Check out the really cool – and internationally recognized – official website of the Panama Canal, including:

The following photos were taken by Disney photographers — the only passengers allowed off the ship at the Canal were those needing an ambulance, and they did not reboard.  My photos appear on the following pages (use navigational buttons, above).

Gatun Locks

A very tight fit.  At one point, the hull of the Magic scraped some chunks of concrete off one of the lock walls. (The chunks were brought aboard and auctioned off).

Pedro Miguel Locks

Miraflores Locks

Descending back to sea level to enter the Pacific Ocean.