Panama Canal Cruise (Panama Princess Cruise)

By Qinggong · November 21, 2025 – December 6, 2025

CountriesUnited StatesPanamaCosta Rica

Travelled byCruise shipPlaneLight aircraftCar

The 16-day Panama Canal cruise on the Princess Island includes departure from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, passing through Cartagena, Colombia, the Panama Canal (through the entire canal), Panama City (city tour), Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Antigua City, Guatemala, Manzanillo, Mexico, and finally arriving in San Francisco, California.

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The route

  1. Fly to Fort LauderdaleLight aircraft · 3 pebbls2 027 km
  2. Arrive in Cuba and sail along the coastlineCruise ship · 3 pebbls1 341 km
  3. Along the coastlines of Jamaica and HaitiCruise ship245 km
  4. Leaving Colombia for PanamaCruise ship453 km
  5. Crossing the Panama CanalCruise ship · 4 pebbls110 km
  6. Panama City Day TripBus113 km
  7. Heading to Costa RicaCruise ship · 6 pebbls891 km
  8. 蓬塔雷纳斯（Puntarenas, Costa Rica）Bus · 1 pebbl222 km
  9. Head to Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala.Cruise ship · 2 pebbls785 km
  10. Colonial Antigua City Highlights TourBus189 km
  11. Leaving Guatemala for MexicoCruise ship · 6 pebbls1 834 km
  12. Leaving Mexico for San Francisco, USACruise ship · 8 pebbls2 816 km
  13. A three-day trip to San Francisco.Cruise ship316 km
  14. San Francisco 3-day trip (2) Redwood National ParkCruise ship310 km
  15. 3-Day San Francisco Tour (3) 17-Mile DriveCruise ship592 km
  16. Say goodbye to San Francisco and fly back to PhiladelphiaPlane4 159 km

Places along the way