Panama Canal Passage – Cartagena & Cabo

About this cruise

If you've got 16 nights to work with, this sailing from Mobile on March 29, 2027 through Cartagena, Panama Canal, Puntarenas, Cabo San Lucas and Seattle is genuinely one of the better ways to spend them. You wind up in Seattle, 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 5 port calls start. Crossing 5 borders through the Caribbean: Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico and United States. You'll notice the culture shift at every stop. Cartagena stands out. It's Colonial splendour behind fortress walls. Around 8 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. Carnival Spirit takes the food seriously, with 9 restaurants to choose from. 6 are included, and the rest are worth the splurge. 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. Timing-wise, spring usually means comfortable temperatures and lower prices than peak season. All in all, it's a solid trip.