 10+ minute walk back to the ship. Traffic was pretty hectic most of the day but I don't remember it being as bad earlier in the day. I would suggest contacting the people putting on your class to ask what they think about timing to get you back in time. Note, since we were on a tour, we didn't have to look for a cab. I don't know how easy/difficult it would be but there are a LOT of people outside the port who would be willing to drive you around - just arrange it so you don't pay until the end of the day so that they wait around for you. Also, ship time when in port is always local time.

@Dee-nm4kt

3 ай бұрын

@@Weretherussos thank you so much for the details! Much appreciated.

Love cruising last one was a European river cruise up Danube with canal locks. We could see the passings from our cabin window. We were not allowed to open our balcony door while going through the canal's locks, sometimes there were two or three per night.

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Interesting. We’ve never done a river cruise

My first Princess Cruise was with Emerald last year and I loved the ship and got hooked on Princess. And definitely I am doing the Panama Canal on Emerald. Thanks for the video!

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome!

High quality video. You have a nice calm speaking voice.

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

It's so nice to see your mom cruising with you. ❤👍

@Weretherussos

2 ай бұрын

It was fun having her along

First time here. We did the old locks about 12 years ago on the Island Princess. Just a half transit but it was super interesting and fun.

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Worth going back and doing the new locks

Your Mom and Aunt are good dancers! Thanks for the fun video!

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

In November 2019 I sailed on the NCL Bliss for a 21 day cruise from L.A. to N.Y. so very similar to this cruise but visited quite a number of southern Caribbean islands. And that wasn't even the best part - I booked 2.5 months before the cruise and was able to score a great deal on a balcony cabin - I am a solo traveler so this was a super great deal. Previously I did an 11 day cruise in a studio solo cabin which was also fine. The studio lounge was a really nice perk. I made a cappuccino (for free) to take to up breakfast. ☕

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

That's awesome, sounds like an amazing cruise!

I followed you guys for years when I was RVing. Then, after I sold my Travato, I pretty much lost track. Great to see you on the high seas. I’ll be doing this cruise, in reverse, in a couple of weeks.

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim - enjoy the cruise, we had a blast!

Fun time by all! Thank you for sharing your experiences! Looks like you have a great mom and aunt. Lucky for you guys!

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Oh my gosh we also went on a 14 day Princess, cruise Jan. 18 for 14 days our room also had a partial view and we went through the Panama Canal our second time going through the canal also, first one the old locks second one the new locks ,so much fun.

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

You got on the ship we got off!

I was just getting off this ship on January 7th from Ft Lauderdale to LA! Hope u had a great time! The Good Spirit bartenders were among the few of the amazing staff and crew!

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

It was an amazing trip! The crew was great

Thanks! My wife and I were on the next trip from Florida to California. If anyone wants to see our trip, I'll just have them watch your video.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed the cruise as much as we did

It was so good to see your Mom again - looks like she's feeling great. Kate - I also would have liked the crafts! Great video y'all - you made us want to do that cruise.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Hi Mom & Auntie Jane! Be safe, have fun and enjoy!

Joel and Kait, for the last few months I have improved my video-editing iMovie skills, which is a lot of work. This effort makes me appreciate your movie-making skills even more. Your cinematography, production and editing is simply superb. Even though this about the Panama Canal, you are #1 in RV KZread. Other RV influencers take note.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Thank so much - we really appreciate that and the support.

Great video! Good to see Mama (and Aunt) Russo enjoying themselves as well. Good thing I was having dinner while watching this video….all that food would have made me really hungry!

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Suzanne - hope all is well

@suzannewch7202

4 ай бұрын

@@Weretherussos lots to do as always!

Great video, I haven't read the Costco Connection article about you guys, but looking forward to it!

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

Awesome video

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great video!! Hi to Christine and Jan. . Jan

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Great video Joe and Kait....I definitely am due for another cruise..hope you bought some coffee in Panama

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

No I get my shipped in fresh 😉

Great Video! Your mom is awesome!

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

I think so too!

Looks like you guys had a good time.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

We did!

Thanks for sharing . We are embarking on Ruby Princess 23 March. Panama Canal The opposite way . Ft Lauderdale to California.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Enjoy the sailing!

Great video, lots of good information. I’ll be boarding the Emerald next week for a Panama Canal cruise. Our cruise is the opposite of yours. We’re going from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles. I can’t wait to go. 😊

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Have fun!

I have sailed on the Emerald these ships are a masterpiece of design.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

It’s a nice one but we prefer the bigger Royal class

Awesome 👏🏻 video guys! How fun , me and my family went on the royal Caribbean cruise just a few months ago. I have a series of it in my channel. I have 2 more videos to edit. Glad you guys had a great time. Lincoln) 25:11

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

So cool!

Love your mom and aunt cherish the time you have left with them.

That was a smooth transition into a sponsorship lol 👌🏾

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 😉

This was interesting to see. Also good to see Christine enjoying herself again. Saw recently where a storm took out the docking area for a cruise ship and no one could disembark. Glad that wasn't you guys.🛳 🚢

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Not us the weather was great for most of the sailing

Love your cruise videos! Do you drink the water on the cruise ship from tap? Or do you filter the water you drink thru a 3rd party device? We are cruising next year and this was a huge question mark for us!

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

We drink it right out of the tap. It’s well filtered on the ship. We typically bring large water bottles with us and fill them from the machine in the buffet.

Great video! Looks like all of you had a fun time. What type of camera did you use to shoot the video?

@Weretherussos

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was all done on an iPhone 14 Pro

@MNM14ful

2 ай бұрын

Thanks@@Weretherussos

When Baja trip to Cabo in the STO? Great video 🎉

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Don’t know but great idea

Are you just checking to see if we listen? The sun always sets in the west and rises in the east😊

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Except I didn't say that...I said, it rose over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic. In that area of Panama, when you look out, the Pacific is on the East and Atlantic on the West.

from 19:20: It's CartageNa..... NOT Cartageña.... N with the SOFT "N" as in Nancy! (I'm Hispanic born, and I KNOW!)

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fun times! curious, how many people make up the crew on ship with 3000 guests?

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

It’s 3000 guests and about 1200 or more crew

@mickster1780

3 ай бұрын

@@Weretherussos wow that's a lot of crew!

@Weretherussos

3 ай бұрын

Yes, you're well taken care of

How and where did you get the Indian meal that wasn't on the menu?

@Weretherussos

2 ай бұрын

We got to talking to the head chef as he was asking us how our meals had been. We told him how much we liked things but missed some of the Indian food we’d had on our last cruise, so he said he’d make us something special

Was this a repositioning cruise?

@Weretherussos

2 ай бұрын

Yes it was

@alecbaldwin1

2 ай бұрын

@@Weretherussos So where do you find these for sale? On the cruise line website?

looks like you had the ship to yourselves! No-one about

@Weretherussos

Ай бұрын

It was about half full. We just make it a point to try and not get other people in the video

In 2015 we did the 15 day cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to LA. I loved every minute of it. In the 70s we lived in Ft Clayton. The back of our house faced the Miraflores lock. I was able to see our old place from the ship. This was the best place as a kid out of all the military bases we stayed. I would definitely do this cruise again.

@Weretherussos

4 ай бұрын

Ah that’s a fun memory!