See the following links for information regarding Hotel and Transportation options:
I don't have an official group hotel block set up for us, but Stephen, Paula, Kristine, and I will be staying at the Courtyard by Marriott Panama Multiplaza Mall.
Kristine and I arrive in Panama City around lunchtime on Friday, April 24th. After getting to the hotel we are looking to do something fun that afternoon / evening: All Inclusive Sunset Panama Bay Catamaran Tour From Panama City 5:45pm - Please read the details on this one - need to meet at the location at 5:15pm with passport
We have arranged for coach buses to take us from the Courtyard by Marriot Multiplaza Mall to the cruise port in Colon.
It is about a two hour ride. Please meet in the lobby of the Courtyard hotel by 9:15am, Saturday morning, April 25th. You can purchase this directly through the merch link: Group Hotel Shuttle.
We will not however be arranging a group shuttle after the cruise. See "Transportation to/from..." below for other options.
Once you have a confirmed booking on our cruise, you can book your air flights through Royal Caribbean for a seamless experience. Go here or call +1-844-278-9745 to learn more.
Generally, you are responsible for getting to/from the ship. Fly, drive, etc.
Flying In/Out - No matter how you book your flight, you can arrange with the cruise line to have a charter bus pick you up at the airport and deliver you to the cruise port. And you can arrange the same outbound transportation as well. This option is available for purchase here: Port Transfers. Please read the details for this merch item completely - you will need to fill out a Google Form with your flight information so we can get the transfer arranged for you.
If you need to get to/from the port to another destination you will need to arrange your own taxi / Uber / Lyft.
Driving In/Out - If you are driving in, there is usually a monitored parking lot for you to park your vehicle during the week. There is a fee that is handled through the port, not the cruise line. For this cruise, the Port of Colon will have information regarding this. However since this is a one-way cruise it is unlikely that this will apply to anyone in our group. (I'm leaving this info here so it gets copied into future roundtrip events and to see if anyone actually reads these pages... ;)