Passion

Customer Ratings
This is a Satisfaction Rating based on our own customer feedback

Passion is a spacious yet intimate yacht offering no-holds-barred luxury for just 14 guests.

The MV Passion was designed and built as a luxury private yacht, and it shows. At over 48m long and with four decks it offers masses of space for its 14 guests to lounge in, possibly more per person than any other yacht cruising in the Galápagos.

The décor and furnishings are, for an expeditionary yacht, relatively sumptuous. Each of the six staterooms is individually decorated, with large windows allowing light to flood in, and wide views out across the ocean. There’s plenty of storage space and marble-effect bathroom with bath-tub (That’s certainly not standard on Galapagós yachts!). If you’d like even more personal space, the VIP and Master suites have separate private saloons.

When you want to be sociable, you can relax in the panoramic sky bar or take to a lounger on either of two sun decks, one of which has a Jacuzzi. Guests enjoy gourmet meals together at one table either in the interior restaurant or al fresco.

It’s not just about the facilities though: with a staff to guest ratio of not much less than 1:1 you are assured of impeccable first class service.

What our clients say

97% of our clients rated their experience with us as Excellent or Good.

How close we could get to the wildlife in the Galápagos.
DG, Neston
The close proximity of the wildlife in the Galapagos is amazing.
DW, Stevenage
Truly a unique lifetime experience, especially snorkelling for the first time with playful sea lions, sea turtles, penguins, rays and ‘tame’ wildlife.
SD, Rochester
The trip around the Galápagos was spectacular and I have never experienced anything like it before.
LB, Enfield
The Galapagos Islands are spectacular and we are so glad we had the time to visit. After a busy four days onboard La Pinta it was good to have a days break at Finch Bay. It was certainly a well needed rest for us both.
EK, Saltash
The range of wildlife to be seen in the Galapagos stood out but there were so many highlights.
TH, Colchester
The Galapagos tour was our highlight because of the proximity and abundance of the wildlife.
AB, St Neots
The Galápagos were above expectation – the best thing we have done.
DL, Dulwich
Galapagos was incredible. We loved it. The guides were all excellent and we especially enjoyed having guides with a naturalist qualification.
LE, Poole
It's very difficult to pick out one thing. Seeing the animals everywhere we went was amazing. We fell in love with the sea-lions. I loved the walk up to the view over Pinnacle Rock and then being on the beach by the rock afterwards. Seeing a white tipped shark from the beach was something I never expected.
NR, Swindon
The sealions were brilliant fun and the pups so cute, and so close. All the wildlife was great and seeing it all up close as nothing is afraid of humans, was amazing.
KH, Weybridge
Our time on the Galápagos Islands was unique to us, the wildlife was fabulous, we enjoyed every minute of it.
BT, Ware
The Galápagos offer amazing access to stunning wild-life and a great week living on a boat.
PJ, London
A couple of days in the Galapagos when we didn't see any other people. Intimacy of swimming with sealions, turtles & being chased in the water by a flightless cormorant!
TC, St Albans
The Galápagos was so amazing - we were not at all disappointed even though we had looked forward to it so much. Every part of our cruise was special, and we loved the Athala and her itinerary.
RJ, Kenilworth
The Galápagos Islands were fantastic and beyond our wildest expectations.
AC
Unique experience
A holiday in Ecuador/the Galapagos is a once in a life time experience. A four day cruise whilst being an excellent 'overview' is just not long enough. Encourage all your customers to take the longest possible cruise.
DW, Lingfield
A truly unique place on earth.
KS, Southampton
Snorkelling with penguins, turtles, sea lions and marine iguanas. Unbeatable.
DJ, Saltash
Highlight?: Probably a sea lion playing underneath me and showing off whilst I was snorkelling. Beautiful.
DD, Uxbridge
This was our holiday of a lifetime fulfilling a long held desire to visit the Galápagos Islands, and it lived up to all our expectations.
SH, Aylesbury
The attention to environmental concerns on the Galápagos was first rate. The national park is a pristine environment and every effort is being made to keep it that way.
PT, Peterborough
The Galapagos blew me away. was even better than I expected. it never felt crowded and the guides and crew made us feel as thought we were special.
, Surbiton
So many (highlights) it's hard to single some out. The Galapagos are a joy from start to finish.
JC, Littlehampton
We loved snorkelling with marine iguanas, turtles, and the lovely playful sealions.
FM, Manchester
The Galápagos Islands were something else- quite outstanding for the wonderful wildlife and abundant sea life while snorkelling.
CP
The wildlife on the islands (obviously the major reason for the trip) was spectacular and wonderful to experience. I’m please to have made the trip and would certainly recommend the Galápagos to anyone with similar interests and sufficient money.
PM, Chesterfield
The wildlife in the Galápagos was so totally unbothered by our presence.
SB, Leyland
The highlight was always going to be the Galápagos and it lived up to our expectations. It is a unique place and unlike our last visit we came away with hundreds of photographs to remind us of the trip.
NW, Wells
The Galápagos Islands are a wonderland. If I say that of all places I have visited in the world only the Grand Canyon is their equal in impact and living up to expectation you will have an idea of how they affected both of us.
DW Lingfield

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