Panama Canal Transit Cruise Port Schedule
Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Panama Canal Transit gets before you commit to a port day.
Panama Canal Transit Cruise Port Traffic — Today
Panama Canal Transit cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily
This is a live Panama Canal Transit cruise port schedule for Panama Canal Transit — a real-time Panama Canal Transit cruise terminal schedule. Pick any date to see which ships are docked, when each one arrives and sails, how many passengers and crew are aboard, and how the day's total compares with a typical day at the port.
Cruisers use it to pick quieter days to be in port. Anyone working around the port can see how many passengers and crew are due in before the day starts.
Everything below runs off the same schedule feed: a three-month heat map, traffic highlights, a 90-day chart, and a full roster of the cruise lines and ships calling at Panama Canal Transit this season.
Panama Canal Transit cruise port schedule, September–November 2026
Green days are quiet, pink days are packed. Hover for the day's numbers, click to load its ship list.
Panama Canal Transit cruise port traffic, by the numbers
What the Panama Canal Transit schedule actually tells you
Panama Canal Transit cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Thursday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 957 passengers and crew. Tuesday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 179.
The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Thursday, October 15, when 1 ships bring roughly 5,857 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.
Across the schedule, Panama Canal Transit is on track for about 0.2 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 488 people a day.
Use the heat map above to find a green day if you want a quieter port, or a pink day if you want the biggest ships in port at the same time.
The Panama Canal Transit cruise port is located in the city of Colon, Panama. Colon is located on the Caribbean Sea side of the Panama Canal, near the Atlantic entrance of the canal. The port is situated on the north side of the canal, just east of the city of Colon. It is a major port of call for many cruise ships that transit the Panama Canal.
Full Panama Canal Transit port guide →Cruise lines and ships in the Panama Canal Transit schedule
Daily Panama Canal Transit cruise port traffic chart
Scheduled passengers and crew, day by day. Hover a bar for that day's totals, click to open it up top.
Panama Canal Transit cruise ship schedule FAQ
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View the same ship and traffic schedule for any other cruise port by using the links or search box provided. Or, use the button below to head back to the main port traffic directory.
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