Millennium Galapagos-Kreuzfahrt

Glorious Days Aboard The Millenium

Luxurious and well designed living and deck space, good food, chemistry worked amongst 16 aboard, excellent guide which is super important, and energetic programme of daily activities with time off moving between islands and stopping points.

Ayletth, 26th June 2019

Alles War Super!

Alles verlief super. Die Flüge gingen pünktlich und die Angestellten an Bord der Millennium waren sehr gute Gastgeber, zwei davon waren ausgezeichnete Naturführer, die uns je für 2.5 Tage begleiteten. Die Verpflegung war hervorragend.

Philip L., 21st November 2017

Absolutely Thrilled With Every Aspect Of Our Cruise

My 15 year old son and I went on a six day cruise with the Millennium in August 2017. Originally we were not going to book a cruise but we are sooo glad that we did do so last minute. We were absolutely thrilled with every aspect of our cruise. I can higly recommend it. We were able to see many things people are not permitted to see unless they are on a cruise. And it didn’t feel crowded and touristy. In fact, our group of 15 was always the only group at each site. They time the trips that way on purpose and it works. In six days we say 3 boats out at sea and no one ever on land. And our group of 15 really felt like a family within a few days.
First of all, this is not an adventure for people with limited mobility. Our first task was to learn to transfer from the dingy to the boat in really choppy water. There was always a crew member to help, but I can see it being a problem for people with limitations such as bad knees, bad back, or poor physical condition. We also spent a lot of time hiking (sometimes up really steep volcanoes) and snorkeling, where you have to get in and out of the dingy from the water. There was a ladder for getting back on but even then it was a little challenging.
This is also not an adventure for people who have unmanageable sea sickness. The boat really rocks and rolls due to the rough seas, especially in the first few days. I mean the kind of motion where you have to hold onto the walls and furniture. Taking a shower in those times was a particularly amusing challenge. We did a lot of traveling at night so we all mostly went to bed early because you can’t do much when the boat is rocking like that. You can’t read, play cards, or drink.
This also is not an adventure for people who don’t want to get up early. We were usually up and out by 6 and the latest we ever slept was 7. But since we went to bed so early it really was not a problem. Additionally we saw amazing things that early in the morning and it was always worth getting up for.
The Millennium is 16 passenger boat with 9 crew- pretty impressive ratio. The staff were incredibly helpful, friendly and polite. Most of the staff spoke some Englsih and our guide spoke excellent English. All of our meals were served either in the dining room or on deck and were delicious, though a little repetitive. This is not a cruise where there is food all the time- meal times were pretty much sacred. Snacks were few and far between so if you are a snacker, you should bring your own.
Our guide, Ghandi was amazing. His English was excellent and he is a naturalist with unbelievable knowledge. He knew the name and behavior of everything we saw as well as the geology of the islands. He is very connected with nature and conservation is clearly his ultimate goal. He has a sense of humor and playfulness that made everything we did fun.
Our cabin was simple and clean and had everything we needed, except shampoo which is not provided. Our room was cleaned up each day and one day the housekeeper folded our towels into the shapes of animals we saw on the trip. Our shower had an amazing window over the sea.
Through snorkeling, walks on the beach, hiking and dingy rides we saw penguins, blue footed boobies, three kinds of sharks, two kinds of rays, thousands of fish, flamingoes, flightless cormorants, amazing plants, sea lions, turtles, giant tortoises, iguanas, hawks, starfish, an owl, corals and much more. If your goal is to see lots of wildlife, this is the place for you

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Ceciliaschultz, 14th August 2017