Cobalt Passage – Cabo, Panama & Cartagena

About this cruise

If you've got 17 nights to work with, this sailing from Los Angeles on October 29, 2026 through Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Quetzal and Puntarenas, with additional stops along the Caribbean is genuinely one of the better ways to spend them. You wind up in Miami, so it's worth planning a night or two there. You ease into this one, with a few sea days up front to find your rhythm before the 7 port calls start. Crossing 6 borders through the Caribbean: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and United States. You'll notice the culture shift at every stop. Cartagena stands out. It's Colonial splendour behind fortress walls. Around 10 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. Brilliant Lady is part of the Virgin Voyages fleet. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. This one's for people who really want to switch off. No half measures. Block out the calendar. The autumn timing is underrated too. Good weather, calmer seas, and a more relaxed ship. All in all, it's a solid trip.