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| The Critides family of Argo
Tours, Panama, recently got in touch with Escape from America Magazine
to announce the forthcoming sale of its fleet star liner Fantasia del Mar.
It's priced to sell; the Critides family is scaling down its half-century
old landmark along Panamanian waterways. Escape from America Magazine wants
EscapeArtists around the world to know about this offer, so we're bringing
it to you direct from Panama. |
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The Critides family of Panama, family
owners and general managers of Argo Tours, has put their 117 ft., steel
constructed, twin screw, Detroit diesel powered, four decker Fantasia del
Mar up for sale. They're asking the unbelievably low price of US$795,000
for this vessel that's become the jewel of the trans-isthmian waterway.
It's an unbelievable opportunity for any individual or group of like minded
entrepreneurs in search of a sound offshore investment and high seas adventure
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| The Fantasia del Mar is a fully registered
Panamanian ship. She was built in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and launched
in 1978, and brought to Panama in the 1980s to provide ferry service to
Panama's island archipelago off its Pacific Coastline. The Critides
family, owners of Argo Tours and the Fantasia del Mar, has kept the vessel
ship-shape throughout its years of service. A fully outfitted cafeteria
is located on the first deck along with a spacious fan tail for viewing
aft. The second deck is partially enclosed and fully air conditioned with |
| ARGO TOURS is a family owned
company and the operator of the Fantasia del Mar. Argo Tours has been operating
small tourism vessels in Panama since 1964. The founders of this company,
the well known and highly respected Critides family, have resided on the
isthmus since the mid-50s. Leo Critides, the founder of Argo Tours, was
a senior pilot on the Panama Canal for many years before establishing Argo
Tours. |
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seating capacity for 150 persons. An
audio-visual entertainment center is also located on this deck, which is
the perfect area for live entertainment, too. The top deck is open
with an expansive awning to provide shade but not inhibit viewing.
The vessel is ready for business.
| The Fantasia del Mar currently provides
a tourists to Panama with full and partial Panama Canal transits.
The vessel is certified for 600 passengers for short duration trips of
one hour or less. Argo Tours limits her capacity to 535 passengers for
ferry, 300 passengers on Ocean-to-Ocean Canal Transits and 400 passengers
for Partial Canal Transits and Panama Bay Cruises. In response to
increased tourist travel to Panama, the Fantasia del Mar has now engaged
in a unique service it calls the |
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"Floating Mall" where Panamanian businesses
have reserved space on its three passenger decks to sell tourist items
to passengers. Evening dinner and cocktail cruises through the Bay
of Panama are regular events.
Fantasia del Mar maritime specifications
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LOA 117'
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Beam 28'
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Draft foreward and aft 6'/7'
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Steel Construction: 4 decks (3 for passengers)
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Maximum passenger capacity: 535 passengers
(1 hour ferry), 350 passengers (day cruise)
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Airconditioned Passenger Cabin B-deck
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Food service area
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Twin Scew/ Twin Rudder
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Propulsion: 2 X Detroit 12v71N
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Gens: NT-495G (100Kw), Detroit 6-71
(60 Kw), Detroit 2-71(20 kw, aircooled)
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Fuel Capacity: 10,000 gls
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Water Capacity: 10,000 gls
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Panama Register
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Built 1978: Boothbay Harbor, Maine
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The Fantasia del Mar was built to maximum
Panama Canal "handline" specs, which virtually
guarantees daylight transits through the
Panama Canal. The size of the vessel, it's large passenger capacity,
and and the virtual guarantee of daylight transits provides an interesting
opportunity for tourist services. New cruise facilities opened on the Panama
Canal's Atlantic entrance are bringing thousands of tourists to Panama
each month. Many cruise ships prefer not to transit the Canal, but
have small excursion boats do it as a shore excursion. The Fantasia
del Mar is by far the largest vessel for this available in Panama.
The prospectus for this service alone makes the purchase of the Fantasia
del Mar a lucrative one.
Other lucrative conventional markets also
exist, such as minicruise service to the Las Perlas Islands on Panama's
Pacific Coast, minicruises to the famous San Blas Islands on Panama's Caribbean
Coast; mothership sport fishing; mothership scuba diving excursions to
some of the world's most famous dive spots. |
Furthermore, the Fantasia del Mar is an
ocean going vessel. She could be relocated for service anywhere in
the maritime world, such as the Mediterranean and adjoining seas, the Caribbean,
or the South Pacific to name a few. Whether in Panamanian waters,
or in other exotic locations, lucrative opportunities await the next owners.
The company Argo Tours is also available at a very reasonable price.
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To contact the Critides family
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