Ponant Cruises luxury itinerary
L'Austral October 20-30 2026 AU201026 Cruise & Offers
Colón (Panama) to Callao (Peru)
Review From Panama’s wild beauty to Peruvian shores, voyage AU201026, with its complete official schedule, accommodation guidance, and current offer assistance.
October 20, 2026 to October 30, 2026 · Voyage AU201026
Ports & shore experiences
Select a destination to review every published call date, verified timing, an original route-specific overview, and only the shore experiences PONANT associates with this exact voyage and stop.
Day 1
October 20, 2026Colón
Destination overview
Colón is the second largest city in Panama , at the Caribbean entrance of the Panama Canal . Colón is today an important port, and the free trade zone created in 1953 contributed greatly to the development of the city.
- Day 1 · October 20, 2026Departure 20:00 · Embarkation: 16:00-17:00
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 2
October 21, 2026San Blas Islands
Destination overview
Located on the north-east coast of Panama , the San Blas archipelago is a string of coral islands in the heart of the Caribbean Sea. More than 300 islands and cays cover an area of 300 square kilometres offering travellers a multitude of treasures.
- Day 2 · October 21, 2026Arrival 07:00 · Departure 18:00
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 3
October 22, 2026Crossing the Panama Canal
Destination overview
PONANT publishes Crossing the Panama Canal as a sailing, scenic or transit segment within Central America, rather than as a conventional port call. The dates and any displayed timing reproduce only the verified schedule. Views and wildlife encounters vary with the route, daylight, weather and operating conditions.
- Day 3 · October 22, 2026Arrival 17:00 · Departure 17:00
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 4
October 23, 2026Fuerte Amador, Flamenco Island
Destination overview
An artificial peninsula situated at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, Fuerte Amador is the gateway to several noteworthy sites. Further north, in villages nestling amid dense vegetation, lives the Embera tribe, guardian of the forest and of the Chagres River.
- Day 4 · October 23, 2026Departure 18:00
Verified shore experiences
- Biomuseo: Living Panama · 2h12 · Published as included · Culture & Heritage · PONANT difficulty marker 1
- Casco Antiguo: History and Flavors · 4h09 · Published as included · Culture & Heritage · PONANT difficulty marker 2
- Rythms of Panama : folkloric show · 3h00 · Published as included · Culture & Heritage · PONANT difficulty marker 1
Day 5
October 24, 2026Playa Muerto, Darien National Park
Destination overview
The most remote and least developed region of Panama, the province of Darien is an unspoilt land with an extremely rich variety of flora and fauna. Listed by UNESCO as World Heritage, Darien National Park offers its extraordinary scenery of rocky coastlines, mountain ranges, mangroves, rivers and creeks.
- Day 5 · October 24, 2026Arrival 07:00 · Departure 14:00
Verified shore experiences
- Emberá Village Immersion · 3h30 · Published as included · Culture & Heritage · PONANT difficulty marker 2
Days 6, 7 & 8
October 25, 2026, October 26, 2026 & October 27, 2026At sea
Destination overview
These published sea days connect the itinerary without a separate port call. Every applicable date is grouped here, and no arrival or departure time is implied when PONANT leaves it unpublished. Time aboard may include open-water views, wildlife observation, lectures and the ship's scheduled onboard program.
- Day 6 · October 25, 2026No port clock time published
- Day 7 · October 26, 2026No port clock time published
- Day 8 · October 27, 2026No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 9
October 28, 2026Salaverry
Destination overview
When your ship calls at Salaverry, this is the occasion to discover Trujillo, an elegant colonial town with brightly coloured façades, decorated with ornate wooden balconies. With its yesteryear charm, this city is also a cultural symbol of Peru, as it is home to the vestiges of the Chimú and Mochica civilizations.
- Day 9 · October 28, 2026Arrival 06:00 · Departure 14:00
Verified shore experiences
- Chimú Heritage & Maritime Traditions · 5h00 · Published as included · Culture & Heritage · PONANT difficulty marker 2
- The Temples of the Sun and Moon · 3h30 · Published as included · Culture & Heritage · PONANT difficulty marker 2
Day 10
October 29, 2026Callao
Destination overview
As the country's primary fishing and trading port, Callao is the maritime gateway to Peru. From the town centre, journey on to the capital, Lima , and wander around the Plaza Mayor (formerly Plaza de Armas), crowned with its gorgeous bronze fountain.
- Day 10 · October 29, 2026Arrival 13:00 · Disembarkation: 08:00
Verified shore experiences
- Historic Lima · 4h30 · Published as included · Culture & Heritage · PONANT difficulty marker 2
- Barranco & Osma museum · 4h30 · Published as included · Culture & Heritage · PONANT difficulty marker 2
Day 11
October 30, 2026Callao (Peru)
Destination overview
As the country's primary fishing and trading port, Callao is the maritime gateway to Peru. From the town centre, journey on to the capital, Lima , and wander around the Plaza Mayor (formerly Plaza de Armas), crowned with its gorgeous bronze fountain.
- Day 11 · October 30, 2026No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Planning note: Times appear only when published for this sailing. Blank times remain unpublished; a source-system midnight placeholder is never treated as a genuine call time.
A closer look at this sailing
Colón (Panama) to Callao (Peru) aboard L'Austral
On October 20-30 2026, L'Austral sails 10 nights from Colón (Panama) to Callao (Peru). From Panama’s wild beauty to Peruvian shores brings together San Blas Islands, Crossing the Panama Canal, Fuerte Amador, Flamenco Island, Playa Muerto, Darien National Park, creating a specific progression of ports for travelers comparing destination variety and voyage pace.
This route includes an official day-by-day schedule and published port times. The source lists 11 route entries, including embarkation, disembarkation, scenic passages, and any sea days exactly as published.
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