10 nights, Miami to Amador (Panama City)

The itinerary, port by port

8 calls over 10 nights, Miami to Amador (Panama City). Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.

Getting there: Flights to Miami (MIA) are already bookable for these dates. I watch the fare for booked clients so you book at the right moment. When to book your flights →

1. Embark
   Miami

   Miami is the busiest cruise port in the United States, set on Dodge Island in Biscayne Bay a mile or two off downtown. Port guide →

2. 2
   Ocho Rios

   Ocho Rios is Jamaica's north-coast adventure hub, built around one famous waterfall you climb in a human chain and a cluster of rivers, gardens, and beaches within a few minutes' drive. Port guide →

3. 3
   Willemstad

   Willemstad is the capital of Curacao, a UNESCO-listed Dutch colonial harbor town where pastel waterfront houses line the Handelskade and a pontoon bridge swings open across the channel for passing ships. Port guide →

4. 4
   Oranjestad

   Oranjestad is Aruba's capital, a compact Dutch-Caribbean town of pastel gabled buildings, a free streetcar, and duty-free shopping that sits directly behind the cruise piers. Port guide →

5. 5
   Santa Marta

   Santa Marta is the oldest surviving Spanish city in Colombia, a Caribbean port wedged between the sea and the snow-capped Sierra Nevada. Port guide →

6. 6
   Cartagena

   Cartagena is Colombia's old Caribbean fortress city, a UNESCO-listed walled town of balconied colonial houses, plazas, and the largest Spanish fort built in the Americas. Port guide →

7. 7
   Crossing the Panama Canal

   The full transit lifts your ship 85 feet over the Continental Divide through a working lock system more than a century old, then sets it back down on the far ocean.

8. Disembark
   Amador (Panama City)

   Amador is a chain of small islands linked by a causeway built from Panama Canal spoil at the canal's Pacific entrance, now home to a new cruise terminal that opened in 2024. Port guide →