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South America Celebrity Xploration South America Cruise Reviews

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Five stars for the itinerary, the landtours and the naturalist only, not for the ship
"Service was very friendly and helpful but room cleaning was beyond Celebrity’s standards.Don’t get us wrong, the food was not really ‘bad’, it was already eatable, however tasteless and much less in quality than we are used from Celebrity...."Read More
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Five stars for the itinerary, the landtours and the naturalist only, not for the ship

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KarlGermany
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We picked the Xploration as we believed (and still believe) for Galapagos a small ship and a small group of people gives the better experience. The expeditions were great! The naturalist guiding the tours were fabulous, we have seen very much wildlife and they managed to bring us ashore at times where other groups were not yet there. Also all the staff operating the zodiac-boats were very helpful ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


Excellent service, fascinating destinations & activities, great naturalist guide

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mpsaloha
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We were looking for a smaller ship that could take us into more secluded areas to better explore the land and sea life of the Galapagos, without the crowds. The Celebrity Xploration was ideal for this-- extremely comfortable accommodations, excellent food and service, and lots of fun activities-- including hiking and diving each day to see specific scenes and wildlife specimens or behaviors (which ...
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Sail Date: April 2018

Cabin Type: Junior Suite with Veranda


Great Cruise on The Xploration!

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ISawPenguins
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

The crew works extremely hard to make sure you have a great time, and to overcome issues you may run into. Javier, our naturalist, grew up on the Islands, and knew how to make the excursions entertaining. He was terrific. There is a great attention to safety, and you always feel like someone is there if you falter on land or sea. Cabins are good size. I had been on the Eclipse the week ...
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Sail Date: January 2018


SPECTACULAR Experience on Celebrity Xploration Northern Loop

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cbb7555
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

I typically do not leave online reviews for anything, but since there are no reviews currently online for the Xploration I feel obligated to share a little about our experience to help others with their planning. My wife and I just returned from our Galapagos trip and I can say with confidence the trip far exceeded our expectations and we that we were completely blown away by our experience ...
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Sail Date: November 2017


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