April 22, 2027 – May 10, 2027 · 18 nights · 11 stops
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey of Ancient Mysteries & Pacific Coastal Wonders
The itinerary, port by port
11 calls over 18 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 →
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 →
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Acajutla
Acajutla is El Salvador's main Pacific cargo port, and the dock itself is pure industry.
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Puerto Quetzal
Puerto Quetzal is Guatemala's main Pacific port, and the cruise terminal is a self-contained compound with a craft market and tour desks but nothing to explore beyond its gates.
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Puerto Chiapas
Puerto Chiapas is a purpose-built cruise terminal on Mexico's far-southern Pacific coast, near the Guatemala border, with a pool, craft market, and folkloric shows but no town or beach you can walk to.
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Huatulco
Huatulco is a planned eco-resort development on Oaxaca's coast, built around nine bays with 36 beaches, much of it inside a national park.
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Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is the most polished stop on this stretch of coast: a real Mexican beach city on Banderas Bay with a walkable old town, a mile-long seafront promenade studded with bronze sculptures, and a…
Los Angeles cruises dock at the World Cruise Center in San Pedro, the harbor district at the south end of the city rather than near Hollywood or the beaches most people picture. Port guide →
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San Diego
San Diego hands you a flat, walkable bay front the moment you step off the gangway, with a retired aircraft carrier, a 160-year-old sailing ship, and the Gaslamp Quarter all within a few blocks.
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San Francisco
San Francisco docks you at Pier 27 on the Embarcadero, dropping you onto one of the most DIY-friendly waterfronts in North America.
Victoria is the small, walkable capital of British Columbia on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, an unhurried city of heritage stone, gardens, and a working Inner Harbour. Port guide →
Vancouver is the embarkation city for most Alaska sailings, a coastal Canadian metropolis pinned between the harbor and the Coast Mountains, with a forested 1,000-acre park at its tip. Port guide →
Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
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.
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Send me the dates and the suite tier you have in mind and I'll come back with a confirmed live number and my read on the sailing within two hours. Best available price, and I make it worth more.