Silversea Cruises: Galápagos Islands

Silversea Cruises is reinventing visiting the Galápagos Islands with its new expedition ship, the Silversea Origin.

The Galápagos Islands is a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. A province of Ecuador, the islands’ group lies just 975 kilometers (600 miles) off its coast and is considered one of the world’s principal destinations for wildlife viewing.

The Galápagos’ isolated terrain shelters a diversity of plant and animal species unique to the region. Charles Darwin’s visit to the Galápagos in 1835 and his observation of native species inspired his famous theory of evolution.

The Silversea Origin

The Silversea Origin

Silver Origin is the first destination-specific ship built by Silversea. She offers the highest ratio of qualified guides per guest and the highest Zodiac-to-guest ratio in the region. Silver Origin is the only ship cruising the Galápagos to feature included butler service for every suite.

Silver Origin is the perfect expedition base for the Galápagos Islands, housing eight Zodiacs, ten guest-use kayaks, and a team of ten Ecuadorian expedition experts. The facilities and expert guides make this ship the best way to discover these unique islands.

The Origin was built in 2020 and carries up to 100 guests with 90 crew aboard.

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The Galápagos Itineraries

Silversea Expeditions alternate between two seven day Galápagos itineraries approved by the Galápagos National Park Service; a San Cristóbal to Baltra itinerary and a Baltra to San Cristóbal.

The Baltra to San Cristóbal itinerary does a circumnavigation of Punta Mangle. The San Cristóbal to Baltra itinerary, visits points of interest such as Tagus Cove and Bahia Borrero in Santa Cruz and circumnavigates Punta Vicente Rosa.

Guests can opt to combine both the San Cristóbal to Baltra and Baltra to San Cristóbal itineraries into a 14-day voyage to fully experience the Galápagos Islands.

To learn more about what time of year to visit the Galápagos Islands, please CLICK HERE for an 18-page travel guide.

How to Book a Silversea Galápagos Islands Expedition Cruise

Carol and I have yet to visit the Galápagos Islands.  However, the destination is very high on our bucket list.

And, when we do visit, we will do it with Silversea.

An important perk, for a destination like the Galápagos Islands, is that we have the ability to schedule a three-way conference call between you, us, and a Silversea Naturalist.

This is a fabulous option for those of you who might have a long list of detailed questions about the destination.

Furthermore, as we hope you’ve come to understand, we have our complimentary Virtuoso Voyages VIP Perks on hundreds of Silversea sailings around the world.

And for the Galápagos Islands, our perks is a $300/stateroom shipboard credit on select sailings.

Therefore, please feel free to call and get your questions answered.

For more information or to book a fun Galápagos Islands cruise, please call Roaming Boomers Travel Services at (480) 550-1235 or use our convenient online information request (click here) and we’ll reach out to you.

Further Reading: Photographing the Galápagos’ Endemic Bird Species

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