Panama Canal Cruise Deals

The iconic Panama Canal is one of the most popular cruise destinations in the world. The historic waterway is the perfect place to enjoy a relaxing voyage, with pleasant forest scenery merging into the grand skylines of Fort Lauderdale, Miami, San Diego or Los Angeles, depending on your route. Some Panama Canal cruises take in the Pacific Ocean, while others venture out across the Caribbean Sea. Either way, you can be sure of a memorable trip, with your specially constructed ship navigating three imposing locks, man-made lakes and various tributaries through rock and dense jungles.

Among the ports your ship will visit on a cruise to the Panama Canal is the fashionable holiday destination of Aruba, with the prominent Dutch heritage accompanied by wonderful sandy beaches. The cliffs at La Quebrada in Acapulco provide the perfect spot for divers, while the Cartagena in Colombia is full of stunning scenery and quaint local shops.

A cruise to the Panama Canal is one of the most unforgettable cruise experiences around, with the fifty-one mile man-made structure taking a whole wonderful day to cross. Start at Colon in the Caribbean and finish the day in Panama City on the Pacific side. Many cruise lines will also offer an entertaining on shore excursion to enhance your trip, such as a fabulous off-roading ride through Oranjestad, a jungle hike around the Carara Biological Reserve in Puntarenas or a kayaking tour around the islands surrounding Gatun Lake.

The best time to cruise around the Panama Canal is between October and April, as the weather is much warmer around this time and it coincides with Central America’s dry season, with temperatures regular hitting the thirty degrees Celsius mark.