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• Itinerary: There are seven-night cruises of the Galapagos Islands. Of 50 visitor sites, about 10 are visited on any given seven-night cruise. When the eco-system shows wear and tear from tourism, sites are closed and others used.
• Cabins: 21. Cabins are all outside with air-conditioning, twin or double beds and private bath with shower.
• Dining: There is an open-seating dining room with one seating. Breakfast and lunch are buffet. Menu is international with Ecuadorian specialties. One night is a gala with a whole roasted pig.
• Dress: Totally casual.
• Facilities and Activities: There is a lounge and a reading and card room. Boat anchors offshore and passengers go to islands by tender. .Some landings are wet, some dry.  There are two multilingual naturalist guides who accompany guests on all shore excursions.  Passengers swim and snorkel in addition to observing wildlife on shore hikes. Some excursions involve staying in the small panga boats and cruising along beneath cliffs to observe birdlife. Masks, snorkels and flippers are available to rent. A clothes dryer is available for drying clothes.
• Recent Fares Reported to Us: Low season per person fares from $2,605 per person double occupancy;  from $2,894 during high season.

SANTA CRUZ Passenger Capacity: 90 Built: 1979, renovated 1998 Length: 280 ft. Beam: 87 ft. Officers: Ecuadorian Staff and Crew: 48, Ecuadorian

• Itinerary: There are three, four and seven-night cruises in the Galapagos Islands. One of the stops is the Charles Darwin Research Station in Puerto Ayora. At breeding season visitors see young tortoises hatched from incubated eggs. When they are old enough to survive, they are returned to various islands.
• Cabins: 48. Cabins are all outside, have air-conditioning and have a private bath with shower. There are single, double, triple and quad cabins and four suites.
• Dining: There is an open-seating dining room with one seating. Food is continental and local.
• Dress: Casual. Bring shoes for sometimes rocky walking.
• Facilities and Activities: Flippers, masks and snorkels are available to rent on board. There is a jacuzzi on the sun deck. A fleet of pangas take guests ashore for interaction with Galapagos wildlife. Island hikes are led by naturalist guides, who give lectures and slide shows in the evenings. Urbina Bay offers the chance to see giant tortoises in the wild. There are options of short or long hikes of various difficulty and swimming and snorkeling. They have a glass bottom boat.
• Recent Fares Reported to Us: Three night from $764 to $1,555; four night $1,022 to $2,070, and $1,784 to $3,625 for seven night. Fare includes sightseeing excursions and air from Quito or Guayaquil. Children under 12 are 50% off if sharing room with parents.

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