pˈʊlmæntɚ bɪɡˈæn kɹˈuːz ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z baɪ ɪnˈɪʃəli sˈɛlɪŋ kɹˈuːzᵻz ˌɔn bˈoːɹd , fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ˌænɐstˈæsɪˌoʊz kˈaɪɹɪˌækaɪdz sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli mˈɜːdʒd wɪð pɹəmˈɪɹ kɹˈuːzᵻz, ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn kˌæɹəbˈiən fɹʌm pɹəmˈɪɹ kɹˈuːzᵻz ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ˌɔn bˈoːɹd pɹəmˈɪɹ kɹˈuːzᵻz flˈæɡʃɪp ðɪ ˌɛsˈɛs ɹᵻmbɹˈænt ɪnðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən.
Pullmantur began cruise operations in the 1990s by initially selling cruises on board , founded by Anastasios Kyriakides (subsequently merged with Premier Cruises), in the Southern Caribbean from Premier Cruises and later also on board Premier Cruises flagship the SS Rembrandt in the Mediterranean.