The team is made up of a very talented & diverse group of seasoned travelers who have all come to know the unimaginable delights of a yachting vacation. No matter what your interest - bareboat, crewed, scuba diving, culture, adventure, luxury, fishing, nature, sports… etc., our travel consultants are experts in the areas we operate in and will best guide you in planning your perfect Caribbean vacation.
Travel Consultants
Ken Layton: Ken's love for travel and culture has taken him around the globe many times, spending approximately eight years living and working in Europe and ten in Latin America, in addition to having extensively traveled the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. He has over the last ten years held various international business development roles in the Internet and tourism sectors, working for companies such as 3Com, Amazon.com Europe, ViaFrance and consulting for several online travel portals. Ken's dream of sharing those destinations and activities which inspire him the most has finally become a reality and one of the well known travel experts. He is a US and Guatemalan national, has a Bachelors Degree in Int. Relations and Int. Business from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, and an MBA from L'Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris; he speaks fluent English, French, Spanish and German.
Sisco Sanchez: Our technological and creative guru, as well as another ocean and travel aficionado, Sisco has spent his working career serving as creative director for companies such as BBDO, Young & Rubicam and Ogilvy & Mather in Barcelona, Madrid, New York and Miami. He has worldwide experience in creation and development of TV, print, and Internet based marketing campaigns. Sisco is a Spanish national and speaks fluent English and Spanish.
Silvia Cifuentes: Product Design and Travel Consultant - Silvia's creativity has been important in the development of our product, her experience as a travel agent and her love for tourism and service, make her the ideal candidate to inspire our customers to travel to our beautiful destinations. Silvia has a License degree in Graphic Design from Rafael Landivar University. She has worked in tourism for more than 2 years, playing a key role in helping to communicate the riches of our destinations. Silvia is a Guatemala national and speaks fluent English and Spanish
Bruce McNamara : A true travel and tourism expert, Bruce has over 15 years experience in the tourism industry serving as Product Manager and Sales Director for various European tour operators such as Jet Tours, Quimbaya Tours and Vacances AirTransat. He has literally spent a major part of his working career in search of the perfect vacation packages to promote, at Tropical Yachts he has found a just that. Bruce is a British national, grew up in France and speaks fluent French, English and Spanish.
David Hatton : David is a partner in the law firm of Orshan, Lithman, Seiden, Ramos, Hatton & Huesmann, LLLP with offices in Coral Gables, Florida. He has developed a practice in corporate transactions, business strategy, and commercial litigation involving a broad range of brick-and-mortar and technology based companies. David currently serves as general corporate counsel and special advisor to Tropical Discovery Services Inc. (DBA Tropical Yachts) and to various other client corporations, with significant experience representing companies with a focus on tourism, manufacturing, distribution, licensing and marketing throughout the Americas, the Caribbean, and the European Union. Mr. Hatton Graduated from The American University with a B.A. in Law & Society and a Minor in Economics and received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.
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