Colon – Puerto Caldera · 20–29 January 2028

Arriving at Colón, you enter the Caribbean gateway to the Panama Canal, with a busy harbour, tropical heat, and a constant sense of ships and trade moving through the region. Near the port, visitors can look out toward the canal entrance and the low green coastline, while the city itself has a rough-edged, maritime atmosphere shaped by its strategic setting.

Few passages by ship are as memorable as a transit of the Panama Canal, where tropical hills, busy waterways, and massive locks create a constantly changing panorama from deck. Near the route, you may spot forested shores, cargo traffic, and viewpoints overlooking the canal, with the whole experience carrying a mix of engineering drama and humid Central American calm.

Arriving at Isla del Rey, you are greeted by a quiet Caribbean shoreline of green hills, scattered houses and calm blue water. The atmosphere is peaceful and unhurried, with small anchorages and nearby coves giving this part of the Grenadines a secluded, tropical feel.

Approaching Isla Iguana, you are greeted by a small tropical island framed by clear Caribbean water, pale beaches, and low green vegetation. The mood is quiet and unspoiled, with nearby shores and reefs offering the sense of a remote, sunlit anchorage rather than a busy port.

Arriving by ship at Coiba National Park, you are met by a wild Pacific coastline of forested islands, quiet coves, and exceptionally clear water. The atmosphere is remote and untouched, with nearby beaches, coral-rich waters, and dense tropical jungle giving the whole anchorage a secluded, expedition-like feel.

Set on the sheltered Golfo Dulce, Golfito feels quiet, green, and distinctly tropical, with forested hills rising close behind the harbour. From the port, the main impression is of calm water and rainforest-covered slopes; nearby, visitors can look toward the town’s waterfront and the lush southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

Quepos has the feel of a working Pacific harbour edged by green hills, fishing boats and humid tropical air. From the port, the town and nearby coast offer easy glimpses of Costa Rica’s lush shoreline, with beaches, forested slopes and a relaxed seaside atmosphere close at hand.

Arriving by ship, Islas Tortugas feels like a quiet tropical outpost, with low green islands, bright water, and a relaxed coastal atmosphere. Nearby, visitors can look forward to sandy shores, clear sea, and the easygoing character of Costa Rica’s Pacific island scenery.

Puerto Caldera is Costa Rica’s main Pacific cargo port, where arriving by ship means views of working docks, low green hills, and the wide Gulf of Nicoya beyond. Nearby, the coast opens to warm tropical landscapes, mangroves, and beaches, with a humid, laid-back Pacific atmosphere rather than a historic waterfront right at the quay.