Celebrity Cruises Panama Canal Cruises

Cruise to the Panama Canal with Celebrity Cruises for a unique experience you won’t soon forget. Sail across the sea and discover some truly incredible ports-of-call along the way, whetting your palate for the incredible and unbelievable destination ahead. As you enter the canal, you’ll rise 85 feet in one of the Gatun Locks and find a new world waiting for you on the other side. With jungle zip lines and encounters with the natives among some of the spectacular excursions—your Celebrity Cruises Panama Canal will deliver all that you expected and more.

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Things to Do on a Panama Canal Cruise with Celebrity Cruises

The magnificent Panama Canal is a one-of-a-kind cruising experience. As you pass through the Canal with Celebrity Cruises, you can learn about its history and its future, but you can also discover the beautiful sites that surround it, from the coffee plantations in Costa Rica to the Panamanian jungle.

• Aquabus Amphibious City Tour (Colón, Panama)
  Discover Colón and its skyscrapers from the Cinta Costera, a highway that runs through Colón. You will visit the ruins of the first city, Panama Viejo, and then to second city, Casco Antiguo, which was built after the destruction of Panama Viejo. The last stop on this city tour will take you to an overlook with great views of the skyline, located at the entrance of the Panama Canal at the Amador Causeway.
   

• Expansion of the Panama Canal - The Present And The Future (Colón, Panama)
  Learn about the expansion project of the Panama Canal with a tour of Gatun Locks and explanations of the engineering of the new locks. The Expansion Observatory Platform will show you firsthand how these locks will transit larger ships through the canal.
   

• Monkey Watch (Colón, Panama)
  Travel Lake Gatun by speed boat for an exhilarating trip, all for encountering the capuchin and howler monkeys that inhibit the jungle. Also watch out for various species of birds, crocodiles and turtles in this protected area.
   

• Colonial Panama and Miraflores Locks (Panama Canal (Cruising Canal))
  Founded in 1673, the “Old French Quarter of Panama City” is home to French colonists involved in building the Canal and is a highlight of history with several old colonial churches and bridges that tourists will love. You will also observe ships passing through the locks from the top floor of the Miraflores Locks Observation Center.
   

• Costa Rica Coffee Plantation Experience (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
  Central America is known for its rich production of coffee, and the Espiritu Santo Coffee Plantation in Costa Rica is no exception. The coffee beans that are produced at this 670-acre farm are sold directly to Starbucks, and you have the chance to see this production firsthand, including a taste for yourself.
   

• Tarcoles River An Eco Cruise Adventure (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
  Tarcoles River is home to one of the world’s largest populations of crocodiles that can live up to 60 years old and measure twenty feet in length. The tour will be conducted on an air-conditioned motor coach and offers sightings of these crocodiles and other wildlife, like lizards and macaws.