by lweber5011
This is a container port, not cruise port.
Visited: Dec 09, 2018
by pschaeffer
You won't even get out of the port welcome center before being accosted by the masses of taxi drivers, excursion sales folks, and trinket sellers. Watch your wallet.
Visited: Feb 04, 2022
by spluscross
Looks like a bombed-out city.
Visited: Feb 04, 2022
by Herdbull
The ferry trip on the canal is an outstanding excursion
Visited: Apr 24, 2022
by ullamist
Colon is a city neglected for years by the government (according to our tour guide) which unfortunately is in a state of disrepair. From our bus the people seemed quite friendly--lots of waves and smiles were seen--but the infrastructure in the city is a disaster with many buildings waiting to be torn down and tall apartment buildings that looked uninhabited and like they were ready to topple down. It is the world's 2nd largest free port and hopefully the government will be able to utilize this and the city will have a brighter future. Would definitely check with the ship/locals before venturing outside on your own due to safety concerns. One of the problems with any organized shore excursions from Gatun Lake is that you are dropped off at Colon and reunited with the ship after it has exited from the canal. Thus the time you will wait at the port of Colon is only an estimate. Our ship was supposed to arrive at around 3PM and actually arrived at 5:30. So we ended up waiting for over an hour at the port of Colon which does have bathroom facilities and a large duty free shop. Have never found anything interesting to buy at that duty free shop even though I love shopping. They won't let you sit outside of the port building due to safety issues.
Visited: Jan 16, 2022
by lnorth1
Went on a ferry ride to the locks on the Pacific side. Was a long day, but very enjoyable.
Visited: Mar 07, 2022
by bymenen
Note - we arrived early and did our own tours which where great and hotel we stayed in was fantastic so Panama was great for us
by tracymason20
same as above
by rfoxtngal
Terrible. Dirty. Didn't look safe. Wise NCL would not stop here.
by pepcorso
None of the excursions interested us. The ship staff said we should take a cab to the "mall" because it was huge. We went, saw, and returned about 15 minutes later. It was a huge Walmart.
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