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Coral Princess transit marks start of Panama Canal's cruise season

The 2014/15 Panama Canal cruise season has officially begun with the transit of Coral Princess, in a repositioning voyage from Los Angeles, California to Ft. Lauderdale.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

October 6, 2014

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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

Approximately 200 cruise ships are expected to transit through the Panama Canal during this season that spans from October 2014 to April 2015.

According to Felix Ayarza, international trade specialist of the vice presidency for planning and business development, the number of cruise ships scheduled to transit through the waterway is similar to past seasons.

Ships operated by Holland America, Princess, Celebrity and Norwegian Cruise Line are among regular visitors offering itineraries of ten or more days, which include the Panama Canal as part of the experience.

Other cruise ships due to transit include Tere Moana and Wind Spirit, which have shorter seven-day itineraries along the west coast of Central America.

This season sees ships from Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Costa Cruises transiting on new itineraries through the Canal. Hapag-Lloyd’s Europa 2 will transit on January 20, 2015 and Costa Atlantica on April 24, 2015.

About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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