Passion Galapagos Yacht – Luxury Cruise

Passion is a 48 m luxury Galapagos yacht for only 14 guests, originally built as a private superyacht, with two suites, a sky lounge, a top-deck hot tub and an almost one-to-one crew ratio. It sails 8-day East and West itineraries from Baltra that combine into 15 days. Cruises from US$8,000 per person.

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Passion at a glance

Cabins on board the Passion

All cabins have air conditioning, a safe and private bathrooms.

• Master Suite and VIP Suite: king size beds and two private bathrooms each.
• 5 staterooms: queen, full or twin beds with a private bathroom.

Passion deck plan

Life on board

Guests share a large salon with high-speed internet, a sky lounge for sundowners, a dining room, a back deck for dinners under the stars and a forward deck to watch dolphins at the bow. The top deck has a hot tub.

Each day includes guided excursions in a small group with your naturalist guide: hikes, snorkeling, sea kayaking and dinghy rides. Wetsuits, snorkeling gear and kayaks are included. Stabilizers make navigation more comfortable.

Safety on board

The Passion is SOLAS certified and carries VHF and HF radios with DSC, an EPIRB emergency beacon, a SART transponder, AIS, satellite tracking, two GPS units, two radars, a fire alarm system, two tenders and life rafts with surplus capacity for all guests and crew.

Passion itineraries

• East, 8 days (Saturday to Saturday): Santa Cruz (Black Turtle Cove, Dragon Hill, Highlands, Charles Darwin Station, Twin Craters), Genovesa (Darwin Bay, El Barranco), Chinese Hat, Bartolomé, Rábida, Española (Suárez Point, Gardner Bay), Santa Fe and South Plaza. Best for seabird colonies and waved albatross (April to December).
• West, 8 days (Saturday to Saturday): Santa Cruz (Highlands, Charles Darwin Station), Floreana (Cormorant Point, Devil’s Crown, Asilo de la Paz, Post Office Bay), Isabela (Moreno Point, Urbina Bay, Tagus Cove), Fernandina (Espinoza Point), Santiago (Egas Port, Espumilla Beach, Buccaneer Cove, Sullivan Bay), North Seymour and Mosquera. Best for penguins, flightless cormorants and marine iguanas.

See the day-by-day program in the Itineraries tab below. East and West combine into a 15-day cruise.

Is the Passion right for you?

• Travelers who want superyacht comfort: 48 m of space for only 14 guests.
• Families and private groups: two suites, and the whole yacht can be chartered, including diving.
• Remote workers: high-speed internet in the salon.
• Want to compare? See yachts and prices in our Galapagos cruises table or browse more luxury Galapagos cruises.
• Sister ships: Beluga and Cachalote Explorer are good alternatives if your dates are full.

Plan your Passion cruise

We’re in Quito and Galápagos, and we have been organizing trips to the islands 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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