More Than Willing to Admit My Ignorance of Panama Canal Cruises

My husband and I want to do a Panama Canal cruise. I admit I find it difficult to see which cruises do a full transit and which only turn around and go back. Can those in the know enlighten me please?

My husband and I want to do a Panama Canal cruise. I admit I find it difficult to see which cruises do a full transit and which only turn around and go back. Can those in the know enlighten me please?

Full transit starts in either Florida or California and ends on the opposite coast, while a turn around usually starts and ends in the same port.

In addition to the above full transits are generally 14 days (or longer) while partial transits are listed as round trip out Florida at 10/11 days.

There is a forum for the Panama Canal...loads of info...

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=89

Some full Panama Canal cruises are what are called Re-Positioning cruises which happens in the Spring and Fall of each year.

Example: The Bliss has spend the Summer months in Alaska. This November She will sail from Los Angeles to Miami and do Caribbean cruises over the Winter. Then in early Spring, She will go back through The Canal for another Summer Season in Alaska sailing out of Seattle, Washington. Sometimes the Re-Positioning are really good deals and other times not.