Panama Canal Cruises 2024

Panama Cruise season is coming back

Starting on from October through May, with a very busy calendar, in where cruise ships will be able to see such an amazing example of great engineering and enjoying the beauty of landscapes and nature during the whole transit.

November marks the end of Panama’s rainy season through April, so its marks also best days for visiting the Panama Canal. Panama Canal transits takes about 8 to 10 hours

Panama Canal new tolls for passenger vessels effectively on January 1st 2024

New tolls for passenger vessels will become effective on January 1st 2024, after providing the industry with a two-year advanced notice.

For further details, you can visit Panama Canal web page through the section of Approved Tolls 2024.

https://pancanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PP-Lista-tarifas-consolidado-final-ingles.pdf

Previously, Panama Canal toll was based on berth capacity. Nowadays, berth basis has been replaced by Panama Canal Unit Measurement (PC/UMS) capacity. This modification aims to return standardized and simplified Toll structure based on PC/UMS capacity.

• Passenger Vessels - Capacity tonnage (PC/UMS) – Regular vessel < 10,000 $3.20
• Passenger Vessels - Capacity tonnage (PC/UMS) – Regular vessel ≥ 10,000 $3.80
• Passenger Vessels - Capacity tonnage (PC/UMS) – Super vessel $5.15
• Passenger Vessels - Capacity tonnage (PC/UMS) – Neopanamax vessel $4.65

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