Costa Rica and the Panama Canal
The one Windstar week built around natural history rather than around ports. A Costa Rican naturalist sails the whole cruise and gives the onboard programme, the landings at Isla Parida and Golfo Dulce are wet beach landings by zodiac off the yacht, and the canal is crossed in daylight with a canal expert narrating. Colon to Puerto Caldera by way of Balboa, Isla Parida, Puerto Jimenez and Quepos.
- Operated by: Windstar Cruises
- Ship: Star Pride / Star Legend / Star Seeker / Wind Star
- Length: 7 nights
- Regions: Central America
- Wildlife: Scarlet macaws and both howler and white-faced capuchin monkeys at Golfo Dulce and Manuel Antonio, two- and three-toed sloths, keel-billed toucans, hummingbirds, and the reef fish and turtles around I
- From: $2,878 per person
- Next departures: 2026-12-05, 2026-12-12, 2026-12-19, 2026-12-26, 2027-01-02, 2027-01-05
- Route: Colon → Panama Canal → Balboa (Panama City) → Isla Parida → Golfo Dulce (Puerto Jiménez) → Quepos → Puerto Caldera
The ship
- Star Pride: 312 guests, built 1988
- Star Legend: 312 guests, built 1991
- Wind Star: 148 guests, built 1985
- Star Seeker
Departures
- 2026-12-05: $2,878
- 2026-12-12: $2,878
- 2026-12-19: $2,878
- 2026-12-26: $2,878
- 2027-01-02: $2,878
- 2027-01-05: $2,878
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