South America Celebrity Flora South America Cruise Reviews

Who We Are American, Married (M/F), mid 50’s, experienced active/adventure travelers/global trekkers, fit Why We Chose Flora Flora was recommended by our travel advisor. While we do not prefer cruising, and our experience with mass market cruise lines is limited, we felt that this was the most efficient way for us to visit the Galápagos Islands as one element of our itinerary to Ecuador. ...

We are so happy we switched from the smaller Celebrity ship to the Flora for our Galapagos cruise. The ship is like a mini-Edge class and the infinite verandah stateroom with bed facing the window was perfect to relaxing after lunch while waiting for our next excursion. The crew was simply incredible. On the first day, my wife had left her phone in the Discovery Lounge and didn’t even know she ...

My husband and I chose to go back to Galapagos for a special anniversary. It was our second experience cruising there with Celebrity - 5 years apart. The newer ship, Flora, is incredible. Still small and intimate with the crew outnumbering passengers offering above and beyond service.The staff and the naturalists are still the most knowledgable and incredible that we've experienced. We knew a ...

We wanted to see the Galapagos and initially chose the Xpedition until learning it had NO elevator. The Flora has an elevator, the ship is the newest in the Galapagos fleet, and the "tender/zodiac" design is excellent, especially for shore excursions for some of us seniors with minor mobility issues. An actual set of stairs allowed easy access to the tender, the rigid design allowed you to walk ...

To be honest, as a 14-year-old boy, I was expecting lots of boring walks, hours of looking at boring fish, and lots of old people. I was completely wrong, on the second day, there was so much to explore, new animals, new terrains, and overall new culture. This was a completely different environment, from places like Hawaii. The animals had grown up with very few natural predators so when a human ...

The Galapagos is best described as a place that you can’t truly describe, only experience. Celebrity Flora is incredible with a team of naturalists, who are employed by both the cruise and the national park. Essentially, these people know what they’re talking about. The naturalists lead walks, kayaking and snorkeling voyages around the island, giving great insight about all the amazing animals ...

We booked the 7 night Galapagos Outer Loop cruise with the extra nights in Quito. From the minute we stepped off the aircraft in Quito we were given the VIP treatment from Celebrity. We had a private luxury transfer to the beautiful JW Marriott where we were met by more Celebrity staff and given a COVID test. The rooms at the Marriott are large and beautiful and the breakfasts are exceptional. ...

The whole Celebrity Flora Galapagos experience was superb, from pick-up at the Quito airport to drop-off at the end and everything onboard the ship (except swallowing sea water and getting the runs from the plankton but the doctor took great care of me). One of our best vacations ever. We did back-to-back sailings to get both itineraries, first outer, then the inner loop. The outer loop was ...

My wife and I spent 7 glorious days for a 40th anniversary present to each other on the Flora. It was absolutely perfect. If I could give it a 12 on a ten scale I would. There were at least 2 memorable excursions each day to uninhabited islands in the Galapagos archipelago. I can say this categorically, if you don’t like spending quality time with endemic species this is probably not the trip for ...

You should be aware that Celebrity Flora is unlike any other Celebrity cruise. It is an ultra-luxury, all inclusive, location specific expedition ship. What does that mean? Incredible service, incredible food, incredible included shore excursions and tours (they even provided us with wet suits for our comfort while snorkeling!) and all sorts of options. We also enjoyed two nights at the lovely ...