12 Night Panama Canal with Costa Rica & Caribbean Holiday aboard the Caribbean Princess

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Prepare for twelve nights of breathtaking travel around the Caribbean when you embark on the Caribbean Princess from Fort Lauderdale and back again.

This sailing is particularly interesting because you will exclusively visit once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Puerto Limon and Colon. This route is a rare one for the Caribbean, But this is the most popular month to sail it.

The price is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no surprises.

The Caribbean Princess

Over 3,100 guests can comfortably sail on this highly-rated Grand class vessel, based in Fort Lauderdale and refurbished only four years ago in 2022.

The Caribbean Princess offers a spa, a jacuzzi, a waterslide, a minigolf course, a casino, a gym, and an outdoor movie theater.

Ship class
Grand
Built
2004
Refurbished
2022
Guests
3,138
Crew
1,200
Length
948 ft
Caribbean Princess
Bars & cafésInternational Cafe

Your Itinerary

This sailing includes six days at sea and five port days. Major features include visits to extremely rare ports like Colon plus long stops in Puerto Limon and Oranjestad.

Map of this cruise's route
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Tue29December 29thTuesday
Port Everglades, FL (Fort Lauderdale) Embark Port guide
3:00pm
3:00pm
Wed30December 30thWednesday
At Sea
Thu31December 31stThursday
At Sea
Fri1January 1stFriday
Oranjestad, Aruba Port guide
10:00am – 10:00pm
10:00am – 10:00pm
Sat2January 2ndSaturday
At Sea
Sun3January 3rdSunday
Cartagena, Colombia Port guide
7:00am – 2:00pm
7:00am – 2:00pm
Panama Canal (Cruising)
Mon4January 4thMonday
Colon, Panama Port guide
5:30pm – 8:00pm
5:30pm – 8:00pm
Tue5January 5thTuesday
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica Port guide
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Wed6January 6thWednesday
At Sea
Thu7January 7thThursday
Georgetown, Cayman Islands Port guide
9:00am – 5:00pm
9:00am – 5:00pm
Fri8January 8thFriday
At Sea
Sat9January 9thSaturday
At Sea
Sun10January 10thSunday
Port Everglades, FL (Fort Lauderdale) Disembark Port guide
7:00am
7:00am
Day 4Oranjestad
Day 6Cartagena, Colombia
Day 7Colon
Day 8Puerto Limon
Day 10Georgetown

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed twenty-three months ago, The price of a balcony stateroom on this itinerary has ranged between $1,432 and $3,268 inclusive of taxes and port fees.

Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.

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Alternate Sailings

The Caribbean sails this route three times this year in addition to two times next year. No other ship sails this exact same route.

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