Newmarket Holidays has added to its quickly expanding tour & cruise collection with an 18-day adventure exploring the Panama Canal, Costa Rica and the southern Caribbean.

The fully packaged holiday is unique to Newmarket Holidays and combines a 12-night full board cruise with four nights in an oceanfront Fort Lauderdale hotel, from where there are guided day trips to Miami Beach and Little Havana, and the option of tours to the Everglades and Palm Beach.

After two days relaxing on the Florida Coast, guests cruise to the Bahamas to enjoy Half Moon City, a private island with pristine white sands, before heading south to palm-studded Curacao, on to the Colombian port city of Cartagena, and then into the Panama Canal.

The cruise spends a day exploring Central America's famous waterway, passing through the canal's impressive series of locks on to Gatun Lake, once the world's largest man-made body of water and now home to an array of wildlife that includes American crocodiles, sloths and monkeys. Guests then glide past Panama City, where modern skyscrapers blend with the centuries-old architecture of Casco Viejo, the city's historic Spanish old town.

Following an about-turn, the cruise visits Puerto Limón on Costa Rica's rich Caribbean coast, and George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands, before returning to Fort Lauderdale.

Prices start from £3,875 per person, saving £430, and include return flights from Heathrow, four nights room-only accommodation in Fort Lauderdale, 12 nights' full-board accommodation onboard the Holland America Line cruise ship, seven excursions, transfers and a tour manager throughout, with departures in February 2026 and March 2027 (newmarketholidays.co.uk, 0330 341 1927).

To find out more visit: https://www.newmarketholidays.co.uk/destinations/north-america/usa/caribbean-cruise-to-costa-rica-the-panama-canal-with-miami-beach/

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About Newmarket Holidays

Newmarket Holidays is a multi-award-winning British tour operator, providing a portfolio of escorted trips, resort-centred stays, and event-focused tours throughout the world. Founded in 1983, Newmarket Holidays has steadily grown and expanded to become one of the UK's leading and most respected travel companies. High standards of customer care and value are integral to Newmarket Holidays' operations, and this is reflected in the meticulously designed tours, from accommodation to on-the-ground experiences. 

Offering a vast selection of escorted, air-inclusive tours within the UK, Europe, Americas, India and Southeast Asia, Newmarket Holidays also presents a range of ocean and river cruises. Additionally, the tour operator is a popular provider of concert and event experiences such as the Lapland Santa Experience, the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships and performances by classical violinist and orchestra leader André Rieu.

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