Nostalgia for Pan American World Airways, an aviation pioneer born in South Florida, has reached the high seas.
Cruise line Holland America and Pan American World Airways are teaming up to offer a 28-day cruise to the Caribbean and Latin America that retraces the original flying Clipper routes.
The voyage, timed for the 100th anniversary of Pan Am’s founding, will depart PortMiami in the US state of Florida on October 30, 2027, and return the following month.
The MS Zuiderdam will visit 18 ports, heading south to Jamaica, east to Puerto Rico, southwest to Colombia, and returning to Miami with stops in Panama and Mexico. During one stretch, the ship will make six ports of call in six days.
Holland, owned by Florida-based Carnival, is calling the cruise the 28-Day Pan Am 100th Anniversary Legendary Voyage.
The trip serves as a reminder of the strong ties that some in South Florida have with the former airline, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January 1991 and shut down operations by the end of that year.