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Imagine being immersed in a cornucopia of quiet forest sounds — small animals rustling in the underbrush, birds chirping ...

A Panama Canal cruise checks a lot of boxes for senior travelers: itineraries promise warm weather, a culturally-rich region and one of the world's great engineering spectacles.