Monserrat Galapagos Yacht – First Class Cruise

Monserrat is a first class motor yacht for 16 guests in 10 air-conditioned cabins, fully renovated in 2025. It travels with 2 naturalist guides, one for every 8 guests, and sails 4 and 5-day routes that combine into cruises of up to 15 days. From $2,595 per person.

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Monserrat at a glance

Cabins on board Monserrat

All 10 cabins have a private bathroom with hairdryer and toiletries and individual air conditioning.

• Upper deck (6 cabins): double or twin cabins with large windows overlooking the ocean.
• Lower deck (4 cabins): 2 single cabins and 2 double (matrimonial or twin) cabins that can be set up as triples, with portholes.

Life on board

The sun deck has a jacuzzi, a shaded al fresco dining area and an open sunbathing area, and the upper deck adds an observation deck. On the main deck you will find the lounge for briefings and lectures, the bar and the dining room. Breakfast and lunch are buffet style, and dinner is served with two menu options. Towels for excursions are provided, and there is a TV with DVD, books and board games. The yacht holds the WTTC Safe Travels certification.

Monserrat itineraries

• Itinerary C – 4 days (Monday to Thursday): San Cristóbal (Lobos Island), Española (Gardner Bay, Suárez Point), Floreana (Cormorant Point, Post Office Bay) and the Charles Darwin Station.
• Itinerary D – 4 days (Thursday to Sunday): Santa Cruz highlands, Genovesa (Darwin Bay, Prince Philip’s Steps), Bartolomé, Bowditch Point and Las Bachas.
• Itinerary A – 5 days (Sunday to Thursday): Dragon Hill, Buccaneer Cove, Puerto Egas, Fernandina (Espinoza Point), Isabela (Urbina Bay, Tagus Cove, Vicente Roca Point) and Black Turtle Cove.
• Itinerary B – 5 days (Thursday to Monday): Santa Cruz highlands, Chinese Hat, Sullivan Bay, North Seymour, Santa Fe and San Cristóbal (Pitt Point, Witch Hill, Frigatebird Hill).
• Longer cruises: 8 days (B+C or D+A) and combinations of 7, 9, 11, 12 and 15 days.

See the day-by-day program in the Itineraries tab below.

Is Monserrat right for you?

• Travelers who want more time with the guide: one naturalist guide for every 8 guests.
• Solo travelers: 2 single cabins on the lower deck.
• Families: cabins that take up to 3 guests.
• Short on time: 4 and 5-day departures three days a week.
• Comparing options? see the Galapagos cruises table or more first class Galapagos cruises.

Plan your Monserrat cruise

As a local operator in Ecuador since 2006, we help you choose the right dates, cabin and itinerary, and can add flights, hotels in Quito or a tour in the Ecuadorian Amazon or Andes.

Before you travel, check the requirements to enter Galapagos and our Galapagos packing list.

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