{"id":46552,"date":"2024-10-07T14:45:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T19:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/?p=46552"},"modified":"2024-10-07T15:15:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:15:57","slug":"2024-2025-cruise-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/en\/2024-2025-cruise-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama Canal Expects Over 225 Transits During the 2024-2025 Cruise Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Panama Canal&#8217;s 2024-2025 cruise season began today, October 7, 2024, with the northbound passage of the passenger vessel <em>Brilliance of the Seas<\/em>, which is navigating a 15-day itinerary between Los Angeles and New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>This repositioning transit marks the start of more than 225 transits through the Panama Canal expected for this season.<\/p>\n<p>According to Albano G. Aguilar, Specialist in Market Analysis and Forecasting at the Office of Corporate Affairs, &#8220;an increase in transits is expected this fiscal year due to the continued demand for vacation experiences, which still shows no signs of slowing down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For 2025, global passenger demand is estimated at 6.9%, while the global cruise \u00a0fleet will increase by 19 for a total of 460 vessels.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCrossing from one ocean to the other through a fast and safe route like the Panama Canal is also a great attraction for the cruise industry, because of the wonder that our operation represents,\u201d said Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte V\u00e1squez Morales.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cLast year we served more than 200 cruise ship transits, with tourists from various parts of the world, who included the Canal transit as part of their travel itineraries. We are very excited about the start of this cruise season and the experiences that thousands of tourists will have,\u201d added the Administrator.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This season, as in previous years, major cruise lines such as Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruises, among others, maintain their offering of itineraries for full and partial transits through the Panama Canal.<\/p>\n<p>Smaller cruise ships such as <em>Le Bellot<\/em>, <em>National Geographic Quest<\/em>, <em>Star Pride<\/em>, <em>Wind Star<\/em>, <em>Viking Mars<\/em>, among others, are also expected to transit the canal.<\/p>\n<p>During this period, fourteen cruise ships will transit the Panama Canal for the first time, including <em>World Explorer<\/em>, <em>Sapphire Princess, Le Lyrial, Christina O, Silver Ray, Ocean Explorer, Crown Princess, Queen Anne, Spirit of Adventure, Viking Sea, SH Vega, Seabourn Encore, Grand Princess<\/em>, and <em>Nieuw Statendam<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, for this fiscal year, a total of 54 Neopanamax-size passenger ships\u00a0 are expected to transit the Panama Canal, including nine of the largest ships to ever traverse the waterway: the <em>Norwegian Bliss<\/em>, <em>Joy<\/em>, and <em>Encore<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the inaugural transits of other Neopanamax-size ships are expected, including the <em>Sapphire Princess<\/em>, <em>Crown Princess<\/em>, <em>Queen Anne<\/em>, <em>Grand Princess<\/em>, and <em>Nieuw Statendam<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that although some cruise lines modified or cancelled their itineraries, it is estimated that these transits will recover during the upcoming season, especially with the increase in Neopanamax-sized cruises.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022-2023 cruise season, the Panama Canal registered 210 Panamax and 41 Neopanamax cruise ships transits.\u00a0 For the 2023-2024 season through the month of July, 201 cruise transits have been recorded, 42 passenger ships of\u00a0 Neopanamax dimensions.<\/p>\n<p>The Panama Canal cruise season runs from October to May each year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46574 size-large\" title=\"Brilliance of the Seas\" src=\"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-057-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-057-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-057-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-057-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-057-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46570 size-large\" title=\"Brilliance of the Seas\" src=\"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-126-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-126-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-126-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-126-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-126-NPS-1-Brilliance-of-the-Seas.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46566 size-full\" title=\"Brilliance of the Seas\" src=\"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-134-NPS-Brilliance-of-the-Seas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-134-NPS-Brilliance-of-the-Seas.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-134-NPS-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pancanal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-07-134-NPS-Brilliance-of-the-Seas-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Panama Canal&#8217;s 2024-2025 cruise season began today, October 7, 2024, with the northbound passage of the passenger vessel Brilliance of the Seas, which is navigating a 15-day itinerary between Los Angeles and New Orleans. This repositioning transit marks the start of more than 225 transits through the Panama Canal expected for this season. According &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/en\/2024-2025-cruise-season\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Panama Canal Expects Over 225 Transits During the 2024-2025 Cruise Season&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":46560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Panama Canal Expects Over 225 Transits During the 2024-2025 Cruise Season - 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