Caribbean Princess
Princess Cruises · Caribbean Princess · Panama Canal
Typically 12 nights · Common departure: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), USA
Representative itinerary — dates and stops shown are illustrative, not one specific booked sailing.
A partial-transit Panama Canal round-trip: the ship enters the locks, crosses into Gatun Lake and returns the same way, pairing the canal itself with Cartagena, Costa Rica and the Western Caribbean.
Why choose this cruise
Best for
Scenery · Engineering · Bucket List
Why it fits
- ✓ Partial transit reaches Gatun Lake and returns — no one-way flights to arrange
- ✓ Round-trip from a departure port Galythia already covers
- ✓ Colonial Cartagena and Costa Rican rainforest on the same route
Experience tags
Typical itinerary
Ports, order and duration can vary by sailing.
Day 1 — Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), USA
Embarkation.
Day 2 — At Sea
Sea day
Day 3 — At Sea
Sea day
Day 4 — Aruba
Dutch Caribbean call; beaches and Oranjestad.
Day 5 — Cartagena, Colombia
UNESCO-listed walled old town.
Day 6 — Panama Canal — Partial Transit / Gatun Lake
Scenic cruising
Day 7 — Colon, Panama
Canal-side call; most visitors head to the locks or rainforest.
Day 8 — Limon, Costa Rica
Rainforest and wildlife excursions from the Caribbean coast.
Day 9 — At Sea
Sea day
Day 10 — Grand Cayman
Tender port in most conditions; Seven Mile Beach and Stingray City.
Day 11 — Cozumel, Mexico
Reef snorkelling and Mayan sites on the mainland.
Day 12 — At Sea
Sea day
Day 13 — Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), USA
Disembarkation.
Food & Dining
Food Strength
GOOD
A solid dining choice.
Solid dining that varies noticeably by ship.
Specialty Dining
Good
Best For Food
Specialty dining
How we rate food ▾
Food Strength is an editorial comparison across cruise ships generally — not just within this cruise line.
This dining assessment reflects broader Princess Cruises patterns where ship-specific evidence is limited. Individual venues and experiences vary by ship.
Ship Experience
Entertainment
- Princess Theater
- Skywalkers Nightclub
- Club Fusion
- Explorers Lounge
Family facilities
- Just For Kids club, ages 3-7
- Just For Kids club, ages 8-12
- Just For Teens club, ages 13-17
Adults-only areas
- The Sanctuary
Spa & wellness
- Aromatherapy thermal suite
- Lotus Spa Fitness Center
Ports & Experiences
The main experiences this itinerary is built around.
What's Included
Included
- ✓ Accommodation
- ✓ Main dining room
- ✓ Buffet
- ✓ Standard entertainment
Usually extra
- + Alcoholic drinks
- + Specialty dining
- + Shore excursions
- + Wi-Fi
- + Gratuities
Reviews & Traveler Perspective
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What’s included
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