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Loading Travel Forecast…Loading Travel Forecast…Loading Travel Forecast…Join Holland America Line (HAL)'s Zaandam for a 15-night voyage on the Panama Canal Holiday route, setting out from San Diego, California on December 18, 2027. It's a classic Mexican Riviera cruise. Travelers sailing in December can generally expect warm, dry, and reliably sunny Pacific-coast weather. Ports of call include San Diego, California, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with 6 more along the way. The forecasts below break the weather down port by port.
San Diego, California is a scheduled port of call on day 1 of the 15-night Panama Canal Holiday cruise on Zaandam. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 62°F.
Day 2 of 16 is a day at sea aboard Zaandam, cruising between ports on the Panama Canal Holiday itinerary.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is a scheduled port of call on day 3 of the 15-night Panama Canal Holiday cruise on Zaandam. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 77°F.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is a scheduled port of call on day 4 of the 15-night Panama Canal Holiday cruise on Zaandam. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 77°F.
Manzanillo, Mexico is a scheduled port of call on day 5 of the 15-night Panama Canal Holiday cruise on Zaandam. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 82°F.
Day 6 of 16 is a day at sea aboard Zaandam, cruising between ports on the Panama Canal Holiday itinerary.
Huatulco, Mexico is a scheduled port of call on day 7 of the 15-night Panama Canal Holiday cruise on Zaandam. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 82°F.
Day 8 of 16 is a day at sea aboard Zaandam, cruising between ports on the Panama Canal Holiday itinerary.
Day 9 of 16 is a day at sea aboard Zaandam, cruising between ports on the Panama Canal Holiday itinerary.
Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica is a scheduled port of call on day 10 of the 15-night Panama Canal Holiday cruise on Zaandam. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 83°F.
Day 11 of 16 is a day at sea aboard Zaandam, cruising between ports on the Panama Canal Holiday itinerary.
Panama Canal is a scheduled port of call on day 12 of the 15-night Panama Canal Holiday cruise on Zaandam. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 85°F.
Cartagena, Colombia is a scheduled port of call on day 13 of the 15-night Panama Canal Holiday cruise on Zaandam. Expected weather: partially cloudy with highs near 92°F.
Day 14 of 16 is a day at sea aboard Zaandam, cruising between ports on the Panama Canal Holiday itinerary.
Day 15 of 16 is a day at sea aboard Zaandam, cruising between ports on the Panama Canal Holiday itinerary.
Miami, Florida is a scheduled port of call on day 16 of the 15-night Panama Canal Holiday cruise on Zaandam.
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