Perched on the edge of a rugged inflatable boat, I slip on my flippers and my snorkeling mask, then jump feet-first into the cerulean waters below. Swimming alongside fellow travelers from the MS ...

Bookings are now open for Celebrity Cruises’ 2027 Galápagos Islands voyages. Offered aboard the 100-passenger Celebrity Flora, the all-inclusive cruises offer an immersion into the archipelago’s ...

A cruise ship along the beach on San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos archipelago. The deck of a luxury ship docked in the Galápagos Islands. In the Galápagos Islands, there are three different ...

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A bright yellow land iguana inched its stocky legs along the beach, plopping down near a patch of leaves for an afternoon snack. The prehistoric-looking creature paid no attention to me and my niece, ...

The allure of the exotic Galapagos Islands can convert even a non-cruiser into an ocean-faring fan. Given that these legendary black-lava islands sit some 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, arguably ...

Galapagos cruises are the best way to experience the collection of remote, mostly uninhabited islands about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. But cruises in the Galapagos Islands aren’t like cruises ...

I quickly splash back into the water from the edge of the panga (or dinghy) where I was taking a break from snorkeling. My wetsuit is only half-zipped, but I quickly swim the 30 or so feet to where my ...

Amanda Eyre Ward is an Austin-based cruise expert who contributors to Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and more. My husband and I boarded Theory, one of Ecoventura’s ...

In the Galápagos Islands, there are three different classes of ship to consider: luxury, first, and tourist superior. To simplify, you could compare it to five, four, and three-star hotels. Luxury ...