Panama Marine Adventures

Check-in takes place at Flamenco Marina on the Amador Causeway’s last island, next to the Panama sign and behind the Duty Free Shop. The exact tour time is confirmed by email the day before. The tour begins here when you board the Pacific Queen and set sail toward the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. Along the way, you will see the Bay of Panama and Panama City’s skyline before passing under the Bridge of the Americas.

30 min

Bridge of the Americas

This road bridge spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Completed in 1962 and designed by Sverdrup & Parcel, it cost US$20 million to build. The bridge connects the North and South American continents.

Panama Canal

The partial transit northbound begins as the Pacific Queen enters the Miraflores Locks, then passes into Miraflores Lake, an artificial freshwater body separating Miraflores from Pedro Miguel Locks. Next, the ship goes through the Pedro Miguel Locks, where it is lifted 9 meters in one step. After exiting, you will see the Centennial Bridge crossing the canal. The tour continues into the southern end of the Gailard Cut, also called Culebra Cut, a historically and geologically significant section carved through the Continental Divide where the Chagres River flows into the canal.

Centennial Bridge

This major bridge was built to relieve traffic on the Bridge of the Americas and to carry the Pan-American Highway. Opened in 2004, it is the canal’s second permanent crossing. After passing under this bridge, you disembark at the Gamboa Dredging Division and board motor coaches for a 45-minute ride back to Flamenco Marina.