Luxury Ocean Spray Cruise Galápagos Islands
Tour the Galápagos aboard the Ocean Spray, and see the archipelago from a floating oasis. Ocean Spray is a mega catamaran with 9 cabins, and can accommodate up to 16 passengers. Each of the cabins has its own balcony, outfitted with comfortable patio furniture. You’ll love having a view all to yourself – it’s the ideal place to take memorable photos.
- Duration:
- 96 hrs
- Available Days:
- Every day
- Schedule:
- Any time between Thu Jan 01 1970 07:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) and Thu Jan 01 1970 16:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
- Inquire for Transportation
- Mobile Ticket Included
- Offered in English, Spanish
On the main deck, you’ll find the dining room, where passengers take all their meals. At the buffet, guests serve themselves dishes prepared by the Ocean Spray’s own chef. In the dining room, guests can enjoy all their meals with a view from the large window. There’s a small, well-stocked bar in the corner, and a larger bar area on the upper deck.
Besides the lounge on the main deck, there are multiple cozy corners on the ship where passengers can socialize. Guests can get plenty of sun and fresh air on the ship’s spacious sun deck. In the middle of the sun deck, you’ll have a 360-degree view from the ship’s Jacuzzi.
All of the tours offered on the Ocean Spray offer a luxurious vacation, with plenty of opportunities to satisfy your curiosity about the natural world. On some tours, you’ll get a chance to learn about the local ecology at destinations like the Charles Darwin Research Station, and the Interpretation Center on San Cristóbal Island. With any itinerary, you’ll get to see large populations of rare or endangered migratory birds, at destinations like Pitt Point and Cormorant Point.
The following itineraries are available aboard the Ocean Spray, and each cruise leaves from San Cristóbal. Below you can read where the Ocean Spray visits during each day of the itinerary, followed by a brief description of the attractions. Itineraries are subject to change based on which dates you select, and may also change based on the weather.
Itinerary A – 8 days, 7 nights
Day 1: Baltra Island, Sombrero Chino Island – Baltro Airport, Sombrero Chino beach
Day 2: Isabela Island, Fernandina Island – Vicente Roca Point, Espinosa Point Day 3: Isabela Island – Tagus Cove, Urbina Bay
Day 4: Isabela Island – Elizabeth Bay, Moreno Point
Day 5: Santa Cruz Island – Charles Darwin Research Station, Highlands
Day 6: South Plaza Island, Santa Fe Island
Day 7: Española Island – Suárez Point, Gardner Bay, Osborn Islet
Day 8: San Cristóbal Island – Interpretation Center, La Galapaguera
Itinerary B – 8 days, 7 nights
Day 1: San Cristóbal Island – Isla Lobos, Leon Dormido
Day 2: San Cristóbal Island – Pitt Point, Cerro Brujo
Day 3: Floreana Island – Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point, Devil’s Crown Day 4: Santa Cruz Island, Bartolomé Island – Black Turtle Cove, Pinnacle Rock
Day 5: Genovesa Island – Darwin Bay, Prince Phillip’s Steps
Day 6: Santiago Island – Espumilla Beach, Buccaneer Cove, Puerto Egas
Day 7: North Seymour Island, Santa Cruz Island
Day 8: Mosquera Island
Itinerary A – 6 days, 5 nights
Day 1: Baltra Island, Sombrero Chino Island – Baltra Airport, Sombrero Chino beach
Day 2: Isabela Island, Fernandina Island – Vicente Roca Point, Espinosa Point Day 3: Isabela Island – Tagus Cove, Urbina Bay
Day 4: Isabela Island – Elizabeth Bay, Moreno Point
Day 5: Santa Cruz Island – Charles Darwin Station, Highlands
Day 6: South Plaza Island
Itinerary B – 6 days, 5 nights
Day 1: Baltra Island, Santa Fe Island
Day 2: Española Island – Suárez Point, Gardner Bay, Osborn Islet
Day 3: San Cristóbal – Interpretation Center, La Galapaguera, Isla Lobos, Leon Dormido
Day 4: San Cristóbal Island – Pitt Point, Cerro Brujo
Day 5: Floreana Island – Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point, Devil’s Crown
Day 6: Santa Cruz Island – Black Turtle Cove
5-Day Cruise – 5 days, 4 nights
Day 1: Baltra Island, Bartholomew Island – Pinnacle Rock
Day 2: Genovesa Island – Darwin Bay, Prince Phillip’s Steps
Day 3: Santiago Island – Espumilla Beach, Buccaneer Cove, Puerto Egas
Day 4: North Seymour Island, Santa Cruz Island – Highlands
Day 5: Mosquera Island
4-Day Cruise – 4 days, 3 nights
Day 1: San Cristóbal Island – Isla Lobos, Leon Dormido
Day 2: San Cristóbal Island – Pitt Point, Cerro Brujo
Day 3: Floreana Island – Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point, Devil’s Crown Day 4: Santa Cruz Island – Black Turtle Cove
15-Day Cruise – 15 days, 14 nights
Day 1: Baltra Island, Sombrero Chino Island – Baltra Airport, Sombrero Chino Island beach
Day 2: Isabela Island, Fernandina Island – Vicente Roca Point, Espinosa Point Day 3: Isabela Island – Tagus Cove, Urbina Bay
Day 4: Isabela Island – Elizabeth Bay, Moreno Point
Day 5: Santa Cruz Island – Charles Darwin Station, Highlands
Day 6: South Plaza Island, Santa Fe Island
Day 7: Española Island – Suárez Point, Gardner Bay, Osborn Islet
Day 8: Santa Cristóbal Island – Interpretation Center, La Galapaguera, Isla Lobos, Leon Dormido
Day 9: San Cristóbal Island – Pitt Point, Cerro Brujo
Day 10: Floreana Island – Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point, Devil’s Crown Day 11: Santa Cruz Island, Bartolomé Island – Black Turtle Cove, Pinnacle Rock
Day 12: Genovesa Island – Darwin Bay, Prince Phillip’s Steps
Day 13: Santiago Island – Espumilla Beach, Buccaneer Cove, Puerto Egas Day 14: North Seymour Island, Santa Cruz Island – Highlands
Day 15: Mosquera Island
Attractions Visited
Baltra Island is the starting point for most visitors to the Galápagos, as it’s the site of the archipelago’s airport. The Baltra airport was remodeled in 2008 and has the usual amenities of a modern-day airport. Upon landing here, visitors will connect with board their cruises or take a boat directly to Santa Cruz Island, where plenty of lovely hotels and interesting wildlife attractions await.
Read more:Baltra Island
While at first glance this small island looks rather unspectacular, it is a visitor favorite. Once you climb to the island’s 375-ft (114-m) summit you’ll see why.
Read more:Bartolome
Española is one of the most remote islands in the Galápagos. Fortunately, the wildlife and scenery here is well worth the long boat ride.
Read more:Espanola
Adjacent to Isabela Island is the westernmost island of Fernandina. This island is a popular stop during cruise tours. Fernandina has seen very few invasive species and minimal human activity, making it one of the most pristine islands in the Galápagos.
Read more:Fernandina
This island’s natural beauty is overshadowed by its quirky human history. As one of the first inhabited islands in the Galápagos, Floreana was initially home to a handful of settlers, who came to the island in the 1920s. Within a decade, several of those early settlers had gone missing, and the mystery of how or why remains unsolved.
Read more:Floreana
The name of this island is rightfully disputed. From a distance, it resembles a sleeping sea lion, giving it the name León Dormido. To others it may look like a boot, giving it the English name Kicker Rock. Regardless of the name you think fits it best, this 480-ft (146-m) rock formation is impressive. It rises abruptly out of the sea and is teeming with wildlife both above and below the water.
Read more:Leon Dormido
Santiago Island lies just north of Santa Cruz Island, and is comparable in size. With several visitor sites dispersed across the island, there are great opportunities to walk recent lava flows, observe colonies of fur seals, and snorkel in submerged lava cones.
Read more:Santiago
A small plateau of an island, North Seymour (Seymour Norte) lies just north of Baltra Island. This small island is a bird watcher’s paradise.
Read more:Seymour Norte
What to Bring
Clothes, camera, sunglasses, sunscreen, a swimsuit, and money for tips, personal expenses, and alcoholic beverages.
What's included
Transportation, all meals, accommodation, all activities, and naturalist guides. Note: Cruise does not include entrance fees to the Galápagos National Park.
Transportation
Many of our tours and activities offer transportation pick up & drop off options from several locations and destinations. Options vary by tour, see “BOOKING REQUEST” for full details.
Similar things to do
Venture into the highlands of San Cristóbal on this tour. You’ll get to see some of the most interesting plants in the Galápagos and the only freshwater lagoon in the Galápagos. Your guide will provide snorkeling gear for your visits to the beaches.
This all-day tour takes you to some of the highlights of San Cristobál’s landscape. Your tour begins with an early morning boat ride and lasts into the evening. This is a part of the Galápagos that you need a guide in order to see, and the views that you’ll get along the way are well worth the hiking. You’ll also get the chance to stop and snorkel around the beautiful bay and have lunch on board the boat.
Isla Lobos is a small islet located approximate 40 minutes from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Is it home to various Galapagos birds, such as Blue-Footed Boobies, Nazca Boobies, and Frigate Birds, as well as a colony of Sea Lions and numerous Marine Iguanas. On this half-day trip you will disembark on the islet for an hour long interpreted walk around the island. Afterwards you will be able to snorkel in the protected bay nearby. Following a lunch onboard you will relocate to Ochoa Beach where you can wander the sand, snorkel some more or relax in the sun.