Nature at its Best- Galapagos Islands

Celebrity Xpedition Cruise Review to Galapagos

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Celebrity Xpedition

7 Night Galapagos Southern Loop (Baltra Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 23, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Xpedition

Cabin number: 500

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

An action packed go-go -go experience for nature lovers. The small ship gives opportunities for different kinds of interactions with others on the trip as well as the staff. The Nature staff was outstanding and the Zodiac drives had super skills. All in all a wonderful experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Outstanding service and care by the staff. This is especially true regarding the doctors aboard for the Covid response. These folks were first class and made the trip a success.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Our room was not what we were expecting- not at all like the photo that showed a modern room. Only one electric outlet for charging-not good enough anymore. I did like the intimacy of the smaller ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
See above- not what we expected. I also heard another couple s ay the same thing. I thought the ship was remodeled but the rooms did not match the photos of what we were expecting

Ship tip

Smaller ship= more rocking= need Bonine or Dramaine!

Ports of call

Baltra, Galapagos

4 out of 5

North Seymour, Galapagos

5 out of 5

South Plaza, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

5 out of 5

Santa Fe Island, Galapagos

5 out of 5

Punta Pitt, San Cristobal, Galapagos

5 out of 5

Puerto Baquerizo, San Cristobal, Galapagos

5 out of 5

Bahia Post Office, Floreana, Galapagos

5 out of 5
The post office experience was fun!

Cormorant Point, Floreana, Galapagos

5 out of 5

Elizabeth Bay, Galapagos

5 out of 5

Punta Moreno, Isabela, Galapagos

5 out of 5

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

5 out of 5

Gardner Bay, Espanola, Galapagos

5 out of 5

Punta Suarez, Espanola, Galapagos

5 out of 5
The islands each had something to offer. Need to have more time between some activities- a very rushed time. The snorkeling needs to be better planned so that they may still do another afternoon trip- like start the activity 30 minutes earlier. Snorkeling on the last morning before leaving??? I heard a lot of complaints about that from my travel mate. Have one last Zodiac ride at the last stop- the rocks prevented me from leaving the ship. The beach looked wonderful but swimming out in the direct sun for 2 hours or so without any shade was not for me. So, I stayed on the ship the last day and did not see the waved Albatross except from a distance

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Long process made the day start long and it got worse from there going back to the states. However- it was well organized and the staff was so helpful in guiding us through the process.
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4 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     11 months ago

Incredible journey of a lifetime

deconz    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    2 years ago

Great itinerary

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise