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Tourist Yachts - A

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Lobo de Mar
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Tourist Yachts - B

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Cruz del Sur
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Deluxe Yachts - A
Archipel
Nemo : sailing
Samba
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Deep Blue
Sea Cloud : sailing
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Cachalote : sailing
Tip Top II
Luxury Yachts - A
Beagle : sailing
Corals I and II
Diamante : sailing
Eric, Flamingo I and Letty
Millenium
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Tip Top III
Luxury Yachts - B
Beluga
Sagitta : sailing

Luxury Yachts - C

Alta : sailing
Eclipse
Isabela
Lammer Law : sailing
Parranda
Polaris
Legend : special larger cruise option for families
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Eclipse

The M/V Eclipse provides an exceptional level of comfort and elegance. She is an expedition vessel, 210 feet long accommodating up to 48 passengers in 27 cabins.

The vessel preserves a small boat atmosphere and offers features such as a spacious dining room and shaded -al fresco. dining area, international cuisine, naturalist guide for every 12 passengers, lounge, library/video room, dip pool, deck bar, souvenir shop, topside sun deck and an infirmary with a medical doctor onboard at all times.

A fully air-conditioned and extremely roomy and comfortable ship, Eclipse's large cabins have either a double or twin bed arrangement with ocean view windows on Boat Deck and ocean view portholes on Main Deck. Each cabin has a large closet, writing table, individual climate control and spacious bathroom with hairdryer.

:: Specifications ::
Type :
Galapagos Cruise Ship
L.O.A. : 210 feet / 64 meters
Beam : 41 feet / 12.5 meters
Depth : 23 feet / 7.10 meters
Draft : 11 feet / 3.2 meters
Gross Tonnage : 1352
Engines : 2 Deutz 1175 BHP
Generators : 2 x 380 KVA Deutz
Builder : Vigo shipyard, Spain
Speed : 14.50 knots cruising
Safety : to SOLAS requirements
Accommodations : 27 cabins for up to 48 passengers with private facilities

Cabins :
4 Suites on boat deck
8 Cabins with picture windows on boat deck
2 Single Cabins with port holes on main deck
13 Cabins with port holes on main deck


Crew :
29 plus 4 naturalist guides

:: Technical Information ::

Navigation Equipment :

JMA-7252-61 JRC radars, Furuno GP-30 GPS, Furuno FCV-667 color video sounder, speed log, gyrocompass Anschutz STD 20, autopilot Anschutz Pilostar DAP02-SO 1
Safety Equipment :
EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon), 2 x 40 person life boats, 4 x 10 person life rafts, life jackets, flares and signals, sprinkler system, fire extinguishers, smoke detector system, C02 system. Safety equipment to SOLAS requirements
Comfort Equipment :
2 units of 3000 gal/day watermakers, air-conditioning throughout, air-renewal system, dip pool, al fresco dinning area, sun deck, library/video room, shop
Communication Equipment :
GMDSS Console, Inmarsat Mini-M Satcom
Electricity :
220 volts ACl60 Hz (110 volts available at reception)

Itinerary
Day 1 Baltra - Las Bachas or Cerro Dragon (Santa Cruz)
Day 2 James Bay (Santiago) - Bartolomé
Day 3 Darwin Bay Beach - Prince Philip's Steps (Genovesa)
Day 4 Punta Espinosa (Fernandina) - Tangus Cove ( Isabela)
Day 5 Urbina Bay - Elizabeth Bay (Isabela)
Day 6 Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz)
Day 7 Gardner Bay - Punta Suarez (Española)
Day 8 Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz) - Baltra




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