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It was surreal actually being there watching (and hearing on the PA system) how it all worked. The ships barely fit in the locks, and there are no bumpers. All positioning is done by cables from four "mules" on rails.

D2_EnteringFirstLock.JPG (287 Kb) (under photos/11/1201-17_CarnivalCruise/1208_PanamaCanal/)

By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Tue Mar 10 18:16:39 MDT 2026)