The Panama Canal is a truly amazing engineering feat. But there's so much more along the way. Choose your water sport. Visit Machu Picchu, shop open-air markets. Or take a wildlife tour. Then again, you could grab the nearest deck chair and bury yourself in a good book. From south to north, Freestyle Cruising lets you choose excursions at ports of call all along the way.

Discover the greatest shortcut on earth. You'll transit the twelve immense locks of the Panama Canal and cross Gatun Lake with its exquisite scenery. And you'll also experience other remarkable destinations including the steaming rain forests of Costa Rica; the Caribbean playgrounds of Jamaica and Aruba; and the world-class Pacific resorts along the Mexican Riviera. Spider monkeys scamper through the lofty canopy of the rain forest. Exotic ferns blanket the ground. Vines and lianas fight for a glimpse of the sun, while glowing craters illuminate the darkness of the night. Costa Rica is blessed with the majesty of nature. Further north along the Pacific Coast, golden beaches and glamorous resorts sprawl along the Mexican Riviera: Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco, home to movie moguls and millionaires; and charming Manzanillo with its secluded coves and world-class game fishing.