Colon
All information about Colon Cruise Port. Timetable for the arrival of ships, the time of their stay and the number of passengers. Colon Port news. Weather forecast and historical weather, as well as water temperatures around Colon.
Colon: tourist information
Colon, Panama.koh LOHN(2000 pop. 204,208), is the second largest city in Panama, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. Colon was surrounded by, but not part of, the former Panama Canal Zone. Colon is an important port, commercial center, and tourist destination. It was made a free trade zone in 1953 and is the world’s second largest duty-free port. The city was founded in 1850 by Americans working on the Panama railroad and was named Aspinwall after one of the builders of the railway until 1890. Colon is the Spanish form of Columbus; the name of the neighboring port of Cristobal is Spanish for Christopher. After completion of the railway in 1855, Colon overshadowed the older Caribbean ports of Panama, and with the first plans for the isthmian canal it took on additional prestige. Built on a swampy island, the city was notoriously unhealthful and often scourged by yellow fever until Colonel William C. Gorgas, in charge of sanitation during the canal construction, gave it a new system of waterworks and sewerage and drained the surrounding swamps.
Three modern ports make Colon one of the most important ports of the Caribbean Sea. It is connected to Panama City by Road, Rail, Air and of course the Panama Canal!
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Colon Cruise Port Schedule
Colon in the News
- Mar 17, 2023
Royal Caribbean’s New Development Faces Backlash Royal Caribbean recently announced it will open its new Royal Beach Club resort in 2025. The 17-a... - Mar 13, 2023
Two Itineraries Changed for Carnival Cruise Ship Carnival Cruise Line has informed booked guests of itinerary changes for the Carnival Conquest cr... - Mar 11, 2023
Celebrity Cruises Protecting Whales With Itinerary Changes Celebrity Cruises has been working closely with the NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administra... - Mar 10, 2023
Norwegian Not Planning on More Sailings from Panama Norwegian Jewel became the first ship sailing from Panama City (Colón), Panama, for Norwegian Cr... - Mar 4, 2023
CCL-Carnival brings 4th ship, Carnival Miracle, to Port Galveston TX CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it is expanding its offerings in Galveston (Texas USA), by bri... - Mar 2, 2023
Carnival Cruise Line Expanding with Longer Cruises from Galveston Carnival Cruise Line has announced that it will expand its offerings in Galveston, Texas with the... - Mar 3, 2023
Carnival Miracle to Sail from Galveston Starting in October 2024, Carnival Cruises will increase its presence in Galveston by addingCarni... - Mar 3, 2023
Fourth Carnival Cruise Ship Will Be Based Out of Galveston, Texas Carnival Cruise Line is showing its commitment to one of the largest US cruise homeports in the U... - Feb 11, 2023
Princess Cruises is the first major oceangoing cruise line to visit Virginia's Historic Triangle Princess Cruises announced that for the first time ever it will call at Yorktown-Williamsburg VA ... - Feb 10, 2023
Princess Cruises Adds Yorktown Port - Cruise Critic Princess Cruises has announced it will call on Yorktown, VA., aboard two ships in 2024, marking t... - Feb 10, 2023
Two Princess Cruises Ships to Call at Historic Yorktown Princess Cruises will turn the spotlight on American history in the summer of 2024, when two of i... - Feb 5, 2023
Cruise News Update: February 4, 2023 We’re here to make sure you’re up to date on the biggest cruise news stories from the... - Jan 31, 2023
Cruise Cancelled Due to Food and Beverage Issues Marella Cruises is cancelling a 7-night sailing of Marella Discovery 2 due to technical problems ... - Jan 22, 2023
Itinerary Changes for Six Carnival Cruise Ships Carnival Cruise Line recently sent a letter informing guests of changes to the itinerary of sever... - Jan 6, 2023
Norwegian Cruise Line to Host 13 Back-to-Back Charters Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced the creation of a new “Experiences at Sea” program. ...
Port rating and occupancy
Port of Colon ranks 144th in the world in terms of the number of tourists visiting it.
Number of cruise ship calls in the coming year: 122.
The total number of tourists (passengers) of cruise ships in the port of Colon in the next 12 months is 293712.
According to the popularity rating among more than 1,000 cruise ports in the world, Colon ranks 83.
Weather in Colon
Current water temperature in Colon now is 79°F (25.9°C)
Water temperature data provided by seatemperature.net.
Annual Weather