Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Location

This town is not on the Nicoya Peninsula, but rather on Costa Rica's mainland. It is best known as a cruise-ship port and launching pad for ferries heading southeast to the coast of the Nicoya Peninsula and for cruises sailing out on the Gulf of Nicoya. Puntarenas is also a major fishing port with a lively fish market. The town’s reputation suffers from the unimpressive parts you see from your car as you roll through town on the way to the ferry dock. But the town has a lot of character off the main drag, thanks to its illustrious past as an affluent port town and principal vacation spot for San José's wealthy, who arrived by train in the last century. Once the port was moved and roads opened to other beaches, Puntarenas's economy crashed, but it's making a comeback. Sitting on a narrow spit of sand—punta de arenas literally means "point of sand"—that protrudes into the Gulf of Nicoya, the town boasts a beautifully groomed, wide Blue Flag beach with views of the Nicoya Peninsula and spectacular sunsets, along with a public swimming pool, the San Lucas Beach Club, and a marine-life museum. Ticos arrive by bus and car to enjoy the beach and stroll the Paseo de los Turistas, a beachfront promenade lined with tree-shaded concrete benches and seafood restaurants. Crowds of locals, called porteños, cruise by on bicycles, the town’s most popular form of transport.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica Itineraries

17 Nights

Panama Canal & the Pacific Coast

Departure Date
19 Dec 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Sky
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Destination Port Los Angeles, California
Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cozumel, Cartagena, Colón, Puntarenas, Acajutla and Los Angeles, California

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17 Nights

Pacific & Island Holiday

Departure Date
20 Dec 25
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region Pacific
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mexico, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Puntarenas, Cartagena, Georgetown, Grand Cayman and Miami, Florida

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77 Nights

Spanning The Americas

Departure Date
20 Dec 25
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region World-wide
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port San Diego, California
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mexico, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Puntarenas, Cartagena, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Miami, Florida, Gustavia, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Fortaleza, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande, Santos, Porto Belo, Rio Grande, Punta del Este, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, Coquimbo, Iquique, Pisco, Callao, Salaverry, Manta, Puntarenas, Acajutla, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada and San Diego, California

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197 Nights

World Odyssey

Departure Date
20 Dec 25
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region World-wide
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mexico, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Puntarenas, Cartagena, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Miami, Florida, Gustavia, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Fortaleza, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande, Santos, Porto Belo, Rio Grande, Punta del Este, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, Coquimbo, Iquique, Pisco, Callao, Salaverry, Manta, Puntarenas, Acajutla, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada, San Diego, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Nuku Hiva Island, Rangiroa, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Rarotonga, Pago Pago, Apia, Nuku'alofa, Suva, Mystery Island (Inyeug), Nouméa, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Kupang, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Surabaya, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Phuket, Phuket, Colombo, Cochin, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Muscat, Khasab, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Dubai, Muscat, Jeddah, Safaga, Safaga, Santorini, Messina, Sorrento, Olbia, Mahón, Menorca, Barcelona, Alicante, Motril, Tangier, Lisbon, Vigo, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Brest, Saint-Malo, Honfleur, Southampton, Falmouth, Dun Laoghaire, Cobh, Belfast, Greenock, Tórshavn, Akureyri, Isafjørdur, Reykjavík, Halifax, Nova Scotia, New York, New York, Charleston, South Carolina and Miami, Florida

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22 Nights

Tropical Escape Across The Canal

Departure Date
03 Jan 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Grandeur
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Los Angeles, California
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, Kralendijk, Willemstad, Oranjestad, Cartagena, Puerto Limón, Panama City, Puntarenas, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada and Los Angeles, California

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60 Nights

Circle South America

Departure Date
06 Jan 26
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region South America
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port San Diego, California
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Gustavia, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Fortaleza, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande, Santos, Porto Belo, Rio Grande, Punta del Este, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, Coquimbo, Iquique, Pisco, Callao, Salaverry, Manta, Puntarenas, Acajutla, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada and San Diego, California

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180 Nights

Around The World In 180 Days

Departure Date
06 Jan 26
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region World-wide
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Gustavia, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Fortaleza, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande, Santos, Porto Belo, Rio Grande, Punta del Este, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, Coquimbo, Iquique, Pisco, Callao, Salaverry, Manta, Puntarenas, Acajutla, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada, San Diego, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Nuku Hiva Island, Rangiroa, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Rarotonga, Pago Pago, Apia, Nuku'alofa, Suva, Mystery Island (Inyeug), Nouméa, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Kupang, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Surabaya, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Phuket, Phuket, Colombo, Cochin, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Muscat, Khasab, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Dubai, Muscat, Jeddah, Safaga, Safaga, Santorini, Messina, Sorrento, Olbia, Mahón, Menorca, Barcelona, Alicante, Motril, Tangier, Lisbon, Vigo, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Brest, Saint-Malo, Honfleur, Southampton, Falmouth, Dun Laoghaire, Cobh, Belfast, Greenock, Tórshavn, Akureyri, Isafjørdur, Reykjavík, Halifax, Nova Scotia, New York, New York, Charleston, South Carolina and Miami, Florida

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17 Nights

The Treasures Of Bygone Cultures

Departure Date
08 Jan 26
Cruise Line Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship MS EUROPA 2
Region World-wide
Departure Port Colón
Destination Port Los Angeles, California
Itinerary
Colón, Colón, Puntarenas, Playa Flamingo, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, San Diego, California and Los Angeles, California

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154 Nights

The Sense Of Adventure

Departure Date
10 Jan 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region World-wide
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Miami, Florida, Cartagena, Puntarenas, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Hilo, Hawaii, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Rangiroa, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Bora-Bora, Bora-Bora, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Port Vila, Lifou Island, Mystery Island (Inyeug), Nouméa, Auckland, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Celukan Bawang, Bali, Surabaya, Semarang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Cam Ranh, Kâmpóng Saôm, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Ko Samui, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Langkawi Island, Phuket, Galle, Colombo, Cochin, Mangalore, Mormugao, Goa, Male, Praslin Island, Mahé, Mahé, Nosy Bé, Mayotte Island, Maputo, Richards Bay, Richards Bay, Durban, Mossel Bay, Cape Town, Cape Town, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Luanda, Principe, Cotonou, Takoradi, Abidjan, Dakar, Porto Grande, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Funchal, Madeira, Cádiz, Lisbon, Horta, Azores, Hamilton and Miami, Florida

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21 Nights

Crossing Horizons

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region Panama Canal
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Honolulu, Hawaii
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Cartagena, Puntarenas, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Hilo, Hawaii, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii and Honolulu, Hawaii

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35 Nights

Tropical Escapades, East To West

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region Panama Canal
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Papeete, Tahiti
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Cartagena, Puntarenas, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Hilo, Hawaii, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Rangiroa, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Bora-Bora, Bora-Bora and Papeete, Tahiti

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10 Nights

Tropical Tastes Of The Riviera

Departure Date
15 Jan 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Grandeur
Region South America
Departure Port Panama City
Destination Port Los Angeles, California
Itinerary
Panama City, Puntarenas, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada and Los Angeles, California

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