--- type: cruise schema_type: TouristTrip id: 553e18bd-b3c6-4d2f-9ee7-c79e1df2d00e slug: 2251488 voyage_code: OVS271228 cruise_line: Viking ship: Viking Vesta departure_date: return_date: nights: 17 embarkation_port: Ft. Lauderdale, United States disembarkation_port: Los Angeles, California, USA starting_price_usd: 6499.0 bookable: false last_updated: 2026-07-07T20:37:49Z --- # Panama Canal & the Pacific Coast fromFt.Lauderdale > Viking · Viking Vesta · Dec 28 – Jan 14   (17 nights) ## Quick Facts | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | **Cruise Line** | Viking | | **Ship** | Viking Vesta | | **Duration** | 17 nights | | **Departure Date** | N/A | | **Return Date** | N/A | | **Embarkation Port** | Ft. Lauderdale, United States | | **Disembarkation Port** | Los Angeles, California, USA | | **Starting Price** | 6,499 USD per person | | **Voyage Code** | OVS271228 | ## Itinerary ### Day 1: Ft. Lauderdale, United States **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Fort Lauderdale is a city on Florida's southeastern coast, known for its beaches and boating canals. The Strip is a promenade running along oceanside highway A1A. It's lined with upscale outdoor restaurants, bars, boutiques and luxury hotels. Other attractions include the International Swimming Hall of Fame, with pools and a museum of memorabilia, and Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, featuring trails and a lagoon. ### Day 2: Scenic Cruising **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 3: Cozumel, Mexico **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Cozumel, a mostly undeveloped Mexican island in the Caribbean Sea, is a popular cruise ship port of call famed for its scuba diving. At Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, there's diving spots around a section of the Mesoamerican Reef and the Museo Subacuático de Arte’s submerged sculptures. Chankanaab is an eco park surrounding a lagoon with underwater caverns, home to dolphins, manatees and sea turtles. ### Day 4: Caribbean Sea Cruising **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 5: Caribbean Sea Cruising **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 6: Cartagena, Colombia **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Cartagena is a port city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. By the sea is the walled Old Town, founded in the 16th century, with squares, cobblestone streets and colorful colonial buildings. With a tropical climate, the city is also a popular beach destination. Reachable by boat are Isla de Barú, with white-sand beaches and palm trees, and the Islas del Rosario, known for their coral reefs. ### Day 7: Colón, Panama **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Colón is the capital of Colón Province, in Panama. It sits on the Caribbean coast, at the entrance to the Panama Canal. The Canal Expansion Observation Center is a park with viewing platforms over the canal’s Atlantic locks and Gatún Lake. The vast Colón Free Trade Zone offers tax-free shopping. Just west of the city, at the mouth of the Chagres River, Fort San Lorenzo is a well-preserved colonial military structure. ### Day 8: Scenic Cruising **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 9: Sail the Pacific Ocean **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 10: Puntarenas, Costa Rica **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Puntarenas is a port town on Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya. Its Casa de la Cultura is a cultural center with a theater and art gallery. On the main boulevard, Paseo de los Turistas, Parque Marino del Pacífico includes an aquarium and rescue center with seahorses, turtles and crocodiles. The town beach, Playa Puntarenas, is backed by shops and cafes. Southeast of town, Playa Doña Ana is a beach known for strong surf. ### Day 11: Corinto, Nicaragua **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Corinto is a town, with a population of 18,744, on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the province of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863. ### Day 12: Sail the Pacific Ocean **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 13: Sail the Pacific Ocean **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 14: Sail the Pacific Ocean **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 15: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Cabo San Lucas, a resort city on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, is known for its beaches, water-based activities and nightlife. Playa El Médano is Cabo’s main beach, with outdoor restaurants and numerous bars. Past the marina is Land's End promontory, site of Playa del Amor (Lover's Beach) and El Arco, a natural archway in the seacliffs. ### Day 16: Sail the Pacific Ocean **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 17: Sail the Pacific Ocean **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 18: Los Angeles, California, USA **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, the Walk of Fame honors thousands of luminaries and vendors sell maps to stars’ homes ## Pricing Prices shown are per person based on double occupancy in USD. | Cabin Type | Starting Price | |------------|----------------| | Ocean View | $6,799 | | Balcony | $6,499 | | Suite | $11,999 | ## Cabin Options ### Outside Cabins **Deluxe Veranda Stateroom** (Code: DV5) Stateroom size: 288 sq ft (includes private veranda) Ocean-view stateroom with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to full-size veranda 11 AM Embarkation 2 PM stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 67 days prior to departure. (Voyages embarking before May 31, 2024) Priority s... **Deluxe Veranda Stateroom** (Code: DV4) Stateroom size: 288 sq ft (includes private veranda) Ocean-view stateroom with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to full-size veranda 11 AM Embarkation 2 PM stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 67 days prior to departure. (Voyages embarking before May 31, 2024) Priority s... ### Balcony Cabins **Penthouse Veranda** (Code: PV3) Penthouse Veranda ### Suite Cabins **Owner's Suite** (Code: OS) Owner's Suite **Explorer Suite** (Code: ES2) Stateroom size: 808–1,215 sq ft (includes private veranda) Ocean-view two-room suite with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to a generous veranda (layout varies) Well-appointed living area & dining area that seats 4 11 AM Embarkation 11 AM priority stateroom access Priority shore excursio... **Penthouse Junior Suite** (Code: PS2) Penthouse Junior Suite ## Ship Information ### Viking Vesta Expand your horizons on our award-winning, all-veranda small ship, with just 998 guests, allowing us to dock where larger ships cannot. #### Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Passenger Capacity | 998 | | Crew | 0 | | Gross Tonnage | 0.0 | | Length | 784.0 ft | | Total Cabins | 0 | ## Ports of Call ### Ft. Lauderdale, United States *Coordinates: 26.0966, -80.1241* Fort Lauderdale is a city on Florida's southeastern coast, known for its beaches and boating canals. The Strip is a promenade running along oceanside highway A1A. It's lined with upscale outdoor restaurants, bars, boutiques and luxury hotels. Other attractions include the International Swimming Hall of Fame, with pools and a museum of memorabilia, and Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, featuring trails... ### Scenic Cruising ### Cozumel, Mexico *Coordinates: 20.423, -86.9223* Cozumel, a mostly undeveloped Mexican island in the Caribbean Sea, is a popular cruise ship port of call famed for its scuba diving. At Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, there's diving spots around a section of the Mesoamerican Reef and the Museo Subacuático de Arte’s submerged sculptures. Chankanaab is an eco park surrounding a lagoon with underwater caverns, home to dolphins, manatees and sea ... ### Caribbean Sea Cruising ### Cartagena, Colombia *Coordinates: 10.4175, -75.5334* Cartagena is a port city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. By the sea is the walled Old Town, founded in the 16th century, with squares, cobblestone streets and colorful colonial buildings. With a tropical climate, the city is also a popular beach destination. Reachable by boat are Isla de Barú, with white-sand beaches and palm trees, and the Islas del Rosario, known for their coral reefs. ### Colón, Panama *Coordinates: 9.35858, -79.9* Colón is the capital of Colón Province, in Panama. It sits on the Caribbean coast, at the entrance to the Panama Canal. The Canal Expansion Observation Center is a park with viewing platforms over the canal’s Atlantic locks and Gatún Lake. The vast Colón Free Trade Zone offers tax-free shopping. Just west of the city, at the mouth of the Chagres River, Fort San Lorenzo is a well-preserved colonial... ### Sail the Pacific Ocean ### Puntarenas, Costa Rica Puntarenas is a port town on Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya. Its Casa de la Cultura is a cultural center with a theater and art gallery. On the main boulevard, Paseo de los Turistas, Parque Marino del Pacífico includes an aquarium and rescue center with seahorses, turtles and crocodiles. The town beach, Playa Puntarenas, is backed by shops and cafes. Southeast of town, Playa Doña Ana is a beach known... ### Corinto, Nicaragua *Coordinates: 12.4598, -87.047* Corinto is a town, with a population of 18,744, on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the province of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863. ### Cabo San Lucas, Mexico *Coordinates: 22.8905, -109.917* Cabo San Lucas, a resort city on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, is known for its beaches, water-based activities and nightlife. Playa El Médano is Cabo’s main beach, with outdoor restaurants and numerous bars. Past the marina is Land's End promontory, site of Playa del Amor (Lover's Beach) and El Arco, a natural archway in the seacliffs. ### Los Angeles, California, USA *Coordinates: 33.7701, -118.194* Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. 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