Panama Canal Sep 2026 16 nights Carnival Cruise Line Seattle

Seattle → Cabo San Lucas → Cartagena → Galveston

via Puntarenas, Panama Canal

Carnival Miracle

16 nights

September 26–October 12, 2026

Recommendation

Okay to book
High confidence

Prices are close to their usual levels across cabin categories.

  • Suite cabins are close to their cheapest price in the last 90 days.
  • 2 of 4 tracked cabin categories are below their historical norms.
  • Overall pricing is 2% below typical.
  • 2 tracked cabin categories remain above normal pricing.

Why we're recommending this

Suite pricing is $888, compared with a typical fare of $3,765. This matches the lowest price we've tracked over the past 90 days.

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Carnival Miracle • September 26, 2026 • departs in 10 days

Last 90 days

What should you book?

Suite is the sweet spot at $3,189.

It costs $1,341 more than a balcony ($84/night).

If you decide to book, here's what we'd choose.

Suite

Good value · 15% below typical

$3,189

$199/night

Other cabin categories

Interior

About average · 5% below typical

$888

$56/night

Oceanview

About average

$1,038

$65/night

Balcony

About average · 7% above typical

$1,848

$116/night

Prices were last updated about 2 hours ago.

What kind of trip is this?

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Balanced itinerary with stops in United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica, and 2 other countries

  • 16 nights
  • 4 ports
  • 11 sea days
  • Spirit-class ship
  • One-way sailing
  • Seattle → Galveston

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Route

Seattle → Cabo San Lucas → Puntarenas → Panama Canal → Cartagena + 1 more

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  1. 1

    Seattle, United States

    Saturday, Sep 26, 2026

    Dep 4:30 PM
  2. 2

    At sea

    Sunday, Sep 27, 2026

  3. 3

    At sea

    Monday, Sep 28, 2026

  4. 4

    At sea

    Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026

  5. 5

    At sea

    Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6

    Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

    Thursday, Oct 1, 2026

    Arr 8:00 AM
    Dep 4:00 PM
  7. 7

    At sea

    Friday, Oct 2, 2026

  8. 8

    At sea

    Saturday, Oct 3, 2026

  9. 9

    At sea

    Sunday, Oct 4, 2026

  10. 10

    Puntarenas, Costa Rica

    Monday, Oct 5, 2026

    Arr 9:30 AM
    Dep 10:00 PM
  11. 11

    At sea

    Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026

  12. 12

    Panama Canal, Panama

    Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026

  13. 13

    Cartagena, Colombia

    Thursday, Oct 8, 2026

    Arr 9:00 AM
    Dep 5:00 PM
  14. 14

    At sea

    Friday, Oct 9, 2026

  15. 15

    At sea

    Saturday, Oct 10, 2026

  16. 16

    At sea

    Sunday, Oct 11, 2026

  17. 17

    Galveston, United States

    Monday, Oct 12, 2026

    Arr 8:00 AM

Embarks in Seattle, United States • ends in Galveston, United States • 4 ports of call • 11 sea days

The ship

Carnival Miracle is a CCL SPIRIT ship carrying about 2,124 guests.

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Carnival Miracle

Cruise line
Carnival Cruise Line
Class
CCL SPIRIT
Capacity
2,124 guests
Built
2004

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Suite · $3,189

Good suite value

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