21 Night Panama Canal Cruise

Nieuw Amsterdam

This 21-night Panama Canal cruise aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam by Holland America Line departs Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) on January 29, 2027, calling at Antigua (St. John's), St. Thomas (Charlotte Amalie), Tortola Island BVI, and 9 more ports, and returns February 19, 2027. Cabin prices start from $2,689 per person.

Days
21 nights
Departs
Jan 29, 2027
Ports
12
Returns
Feb 19, 2027
Sea days
8
Distance
5,170nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Jan 29
Embark
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
dep 16:00

Fort Lauderdale cruise port, officially Port Everglades, is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world and the closest major competitor to PortMiami, just 25 miles to the south. It sits on the southeastern coast of Florida across the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Dania Beach.

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Day 2
Jan 30
At Sea
Day 3
Jan 31
At Sea
Day 4
Feb 1
Antigua (St. John's)
arr 09:00 · dep 18:00

St. John's is the capital and main cruise port of Antigua, one of the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean. The Heritage Quay and Redcliffe Quay cruise terminals sit in the heart of St. John's, directly adjacent to the duty-free shopping district.

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Day 5
Feb 2
St. Thomas (Charlotte Amalie), USVI
arr 08:00 · dep 23:00

St. Thomas cruise port is one of the busiest stops on Eastern Caribbean itineraries and the hub of the US Virgin Islands cruise scene. The port handles two main cruise terminals.

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Day 6
Feb 3
Tortola Island BVI, Road Town, UK Virgin Islands
arr 08:00 · dep 18:00

Tortola is the largest of the British Virgin Islands, a mountainous, lush Caribbean island where Road Town serves as the capital of this British Overseas Territory. The cruise port at Road Town Pier Park handles two large ships simultaneously (up to 180,000 GT).

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Day 7
Feb 4
San Juan, Puerto Rico
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00

San Juan cruise port is one of the busiest in the Caribbean and one of the few that doubles as both a major embarkation point and a popular port of call. The port sits in Old San Juan, the historic colonial core of Puerto Rico's capital, founded by Spanish colonists in 1521.

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Day 8
Feb 5
At Sea
Day 9
Feb 6
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
arr 08:00 · dep 15:00

Half Moon Cay (officially renamed RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay in 2024) is Holland America Line's private Bahamian destination, also used by certain Carnival Cruise Line itineraries. The island sits in the southeast Bahamas, about 100 miles southeast of Nassau, in the Exuma chain.

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Day 10
Feb 7
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
arr 07:00 · dep 16:00

Fort Lauderdale cruise port, officially Port Everglades, is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world and the closest major competitor to PortMiami, just 25 miles to the south. It sits on the southeastern coast of Florida across the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Dania Beach.

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Day 11
Feb 8
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00

Half Moon Cay (officially renamed RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay in 2024) is Holland America Line's private Bahamian destination, also used by certain Carnival Cruise Line itineraries. The island sits in the southeast Bahamas, about 100 miles southeast of Nassau, in the Exuma chain.

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Day 12
Feb 9
At Sea
Day 13
Feb 10
At Sea
Day 14
Feb 11
Port of Oranjestad, Aruba, Caribbean
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00

Aruba's capital sits just 15 miles off the Venezuelan coast, and it's one of the southern Caribbean's most popular cruise stops for good reason. Five berths across three air-conditioned terminals handle up to five ships at once, with water depths of 32 to 36 feet.

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Day 15
Feb 12
At Sea
Day 16
Feb 13
Cartagena, Colombia
arr 07:00 · dep 14:00

Cartagena de Indias is a Caribbean port city of about 1 million people on Colombia's northern coast, and one of the best-preserved colonial cities in the Americas. The walled old city (Ciudad Amurallada) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, built by the Spanish starting in the 16th century to protect the gold and silver being shipped back to Europe.

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Day 17
Feb 14
Panama Canal, Panama06:00 – 07:00
Colon, Panama17:00 – 21:00
Day 18
Feb 15
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
arr 07:30 · dep 16:30
Day 19
Feb 16
At Sea
Day 20
Feb 17
Grand Cayman (George Town), Cayman Islands
arr 07:00 · dep 16:00

Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean known for Seven Mile Beach, exceptional diving, and its role as a major offshore financial center. George Town serves as the cruise port, but there's no pier large enough for cruise ships.

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Day 21
Feb 18
At Sea
Day 22
Feb 19
Disembark
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Distance
≈ 5,170nm
At sea
8 of 21 nights
Type
Round-trip
Price history

Interior cabin

$2,689▲ $150 (5.9%) vs Mar 9
Low
$2,279
High
$2,689
Average
$2,526
Vs avg
+6%
$2,238$2,361$2,484$2,607$2,730Mar 9Jun 18Sep 27$2,539 · Mar 9$2,329 · Mar 21$2,279 · May 15$2,629 · Jun 3$2,689 · Aug 2$2,689 · Sep 27

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Starting from
$2,689/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked yesterday · Sep 27
Last change Aug 2: $2,629 → $2,689 (+$60)
Interior
$128/night
$2,689
Ocean View
$134/night
$2,819
Balcony
$233/night
$4,889
Spa
$288/night
$6,049
Suite
Last seen Jul 21
$7,529

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Nieuw Amsterdam
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Nieuw Amsterdam
Holland America Line · Signature class · Built 2010
Passengers
2,106
Tonnage
86,273
Length
285m
Crew
929
Onboard
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