Ed the cruiser Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Greetings, I’m thinking about cruising to panama and I’ve noticed online that you can cruise all the way through the canal or do a partial cruise. My question is what is a partial cruise to panama and will you see the canal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Not sure what info you read, but Royal Caribbean doesn't offer partial cruises to Panama. A number of years ago they had cruises that began or ended in Panama, but that ended when the South American cruise market took a nose dive. There are a couple of Panama Canal crossings each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveinSC Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Ive seen cruises that are labeled as "Panama Canal" cruises, but they just stop in Colon, as a port. Is that what you mean by "partial?" Edit: ive not seen them with RC....but with other lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen2 Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Do not see the canal/locks on most partials, unless there is a tour offered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed the cruiser Posted October 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Thanks for all that responded. I didn’t know whether RC cruised to Panama but it might have been island princess. The cruises that go thru the canal go all the way to the west coast and I wasn’t interested in cruising that far yet. But I’ve seen listings online of partial cruises to Panama and just wanted to know if the ship went thru the canal or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Royal typically does full Panama canal cruises when they do. Having said that...there is one partial offered in 2021 on Rhapsody from Tampa. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruises/itinerary/11-night-panama-canal-from-tampa-on-rhapsody/RH11TPA-2232313003?sail-date=2021-02-02&country=USA¤cy=USD It enters the Panama canal on the Atlantic side, goes through some locks to reach Gatun Lake and turns around. That's not all the way through but it does provide a sense of the canal and crosses through half of it before turning back. Royal doesn't typically do partial Panama canal cruises so this is a bit of rare cruise from a Royal Caribbean perspective. Other cruise lines do partial Panama more frequently. Personally I like the full transits but the one on Rhapsody is round trip so people who want to avoid flying might enjoy the partial since it's better than not going at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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