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Pan Am Is Back—Sort Of

The Storied Airline Is Taking Off on a 12-Day Trip Around the World

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Pan Am ceased operations in 1991, which means your only experience with the airline might be via its glamorous old ads or reruns of "Catch Me If You Can."

But the storied airline is coming back. Not for a long time, but for a good time.

The carrier just announced a 12-day Tracing the Transatlantic itinerary that will revive the golden age of travel during a specially curated program that kicks off in June 2025.

The trip is limited to just 50 people and will entail hopping aboard a privately chartered 757-200 adorned with Pan-Am regalia and sporting lie-flat business class seats. The journey begins in New York and will visit destinations on the original Pan Am transatlantic routes, with stops in Bermuda, Lisbon, Marseille, London and Foynes, Ireland, before heading back to New York. 

Along the way, you'll stay at top hotels in each destination, including The Waldorf Astoria in New York, The Four Seasons Hotel Ritz in Lisbon, The Rosewood Bermuda and The Savoy in London. 

Attendees can also choose from a variety of included excursions in each city to further customize their experience. Think catamaran sailing tours, private palace visits, old world winery stops and dinners in some of the finest restaurants.

Naturally, this isn't cheap, with the whole trip clocking about $60,000 per person. But it's an interesting look back at how people used to travel — you know, dressing up to fly and sipping Martinis from cocktail carts. 

We've come a long way since then. Mostly the wrong direction, although we'll allow that a seatback screen with unlimited content is a better perk than 200 people smoking cigarettes in a metal tube.

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