December 28, 2024
PANAMA CITY - Day 3 - SLOTHS!!!
We have been on a hunt for the best places to see Sloths, since we hit South America! They are just so dang cute and elusive! The Smithsonian Tropical Research Center was a quick ride from the Port and we had the morning to explore. It was stinking hot and humid but we persevered in the hunt and got lucky!
They also had a butterfly garden that you walked through and lots of iguanas and frogs. A nice fun & relaxing, but hot, morning!

On April 30th, Angie and Gian , a shipboard sweet couple that meet during the dry dock delays in Belfast , seven months ago, got married with just 28 close family and friends, at sunset in the Observatory Lounge. They then did another " Tying the knot ceremony" for the entire ship on May 1st on the pool deck, officiated by Captain Val . After each service was a special dinner one in the Thistle Dining room and the other at the Outdoor deck of Palms Restaurant. The above video done by VVR Marketing shows the highlights. I ended up being the Wedding Resident Coordinator for the couple and I have a ton of the behind the scene photos of how it all came about. It was a lot of work, but I got to interact with so many great people and really enjoyed the challenge, logistics and organization of the whole thing! It brought so many residents together, in a common bond, it was really something special to have played such a major role.