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Colón (Panama Canal), Panama

Colón (Panama Canal), Panama

Some see Colón as the gateway city to the Panama Canal, the engineering wonder linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Others know it as the second-largest duty-free port in all of the Caribbean, and a great base for exploring the canal and Panama’s nearby ecological treasures. On your Carnival cruise to Colón, you’ll see it from all sides — enjoy a side of shop-‘till-you-drop as you spy the brilliant plumage of a toucan in rainforest greenery.

  • Kayak the Panama Canal in man-made Gatún Lake.
  • Feast your eyes on the fetching harbor town of Portobelo.
  • Visit two oceans in one hour by traveling the Isthmian Railroad, the world's first trans-continental railroad.