16 Night Panama Canal: Ocean to Ocean Holiday Cruise aboard the Island Princess

Prepare yourself for sixteen nights of refreshing cruising around the Caribbean when you join the Island Princess from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles.

This sailing is particularly exciting because you'll only spend time at extremely rare stops like Puerto Chiapas, Huatulco, and Fuerte Amador. This route is a frequent one for the Island.

This is the total you pay, no sneaky extra fees. At less than $105 a day, this represents a very good value. Book quickly, because the price of this itinerary is going up! Reserve your stateroom before the price moves upwards.

Day 4: Aruba
Day 12: Huatulco

The Island Princess

More than 2,200 guests can comfortably travel on this top-rated Sun class vessel, based in Vancouver and Ft. Lauderdale and refurbished just one year ago in 2024.

The Island Princess is home to a casino, a spa, and a gym.

Island Princess
Day 11: Puerto Chiapas

Pricing Information

Since being listed seven months ago, The cost of a room on this sailing has fluctuated between $1,338 and $2,115 including $0 in taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph shows the price over time for the different types of cabin. This cruise has just risen in price, so lock in your stateroom now before it goes up even more.

inside
outside
balcony
suite
$1,609
$1,649
$2,643
$3,003
$100.56/day
$103.06/day
$165.19/day
$187.69/day
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Your Itinerary

This cruise spends six port days and nine sea days. Highlights include visits to very uncommon stops like Puerto Chiapas and Huatulco in addition to long stops in Panama Canal, Fuerte Amador, and Puntarenas.

DatePortArriveDepart
Sat, Dec 12Fort Lauderdale, FL 3:00pm
Sun, Dec 13At Sea
Mon, Dec 14At Sea
Tue, Dec 15Oranjestad, Aruba 9:00am6:00pm
Wed, Dec 16At Sea
Thu, Dec 17Panama Canal (Cruising)
Fri, Dec 18Fuerte Amador, Panama 7:00am6:00pm
Sat, Dec 19At Sea
Sun, Dec 20Puntarenas, Costa Rica 7:00am7:00pm
Mon, Dec 21At Sea
Tue, Dec 22Puerto Chiapas, Mexico 8:00am5:00pm
Wed, Dec 23Huatulco, Mexico 8:00am5:00pm
Thu, Dec 24At Sea
Fri, Dec 25Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 8:00am5:00pm
Sat, Dec 26At Sea
Sun, Dec 27At Sea
Mon, Dec 28Los Angeles, CA 7:00am
December 12th, 2026  - Panama Canal: Ocean to Ocean Holiday Cruise on the Princess Island
Your Route
Casino
Gym
Spa
Day 17: Los Angeles
Day 14: Puerto Vallarta

Alternate Sailings

The Island sails this route once this year plus three times next year. The Emerald, Grand, Crown, and Sapphire also sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2026
2027
$1,399 $2,019
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Last Updated: Jul 3, 2025

Last Modified: Jul 3, 2025

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