TL;DRThe M/Y Passion is a 159-foot, 14-guest luxury motor yacht operated by Enchanted Expeditions, originally built in 1989 as a private Italian yacht and refurbished for Galapagos expedition cruising. At 14 guests with a 1:1 crew-to-guest ratio, it is one…
TL;DRThe Infinity is a 161-foot, 20-guest luxury motor yacht operated by Royal Galapagos, launched in 2018. Ten cabins including 8 standard staterooms and 2 large suites, all with private balconies and panoramic windows. Two naturalist guides for 20 guests at…
TL;DRThe Endemic is a 115-foot, 16-guest luxury catamaran launched in July 2018 by Golden Galapagos Cruises, a female-owned Ecuadorian operator. Eight Golden Panoramic Suites at 344 square feet each, all with private balconies and floor-to-ceiling glass doors, plus one solo…
TL;DROcean Spray is a 113-foot, 16-guest luxury catamaran operated by Golden Galapagos Cruises, built in 2011 and renovated in 2022. Every cabin has a private balcony. The ship runs carbon-neutral operations through offset partnerships and carries one expert bilingual naturalist…
TL;DR The Coral I (36 guests, 131 ft) and Coral II (20 guests, 113 ft) are KleinTours sister yachts that operate something no other vessel in the Galapagos does: a twin-ship expedition where both boats cruise identical itineraries simultaneously, staggering…
TL;DR The Galapagos Legend is a 100-guest expedition ship operated by KleinTours (Go Galapagos Ecuador), rebuilt in 2002 and fully refurbished in 2017. It is the fastest vessel in the Galapagos archipelago, which translates directly into more time at excursion…
TL;DR The Isabela II is a 40-guest Metropolitan Touring expedition yacht with one of the most stable, long-serving crews in the Galapagos. Originally a 1979 supply vessel rebuilt in 1988 and regularly refurbished, she carries guests across three combinable itineraries…
TL;DRLa Pinta is a 209-foot, 48-guest expedition yacht operated by Metropolitan Touring, one of Ecuador’s oldest and most established Galapagos operators. Originally built in 1982 and completely rebuilt in 2008, it was most recently refurbished in early 2025. It offers…
TL;DR The Santa Cruz II is a 90-passenger expedition ship operated by Metropolitan Touring – the company that pioneered small-ship Galapagos cruising in the 1960s – and fully chartered to HX Expeditions since 2022. Built in 2002 and refurbished in…
TL;DRThe National Geographic Delfina is a 16-guest luxury catamaran operated by Lindblad Expeditions in the Galapagos, relaunched in February 2025 after a full renovation. It is the smallest and most intimate vessel in the Lindblad fleet, with just 8 staterooms,…