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Azamara Club Cruises (9 Cruises)

Carnival Cruise Line (21 Cruises)

Carnival Valor.

Carnival Valor

2980 Passengers
110000 tons
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Celebrity Cruises (7 Cruises)

Costa Cruises (20 Cruises)

Costa Deliziosa.

Costa Deliziosa

2826 Passengers
92 tons
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Crystal Cruises (6 Cruises)

Explora Journeys (1 Cruises)

Holland America Line (57 Cruises)

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ms Nieuw Amsterdam

2106 Passengers
86273 tons
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ms Nieuw Statendam.

ms Nieuw Statendam

2666 Passengers
99902 tons
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ms Zuiderdam

1970 Passengers
82820 tons
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Lindblad Expeditions (49 Cruises)

National Geographic Quest

National Geographic Quest

135 Passengers
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6 February 8 days One-way from Panama City to land tour
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13 February 8 days One-way from Puntarenas to Colon
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4 December 8 days One-way from Colon to Puntarenas
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MSC Cruises (48 Cruises)

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MSC Poesia

3223 Passengers
92627 tons
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Norwegian Cruise Line (38 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (6 Cruises)

Ponant (50 Cruises)

Le Bellot.

Le Bellot

184 Passengers
9 tons
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29 March 11 days One-way from Puntarenas to Colon
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8 April 11 days One-way from Colon to Fort-de-France
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Princess Cruises (16 Cruises)

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (9 Cruises)

Seven Seas Prestige.

Seven Seas Prestige

822 Passengers
76550 tons
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (99 Cruises)

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Grandeur of the Seas

2440 Passengers
73817 tons
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Silversea Cruises (3 Cruises)

Star Clippers (4 Cruises)

Viking Ocean Cruises (21 Cruises)

Viking Mars.

Viking Mars

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5 November 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Virgin Voyages (4 Cruises)

Windstar Cruises (62 Cruises)

Star Pride.

Star Pride

502 Passengers
12995 tons
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7 February 7 days One-way from Puntarenas to Colon
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Wind star.

Wind Star

249 Passengers
5307 tons
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Colón occupies one of the Americas' most strategic locations: the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Each day, dozens of ships wait at anchor before the city before traversing the isthmus toward the Pacific, and it is this global ballet—container ships, bulk carriers, cruise ships—that gives the port-call its meaning. The city itself, a former railway town founded in the mid-nineteenth century, is going through a long difficult period and does not lend itself to leisurely strolling; the day's riches lie within an hour's radius of the docks, and they are considerable.

Colón 2000 Terminal

Cruise ships dock at Colón 2000 Terminal, a secured complex that groups duty-free shops, restaurants, supermarket, ATMs and excursion counters. Before the quays, the harbour comes alive at dawn: pilots board waiting ships, the first actors in a precisely choreographed ballet. Authorized tourist taxis wait at the foot of the gangway: it is the recommended departure point for any outing, and the simplest formula remains an organized excursion, from the ship or a local operator.

Watching Giants Pass Through the Canal

About twenty minutes' drive away, the Agua Clara observation centre overlooks the locks of the same name, inaugurated in 2016 for next-generation ships. From the platforms, you watch 300-metre container ships rise slowly toward Gatún Lake, guided to the centimetre—a spectacle of engineering that needs no commentary, though the site's guides provide excellent ones. The historic three-chamber Gatún locks lie close by and complete the visit for the passionate.

Spanish Forts and Emberá Villages

History is never far. Toward the east, about an hour's drive, Portobelo Bay preserves the fortifications that protected Spanish gold bound for Seville, an ensemble inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list with Fort San Lorenzo, which perches above the Río Chagres mouth. Another face of the country: the Emberá communities, settled in the forest, welcome visitors for a dugout-canoe ascent of the river, with music, crafts and demonstrations of daily life. Finally, wildlife enthusiasts opt for a boat outing on Gatún Lake, where howler monkeys, capuchins, sloths and toucans reveal themselves from the water.

All the Way to the Pacific

The most ambitious cross the country: Panamá, the capital, can be reached in about an hour and a quarter by motorway. On the programme: the colonial quarter of Casco Antiguo, the silhouette of skyscrapers facing the bay and, along the way, the line of the trans-isthmic railway that linked the two oceans from 1855 onward—some tours still use it, on a line laid between jungle and lake. The day then becomes a lesson in geography on a grand scale: leave one ocean in the morning, touch the other at midday, return to sleep on the first.

Distances From the Terminal

DestinationApproximate Journey
Agua Clara Locks20 minutes by car
PortobeloAbout 1 hour
Fort San LorenzoAbout 1 hour
Panamá (capital)80 kilometres, about 1 hour 15

Late in the Day

On return, from the deck, the eye lingers on the line of ships waiting their turn to enter the canal, lights ablaze in the dusk. Colón is not a port-call of old maps or flower-strewn lanes: it is a gate, one of the world's most important, and having crossed it—even halfway—leaves the feeling of having touched one of the planet's workings.

Frequently Asked Questions

At the Colón 2000 terminal, a secure complex with duty-free shops, restaurants, a supermarket, ATMs and excursion desks. Authorized tourist taxis wait at the foot of the gangway.
It is not advisable. This former railway city founded in the mid-nineteenth century has been through a long difficult period and does not lend itself to strolling. The day's riches lie within an hour of the pier, and they are considerable.
The Agua Clara observation centre, about twenty minutes away by road: from the platforms you watch 300-metre container ships rise slowly toward Lake Gatún, guided to the centimetre. The historic three-chamber Gatún locks are close by and complete the visit.
Yes, and it is the whole point of the call. Colón sits at the Caribbean entrance to the canal: every day dozens of ships wait at anchor off the city before crossing the isthmus. The Agua Clara locks, opened in 2016, handle the new generation of vessels.
Yes, in about an hour and fifteen minutes by motorway. On the programme: the colonial Casco Antiguo quarter and the skyline across the bay. Along the way, the trans-isthmian railway line, which joined the two oceans as early as 1855, is still used by some tours.
Portobelo bay, about an hour east by road, preserves the fortifications that protected Spanish gold bound for Seville — a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble along with Fort San Lorenzo, perched above the mouth of the Chagres river.
Yes. These forest communities receive visitors for a river journey by dugout canoe, with music, crafts and demonstrations of daily life.
Yes, on a boat trip on Lake Gatún, where howler monkeys, capuchins, sloths and toucans can be watched from the water. It is the nature option of the call.
The US dollar, called the balboa in Panama, is accepted everywhere. ATMs are available at the Colón 2000 terminal.
Through an organized excursion, from the ship or a local operator, or by authorized tourist taxi taken at the foot of the gangway. That is the simplest and safest arrangement. Do not plan to improvise on foot from the terminal.