Visit Caravan's website, and under the Latin America Tours subheading, click "Panama Canal Cruise & Tour." As of 2010, Caravan operates an eight-day cruise starting at $995 round-trip from Panama City. The trip includes two daytime cruises on the Panama Canal. You will cruise Gatun Lake by small watercraft, and take a three-hour Panama Canal Locks transit cruise, which offers close-up views of the opening and closing of the Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks gates. Book through Caravan by phone.
Visit Royal Caribbean's website and enter "Panama Canal" in the search field on the right side of the page. Click on the top link, and click the "Find Cruises Sailing to This Destination" button. As of 2010, Royal Caribbean's 15-night Westbound Canal Cruise departs from Tampa, Florida, and visits the Panama Canal, as well as Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, George Town in Grand Cayman and Puntarenas in Costa Rica.
Go to Carnival's website. Enter "Panama Canal" in the search field. Click the top link that appears. As of 2010, see the options for two 14-day cruises that sail through the Panama Canal, departing from either Tampa, Florida, or Los Angeles. Both cruises also include other ports of call, including Acapulco, Mexico; Grand Cayman; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; and Cartagena, Colombia.
Go to Holland America's website. In the "Choose Destination" drop-down menu, scroll down and select "Panama Canal." Click "View Itineraries." Browse Holland America's wide range of Panama Canal cruises, ranging from 14 to 34 days. Choose from several ports of embarkation, such as Vancouver, Fort Lauderdale and San Diego.
