16 Night Panama Canal, Ocean to Ocean aboard the Island Princess

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Reserve your balcony cabin on the Island Princess and prepare for sixteen nights of leisurely sailing across the sea from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale!

Visiting exotic stops like Huatulco, Puerto Quetzal, and Puntarenas makes this trip particularly exciting. This route is a special one for the Island, But March is the most popular time of year to sail it.

At under $175 a day for a balcony cabin, this represents a good value. We include all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes in our price, so there are no surprises.


The Island Princess

The Island Princess, based in Vancouver and refurbished just two years ago in 2024, is a highly-rated Coral class ship that can carry comfortably over 2,200 people.

The Island Princess wows guests with a gym, a spa, and a casino.

Ship class
Coral
Built
2003
Refurbished
2024
Guests
2,214
Crew
900
Length
965 ft
Island Princess
Gym

Your Itinerary

This sailing is made up of six days in port and nine sea days. High points include long stops in Panama Canal, Fuerte Amador, and Puntarenas in addition to visits to extremely rare ports like Huatulco and Puerto Quetzal.

Map of this cruise's route
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Thu2March 2ndThursday
3:00pm
Fri3March 3rdFriday
At Sea
Sat4March 4thSaturday
At Sea
Sun5March 5thSunday
8:00am – 4:00pm
Mon6March 6thMonday
At Sea
Tue7March 7thTuesday
8:00am – 4:00pm
8:00am – 4:00pm
Wed8March 8thWednesday
12:00pm – 8:00pm
Thu9March 9thThursday
At Sea
Fri10March 10thFriday
7:00am – 7:00pm
Sat11March 11thSaturday
At Sea
Sun12March 12thSunday
7:00am – 9:00pm
Mon13March 13thMonday
Panama Canal (Cruising)
Tue14March 14thTuesday
At Sea
Wed15March 15thWednesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Thu16March 16thThursday
At Sea
Fri17March 17thFriday
At Sea
Sat18March 18thSaturday
7:00am
Day 4Puerto Vallarta
Day 6Huatulco
Day 14Oranjestad
Day 17Fort Lauderdale

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed a year ago, The cost of this itinerary has fluctuated between $3,100 and $3,159 for a balcony room, including taxes and port fees. Right now this itinerary is priced $331 under the previous all time low of $3,100 so secure your balcony room now before it moves upwards.

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


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Alternate Sailings

The Island sails this route two times next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Emerald also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule.

The same route on other Princess ships

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