• Greeting
  • About Richard
  • Mohall HS Class 1963
  • 2024 North Dakota Trip
  • 2011 Flood in Minot, ND
  • Mar. 29 - Sat. Apr. 5, 2025 Cruise
  • Roses Parade 2025
  • Holy Land Trip Nov. 2019
  • Las Vegas Sphere 9-25-24
  • 2023 North Dakota Trip
  • London/Paris 2023
  • Marco's Coffee Group
  • 2022 North Dakota Trip
  • New Zealand trip Nov. 1-19, 2017
  • Souris Motorcycle Club
  • My Presbyterian Years
  • Tyler Becker's Marine Boot Camp Graduation
  • Cruises We Took Over Years
    • 1999 Cruise
    • Hawaii Cruise Mar. 2014
    • Panama Cruise 2017
  • My days at the Minot Daily News
  • 1990's Motorcycle Trips
    • Motorcycle Trip 1987
    • Motorcycle Trip 1988
    • Motorcycle Trip 1989
    • Motorcycle Trip 1992
    • Motorcycle Trip 1993
    • Motorcycle Trip 1994
    • Motorcycle Trip 1995
    • Motorcycle Trip 1997
    • Motorcycle Trip 1998
  • Norsk Hostfest
  • Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV
  • Trips We Took over the Years
    • Catalina Island Trip 6-25-2018
    • Bus Trip to Ely, NV, July 21-22, 2018
    • Trip to Branson
  • Lake Havasu City Wintering
  • 2000's Motorcycle Trips
    • Motorcycle Trip 2001
    • Motorcycle Trip 2002
    • Motorcycle Trip 2003
    • Motorcycle Trip 2007
    • Motorcycle Trip 2008
    • Motorcycle Trip 2010
    • Motorcycle Trip 2011
  • High Roller Ride Vagas
  • North Dakota Trivia
  • Lone Mt. Hiking Club
  • Russ Zurkan is Remembered
  • Windows #10 Info.
  • Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol
  Richards

Panama Cruise
Mar. 19, 2017 - Mar. 29, 2017

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Don & Betty toasting.

We were entertained a number of times by some very good steel drummers.

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Richard and Melody, Las Vegas, NV,  and Don and Betty Skari, Minot, ND, departed from Fort Lauderdale, Fl., on the Holland America Line cruise ship Zuiderdam Sun., Mar. 19, 2017 around 4 PM. We came back to Fort Lauderdale, Fl. on Wed., Mar. 29, 2017 around 7 AM.
During our ten day cruise we stopped at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao; Colon, Panama; Pureto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica.
We got off the ship at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. They tendered us to shore at Half Moon Cay, which is owned by Holland Cruise. Here we walked around on our own. Eat at a buffet while listening to steel drum music.  We did the open-air bus tour in Oranjestad, Aruba. At Willemstad, Curacao we walked around on our own and purchased some souvenirs. We got off the ship in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica and walked around on our own.
Sat., Mar. 25, 2017, was the day we looked forward to and what the cruise was all about. In the morning we made our way through the Panama Canal, which took a few hours. We went through three lock systems, which was amazing to watch from Richard and Melody's balcony with Don and Betty while enjoying coffee and rolls. When we came through the other way we watched from open deck nine against the back railings. Great to watch the filling of each lock.
Our time on the ship was spent around the pools relaxing with a book or listening to steel drum music. We used the ship computer during the day and our cell phone each time we stopped. The weather was great with only some rain at night with some strong winds. The food and entertainment was great. Most evenings we met for dinner in the dining area. Other meals we ate at a number of places serving different foods.
 
 


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What a great trip with some great Minot friends.



Melody was surprised on her birthday with a cake at dinner.


I enjoyed going through the locks. We had an outside suite, so we had a very good view.

  • Greeting
  • About Richard
  • Mohall HS Class 1963
  • 2024 North Dakota Trip
  • 2011 Flood in Minot, ND
  • Mar. 29 - Sat. Apr. 5, 2025 Cruise
  • Roses Parade 2025
  • Holy Land Trip Nov. 2019
  • Las Vegas Sphere 9-25-24
  • 2023 North Dakota Trip
  • London/Paris 2023
  • Marco's Coffee Group
  • 2022 North Dakota Trip
  • New Zealand trip Nov. 1-19, 2017
  • Souris Motorcycle Club
  • My Presbyterian Years
  • Tyler Becker's Marine Boot Camp Graduation
  • Cruises We Took Over Years
    • 1999 Cruise
    • Hawaii Cruise Mar. 2014
    • Panama Cruise 2017
  • My days at the Minot Daily News
  • 1990's Motorcycle Trips
    • Motorcycle Trip 1987
    • Motorcycle Trip 1988
    • Motorcycle Trip 1989
    • Motorcycle Trip 1992
    • Motorcycle Trip 1993
    • Motorcycle Trip 1994
    • Motorcycle Trip 1995
    • Motorcycle Trip 1997
    • Motorcycle Trip 1998
  • Norsk Hostfest
  • Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV
  • Trips We Took over the Years
    • Catalina Island Trip 6-25-2018
    • Bus Trip to Ely, NV, July 21-22, 2018
    • Trip to Branson
  • Lake Havasu City Wintering
  • 2000's Motorcycle Trips
    • Motorcycle Trip 2001
    • Motorcycle Trip 2002
    • Motorcycle Trip 2003
    • Motorcycle Trip 2007
    • Motorcycle Trip 2008
    • Motorcycle Trip 2010
    • Motorcycle Trip 2011
  • High Roller Ride Vagas
  • North Dakota Trivia
  • Lone Mt. Hiking Club
  • Russ Zurkan is Remembered
  • Windows #10 Info.
  • Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol