Norwegian Pearl Cruise Vlog: Southern Caribbean & Panama Canal - Best Ports & Excursions!

A vlog of my epic 12 day Caribbean cruise from this past December's winter holiday break on board the Norwegian Pearl. We departed from Miami, Florida, sailing down to the Southern Caribbean and through the Panama Canal. We stopped at 8 different ports getting to experience a little taste of Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama along the way. If you’ve ever wondered what a cruise down to the Southern Caribbean would be like, then you’ve come to the right place. Come join me as we take a look at the ship, the amazing ports, and of course - what it’s like to ride through one of the world’s great engineering marvels, the Panama Canal. We'll look at each port and some of the available cruise excursions, and I'll give you my reviews for each and my winner for best port! We’ll sail back to Miami and celebrate New Year’s Eve at sea, and then will have one extra unplanned excursion at the very end to cap off a fabulous winter holiday. This was a long trip and there’s a lot to cover, so the video is divided up into chapters, in case you want to skip to a specific section of interest. I’ll also leave all relevant links in the video description below. Come follow me on the socials as well for more fun travel, adventure, and outdoors content! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daradventures/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daradventures Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarAdventures1/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@daradventures Video Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:04 - Port of Miami & Sail Away 01:46 - Our Ship: The Norwegian Pearl 03:31 - Aruba 05:17 - Curaçao 08:03 - Bonaire 10:21 - Santa Marta, Colombia 13:19 - Cartagena, Colombia 16:24 - Panama Canal Transit 18:36 - Monkey Island & Colón, Panama 20:12 - Limon, Costa Rica 22:45 - New Year's Eve at Sea 23:29 - Everglades Airboat 24:31 - Final Thoughts Links: The Ship - Norwegian Pearl https://www.ncl.com/cruise-ship/pearl Aruba - External Shore Excursions Site https://www.shoreexcursionsgroup.com/ Curaçao - Ostrich Farm https://curacaoostrichfarm.com/?lang=en Curaçao - Hato Caves https://curacaohatocaves.com/ Curaçao - Willemstad UNESCO https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/819/ Curaçao - NCL excursion https://www.ncl.com/shore-excursions/WIL_19/Hato-Caves-Ostrich-Farm-Adventure ?destination=Caribbean+Cruises,Extraordinary+Journeys&port=WIL&sort=searchWeight&sortOrder=asc&perPage=12 Bonaire - NCL excursion https://www.ncl.com/shore-excursions/KRA_11/Bonaire-Outback-Beach-Stop%20?destination=Caribbean+Cruises%2CExtraordinary+Journeys&port=KRA&sort=searchWeight&sortOrder=asc&perPage=12 Cartagena - UNESCO https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/285 Cartagena - NCL excursion https://www.ncl.com/shore-excursions/CTG_31/Aromas-and-Flavors ?destination=Extraordinary+Journeys,Panama+Canal+Cruises,South+America+Cruises&port=CTG&sort=searchWeight&sortOrder=asc&perPage=12 Gatun Lake (Canal Zone) - NCL excursion https://www.ncl.com/shore-excursions/PCG_06/Eco-Cruise-on-Gatun-Lake-Monkey-Island ?destination=Extraordinary+Journeys,Panama+Canal+Cruises&port=PCG&sort=searchWeight&sortOrder=asc&perPage=12 Costa Rica - NCL excursion https://www.ncl.com/shore-excursions/LIO_45/Wildlife-Immersion-Exploration-Kayak-Adventure ?destination=Caribbean+Cruises,Extraordinary+Journeys,Panama+Canal+Cruises&port=LIO&sort=searchWeight&sortOrder=asc&perPage=12 Everglades - NCL excursion https://www.ncl.com/shore-excursions/MIA_02/Everglades-By-Airboat-Miami-International-Airport%20?destination=Bahamas+Cruises%2CBermuda+Cruises%2CCaribbean+Cruises%2CExtraordinary+Journeys%2CMediterranean+Cruises%2CNorthern+Europe+Cruises%2CPanama+Canal+Cruises%2CSouth+America+Cruises%2CTransatlantic+Cruises%2CWeekend+Cruises&port=MIA&sort=searchWeight&sortOrder=asc&perPage=12