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New Princess Cruises Panama Canal itinerary includes Costa Rica

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Three Love Boats will operate 26 Panama Canal departures including 24 transits through the new locks and 13 through the historic locks
Panama Canal specialist Princess Cruises will offer full, ocean-to-ocean transits and Fort Lauderdale round-trips with a new Costa Rica/Southern Caribbean route in 2024-25.

Three Love Boats will operate 26 departures including 24 transits through the new locks and 13 through the historic locks.

Coral Princess returns

'We’re excited to bring Coral Princess back to the region, returning the ship to her roots where she was christened in the Panama Canal in 2003, by the then-president of Panama, Mireya Moscoso,' Princess President John Padgett said.

New 12-day round-trip with Costa Rica

New for Princess is a 12-day 'Panama Canal with Costa Rica and Caribbean' itinerary. Passengers can experience a partial transit of the Panama Canal, visit the Southern Caribbean with a late night in Aruba, and an additional stop at Bonaire or Curaçao. All sailings go through the new locks.

16 days ocean to ocean

Sixteen-day 'ocean to ocean'  itineraries stop at Fuerte Amador near Panama City, providing an in-depth exploration of the lock system and access to the capital. These cruises sail between Los Angeles or San Francisco and Fort Lauderdale, and the reverse. All go through the historic locks.

The season gives access to UNESCO World Heritage Sites including the Spanish Fortifications at Portobelo-San Lorenzo (from Colón), the Archaeological Site and Historic District of Panama and the Port Fortress, or walled city, of Cartagena.