Panama
Marine Adventures Organized Two FAM Trips
On June 12 and February 9, 2008 Panama Marine Adventures
(PMA) carried out two FAM trips aimed at US tour operators and journalists on
board the MV Discovery. The eight day “Journey Between The Seas” was the perfect opportunity
for them to sail through Panama’s inter-oceanic route and visit remote places
both on the Pacific and Atlantic sides for an
up-close relation with nature, history and wild life.
PMA had the privilege of hosting on
board some of the top tour operators in the US, such as Abercrombie & Kent,
International Expeditions, Holbrook Travel, Ladatco Tours, and Frontiers
International Travel. “I learned a lot about Panama and it is really a great
destination. I hope that this new knowledge will translate into more people
visiting this unique country! This is really a fantastic product, and I know
it's going to be a great success!” said Virginia Oviedo, Latin America Product
Manager for Abercrombie & Kent.
Editors, publishers and writers from
print and online publications in the US and Canada, such as Recommend Magazine,
City Social Magazine, Luxury Latin America, smallshipcruises.com, Jax Fax, sogonow.com
and Goof Life Connoisseur among others, were also onboard these two FAM trips.
June 21, 2008 will be the next date
for PMA’s third FAM trip this year. Panama Marine Adventures expects the
participation of more leading companies in the industry, as well as journalists
from the US, Canada and Panama.
The Discovery, part of the latest James Bond Movie
May 26, 2008
The MV Discovery was chartered last March by the Production Team of the latest James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace”. During the production of the movie in Panama, the vessel was chartered for ten days, hosting on board part of the cast and production team of the movie. The Discovery, anchored on Sherman Bay, located on the Atlantic side, served as daylight headquarters for the team while shooting in the ocean. “Beautiful boat, nice and fresh, and thank you for the delicious iced tea with cranberry juice. First time I tried it and will be making some more now. Good luck!”, were the words of Olga Kurylenko, leading actress.
Published articles regarding the Discovery
1. By: Lloyd Webbe
Publication: Safaris by Design
Link: Safaris by Design (http://safaris-by-design.com/journal/)
Title
of Article: “The Real Panama”
History: Lloyd Webbe was on board the Discovery on its first
FAM trip held from January 12 – 19, 2008.
2. By: Charlie Gatt
Publication: Travel World News
Link: http://www.travelworldnews.com/september2007/latinamerica.pdf
Title of article: “Experience the best of Panama sailing on a Journey
Between The Seas”
Page 12
Date of
publication: September 2007
3. By: Charlie Gatt
Publication: Travel World News
Link: http://www.travelworldnews.com/july2007/latinamerica.pdf
Title of article: “Explore Panama on a Journey Between The Seas cruise
from PMA”
Page 5
Date of
publication: July 2007
4. By: Raúl A. Bernal
Publication: La Prensa
Link: http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2007/09/30/hoy/negocios/1129238.html
Title of Article: “Llega
octava temporada de cruceros”
Date of publication: September 30, 2007
5. By: Nancy Hanna
Publication: Panama Info
Link: http://www.panamainfo.com/en/destinations/the-journey-between-the-seas-0
Title of Article: The Journey Between The Seas, The World’s Most
Incredible 8 day Itinerary
6. By: Shirley Linde
Publication: SmallShipCruises.com
Link: http://smallshipcruises.com/cruisereport/cruisereporpanamamarineadventures.html
Title of Article: Panama Marine Adventures, The Journey Between The
Seas
7. By: Mary Jo Plouf
Publication: travelroads.com
Link: http://travelroads.com/content/index.asp?articleID=1213
Title of Article: “Small Ship Adventure Travel in Panama”
Date of publication: January 28, 2008
History: Mary Jo Plouf was on board the Discovery on its first FAM trip held
from January 12 – 19, 2008.
8. By: Buzzy Gordon
Publication: luxuryweb.com
Link: http://www.luxuryweb.com/html/from_sea_to_sea.html
Title of Article: “From Sea to Sea: Discovering Panama’s Fascinating
Waterways”
Date of publication: March 2008
History: Buzzy Gordon was on board the Discovery on its second FAM trip held
from February 9 – 16, 2008.
9. By: Timothy Scott (Tim Leffel)
Publication: luxurylatinamerica.com
Link: http://www.luxurylatinamerica.com/panama/mvdiscovery1.html
Title of Article: “A Two-Ocean Yacht Tour in Panama”
Date of publication: March 2008
History: Tim Leffel was on board the Discovery on its second FAM trip held from
Febuary 9 – 16, 2008.
10. By: Tim Leffel
Publication: msnbc.com
Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23370854/
Title of Article: “Beating the crowds to Panama”
Date of publication: February 28, 2008
History: Tim Leffel was on board the Discovery on its second FAM trip held from
February 9 – 16, 2008.
11. By: Travel World News
Publication: Travel World News
Link: http://www.travelworldnews.com/november2007/latinamerica.pdf
Title of Article: “Panama Marine Adventures Promotes New Journey
Between The Seas”
Page 11
Date of publication: November 2007
12. By: Travel World News
Publication: Travel World News
Link: http://www.travelworldnews.com/may2008/latinamerica.pdf
Title of article: “Panama Marine Adventures Organized Two FAM Trips”
Page 9
Date of publication: May 2008
13. By: Carla Hunt
Publication: Recommend Magazine
Link: http://worth.texterity.com/recommend/200803/
Page 22
Title or article: “Panama Marine Adventures’ Discovery”
Date of publication: March, 2008
History: Carla Hunt was on board the Discovery on its first FAM trip held from
January 12 – 19, 2008.
14. By: Terry Tremaine
Publication: Good Life Living Green
Link: www.goodlifelivinggreen.com/LivingGreenSpringSummer2008LowRes.pdf
Title or article: “Panama – Journey Between The Seas”
Pages 18 – 21
Date of
publication: Spring/Summer 2008
History: Terry Tremaine was on board the Discovery on its
second FAM trip held from February 9 – 16, 2008.
15. By: Peter Rose
Publication: sogonow.com
Link: http://www.sogonow.com/archives/2008/03/panama_a_voyage.php
Title of article: “Panama: A Voyage of Discovery”
Date of publication: March 25, 2008
History: Peter Rose was on board the Discovery on its second FAM trip held from February 9 – 16, 2008.
16. By: Terry Tremaine
Publication: Good Life Connoisseur
Link: http://www.goodlifeconnoisseur.com/GoodLifeConnoisseurSummer2008ReadOnly.pdf
Title of Article: “Panama – It will never leave you”
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