Colon (Cristobal) Cruise Reviews

We were told that the port was very dangerous, so we stayed on the ship ...

Panama is very poor country. Colon was run down and shopping area was scary. The canal area should have had a museum to highlight the rich history of the canal. ...

We didn't do an excursion in Colon because we wanted to see the ship go through the Panama Canal twice (in and out). It was definitely worth it. The ship had someone come onto the boat and spend the day narrating all about the process and the canal. It was super interesting and fascinating to watch the boat go in and out. We stepped out to the port in Colon for a couple minutes and that was ...

We stayed on board to watch the ship pass through the Panama Canal. My spouse was thrilled to see how the locks worked. ...

This tour also included the Gatun Locks. It could have been great, but they dump every bus coming from the cruise ship there all at once. There is not enough viewing area for everyone one to be up there at once. Panama City old town is beautiful, but our guide wasn't very good. ...

Saw lots of great things in the Panama area, but were 8 of us crammed into a very uncomfortable van and we paid $159 pp - too high for what we did. Loved the being-restored Colonial area and enjoyed walking around there. ...

Fantastic day with Antonio the owner of the Rescue Zoo who took us to many sites aa well as the Zoo. Very interesting! ...

This was the saddest, seediest town on our trip. We were warned not to venture beyond the cruise terminal unless in a bus tour. Tour of the locks visitor center and the old town of Portobello was fine. Portobello is a very old Spanish town with a lot of preserved history. ...

We had the most incredible tour guide. He knew a lot about the history of the area and kept us entertained the entire time. You just have to experience these locks in action to understand how awesome an engineering feat it was to build this canal. ...

Fascinating to see the canal in operation. A highlight of our trip. ...