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Politics can also play a part, as the Speaker may assign a bill to a committee with an unfriendly chair or membership, or may select a more friendly committee. The House also voted Saturday to force TikTok’s parent company to sell it or be banned in the U.S. According to the bill, China-based ByteDance would have to sell TikTok within nine months — which the president could extend to a year — or face a nationwide ban. The policy, which would lengthen the time frame for a sale from an earlier House bill, has Senate buy-in along with Biden’s support, putting TikTok closer than ever to being banned in the U.S. "At this critical inflection point, they came together to answer history’s call, passing urgently-needed national security legislation that I have fought for months to secure," he said.

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With regard to our request to go to conference, we all know what they've done, they've done zero. They are ignoring their constitutional obligations to the people of the state,” Rep. John Black, R-Marshfield, said. Missouri is one of the few states still without a new redistricting map and is facing lawsuits due to its inaction, leaving the possibility of the courts drawing the map as opposed to lawmakers. In 2018, 53 legislators were term-limited, and 42 faced limits in 2020. In both cycles, the Missouri State Legislature was one of the most affected by term limits out of the 15 states with limits nationwide.

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During the ceremony, retiring senators were invited to address their colleagues and reflect on their time in state government. All representatives serve until the end of the current Congress on Jan 3, 2025. Both Senate Democrats and Conservative Caucus members agreed the map the Senate passed in March was likely as good as it was going to get. Onder was part of a minority of Republicans who wanted to draw a map that would send seven Republicans to Congress as well as not making the 2nd Congressional District a safer Republican seat.

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Currently, a simple majority of votes is needed to pass a proposed constitutional amendment once it makes it onto the ballot. The proposed resolution would increase that threshold to both a simple majority of votes and the majority of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. The Missouri House of Representatives meets annually beginning on the Wednesday after the first Monday in January.[5] A part-time legislature, it concludes session business by May 30. To serve in the chamber, an individual must have attained the age of 24 and have resided in their district for a period of one year preceding the election. State representatives are paid $36,813 per year, with a per diem of $121 per day. The Speaker of the House is the most powerful individual in the chamber, elected by all members of the House.

Sen. Travis Fitzwater, a Holts Summit Republican, is looking to change the institution he once served in. The Columbia members of the Missouri House of Representatives on Wednesday called on Gov. Mike Parson to veto a bill that would allow charter schools to expand in Boone County. Missouri has two senators in the United States Senate and eight representatives in the United States House of Representatives. Now, it’s again up to the Senate to see if there is a path forward in drawing new districts before adjournment at the end of the week. “I think at this point, if there was a unicorn map out there to make everyone happy, it would have reared its head,” Sen. John Rizzo, D-Independence, said. A Missouri Senate committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday afternoon on the House's map.

Mike Person (D) and Raychel Proudie (D)—were drawn into the same St. Louis-area district during the redistricting process. House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, D-Springfield, said with the changes, there is a possibility that the resolution does not pass. “You're going to come in here with a straight face in this building, this respected chamber, and push deceptive language out there for the people to have to deal with.

I think this gives us the best chance to fulfill our constitutional obligation by the end of session,” Rep. Dan Shaul, R-Imperial, said. “This may be a regret the Republicans will have because people are going to be angry, and when you're angry you vote,” Baringer said. “I think our constitution is a very important document, much like the federal constitution. I think the voters should be informed, and I don't think it should be amended willy-nilly,” Plocher said. House Democrats spoke out against the decision to add the so-called ballot candy back onto the resolution both on the floor and after the vote. These additions have been called ballot candy – aimed at making the resolution more appealing to some voters.

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A Representative can serve no more than four two-year terms in the house. The first time term limits prevented someone from running again was in 2002. An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the political party of a group of representatives who notably voted “no” on new aid for Israel. The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission unanimously approved the state House’s district boundaries on Jan. 21.[21] These maps took effect for Missouri’s 2022 legislative elections. A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Fitzwater is sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment that would decrease the size of the House to 102 members.

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Twenty-five Republicans voted against the fourth bill, which included measures that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the United States and that would redirect funds from seized Russian assets to help aid Ukraine. Democrats put up a big vote — 174 — in favor of this bill, which was intended to sweeten the overall package for conservatives. Rep. David Tyson Smith, a Democrat from Columbia, said he likes the proposed change of term limits to 16 years total. In 2002, the provision was amended to allow lawmakers who served less than half of a full term after filling a vacant seat to be eligible to serve another eight years in the House or Senate, respectively. This is similar to how President Lyndon B. Johnson was able to run in 1968, despite being president for almost six years up to that point. When asked how often Fitzwater meets with the representatives in his district, his office said they regularly meet and work closely on issues affecting the district.

If you are having problems contacting your representative, you can report the problem using the Contact Webmaster form, write or call your elected representative, or visit the member's website for alternate contact information. This service will assist you by matching your ZIP code to your congressional district, with links to your member's website and contact page. The plan, laid out in a rule that passed on Friday, was concocted to capitalize on the pools of support for each part of the $95 billion package, while preventing opposition to any one piece from taking down all of them. Current term limits only allow for someone to serve up to eight years in the House and up to eight years in the Senate.

This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election. The total number of contested primaries—including those without incumbents—was also up in 2022, though lower than in 2018. With 180 districts holding elections, there are 360 possible primaries every election cycle.

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2010 to 2024.[1] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline. The Columbia Board of Education previously approved a resolution opposing the bill because it could divert funding and because charter schools don't have the level of accountability that regular public schools have. On Tuesday, Sen. Bob Onder said in an exchange with Sen. Bill White on another piece of legislation that the "session will be over" if Senate leaders bring the map up. He said in an earlier interview that the map the House passed wasn't beneficial enough for the GOP.

Many argue the money should be spent domestically or that policy changes at the US-Mexico border should take precedence. The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a more than $60 billion bill to provide military and economic aid to Ukraine. One thing the proposal would not change is the lifetime ban on term-limited lawmakers. JEFFERSON CITY — On Sept. 14, the Missouri Senate hosted a retirement ceremony for its outgoing members.

So each year, the chair of the House Budget Committee files legislation establishing the spending plan for the state of Missouri. This plan, which in 2007 exceeded $20 billion, may differ greatly from the Governor's budget recommendations, issued at the State of the State address given in late January. Before the vote, former President Donald Trump issued a confusing statement that sympathized with both the pro- and anti-Ukraine aid factions of the GOP without taking a clear position. The Ukraine aid bill comes at a crucial time in the country’s war with Russia, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed the urgent need for weapons and supplies to continue defending Ukraine from Russian attacks. Send comments about the Find Your Representative service to the webmaster. Please note that messages for a specific representative sent to the webmaster will not be forwarded to the representative.

The public has not been able to give their input, and that's who we represent down here in Jeff City,” Barnes said. In 2022, there were 69 contested primaries—15 Democratic primaries and 54 for Republicans. For Republicans, the number increased 29%, from 42 in 2020 to 54 in 2022. Asked a similar question on Thursday, Plocher said he can likely blame the Senate for a lot of things mainly because it doesn't pass everything the House passes. The move from Republicans to make it harder to amend the constitution is related to the push for abortion to be on the ballot. But Quade also said with three weeks remaining in session, anything could happen.

Voting in favor were 101 Republicans and 210 Democrats, while Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., voted present. Saturday's vote marked the first time the House had approved billions of dollars in Ukraine aid since December 2022, when Democrats still controlled the chamber. There is no central listing of member office public e-mail addresses.

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Peverill Squire, a political science professor at MU, said rural districts may become less rural after reallocation and redrawing the map. Fitzwater has introduced versions of this bill in previous years, both in the House and the Senate. Last year, he introduced legislation which would have reduced the size of the House to 136 members and expanded total term limits to 12 years instead of the current 8-year maximum per chamber. The amendment would need to be approved by Missouri voters if passed by the legislature.

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This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Missouri. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here. The initiative petition process has been used in prior elections to pass constitutional amendments like Medicaid expansion and legalizing recreational marijuana. The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly.

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While all Democrats voted in favor of aid to Ukraine and all but Ms. Tlaib supported funding to Taiwan, 37 left-leaning Democrats defected to vote against the Israel aid bill. They said before the vote that they opposed unfettered aid to Israel that could be used in its offensive in Gaza. The opposition to the Israel aid represented a minority of Democrats, but reflected the deep resistance to unconditional aid and the divisions in the party on Gaza. The resolution has yet to be voted out of committee, and there is a long path to implementation. The proposal would require approval by the Senate and the House before finally being placed on the ballot for voters to have the final say.

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Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. Americans in the United States’s six territories are represented in the House of Representatives by an additional six non-voting delegates. If Fitzwater’s resolution is passed by the legislature and adopted by voters, the House would be reduced by 61 seats.

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Missouri. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Missouri. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete. The Missouri House of Representatives is one of 85 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2024. A primary is contested when there are more candidates running than available nominations, meaning at least one candidate must lose. Historically, however, Missouri incumbents tended to win contested primaries.

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As a result of his move, Johnson could face a vote on his ouster in the coming weeks. The GOP speaker, however, has grown more willing to confront the threat from the right, and Democrats have suggested that they're willing to protect him from an ouster effort if he allowed a vote on Ukraine aid. In the two years since Russia's invasion, opposition to aiding Ukraine has grown from a fringe position to a majority view among House GOP lawmakers.

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The Missouri Independent is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to relentless investigative journalism and daily reporting that sheds light on state government and its impact on the lives of Missourians. Daniel Ponder, a political science professor at Drury University, said that better representation is a benefit of the current 163-member House. “If it were to go down to 102 seats, the impact would be you’d probably have more races that were contested and fewer uncontested races because they’d be a little bit larger populations,” he said. In addition to decreasing the size of the House, it would also require that each House district be drawn within a single Senate district. Fitzwater explained this rule as a way to allow for better communication between House members and their senators.

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Holding the votes was an act of defiance by Johnson against an outspoken faction of conservative rebels who oppose funding for Ukraine and pushed him not to bring it to a vote. Three of them — Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. Passing the bill may bring Greene one step closer to forcing a vote to remove him.

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Democratic senators have said they think voters will defeat the measure if it’s straightforward. The proposed amendment passed after hours of filibustering from Senate Democrats who wanted other language that was originally in the resolution stripped off. House Republicans want language in the resolution they think will make it more likely to pass. Tradition in the Missouri General Assembly is that all appropriations bills initiate in the Missouri House rather than the Senate.

Of the states that have these restrictions, this is the most common limit. Chris Moreland, the spokesperson for the Office of Administration, said the office is following the resolution but could not comment on pending legislation. “The downside in the rural areas in particular is that those districts, which are already really big, become larger. And some of those rural districts really do like having a smaller number of constituents,” Fitzwater said. He noted that the resolution could have a greater impact on rural districts due to how much they would likely grow both geographically and in population. Fitzwater served four terms in the House, the maximum allowed under law.

Four states — Arkansas, California, Michigan, and Oklahoma — have a 12 year total term limit, and in two states — Louisiana and Nevada — lawmakers can serve up to 12 years in both chambers. The changes to term limits under this bill would allow lawmakers to serve a total of 16 years in the legislature. This could take the form of 16 years in the House, 16 years in the Senate, or splitting that time between the two. The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals.

Missouri and five other states prohibit state lawmakers who have reached their term limits from serving in the legislature again. Several other states with term limits have temporary bans, usually four years, before legislators can serve again. Term limits were first established for the Missouri legislature in 1992 after 75% of voters approved a constitutional amendment. Nebraska, which has a unicameral legislature, has eight-year term limits. However, no state has the 16-year total limit envisioned in Fitzwater’s resolution.

Thirty-nine Democrats had voted “no” on Friday on the rule to allow the foreign aid package to come to the House floor, a target that progressives just missed on Saturday on the Israel bill. Fourteen of those Democrats voted on Saturday in favor of aid to Israel, while 12 Democrats who voted to allow the package on the floor on Friday then cast votes against the funding itself. The House passed a long-stalled foreign aid package on Saturday that gives funding to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with a majority of lawmakers backing money for American allies across the globe. The package, which now goes to the Senate, is almost certain to become law. Eight other states have term limits that match Missouri’s of eight years in the House and eight in the Senate.

Like the map the House passed before, the new map keeps the Kansas City area together, leaving the 5th Congressional District a likely Democratic seat. Rep. Cori Bush’s seat, which includes St. Louis, is protected by the Voting Rights Act and remains a minority majority district. The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[5] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline. If the resolution were to pass both chambers, it still would need approval from Missouri voters to go into effect. Plocher said last session if abortion were to become legal through a constitutional amendment, it was the Senate’s fault, not the House’s, for not passing changes to the initiative petition process.

Late Friday, Schumer said the Senate was working to get unanimous agreement to move quickly to vote on the foreign aid legislation. “We are working on an agreement for consideration of the supplemental,” he said on the Senate floor. The bills are expected to be packaged together and sent to the Senate, which will have to vote on the whole legislation to send it to Biden's desk to sign into law. McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are outspoken proponents of the foreign aid provisions in the package. The House voted on the four bills in succession, one day after a rare and extraordinary bipartisan coalition teed up the votes, with more Democrats (165) than Republicans (151) voting for the “rule” to proceed to the measures. Lawmakers waved Ukrainian flags and cheered upon the Ukraine bill's passage.

U.S. citizenship is already a requirement for people to vote in Missouri, and federal law prohibits spending by foreign entities in any election. One of those provisions stated that only legal residents of Missouri and U.S. citizens would be able to vote on constitutional amendments. Another would bar foreign interference with the initiative petition process. When the Senate initially sent over its resolution, it contained only the provision that raises the required votes needed. Speaking after the vote, House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, said there will be conversations between the chambers on what the Senate will do with the amended bill.

The address of the House of Dominic Toretto in Fast and Furious

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However, a number of fans did gather outside her home and did build a shrine outside the front of her house, much like when Robin Williams died, and fans flocked to the Mrs Doubtfire House, building a shine on the sidewalk. When The Fast and Furious star Paul Walker died in a car crash at the age of 40, the LAPD had to warn her that they were expecting gatherings of up to 10,000 people at her house. In the end, the gatherings at her home didn’t reach those numbers, with most people choosing to gather at the crash site rather than at her house. After the successful mission with Project Aries, Dom and his crew returned to the house for a barbecue.

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The ‘Racer’s Edge’, the garage at which O'Conner works, is an anonymous building at 1046 North Orange Drive, just south of Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood and, no, disappointingly there’s no car on the roof. Climbing up on a causeway, Knox carjacks a pickup truck and crashes into the Road House, leading to a brutal fistfight with Dalton. He prepares to finish off Dalton with a shard of wood, but Dalton gains the upper hand and repeatedly stabs Knox into submission, leaving him for dead. At the Road House, Dalton fends off a motorcycle gang working for local crime boss Ben Brandt and personally drives the injured thugs to the hospital, where he meets Ellie, a doctor who tends to his injuries.

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Finally, Kevin headed out to Neptune’s Net where Toretto and Walker’s character Brian O’Connor dined after smoking the black Ferrari in their Toyota Supra. Craig served as Technical Advisor and in many other roles for Universal Pictures on the first three movies. He also personally owned the Supra, Skyline GTR and the Maxima used in the first two movies. With the huge popularity of the Fast and the Furious franchise, the home of Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) became a tourist spot for fans. Fans would gather outside and take photos; however, it was when fans would knock on the door that it began to become overwhelming for Marianne, who is on record stating that it was stressful at times.

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Toretto’s house is 722 East Kensington Road, and ‘Toretto’s market and diner’, where O'Conner insinuates himself into the community, is the nearby friendly local grocery store Bob’s Market, 1234 Bellevue Avenue at Kensington Road. Echo Park is also the neighbourhood of Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler, and you might have spotted Bob’s Market alongside the Dodge Challenger as he waits for police messages.

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Several oil derricks now surround the property and make for an arresting site. Dominic watches Letty’s funeral from a distance, near one of those oil derricks. With its unique aesthetic and picturesque greenery, Sunnyside has long been popular with filmmakers. Other productions shot there include 8MM, Click, Phantasm II, Joan of Arcadia and The Bridge.

Marianne and her husband, Damian, bought the four-bedroom, 100-year-old house about 16 years ago with a friend. Dominic Toretto is the leader of a rough riding, illegal street racing gang played by Vin Diesel in “The Fast and the Furious.” The movie came out in 2001 and spawned one of the most successful film franchises ever. It made big action stars out of Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and the late Paul Walker. Kensington is an otherwise quiet Echo Park street, a long uphill block above the chaos of Sunset and far away from the busy section of the 101 on the other side. The immediate area is perhaps best known for the gorgeous Victorian-era homes that line several of its shady, winding blocks, as well as its proximity to the lake and all of the gentrified action in Echo Park. However, at the turn of the millennium when The Fast and the Furious came out, it was still a working-class neighborhood with some rough edges, a plausible place for a street racing mechanic and his cafe-running sister to live in a family home.

Other than Shaw and Jakande, Kiet also attacked but Brian gets his revenge and defeats him. In the aftermath, parts of the city were damaged by the drone and missile attacks before Jakande was killed and Shaw was arrested. Although Brian and Dominic were later smuggled with their cars to Mexico, they used a tunnel to get back to the U.S to Los Angeles, and then again to return back to the U.S. when they go to Mexico again. After Arturo Braga was arrested, Dominic was sentenced 25 years-to-life for his past crimes at Lompoc Maximum Security Prison, at which point Brian and Mia broke Dom out of this prison bus and fled Los Angeles, becoming fugitives themselves. One location that I am asked about constantly is the mid-century modern-style, circular-shaped home that served as the LAPD/FBI undercover headquarters in the 2001 flick The Fast and the Furious. In 2023 the Fast and the Furious house was empty, and on the rental market; whether or not it’s still owned by Marianne, we are just not sure.

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Cohen had the owners paint it white for the original movie, to show of the color of the cars. When it’s not doubling as the Fast house, the home is sectioned off into four units for multiple renters who live there. According to Echo Park Realty broker Steve Stokes, it was built in 1906 and last sold in April 1999 for $223,000. With the gentrification of the neighborhood over the past two decades, the home is now worth more than $1 million. The Fast and Furious saga is emblematic and which car to choose among all those that heroes buy, sell, destroy, steal… The Nissan Skyline is one of the most obvious choices. Present from the short film The turbo-charged prelude linking the first and second parts, the Nissan Skyline is a legend in street racing, and probably one of the most beautiful cars driven by the late Paul Walker.

In Furious 7, the property was blown up (on-screen); however, it was never damaged in real life and remains standing today. In fact, in later movies, they actually rebuild the house using CGI over the real location. The house at the time of filming the first Fast and the Furious movie was owned by three people, Marianne, her husband, and her friend who used the home as a multi-family dwelling.

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“I’d charge them a lot more money.” Marianne hasn’t even seen “The Fast and the Furious.” She prefers classic, artsy foreign films by directors like Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini. Yet, she can’t help but feel a connection to “Fast and Furious,” one that surprises her at times. Built in 1906 in the Echo Park neighborhood, this house became one of the most famous in the city following the release of the first Fast and Furious movie.

Dom was arrested by Interpol who revealed themselves as paramilitaries led by Leysa, an old friend of Dom's and the sister of Cara Mirtha. Leysa gives Jakob's gun to Dom which have his biometrics on it which allowed Ramsey to track Jakob to Edinburgh. Dom discovered from Buddy Hubbard that Jakob Toretto was in London and with help from Magdalene Shaw, who heard on the grapevine about Jakob and Otto, he was brought to Hatfield House where Jakob and Otto were throwing a party. Otto warned Dom about how powerful his family is and told Dom that Jakob was upstairs. He saw Doc Brown’s mansion from the 1985 movie Back To The Future and the smashed “Eleanor” Mustang from the original Gone in 60 Seconds movie at the Petersen Automotive Museum.

As Frankie and Stephen begin to rebuild, Charlie says goodbye to Dalton as he waits for his bus out of town. Stephen discovers Dalton has left them the trunk of cash as the bus pulls away. In a mid-credits scene, Knox has survived and assaults the hospital staff, leaving in his gown.

His presence put Dominic's friends, Letty, Leon, Jesse and Vince on edge and created distrust in the atmosphere of the party taking place in his living room. While Vince was vocal about his mistrust of Brian, Dominic and Mia welcomed him into their home, and eventually he integrated into their makeshift family. The house soon became a center of conflict when a runaway Jesse returned to Dominic with the car he owed Johnny Tran. When Jesse was killed in Lance and Johnny Tran's drive-by, Mia was the only person left at the house with Jesse's body. He had the façade repainted in white with the agreement of the owners at the time in order to highlight the cars.

Additionally, Dominic's relationship with the store The Racer's Edge, an automotive parts store, was such that when he saw Brian fighting with Vince, he could call the store's manager and have him fired. Sadly though, as you can see below, other than the exterior gates, no part of the property is visible from the road. After parting ways with Letty Ortiz, who went her own way to try and regain her memories, Dom continued his life in LA with Brian O'Conner and Mia Toretto at 1327. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Dom, Deckard Shaw was tracking him and his family in a bid to get revenge for his brother, Owen Shaw, as a result of Owen being hospitalised after the Runway Chase in London. Unbeknownst to Dom, this was a setup by Otto and Jakob as Dom aimed a gun at Jakob. Otto arrived with Interpol where Dom learned that the house was an embassy and thus Dom attempted murder internationally.

One of the most unique and memorable locations in The Fast and the Furious unfortunately no longer exists. The circular-shaped, Mid-Century Modern home that served as the LAPD/FBI undercover headquarters in the movie was demolished shortly after filming took place. Though Sgt. Tanner (Ted Levine) states in the film that Eddie Fisher had the residence built for Elizabeth Taylor in the 1950s, in actuality the house was constructed in 1963 by architect David Fowler and bears no Taylor-Fisher connection. Today, a 49,300-square-foot home (currently, the second largest residence in L.A.) stands on the site. In a city that has been so thoroughly captured on film over the past 100 years or so, it’s easier to find a place that hasn’t appeared in a movie or TV show than one that has. It’s not entirely clear why, other than the obvious fact that the movies are juggernauts, a rare piece of monoculture in an increasingly fragmented time.

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Toretto's House

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After Dominic and his crew were found guilty for their truck hijackings, Dom, Leon and Vince fled Los Angeles, with Vince heading to South America and Dom fleeing to Mexico, with Letty going after him. Mia, however, remained in Los Angeles by herself for many years, living at the Toretto family home. After calling Dom to tell him Letty was seemingly murdered, Dominic returned to Los Angeles through the U.S-Mexico border. The residence is, according to Property Shark, the second-largest house in all of Los Angeles. Shaw tracked Han during an illegal street race in Tokyo, unaware that this was all a ruse by Mr. Nobody, and attempted an assasination on his life, which failed. Dom's auto repair, the auto shop where Brian and the gang repair Dom’s ten-second car in The Fast and the Furious, is a former 1906 substation that once provided electricity to the Yellow Car transit line.

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In 2010, the remaining sections of the campus were bought by an Orange County developer who has converted the site into a large mixed-use complex, the Ambassador Mansion & Gardens. Several buildings have been torn down during the transformation and many more are set for demolition in the near future, including the Hall of Administration, which was designed by Peter J. Holdstock in 1967. The Ambassador College site has been used regularly for filming over the years, in movies like A Single Man, Inherent Vice, Glory Daze and That Thing You Do!

Go On Location: Los Angeles Locations from The Fast and the Furious Movies

At least until everyone gets the hang of it, and then it may become light work for the Drift King. After Mia tells Little Brian to hide while she fought off the soldiers, she was overwhelmed until Jakob arrives and helps her fight off the other agents. In the aftermath of the fight, Mia, Jakob and Little B left the damaged house, with Jakob taking Little B to his safe house in Portugal. If the exterior is largely used, in the first film but also in the following ones, Rob Cohen also films some indoor scenes. O'Conner is arrested at Seventh Street and Valencia Street, downtown Los Angeles. There is no ‘El Gato Negro’, this was nothing more than a set built on a vacant lot in El Segundo.

L.A. Dwellings: Toretto’s House from “The Fast and the Furious”

“So much of our careers started in this house.” Adds Jordana Brewster, “Every corner you turn in this house you remember another scene,” recalling a specific interaction she filmed with the late Paul Walker. Seeking revenge for Letty’s death in Fast & Furious, Dom heads to the apartment of David Park (Ron Yuan) to gather some intel. When David proves tight-lipped, Dom hangs him by his feet out of a fourth floor window. In real life, David’s building is known as the Stratford Hotel and houses 93 apartment units. The rear side of the four-story structure was also featured in one of the opening scenes of Fast & Furious as the spot where Brian captures a suspect after a long foot chase through Downtown L.A.

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In Fast & Furious (2009), Brian reports to work each day at a large Mid-Century Modern FBI building. In reality, that building is the Hall of Administration at the former Ambassador College in Pasadena. The school was founded in 1947 by evangelical radio personality Herbert W. Armstrong. After closing in 1997, portions of the campus were purchased by Maranatha High School and Harvest Rock Church.

She setup a new headquarters in Los Angeles where she continued to surveil the family. Dominic, Brian, Mia and Jack are still living in the Toretto house in Los Angeles following their pardons from the DSS. After their house was blown up by Deckard Shaw, Dom sent Mia and Jack to the Dominican Republic for protection, while he and the rest of the crew worked with the Agency, a covert ops organization, to apprehend Shaw. One morning, whilst getting ready to take their son, Jack, to school, Mia Toretto finds a package at the front door from Tokyo, to which Dom believes it's Han sending him a turbo charger for his car. Letty’s (Michelle Rodriguez) funeral in Fast & Furious is held at Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach. Founded in 1907, the cemetery features a striking backdrop, thanks to the oil that was discovered in the area in 1921.

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The home is situated in a hilly section of the city, just a few blocks east of Dodger Stadium and two miles north of downtown L.A. Shaw traveled to Tokyo where he tracked down Han, and at the same time sent Dom a bomb disguised as a package from Han. After smoking a Ferrari in a street race, Dom and Brian head to Neptune’s Net Fast and Furious restaurant, which is really a landmark Malibu restaurant that was originally established in 1958. On the patio of the seaside eatery, Brian tells Dom that he wants in on Dom’s illegal activities.

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His road trip eventually took him to Miami, Florida, where he settled down for a while. In Fast & Furious, Dom and Brian have a terse meet-up at a street rally held at one of L.A.’s most-filmed locales, the Starkman Building. Located in the Arts District of Downtown L.A., the picturesque brick structure (aka the Pan Pacific Warehouse) was built in 1908 as a factory for the Nate Starkman & Son company. The building’s other onscreen stints include masking as Paddy’s Pub on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Nicholas Cage’s apartment in National Treasure.

Staying in Frankie's disused houseboat, Dalton mentors the other bouncers and becomes popular with the locals. After an attempt on his life by gang leader Dell, Dalton finds him lying in wait at his houseboat. He throws Dell overboard but is unable to save him from being killed and eaten by a crocodile. After Mia tells Brian to hide while she fights off the agents, she was overwhelmed until Jakob arrives and helps her take out the other agents. Mia sent Little B to be with Jakob whilst she returned to Brian and her kids as they and the rest of Dom's crew and allies are in danger and hunted by their new enemy. After finding out Shaw and terrorist leader Mose Jakande were hunting them with the God's Eye, they team decided to fight them on the streets of Los Angeles where they had the advantage and to allow Ramsey to regain control of the God's Eye from a close range.

With their records being cleaned/erased, the crew make their way to Los Angeles once more, with Dominic reacquiring their old house. The Torettos continued to run Toretto's Market & Cafe, which serviced their neighborhood. Other than Dom's crew, Brian O'Conner was also a regular customer at the cafe.

According to the Estately website, in real life, the home, which was designed by architect David Fowler for his mother, was built in 1963 and boasted 4 bedrooms, 6 baths, 5,444 square feet, and over six acres of land with unparalleled 180-degree views of the city. After the residence was sold in 2000 for $2.8 million, the entire thing was bulldozed to the ground in order to make room for a new – and absolutely gargantuan – mansion (which you can see below in an aerial view that I got from a 2012 Wall Street Journal video). Furious 7 filmmakers employed some major CGI to create the road split where Brian parts ways with Dom for the last time. Instead, Brian’s car (Paul Walker’s personal Toyota Supra was used in the scene) pulled off onto a roadside turnout on the eastern side of Templin Highway, approximately 2,000 feet south of the intersection with Ridge Route Road.

Before their final confrontation, Dominic went to the garage and prepared his Charger and other weapons for his battle with Deckard. Coincidentally, the illegal activity cited near the house in the past six months consists mostly of car crimes — grand-theft auto and theft from a vehicle. Located in L.A.’s ethnically diverse Echo Park neighborhood, the area is also a fitting reflection of the Fast movie characters and its fan base, with large populations of Latinos, Asians, and African Americans, and a smaller relative percentage of whites. The ‘Race Wars’ rally was filmed at San Bernardino International Airport, East Third Street at Del Rosa Drive, San Bernardino.

20 Best Architecture Firms in Los Angeles

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Enhance your digital presence with features and designs that transform your visual identity online. Create the staples of your brand with graphic design ideas for your logo and a detailed brand book to support further steps. Our designers will analyze, implement and maintain a packaging design strategy to help your product sell. The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development - for Texas, the nation and the world. Chemix, an AI-powered EV battery developer, has completed a $20 million Series A funding round, led by Ibex Investors.

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Many other industries have matured their processes to focus on customer safety—so too can the software industry. Remember, before a safer car could be made, we had to believe in the idea of a safer car. Our team is passionate about shaping your brand and strategic story into a space your Guests and Fans can experience in real life. Our Strategic Storytelling process combines Brand and IP Strategy with Master Planning, aligning business goals and creative efforts over the life of your project. A Southern California native, Chris Barrett’s work is informed by the region she calls home. She applies her unique signature of fresh, open spaciousness to a wide spectrum of projects, ranging from a Manhattan penthouse to a modern villa in Cabo San Lucas, as well as a myriad of California locations.

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Qahwah House in Lombard takes coffee back to its Yemeni roots: I want to build a bridge through coffee

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Whether you have a taste for soul food, African dishes or takes on Mexican cuisine fused with Caribbean flavors, Livernois has an abundance of options for you. A multicultural city surrounded entirely by Detroit, Hamtramck’s food scene is shaped by the immigrant populations that have settled there. A large Bangladeshi influence draws diners craving biryani and warm curries. There are rich cultural communities that have served some of the most noteworthy dishes for generations, and neighborhoods garnering more recent acclaim for a new wave of bars and restaurants, bakeries and cafes. A pour over is a handcrafted style of brewing coffee which requires a slow rhythmic process.

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Just as his coffee beans must make the journey from Yemen to the United States, so did Ibrahim Alhasbani. And although there are challenges in both journeys, the result is worth it. The passion and connection behind each cup of coffee served at Qahwah House go beyond what many baristas can offer. Southwest Detroit’s vibrant Latino community has shaped the neighborhood into a destination for some of Michigan’s best Latin cuisine.

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You will have no desire to rush to your next meeting, or anywhere else, for that matter. “Qahwah House was born into existence when I wanted to share my culture, family expertise and love of coffee to the world. It wasn’t actual coffee — at least not the one I’ve grown up on and got used to,” says owner Ibrahim Alhasbani, who opened the first Qahwah House location in Dearborn, Michigan, in 2017.

Inside Dearborn's Qahwah House, a farm-to-mug Yemeni coffee shop

For a long time, he and other young Muslims didn't feel safe in closed spaces. The staff are his friends, one is his brother, and they get his tea ready as soon as he walks in the door. While people waited for their orders, many would stand and admire a giant map that traced the roots of Yemeni coffee and how it was distributed to the rest of the world. One of Alhasbani's reasons for launching Qahwah House was to build bridges between cultures. It's one of the main reasons why the New York City location is in Brooklyn's Williamsburg, a majority white, Jewish neighbourhood, he says.

She is an avid traveler, and her favorite way to explore a new place is through its local coffee scene. Originally, we are from Yemen where we were born and raised amidst coffee plants.Our expertise originates from a long line of ancestors, all committed to the tradition and innovation of coffee. The best quality coffee with no added preservatives, artificial additives, or flavors.

Though Mexican food is king here — you’ll find Mexican bakeries, taco trucks and restaurants in Mexicantown and throughout southwest Detroit — there are also a number of Latin American markets and eateries. Think, Salvadoran and Honduran pupusas, Venezuelan arepas, Puerto Rican maduros or sweet plantains and Dominican-style rice and beans. In addition, the word mocha comes from the Arabic word Al-Mukha, the name of a port city in Yemen where it is believed the world’s first cup of coffee was brewed.

If you’re a foodie looking to explore the breadth of the area’s up-and-coming restaurant scene, here’s a guide to the region’s culinary communities — plus, some not-to-miss eateries to check out while you’re there. He also gave insight regarding the culture of coffee in Yemen and how it differs from the culture that exists around coffee in America. He shared that coffee drinking in Yemen is more socially-oriented; a bridge between people, a vehicle for conversation and connection. The coffeehouse has become so successful that Alhasbani opened a few more branches. And in 2022, he is excepted to open at least five new locations across the country. He has plans to open up more Qahwah House locations soon, but unlike Dearborn or Lombard, the new shops will likely be in places where Middle Eastern coffee is an unfamiliar concept.

It’s an experience to watch, and if you’re the kind of person who likes to film vertical video of food and beverages, there’s no shortage of engaging content to be made here. Most of the drinks are served by the pot, with a tealight candle in the base to keep it warm, and multiple small cups. At the Clifton Qahwah House, the beans are ground and served in light and medium roasts used in aromatic cups of coffee, or in coffee drinks like lattes, cappuccinos and espressos.

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Old cobblestone streets are lined with rowhouses, architecturally stunning Victorian homes and quaint eateries with small-town appeal. Residuals of an early influence of Irish settlers escaping the potato famine in the 1800s remain today with some restaurants, like Cork and Gabel paying homage to the neighborhood’s Irish roots. Eastern Market is best known for its year-round weekend farmers market and local makers markets, as well as its meat markets and butcher shops.

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It starts with an espresso blend that’s infused with ginger, cardamom, and cinnamon, poured over milk and ice, and topped with a mountain of whipped cream and honey. It embodies all of the frivolous fun of an American-style iced coffee beverage, but is packed with serious and sophisticated flavor. Unlike the freakshakes and frappuccinos that you often see on social media, this is an aesthetic iced beverage designed for coffee connoisseurs. Alhasbani only uses Yemeni coffee beans in the coffee drinks made at Qahwah House. Customers can ask for lattes, cappuccinos, espresso and anything else they might ask for in a typical coffee shop. Most of the drinks are brewed by hand, in individual stainless steel pots over an induction cooktop, in plain view of the customer.

I did something different and unique in that I use only Yemeni coffee beans. That’s why the public in Dearborn, and many different cities in Michigan, love what I create for them. These three areas are east of downtown Detroit with Jefferson as their common border street. Rivertown has several restaurants on or near the water including longstanding Sinbad’s. Historic West Village is between Jefferson Avenue and Kercheval and home to award-winning Marrow, a neighborhood butcher shop and restaurant and Sister Pie. Primarily a residential neighborhood, you can admire the many architectural styles of the area homes from Colonial, Georgian and Mediterranean Revival to many Tudor styles.

Jefferson Chalmers is on the river side of Jefferson and is also noted as the canal district. You can enjoy a meal with a water view, admire stately homes or head to a restaurant by bike or kayak and sip cocktails or have brunch. This area of Detroit neighbors the north end of Midtown and is known for the Fisher Theater and the main Henry Ford Hospital campus. Milwaukee Junction is nestled off of East Grand Boulevard and Woodward Avenue while New Center is off West Grand Boulevard and Woodward.

The Clifton location, which opened in November at 441 Crooks Ave., is his fifth store since he started the company in 2017. Coffee lovers who visit the new Qahwah House in Clifton will find more than just a premium cup of rich, imported brew. They will also find a story rich in history, tradition and culture that starts centuries ago in the Yemeni port city of Mocha, along the Red Sea.

San Pedro World Cruise Center Cruise Terminal Information

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Venice Beach is one of the city’s most popular neighborhoods and a wonderful spot for people watching. Marvel at the skateboarders and street performers in the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Walk hand-in-hand with your sweetheart along the picturesque and quiet canals. Stop for lunch and go boutique shopping on the trendy Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Head to Muscle Beach, an area full of bodybuilders and fitness fans that help the beach live up to its name. While luggage will be delivered to your room, it usuallytakes a couple of hours to arrive.

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Most commonly, cruises from Los Angeles go to exciting destinations such as Alaska, Caribbean - All, Mexican Riviera, South Pacific, and Transpacific. Renovations increased the facility from approx 66,000 to 142,000 ft2 (6130 to m2). Following the improvements, Long Beach Cruise Terminal now allows docking of larger-sized vessels and also provides additional space for 2-way passenger shipping operations. This enables embarking passengers to access the facility prior to completion of the previous cruise disembarkation process. You can read more about all your options on getting to the ship and pricing on our Long Beach cruise transportation page. Both ports are located just a few miles of each other, with one in San Pedro and the other in Long Beach.

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Hike up Griffith Park and enjoy an unbeatable view of the City of Angels. Fortunately, the cost of parking is standardized across the Port of Los Angeles. Your first hour is free, but each additional hour costs $2.00.There are daily maximums as well, in case you’re leaving a vehicle parked during your cruise. For long cruises, you may find yourself daunted by the daily cost of parking your vehicle outside the Los Angeles Cruise Terminal. You won’t even have to pay for vehicle storage or another parking lot.

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Of course, if you live in the area — as millions do — then you may be interested in simply driving and parking at the port. With Princess, your vacation begins before you even step on board. On a cruise leaving from Los Angeles, explore the playgrounds of the rich and famous and discover the diverse cultures nestled within the city. The Los Angeles World Cruise Center terminal does not provide wheelchairs. If you require wheelchair assistance to board the ship, make sure to arrange with your cruise line in advance. Cruisers should anticipate a 40-minute car ride from LAX to the Los Angeles World Cruise Center, depending on traffic.

Southern California has so many great beaches, that it would be hard to find a bad one! Here are a few of my personal favorites, as well as popular ones that offer a variety of activities to make your day in the sun even more enjoyable. Here is a personal experience that underscores the importance of being vigilant about parking signs, especially in bustling urban areas. Renting a car provides you with the flexibility to access more activities and destinations within a short drive, allowing you to optimize your time in this vibrant region. Please note that cruise line schedules and routes can change, and new cruise lines may start operating from the port after my last update in September 2021. For the most up-to-date information, I recommend checking directly with the official websites of the cruise lines or the Port of Long Beach.

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These parks promise unforgettable moments and a chance to experience the magic of Hollywood, beloved childhood tales, and the wonders of the sea, all within a short distance from the cruise ports. California is renowned for its world-class amusement parks, offering thrilling adventures for visitors of all ages. You can find many of these parks within a couple of hours of the cruise ports in Los Angeles.

If you’re looking for more to do, or want to build your ownvacation plan, this mapwill help you plan locations and sightseeing. If you’re getting ready for a cruise out of the Port of LosAngeles, this article will give you everything you need to know. We’ve lookedat parking, cruise companies, where you can find up to date schedules,entertainment, and local attractions, and more. It may be an advantage for some people to rent a car before or after their cruise. This is up to you to decide if it is more of a hassle or benefit. Marine fans should head to Mission Bay, near San Diego to visit Sea World.

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To fully enjoy your time in Southern California, you need a car. These following museums are all located within walking distance of each other, making it easy to visit multiple museums in one day. Several major cruise lines operate from the World Cruise Center in Los Angeles, also known as the Port of Los Angeles. Book parking arrangements in advance, especially during busy travel periods. The harbor is important for businesses and the navy because of its good location and modern facilities. This historic lighthouse offers stunning views of the Los Angeles skyline and the Pacific Ocean.

Long Beach is among the world's largest cargo ports and USA's gateway for Transpacific (USA-Asia) shipping trade. Port Long Beach is currently ranked USA's second-largest containership port - after the adjoining Port Los Angeles. Both ports are the country's main gateway for the shipping trade with Asia. As of 2020, Port Long Beach is connected to 217 seaports worldwide via 175 shipping lines. It handles ~USD 180 billion in shipping trade annually and supports hundreds of thousands of maritime jobs (316,000+ in California State).

Come witheverything you and your family will need for a couple of hours after boardingprepped. This is a great destination, especially if you’ve alreadyvisited the Los Angeles Naval Museum, or have some time to kill before boarding. You and your luggage will be checked by the Expedited U.S.Customs security clearance and baggage handling. If you have a little time to kill on Terminal Island itself,take a moment to look at the memorial statue for Furusato.

Cruises from Los Angeles give you the opportunity to try some of LA’s fantastic restaurants before you set off on your vacation. Los Angeles is full of trendy restaurants that are run by some of the most renowned chefs in the world. Look for authentic Mexican cuisine and fresh seafood, including everything from fish tacos to locally caught and exquisitely prepared whole filets of fish at waterfront restaurants. Southern California’s sunny weather and low chance of rain also makes it a fantastic place for outdoor dining.

The previous record (24,846 TEUs) was on Evora Maersk in October 2017. Port Long Beach's Pier 400 APM terminal (sized 2 km2) is one of the few fitted with large gantry cranes that can serve such boxships with 10 high (TEUs) above deck stowage. These cranes can reach 22 container rows across the beam of these mega-ships. For 2018 (3rd consecutive record year), Port Los Angeles reported a record-breaking container shipping volume - 9, million TEUs, or 1,2% increase over 2017.

Open all week, San Pedro Brewing Company does add late-nighthours Friday and Saturday. It can be a fun destination after your cruise as youtransition back to your day-to-day. Entry is free, and so is parking, making this another greatplace for killing a couple of hours before boarding.

There are tons of cruises operating out of this port allyear round. While here, it’s worth planning a couple of extra days to explorethe LA waterfront in addition to the luxuries of your cruise experience. With astrong colonial history, war connections, and located in one of the culturalhubs of the United States, the Los Angeles cruise terminal is surrounded byexperience opportunities. Whether you have a few hours or a couple of days before or after your cruise, there’s so much to explore. Dive into the excitement of theme parks, soak up the sun on pristine beaches, or immerse yourself in the rich local culture.

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• Choose Your Stateroom
• See A Modern Marvel On Panama Canal Cruises
• Cartagena, Colombia
• Top Panama Canal cruise tips and tricks to get the most out of this unique crossing
• Panama Canal Cruise Lines
• Panama Canal Transit

But not so fast — traversing the canal actually takes at least 20 hours! Cruise the Panama Canal and enjoy a zoomed-in real-life look at perhaps last century’s greatest engineering achievement… along with its surrounding lush, verdant lands. This testament to human audacity joins the Pacific and Caribbean in the most direct way possible, and is worth making a leisurely part of your vacation.

Choose Your Stateroom

This is one situation where a balcony cabin offers a unique perspective, but it isn't really a necessity (unlike on an Alaska or Hawaii itinerary, where you're guaranteed gorgeous scenery on either side of your ship). Bigger ships can only squeak through the canal, with two feet (or less) on either side. While the railing of the balcony can give you a better appreciation for just how tight that squeeze is, being up on the bow is the best way to appreciate the full scope of the process. Late March and April also offer lower fares as it's the beginning of the rainy season, but you can expect crowds during the Holy Week festivities in the country. If you want the best pricing and fewer crowds, October and November are the rainy season, so the pricing will be lower — and you'll avoid the holiday crowds and high fares in December.

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See A Modern Marvel On Panama Canal Cruises

Visiting the Panama Canal for the first time is an extraordinary experience, made all the more special if you take some time to learn about this incredible feat of engineering. Our one-way cruises take you either east or westbound between Florida and California. See the intricate workings of the locks and the graceful Bridge of the Americas as you cross the narrow Panama isthmus. Discover the lush scenery around manmade Lake Gatun, listen to tales of pirates and conquistadors, and buy exquisite handicrafts made by Panama’s indigenous Emberá tribe.

Cartagena, Colombia

All sailings are aboard the new 3,260-guest Celebrity Beyond and visit Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Oranjestad, Aruba; Kralendjik, Bonaire; and George Town, Grand Cayman (Willemstad, Curacao replaces Grand Cayman on some 2025 sailings). Some ships sail a full transit of the canal, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or vice versa. These one-way journeys between Miami or Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles or San Diego, visits ports in Central America, South America, Mexico and California.

Options are plentiful for cruise lines that sail to Panama, including popular ones like Carnival, Royal Caribbean Princess, Holland America Line (HAL), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), Celebrity, Oceania and Viking. Your Holland America Line ship’s Casino offers a wide array of gaming options. Whether you prefer slot machines or want to try your hand at blackjack or poker, our dealers and staff are available to provide complimentary instruction — and we offer many engaging tournament options. All selections are included in your cruise fare unless otherwise noted on the in-room menu. These expansive staterooms include include two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our Signature Mariner's Dream™ bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, premium massage shower heads, a host of amenities and an ocean view. Enjoy a fascinating partial transit of the “Path Between the Seas,” an engineering marvel.

Panama Canal Cruise Lines

There is something for every type of explorer in this culturally diverse region. Choose from immersive excursions such as exploring the engineering mastery of the Canal, trekking through surrounding rainforests, visiting local villages and relaxing on the pristine beaches of the Caribbean. From ships custom built to sail the massive locks to immersive onboard programs and onshore adventures that inspire, Princess is the number one way to explore this epic phenomenon. We've sailed the Panama Canal since 1967 and we have more itinerary choices and departures of any cruise line in the region. For outdoor adventure seekers, it's too wet for hiking in the rainforests, but other activities benefit from the rainy season, including whitewater rafting. In Quepos, Costa Rica, Windstar Cruises offers rafting trips to the town of Santo Domingo, where you can take a float trip on the Savegre River.

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Personalize your cruise experience once you’re on the ship with our free mobile-friendly tool. Plan your daily activities, browse and purchase shore excursions, view restaurant menus, make dining reservations, check your account balance and more. The construction of the Panama Canal is one of those epic tales from the past, an old-school feat of engineering, ambition and courage. A cruise along it today is a journey through the centuries, from the Spanish fortifications near Limón Bay to the glittering skyline of Panama City, not to mention the canal itself. Over the course of a decade a little more than a century ago, tens of thousands of workers drilled dynamite holes, drove belching steam shovels and labored with pickaxes, all the while fighting off malaria. While the French builders of the Suez Canal ultimately gave up in Panama, American crews persevered and created a route allowing ships to travel across a continent.

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There are excursions to an Embera village, too, where you can learn about the traditional lifestyle of this rainforest tribe. On the Panama City side of the canal, you’ll sail under the graceful arch of the Bridge of the Americas, which forms part of the Pan-American Highway from Alaska to Patagonia. Just beyond the bridge, as you head toward the Pacific, look out for the Biomuseu, a striking jumble of brightly colored shapes designed by famous architect Frank Gehry, housing eight galleries showcasing Panama’s biodiversity. In the best places to visit in Central America, you’ll discover pristine beaches, dynamic cultures, and diverse scenery full of adventures.

Keep in mind that Panama has a rainy season between May and December so if you're looking to spend time exploring, plan around these months. So stretch out on a Caribbean beach, admire the pristine rainforests, stroll the cobbled streets of colonial towns and journey through the fabled Panama Canal with Princess. Celebrity offers a variety of Panama Canal cruises, with several different ports of call. You could sail from Fort Lauderdale to the ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao) and Cartagena in Colombia.

After passing a mile through Miraflores Lake, you'll reach the two-stage Miraflores Locks, which will descend the ship the last 54 feet back to sea level. The final step is sailing 8 miles to go under the Bridge of the Americas and finally reach the Pacific Ocean. But since a Panama Canal cruise is unique, you'll encounter some logistical considerations that you won't on other itineraries — including the fact that your debarkation and embarkation ports might be different. On Celebrity Beyond, guests of The Retreat can take in the view from The Retreat Sundeck. Other vantage points include the Magic Carpet, cantilevered over the side of the ship, as well as the Rooftop Terrace and the Sunset Bar. You will most likely find you want to enjoy the experience from different areas on the ship.

If you want a front-row view of the action, you'll probably have to do the same. After that, you'll traverse the Chagres River, then sail 8 miles through the Culebra Cut. The initial descent starts at the single-stage Pedro Miguel Lock, which lowers the ship 31 feet.

It then travels through Gatun Lake and the other sets of locks to exit the canal on the Pacific side. Explore the engineering genius of the Panama Canal with Celebrity on a thrilling voyage that brings history and human achievement to life. On a Panama Canal cruise, experience the lush rainforests of Costa Rica, teeming with scarlet macaws and slow-moving sloths. On the day of the transit, prime viewing locations on the bow and near windows go quickly. Most cruise lines do their best to give everyone a decent seat -- sometimes opening up "crew only" areas -- but competition can still get fierce. So set your alarm; the sooner you can pull yourself out of bed, the better the spot you'll snag.

If you're not a fan of tours, know that in Colon, city officials have regulated taxis and provided good shopping and cafe facilities at the two main cruise ship docking areas, Colon 2000 and nearby Cristobal Pier. January's dry weather makes the month the perfect time to explore Central America's national parks, jungles and tropical rainforests, including Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio National Park and Curú Wildlife Refuge and Panama's Darien National Park. During your visit, be sure to look for monkeys, sloths, iguanas, blue-footed boobies, capybaras, crocodiles and even manatees on a jungle boat tour along the canal and into Gatun Lake. With drier weather and high temperatures hovering around 88 degrees, it's less humid in the region in December. However, it's the holiday season, so cruise fares and other costs, like hotels for pre- and post-cruise stays, will be more expensive if you travel this month. December is one of the peak tourism months in Panama, with Panamanians traveling for the holidays and visitors from North America and Europe escaping the cold weather at home.

Even better, Panama Canal cruises call at Central American ports along the canal like Limón and Cartagena… plus at Caribbean island hotspots along the way. You’ll get to explore the local beaches and culture while heading to or from one of the greatest man-made marvels in the world. The ultimate journey between two continents and two mighty oceans, a Panama Canal cruise encompasses Spanish colonial architecture, verdant rainforest and an engineering marvel. And be sure to explore the complex and fascinating history of the Panama Canal. And Princess provides live narration from the bridge while transiting the locks, just one reason we were voted "Best Cruise Line for Enrichment" by Cruise International.