The massive cruise ship Norwegian Encore sails on calm green water. The white vessel features a vibrant, colorful abstract design swirling along its hull, multiple tiers of balconies, orange lifeboats, and blue water slides on top, set against a backdrop of a lush green mountain.

Norwegian Cruise Line

15-Day Panama Canal from Miami to Los Angeles: Mexico & Costa Rica

Panama Canal

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Trip Details

Departs: January 24, 2028

Returns: February 8, 2028

Departure Port: Miami

Ship: Norwegian Encore

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Norwegian Encore

The last of the Breakaway Plus ships, refitted in 2024 and running Alaska and Mexico

Aboard

  • The fourth and final Breakaway Plus hull, delivered by Meyer Werft in October 2019
  • A two-level electric go-kart track that cantilevers out over the side of the ship
  • Atlantis Laser Tag, an open-air arena on deck eighteen
  • The Galaxy Pavilion, virtual-reality simulators and holographic escape rooms
  • A November 2024 dry dock added Spice H2O and turned Ocean Blue into Palomar
  • Summers in Alaska from Seattle, winters to the Mexican Riviera from Los Angeles

Ashore

Where You Stop

Miami

Cartagena

Cabo San Lucas

Los Angeles

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

A hundred-year-old feat of engineering that lifts a ship eighty-five feet over a continent, and one of the few cruise days where nobody leaves the deck.

Best Time to Go
December through April, the dry season
Typical Length
10 to 15 nights
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