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Celebrity Xpedition Cruise Review to Galapagos

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 86

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Celebrity Xpedition

7 Night Galapagos Islands Outer Loop (Baltra Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 19, 2017

Ship: Celebrity Xpedition

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 500

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Celebriity did an awesome job in all phases of this vacation!  The JW Marriott in Quito was a nice land base. Good restaurants, shops, and rooms. Nice Quito tour. The trip from Quito to Baltra was well organized and Celebrity' handled everything! We left our luggage at the hotel and it showed up in our room on the Xpedition! FYI no liquids allowed in luggage to the Gallapogos it all needs to be in your carry-ons! Bought a wide brined hat for $20 at the airport in Baltra! Best investment I made! Transition to the Xpedition was easy and rooms were ready when we arrived along with lunch. Lectures on board by the naturalists were informative along with videos and constant attention on excursions. The pace was creatively set up to accommodate all agendas with different opinions available every day.  They really want everyone to be able to do what they like. Groups are small and plenty of down time is available and you really do not have to participate in excursion if you don't want to go out.  Transport back to Quito and airport departure was well organized. Bring plenty of sun screen , water shoes of some kind, sun hat, a few sun protective shirts , and be prepared to have a really fun educational vacation! The ship was amazing and so much fun! 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great to have extra room and a balcony.

Ship tip

Internet was very slow but it was good to unplug for a bit. I used the ships mask and snorkels and they were great but I'm a recreational snorkeler. There is a small ships store on board for a few gift type items and clothing but bring batteries if you need them and plenty of sun screen! nausea meds

Ports of call

Baltra, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Daphne Island, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Gardner Bay, Espanola, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Punta Suarez, Espanola, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Cormorant Point, Floreana, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Bahia Post Office, Floreana, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Punta Moreno, Isabela, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Urbina Bay, Isabela, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Punta Espinoza, Fernandina, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela, Galapagos

3 out of 5

South Plaza, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

3 out of 5

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

3 out of 5
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1 Comment

Nearthefront    6 years ago

Hi. Can you clarify what you mean by no liquids? Not trying to be daft, just want to be sure - do you mean all toiletries (shampoo etc?), or do you mean no drinks (alcoholic or otherwise)? Thanks in advance, going in 2.5 weeks from the uk.