16 Night Transcanal Cruise

Island Princess

This 16-night Panama Canal cruise aboard the Island Princess by Princess Cruises sails from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) to San Diego, departing January 13, 2027, calling at Port of Oranjestad, Panama Canal, Panama City (Fuerte Amador), and 4 more ports, and returns January 29, 2027. Cabin prices start from $2,409 per person.

Days
16 nights
Departs
Jan 13, 2027
Ports
9
Returns
Jan 29, 2027
Sea days
8
Distance
4,249nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Jan 13
Embark
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
dep 15:00

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 14
At Sea
Day 3
Jan 15
At Sea
Day 4
Jan 16
Port of Oranjestad, Aruba, Caribbean
arr 09:00 · dep 18:00

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 5
Jan 17
At Sea
Day 6
Jan 18
Panama Canal, Panama
arr 06:00 · dep 16:30
Day 7
Jan 19
Panama City (Fuerte Amador), Panama
arr 07:00 · dep 18:00
Day 8
Jan 20
At Sea
Day 9
Jan 21
Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica
arr 07:00 · dep 19:00
Day 10
Jan 22
At Sea
Day 11
Jan 23
Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00
Day 12
Jan 24
Huatulco, Mexico
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00
Day 13
Jan 25
At Sea
Day 14
Jan 26
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00

Stretched along Banderas Bay with the Sierra Madre mountains rising directly behind the shoreline, Puerto Vallarta draws about 290,000 residents year-round and far more during the winter cruise season. The city has managed to grow as a tourist destination while keeping its Mexican identity intact, particularly in the Zona Romantica and the malecon (boardwalk) areas where local life and tourism coexist on the same streets.

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Day 15
Jan 27
At Sea
Day 16
Jan 28
At Sea
Day 17
Jan 29
Disembark
San Diego, California
arr 07:00

San Diego is a major cruise port on the Southern California coast, about 120 miles south of Los Angeles and directly on the Mexican border. The B Street Cruise Ship Terminal and adjacent Broadway Pier sit in downtown San Diego along the Embarcadero waterfront, within walking distance of the Gaslamp Quarter, Seaport Village, and the USS Midway Museum.

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Distance
≈ 4,249nm
At sea
8 of 16 nights
Type
One-way
Price history

Interior cabin

$2,519last available Sep 17
Low
$1,744
High
$3,549
Average
$2,417
$1,563$2,105$2,647$3,188$3,730Mar 9Jun 13Sep 17$1,769 · Mar 9$1,744 · Mar 11$1,762 · Mar 12$2,877 · Mar 19$1,837 · Mar 21$1,907 · Mar 25$1,937 · Mar 26$2,039 · Apr 18$2,119 · Apr 23$2,137 · Apr 24$2,062 · May 6$2,064 · May 7$2,173 · May 14$2,148 · May 16$2,173 · May 19$2,299 · May 23$2,319 · May 29$2,244 · Jun 4$2,319 · Jun 9$2,459 · Jun 10$3,424 · Jun 20$3,499 · Jun 24$3,474 · Jun 27$3,499 · Jun 30$3,434 · Jul 3$3,549 · Jul 9$2,509 · Jul 16$2,484 · Jul 23$2,504 · Jul 25$2,529 · Jul 29$2,454 · Aug 1$2,294 · Aug 2$2,369 · Aug 5$2,269 · Aug 8$2,249 · Aug 13$2,259 · Aug 19$2,184 · Aug 29$2,259 · Sep 2$2,419 · Sep 12$2,519 · Sep 16$2,519 · Sep 17

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Starting from
$2,409/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked today · Sep 28
Last change Sep 16: $2,419 → $2,519 (+$100)
Interior
Last seen Sep 17
$2,519
Ocean View
$151/night
$2,409
Balcony
$209/night
$3,339
Mini-Suite
$256/night
$4,099
Suite
$546/night
$8,739

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Island Princess
Your ship
Island Princess
Princess Cruises · Princess Sun class · Built 2003
Passengers
2,214
Tonnage
92,822
Length
294m
Crew
900
Onboard
PoolCasinoTheaterComedy ClubPiano BarKaraokeLive Music VenueSpaFitness CenterHair SalonLibraryArt Gallery
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