On October 25 Ferry Xpress began offering the service, which makes a weekly trip from the port of Colon to Cartagena in Colombia, with a stopover in Bocas del Toro.

The tourist steamer with capacity to carry 1,300 passengers set sail on Friday from the Colon 2000 Port and made a 12-hour trip to the coast of Cartagena.

Anpanama.com reports that “… The boat has 9 covered restaurants, a café, a nightclub, a snack bar, 24 hour casinos. Passengers can also buy in duty free, stores, jewelry and tobacco products. ”