{"id":1641,"date":"2015-07-13T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therealdealtours.com\/blog\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2022-09-30T14:56:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T19:56:28","slug":"travel-tips-for-panama-cruise-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therealdealtours.com\/blog\/blog\/travel-tips-for-panama-cruise-ports\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Tips for Panama Cruise Ports | Panama Shore Excursions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great Shore Excursions in Panama City & Amador Causeway:<\/h1>\n

Making the Most Out of your Panama Cruise Trip!<\/h4>\n

Whether new to traveling aboard a cruise ship or a veteran voyager, planning your cruise ship vacation is exciting yet at times worrisome.  If it\u2019s your first time visiting Panama on a cruise ship, you might feel a bit overwhelmed as to where to start when planning your time in port.  What to do? Where to go? Should I book my tours through the cruise line? Are there other options?  And if it\u2019s not your first time visiting the country of the Panama Canal, you might be wondering if there\u2019s a new adventure to try or a new place to check out.  If taking a cruise to Panama City any time soon, these cruise ship travel tips might come in handy… and SAVE you some bucks when booking your Panama shore excursions!<\/p>\n

Booking your Panama Tours Online: Some of the Benefits<\/h4>\n

With the invention of the internet and access to an ocean of information, finding trustworthy booking services online to handle your Panama tours reservations is possible.<\/p>\n

Some of these companies are real activities specialists that know the deal around Panama!  They become your best source for Panama travel tips and tours information and they can be a helpful guide to plan your perfect Panama cruise trip.  Plus, you get access to online discounts that can get you to save BIG travel money!<\/p>\n

It is a common assumption that if you book outside of your cruise line you could miss your tour OR miss your cruise ship back.  It\u2019s not the case.  If you have your Panama cruise schedule handy you can figure out what tours are available to you OR you can contact one of these Panama tour companies to help you out find a day trip that fits your itinerary.  Many tours have pick up at the cruise terminals and include transportation back; these operators deal with hundreds of cruise passengers and know how to get you back to your ship on time!  You get to enjoy your time in port, engage in one of Panama\u2019s many exciting tours and come back to your cruise ship safely and ON TIME.<\/p>\n

Also, it is commonly believed that shore excursions in Panama are expensive, but this is not always the case.  There are MANY Panama day tours out there at very accessible prices, plus there are online discounts that bring the price down even more.  If you take the time to surf the net in search for these discount tours in Panama, chances are that the money you will save is going to knock your socks off!  Plus, you can find a variety of options depending on your Panama port of call (Fuerte Amador and Balboa Harbor on the Pacific entrance to the canal; Cristobal and Colon on the Caribbean side) to make the most out of your time in port getting OUT of the port and experiencing the real Panama.<\/p>\n

Flexible Itineraries: Small Group and Private Tours offer More Options to Ensure You Get The Most of Your Time in Port<\/h4>\n

When booking your Panama shore excursions online you can find tour options with smaller group sizes and, as a result, a more intimate experience.  Why would you go through the hassle of making your way around Panama City with a large crowd that could slow you down when you could take a tour to Panama City with less people and get to enjoy a lot more of your time exploring?  You can even book private tours around Panama!  Nothing becomes more flexible than this; you decide where to go in Panama, at your own time and at your own pace.  Only you, your guide and Panama all for yourselves!<\/p>\n

There are several tour options that only take up a few hours of your, time which allows you time for shopping as well (one of the big highlights of Panama for sure!).  Some tours offer the option to return to the ship or be dropped at the Albrook Mall (the largest shopping mall in Central America) which is only a short, and inexpensive, taxi ride back to the ship.<\/p>\n

Attention Cruise Passengers! Look what is available to you when visiting Panama!<\/h4>\n

So what\u2019s available to you while in port? Below is a short list of activities available to Panama cruise ship passengers depending on your times in port.<\/p>\n

2-hour Panama tours:<\/h4>\n