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Panama Canal — a lock chamber and its machinery along the canal

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Panama Canal cruises

partial or full transits between the Atlantic and Pacific.

Cruise lines sailing Panama Canal

Ships sailing Panama Canal

4.3 ★Virgin VoyagesBrilliant Lady2025 · 108,232 GT · 2,770 guests · Caribbean · AlaskaBrilliant Lady is the newest of Virgin Voyages' four adults-only ships. Ordered in 2018 and launched in 2022, she was held up by material shortages and entered service in…Star Princess anchored off Princess Cays, Bahamas, November 20254.2 ★Princess CruisesStar Princess2025 · 177,882 GT · 4,300 guests · Caribbean · AlaskaStar Princess is the second Sphere-class ship and the second LNG-powered ship in the fleet, built by Fincantieri at Monfalcone and the third Princess ship of the name…Disney Magic at the Port of Québec, Québec City, 20184.2 ★Disney Cruise LineDisney Magic1998 · 83,338 GT · 1,750 guests · Caribbean · Mexican RivieraDisney Magic is the first ship Disney Cruise Line put to sea and, with her sister Disney Wonder, one of its two mid-sized Magic-class ships. Fincantieri built her in Italy, and…Celebrity Ascent at Piraeus, June 20244.0 ★Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Ascent2023 · 141,420 GT · 3,260 guests · Caribbean · MediterraneanCelebrity Ascent is the fourth Edge-class ship and the second built to the enlarged design introduced by Celebrity Beyond, with 3,260 guests at double occupancy on 21 decks…Caribbean Princess moored in the Firth of Forth, Scotland4.0 ★Princess CruisesCaribbean Princess2004 · 112,894 GT · 3,142 guests · Caribbean · Northern EuropeCaribbean Princess is a modified Grand-class ship that entered service in April 2004. An extra deck of cabins, the Riviera deck, makes her slightly larger than her sisters, and…Coral Princess at Fremantle, Western Australia, 20234.0 ★Princess CruisesCoral Princess2003 · 91,627 GT · 1,970 guests · World cruises · CaribbeanCoral Princess is the lead ship of the two-ship Coral class, built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in France and sized to fit the original Panama Canal locks. Completed in December…Island Princess at the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, July 20234.0 ★Princess CruisesIsland Princess2003 · 91,627 GT · 2,214 guests · Panama Canal · AlaskaIsland Princess is the second Coral-class ship, built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique and in service since July 2003; she and Coral Princess are the only Panamax ships in the…Le Bellot at Pier 26, Port of Tallinn, April 20244.0 ★PonantLe Bellot2020 · 9,976 GT · 184 guests · Panama Canal · Mexican RivieraLe Bellot is the fifth Ponant Explorer and takes her name from Joseph René Bellot, the French naval officer who explored the Arctic. Ponant ordered her in March 2018 together…Celebrity Summit, June 20193.8 ★Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Summit2001 · 90,940 GT · 2,218 guests · Caribbean · AlaskaCelebrity Summit is the third Millennium-class ship, built in France and in service since late 2001; she took the Celebrity prefix in 2008. A 2012 refit added cabins, and in…Nieuw Amsterdam departing Costa Maya, Mexico, January 20253.8 ★Holland America LineNieuw Amsterdam2010 · 86,700 GT · 2,106 guests · Alaska · CaribbeanNieuw Amsterdam is the second Signature-class ship, the 81st ship in Holland America's history and the fourth to carry the name, in service since July 2010. She carries about…Eurodam alongside in San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 20093.8 ★Holland America LineEurodam2008 · 86,273 GT · 2,104 guests · Alaska · CaribbeanEurodam is the first of Holland America's two Signature-class ships, an enlarged version of the Vista design, at about 86,300 gross tons with some 2,100 guests. She entered…Zuiderdam in Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20153.8 ★Holland America LineZuiderdam2002 · 81,769 GT · 1,916 guests · Caribbean · Norwegian FjordsZuiderdam, which began sailing in December 2002, was the first of Holland America's four Vista-class ships, a mid-sized design named for its generous use of glass; about 85…

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Which cruise lines sail Panama Canal?

On Cruises Frog, Carnival Cruise Line (4 ships), Holland America Line (4 ships), Norwegian Cruise Line (4 ships), Princess Cruises (4 ships), Ponant (3 ships), Windstar Cruises (3 ships), Celebrity Cruises (2 ships), Lindblad Expeditions (2 ships), Star Clippers (2 ships), Disney Cruise Line (1 ship), MSC Cruises (1 ship), Virgin Voyages (1 ship) sail Panama Canal.

What is the best-rated ship sailing Panama Canal?

Brilliant Lady (Virgin Voyages) at 4.3 out of 5.

What is a Panama Canal cruise like?

Panama Canal: partial or full transits between the Atlantic and Pacific.