The Norwegian Star cruise ship sails across open water under a clear sky. The white ship has rows of cabin windows and features a colorful pattern of stars and swirling ribbons painted along its side. A dark blue smokestack stands out near the back of the vessel.

Norwegian Cruise Line

16-Day Panama Canal from Miami to San Diego: Mexico & Costa Rica

Panama Canal

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Departs: December 4, 2026

Returns: December 20, 2026

Departure Port: Miami

Ship: Norwegian Star

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Norwegian Star

Ordered as SuperStar Libra, delivered as Norwegian Star, and still the fleet's long-itinerary ship

Aboard

  • Ordered by Star Cruises as SuperStar Libra and transferred to Norwegian before delivery in 2001
  • First of the two Dawn-class ships, the direct predecessor of the Jewel class
  • Two ABB Azipod drives of 19,500 kW each, a propulsion system that has repeatedly failed her
  • A three-week technical drydock at Brest in October 2024 replaced an 80-ton stabilizer
  • Summers from Southampton on British Isles and Northern Europe voyages
  • Longer trips than anything else in this part of the fleet
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Ashore

Where You Stop

Miami

Cartagena

Cabo San Lucas

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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