Norwegian Bliss - Panama Canal from Los Angeles to Miami

Where this cruise calls, day by day

10 ports and 7 sea days over 16 Nights.

1. Day 1

   Los Angeles, CA

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   Los Angeles, CA port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

2. Day 2 · At sea

3. Day 3

   Cabo San Lucas

   MexicoPort
   Cabo San Lucas port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

4. Day 4 · At sea

5. Day 5

   Acapulco

   MexicoPort

   Acapulco has had a brutal decade. Cartel violence emptied out its international tourism, then Hurricane Otis came ashore as a Category 5 in October 2023 and flattened much of the hotel strip. Cruise calls are far fewer than they once were and the rebuild is uneven. Ships berth beside the old town near the zócalo, but Guerrero state carries the US State Department's strongest warning, so most passengers go ashore only on ship tours.

   • The La Quebrada cliff divers
   • Fort San Diego and its museum
   • Playa Caleta and Caletilla in the old town
   • A boat tour around Acapulco Bay

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock next to the old town and the zócalo is a short walk, but the state's security advisory means most people stay with an organised group.

   Best months

   Nov-Apr is dry and warm; Jun-Oct is the rainy season with real hurricane exposure on this coast

6. Day 6 · At sea

7. Day 7

   Puerto Quetzal

   GuatemalaPort
   Puerto Quetzal port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

8. Day 8 · At sea

9. Day 9

   Puerto Caldera

   Costa RicaPort

   Caldera is the cargo alternative to Puntarenas, ten miles down the coast - a container and bulk terminal with no town, no beach and nothing at the gate but a line of waiting coaches. The excursion menu is the standard Pacific-slope set: crocodiles on the Tárcoles, monkeys at Manuel Antonio, coffee, and the cloud forest. Judge the day by the tour you booked, not by the port.

   • Tárcoles River crocodile boats and Carara National Park
   • Manuel Antonio National Park
   • A central valley coffee plantation tour
   • Jacó beach and the surf coast

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock at the commercial port; Puntarenas is about 20 minutes by road and nothing is within walking distance.

   Best months

   Dec-Apr is the Pacific dry season; Sep-Oct is the wettest stretch

10. Day 10 · At sea

11. Day 11

    Panama City (Fuerte Amador)

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    Panama City (Fuerte Amador) port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
12. Day 12

    Panama Canal (Transit)

    PanamaPort
    Panama Canal (Transit) port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
13. Day 13

    Cartagena

    ColombiaPort
    Cartagena port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

14. Day 14 · At sea

15. Day 15

    Falmouth

    JamaicaPort

    Royal Caribbean built this pier in 2011 beside a genuine Georgian town - Falmouth has some of the best-preserved 18th-century architecture in the Caribbean, most of it derelict. The port itself is a gated shopping village designed to imitate the town next to it. Outside the gate the vendor pressure is immediate and heavy, and most passengers leave on an excursion rather than explore.

    • Luminous Lagoon bioluminescence, on evening calls
    • Bamboo rafting on the Martha Brae
    • Dunn's River Falls, about 90 minutes east
    • Good Hope Estate for zip lines and ATVs

    Getting ashore

    Ships dock; the port village is at the gangway and old Falmouth is just outside the gate, but expect persistent hustling from the moment you step through.

    Best months

    Dec-Apr is driest; May and October are the two rain peaks, and Aug-Oct is hurricane season

16. Day 16 · At sea

17. Day 17

    Miami, FL

    United StatesArrive
    Miami, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore