17 nights, Amador (Panama City) to Vancouver
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey of Ancient Mysteries & Pacific Coastal Wonders
Seventeen nights, eleven stops, and a single long line up the Pacific coast from Panama to Vancouver. Six countries, one direction. The pace is generous early, with sea days padding the gaps between the Central American calls, then tightens into a string of walkable North American port cities at the end. The early stops earn their place inland: Amador docks you at the canal's Pacific entrance with Miraflores and Casco Viejo in reach, Puerto Quetzal is purely the 90-minute run to Antigua's cobblestones and ruined churches, and Acajutla trades a working container pier for Los Cobanos, the largest Pacific reef between Mexico and Panama and a rare snorkel stop where the marine life is the draw. Huatulco ties up beside the beach at Santa Cruz Bay, protected reefs and all, no long drive required.
This rewards a traveler who likes a route that builds, who will commit to one inland choice per port rather than chase everything, and who reads sea days as part of the trip, not dead time. The Central American calls are working ports where you leave on a shuttle or a guide; if you want to walk off into a town, that comes later, at San Diego's Embarcadero and San Francisco's Pier 27. Anyone wanting a tidy week of easy beach stops should pick a shorter Mexican Riviera sailing instead.
EXPLORA III is all-suite, all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
11 calls over 17 nights, Amador (Panama City) to Vancouver. 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 Amador (Panama City) (PTY) 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 →
- Embark
- 2 Acajutla
- 3 Puerto Quetzal
- 4 Puerto Chiapas
- 5 Huatulco
- 6 Puerto Vallarta
- 7
- 8 San Diego
- 9 San Francisco
- 10
- Disembark
Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
- Invitation to Discover More
- Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
- Founders Fare
- A founding-era fare on a selected set of sailings. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA III, all-suite, every suite with a private ocean-front terrace. Suites run from the entry Ocean Terrace to the Owner's Residence; the right tier depends on how you travel. Compare suites → · What's included →