Galaxy I Galapagos Kreuzfahrt

Excellent Cruise Ship With Great Itinerary

This is a review of a five day Western Islands cruise with the Galaxy I, I took in May.The boat was almost at full occupancy(15/16)

THE BOAT

The Galaxy is extremely comfortable and well maintained,We had an upper deck cabin which was spacious (compared to the dive boats we usually use)had twin beds (which we only found out on the last morning could have been configured as a double)and a reasonably sized shower/wc(again by dive boat standards).

Common areas are also spacious and well furnished with a large bar/lounge/restaurant,part covered sun deck and other part covered seating areas.

With the exception of safety equipment(see below) the boat is quite well equipped with two Pangas,sufficient wet suits etc,points for recharging cameras etc

THE BOAT CREW

Efficient friendly and helpful with particular mention to Angel who ran the bar/restaurant.

THE ITINERARY

Obviously the reason for taking a Galapagos cruise is to see wildlife and scenery not accessible from day boats.Our trip departed Puerta Ayora and sailed south-west round Isabella stopping at Concha Perla Lagoon,Elizabeth Bay,Urbina Bay,Punta Espinoza on Fernandina which was the highlight of the trip,Tagus Cove on Isabella,Santiago including Puerto Egas,Espumilla Beach and Bucanero Bay,on the last morning before the drop off at Baltra Airport we visited Black Turtle Bay on Santa Cruz.

This itinerary was a good mix of boat trips ,snorkelling and land trips.We felt we had seen everything we had hoped for including snorkelling with sea lions and a penguin!

Timb64 , 9th May 2017

Wir Denken Ernsthaft Darüber Nach, Mit Den Enkelkindern Wiederzukommen

Mein Mann und ich kommen gerade von einer 15 tages Kreuzfahrt auf der Galaxy I. Janeth unser Guide war hervorragend ausgebildet und verfügte über fundiertes Wissen über Evolution und Tiere.
Jeden Tag wurde gewandert und geschnorchelt. Wir schwammen mit Seelöwen, Schildkröten, Weißspitzenhaien und tausenden von Fischen. Nach jedem Ausflug gabe es Snacks und Getränke. Das Essen war abwechslungsreich und schmeckte uns sehr.

Wir denken ernsthaft drüber nach mit unseren Enkelkindern zurückzukommen und noch eine Kreuzfahrt auf der Galaxy zu machen.


Quelle: https://goo.gl/PFxauF

Suoma, 30th April 2017

Wonderful Stay On A Beautiful Yacht

We recently went on an 8 day cruise of the Galapagos on the Galaxy yacht and thought I'd leave a note for those looking for a ship.

It was a wonderful stay on a beautiful yacht. There were six of us on the 16 person yacht. It was in very good shape, well maintained with air conditioning in our rooms. The beds were comfortable and the bathrooms were pretty nice with plenty of power outlets everywhere. There is a TV and DVD player in the main room but it doesn't play region 1 discs (north america) and all of their movies are in Spanish.

The food was interesting. It was very well prepared and very tasty but the portions were small and it was obvious that they always used the cheapest ingredients such as chicken legs as the entree. That is the biggest thing I'd change.

The zodiacs were nice and the crew was very friendly though the rooms were only cleaned once a day. Our guide, Juan Carlos was great too. It did get thrown around a bit on some of the choppier nights but I think any ship this size would have. It was nice to basically have our run of things and I'm glad we did this over one of the larger ships.

I would certainly recommend this ship for anyone thinking of a Galapagos cruise!

Washout - Highlands Ranch, US, 14th March 2017