We woke up at 5:30am to get a good seat in the front of the ship for the transit through the Panama Canal. By the time we got the the Spinnaker Lounge on deck 13 forward, there were about 30 people there and most of the prime real estate was taken. We shuffled around some chairs and stayed and watched for about 5 hours before getting hungry and heading to the buffet. We also took some time to view the transit from other areas of the ship. Deck 8 forward offered an outside view of the bow, but was quite crowded the view wasn’t great unless you stood right next to the rail. Moderno restaurant and deck 7 both had a nice, relatively uncrowded view of the port and starboard sides of the ship. Since the ship only had about 1 foot of clearance on each side as it passed through the locks, the side decks provided a great view of the machinery, people, and buildings in the canal area. For the last lock, we went downstairs to deck 6, which was below the level of the surrounding ground. The view from below ground was quite interesting since most videos down show close-ups of the lock gates and walls.