▁cru ises . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁K emi ▁bought ▁Sam po ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Board ▁of ▁Navigation ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁price ▁of ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁ 1 9 ▁p enn ies ▁per ▁kil ogram ▁ ▁i . e . ▁ 1 ▁million ▁Finn ish ▁Mark ▁( about ▁ 1 6 7 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁€ ). ▁Just ▁by ▁making ▁a ▁purchase ▁decision ▁Sam po ▁got ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Tour ist ▁Bo ards ▁reward ▁of ▁Best ▁Tour ism ▁Product ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Sam po ▁in ▁tour ism ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁winter ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Sam po ▁started ▁its ▁career ▁among ▁tour ism . ▁Sam po ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁cru ise ▁ 1 4 . 4 . 1 9 8 8 ▁with ▁foreign ▁and ▁domestic ▁media . ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Sam po ▁had ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁passengers ▁and ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁record ▁was ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁passengers . ▁While ▁doing ▁tour ist ▁cru ises ▁Sam po ▁also ▁kept ▁lan es ▁free ▁for ▁sh ipping ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Both nia . ▁ ▁The ▁home ▁port ▁of ▁Sam po ▁is ▁A jos ▁in ▁K emi . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁time ▁Sam po ▁stays ▁in ▁its ▁home ▁port ▁but ▁ ▁during ▁the ▁winter time ▁it ▁makes ▁tour ist ▁cru ises ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Both nia . ▁During ▁the ▁cru ise ▁tour