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Cruising The Panama Canal [Kindle Edition]

Richard Detrich

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RICHARD DETRICH is a popular port and destination lecturer on luxury cruise ships and frequently provides commentary from the bridge as ships transit the Canal. Detrich has enjoyed a varied career as pastor, small businessman, ecommerce director and real estate agent before retiring to a coffee farm, high in the Chiriqui Mountains of Panama.

Richard says, "Lecturing on ships transiting the Canal I realized there was a need for a simpler, more readable book written for cruise passengers that included information about the Canal as well as information about Panama. I wanted to write a book that would be helpful to folks planning a Panama Canal trip as well as serve as a guide during the voyage."

CRUISING THE PANAMA CANAL combines on board guide for both Northbound and Southbound transits.

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"CRUISING THE PANAMA CANAL is the essential companion for your cruise: what to expect,, the past, present and future of the Canal and insider information on shore excursions."

"Richard's commentary, history and background made our Canal trip come alive!"

"The ultimate authority on cruising the Canal . . . Easy-going writing style makes this a cinch for anyone to read."

"This is the book you will want to buy for planning your cruise and to use as a guide during the Canal transit."

"This is the best Panama Canal book for cruise ship passengers."

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1536 KB
  • Print Length: 300 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1463618182
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B005F0KQI6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #188,109 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
To better enjoy your Panasma Canal cruise 10 Mar 2012
By Gustavo A. Mellander, Ph.D., D.H.L. - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
The author of this book has had a variety of careers and I assume they all add to his present avocation as a lecturer on luxury cruise ships. At other times he runs a coffee farm, high in the Chiriqui Mountains of Panama.

After a number of trips he decided decided there was need for a readable book for cruise passengers to include information about the Canal as well as about Panama.

So he wrote this interesting book that includes both Northbound and Southbound transits. So one is able to appreciate what to see regardless of which transit you are on.

His easy-going writing style makes the book an easy read. Well worth the investment and you'll have a more fulfilling trip.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A useful guide that suffers from dreadful editing 18 Oct 2011
By Foto Gato - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
The author serves as a lecturer/naturalist on cruise ships that transit the Panama canal and writes from his experiences in that capacity. Useful is the division of the narrative into the two directions of transit: north to south and south to north. Thereby, the reader has a continuous flow for the direction of one's course through the canal. And this approach can help one plan in which direction one wishes to cross the isthmus. In addition to narrative on sights, the author provides summaries of cruise land excursions that are better than the cruise literature. And, he relates the history of the canal building project as well as the period of US administration and now Panamanian administration. For the early history through construction he relies on McCullough's "The Path Between the Seas."
I downloaded the Kindle format. It suffers from the problem of all e-books. Illustrations are too small, even when magnified. And if there is a map, it is virtually unreadable because of pixel breakdown in text. The traveler, therefore, may prefer the weight of a dead timber copy.
The book's greatest weakness is that it needs editing. Examples: P. 151- "If you were to drive from Panama City to Chagres you would drive...from Downtown Panama City." Why the subjunctive and conditional tenses and the capitalization of "downtown?" P. 157- "Ive done fishing tour and I've caught fish." P. 160 puts the time at 12:30 am for approaching the Gatun Locks. P. 161 the commentary states 1:10 pm. Cruise transit is during daylight hours. These are only a few examples of grammatical awkwardness and proofreading needs throughout the book. Active voice would engage the reader and not let us be passive observers. When one sees such sloppiness, can the reader rely on the author's accuracy in presenting factual information? I hope so because overall the book appears to be a useful companion on the transit and a good read for planning the trip.

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