My wife and I recently cruised on Celebrity's Xpedition seven-day cruise to the Galapagos Islands. (August 28 through September 4, 2011.) We went with friends of ours (who extended their trip to Peru). We had a terrific time. If I were to rate the overall cruise experience on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best I would rate the cruise a 9. We flew nonstop from Atlanta to Quito (only 4.5 ...
Since the Xpedition carries only 90 or so passengers, getting on board did not involve long lines or delays. We were bussed from the airport on Baltra to a pier, boarded small 16 passenger Zodiac boats and taken to the ship. Our baggage traveled separately; we were responsible for our carry-ones. Transferring from the pier to the Zodiac and from the Zodiac to the aft end of the Xpedition was ...
We sailed for a week to Galapagos in 2005 and wanted to give my feedback since this website has been so useful to husband and I in the past when deciding on our cruise vacation.
We arrived for a precruise extension of 3 nights in Quito, Ecuador, upon arrival at the airport were met by a Celebrity Rep, who helped us with our luggage and guided us to a minibus w/ wet towels and bottled water. We ...