About Queen of Galapagos Cruise
This is definitely the most comfortable, elegant and luxurious catamaran cruise ship in the Galapagos Islands.
This small 16 passengers vessel is marked by wide-open spaces. The cabins, living rooms and bathrooms are, elegant and comfortable with great balconies providing stunning views through your journey along this archipelago full of wildlife, unique landscapes and unforgettable memories.
The Queen of Galapagos has a powerful engine (800 HP) that makes of your cruise one of fast navegation while also provides high performance.
Ideal for private charters, family vacations and friends reunions or just a scientific expedition, the Queen of Galapagos generously lends itself to an intimate environment.
This luxury catamaran has a big and spacious suite (owner’s suite), a double matrimonial cabin and 7 double cabins with twin beds; all of them have a private bath with a hot tub. Each cabin also has full air conditioning and temperature control and all of them have huge picture windows that allow you to have a wonderful view of the Islands while you are resting in your cabins. There is plenty of space on board where you will find a workspace for reviewing your day's travels or referencing field guides for information about wild life in the Galapagos Islands.
As part of the 8 crew members on board the Queen of Galapagos has a Category III Naturalist Guide who will be in charge of your visits to each island in the itinerary and will give you all the information you need and want to know in a very educative way for all kind of interests from a general and descriptive information to very scientific points of view, bringing the animal lover and ecologist in all of us. The true entertainment is the Darwinian experience.
Boat Statistics:
| Type: |
Motor Catamaran |
| Year: |
2007 |
| Category: |
Deluxe |
| Capacity: |
16 passengers |
| L.O.A.: |
90 feet |
| Beam: |
28 feet |
| Cruising Speed: |
9 knots |
| Electronic Equipment: |
Radar Furuno FR-1510 Mark III, Radar Arpa Furuno FR-2125, Navtrac GPS, Shipmate Sat. Navigator, Echo sounder Simrad, Giro Compass Anschuts, fire alarm Salwico, GMDSS Raytheon Radio, Sat. phone Trane and Trane. |
| Certificate of safety and navigation: |
ISM Certificate, SOLAS Passenger Certificate, Load Line, Marpol (prevention of pollution), Classification RINA (Registro Italiano Navale). |
| Accommodation: |
1 suite and 8 luxury cabins with private bathroom and hot tubs. |
| Crew: |
7 crew members and 1 naturalist bilingual guide |
Prices
| Year 2009 |
| All cabins have sea views |
3 nights |
4 nights |
7 nights |
Deluxe Suite
(main deck) |
$2,000 |
$2,350 |
$3,825 |
Standard cabins
(main and upper decks) |
$1,700 |
$2,050 |
$3,125 |
Charter |
|
|
$50,000 |
Prices are per person and they are inclusive of:
-Assistance and transfer airport/yacht/airport in Galapagos
-Accommodations onboard in double cabins
-Three meals daily (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
-Drinking water, coffee and tea available 24 hours
-Blingual naturalist guide during the whole cruise
-Excursions according itinerary.
Prices does NOT INCLUDE
- Air tickets to and from Galapagos
- Galapagos National Park entrance fee ($100.00)
- Galapagos Transit Card ($10.00)
- Bar consumption onboard
- Gratuities & Tips to Crew and Staff
- Use of Wetsuits ($30/week)
Note:
Round trip Galapagos air ticktes and National Park fee are subject to change without prior notice.
| Itinerary 8 days/7 nights |
| Monday |
AM: Arrival in San Cristobal Airport
PM: Sea Lion Island |
| Tuesday |
AM: Plazas Island
PM: Santa Fe Island |
| Wednesday |
AM: Gardner Bay, Espanola Island
PM: Punta Espinoza, Espanola Island |
| Thursday |
AM: Cormorant Point,Floreana Island
PM: Post Office Bay, Floreana Island |
| Friday |
AM: Charles Darwin Station Sta. Cruz Island
PM: Highlands of Santa Cruz Island |
| Saturday |
AM: North Seymor Island
PM: Visit to Bachas Beach |
| Sunday |
AM: Sullivan Bay
PM: Pinnacle Rock, Bartolome Island |
| Monday |
AM: Lobería or Islas Lobos or Tijeretas or El Junco and Interpretation Center, San Cristobal Island
PM: Departure from San Cristobal |