Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

7-Night Colon to Puerto Caldera Cruise Adventure

Windstar · Wind Star · from Colon

$4,850 per person · next sails Jan 2, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Colon (PTY)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Round-trip into PTY · $1,472 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Colon

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

36 mi from Colon

Panama Canal Tour

36 mi from Colon

San Blas Islands Day Trip

Your voyage · 7 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Colon Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Panama Canal Partial Transit · $330 for two with Canal & Bay Tours Panamahow to make it yours → ·
Day 2
Panama Canalport guide →
★ Panama Canal Full Transit — how to make it yours →
Day 3
Panama Canal Partial Transit · $330 for two with Canal & Bay Tours Panamahow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Isla Parida
⚙ Curating Isla Parida’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 6
Puerto Jimenezport guide →
Corcovado's Sirena Station · $400 for two with Osa Wild Travelhow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Nauyaca Waterfalls · $170 for two with Don Lulo Nauyaca Waterfalls Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Puerto Caldera Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Colon

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

40 mi from Colon · fly PTY

Balboa & Beyond: Panama's Wild, Cultured Other Side

Rainforest Meets Ruin Culture

See the whole plan →
40 mi from Colon · fly PTY

San Blas Islands: Molas, Medicine Men & Midnight Snorkels

Indigenous Culture Meets Caribbean Wild

See the whole plan →
297 mi from Colon · fly SJO

Quepos Beyond the Park: Jungle, Coast & the Real Costa Rica

Rainforest Meets Pacific Coast

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Puerto Caldera (PTY)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into PTY · 2 travelers $1,472 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Colon · Luxury~$282
Cruise fare7 nights · Windstar · 2 guests$9,700
Shore excursions4 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,230
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$12,864
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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