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Galapagos Explorer II

Newest Review: ... fittings and plenty of mirrors to give the illusion of space. It was well-lit, especially in daytime from the full-length glass sliding door out to that priceless asset, a private balcony. Not all the cabins have them, and it more than made up for the relatively small floor area within. Narrow though the balcony was, we spend many hours out on it watching the magnificent frigate birds glide by, or looking out for dolphins or turtles in the sea below. Also in the cabin were a flat-screen TV (for films and on-ship communications only), a sofa, a mini-bar (reasonably priced - same as in the bar), a desk and wardrobe. Bedspread and curtains... more

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Galapagos Explorer II: Cruise control (2548 words)
by - written on 10/05/08 (Very useful, 377 readings)
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Personally, I have very mixed feelings about cruises. In principle, they are a splendid way to travel, enabling you to take your floating hotel room round with you from place to place without the need to repack or worry about roadmaps or hang around at airports. To judge from the pics in the brochures, they also enable you, cocktail in hand, to gaze at luminescent sunsets reflected in mirror-calm seas. In practice, there is a danger of being buffeted about your cell-small cabin by raging tempests, press-ganged into staged social events with uncongenial fellow-cruisers, and trooped around the least appealing sights when you are at last allowed ashore. I tend ... Read the complete review

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