Deep Blue

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Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, soft drinks, hot drinks, local brands of alcohol, land tours, transfers to the boat from local airport on days of arrival and departure, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s)(4-5 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 250 per trip), dive computer, dive insurance, Galapagos entrance fee US$ 100, transit card US$ 20, chamber support fee US$ 35, fuel surcharge of US$ 150. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

Optional extras: None.

How to get there: Deep Blue departs from San Cristobal every Thursday afternoon. Guests fly into Ecuador and take a connecting flight, through Guayaquil or Quito, to San Cristobal in the Galapagos islands. Both Guayaquil and Quito have daily flights to the islands, although Guayaquil is recommended with cheaper prices and better-timed connections.

You will need to overnight in Guayaquil or Quito before flying on to the Galapagos. To ensure easy flight connections to Galapagos for your cruise, a 2 night stop-over is recommended. On the return leg you will probably need to overnight in Guayaquil or Quito since most international flights depart too early to make the connection possible. The flight from Galapagos arrives in Guayaquil (and then Quito) in the afternoon.

We will place your domestic flight requirements with the liveaboard operator who are responsible for booking the flights. We request your patience with this process since there are often waiting lists and slow confirmations of availability. You must inform us whether you are flying into Guayaquil or Quito before domestic flights can be considered. If you wish to extend your stay in Galapagos to enjoy land tours please decide that early in the booking process to ensure flight availability

For more information see our Galapagos travel information section.

Non-diver rate: There is no discount.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single traveller may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 65% of the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: See whole boat charter rate below. Equivalent to pay for 14 guests and 2 extra persons can join free of charge in a standard cabin. With a full charter you may also make use of a double cabin on the middle deck.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): US$ 7,533, High Season - US$ 8,918.

• Air-conditioning
• Large windows on upper and middle decks, portholes on lower deck
• En-suite bathroom with toilet and hot water shower
• Hand basin, toiletries, towels and hairdryer
• Reading lights
• Bedside cabinet and mirror
• 2 and 3-flat pin 110-220V electricity, European and USA adaptors available
• Bedding and luggage space
• Life jackets
• Fire warning system

• 2 Dive Masters
• Captain
• 2 Cooks
• 2 Engineers
• Masseuse
• Maid
• 2 Deck Hands

• A wide selection of local Ecuadorian fare with Chinese, Italian and international meals and the occasional BBQ.
• Air-conditioned dining area with buffet meals and waitress service.
• Pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks are provided.
• Snacks include candy bars, ice cream, biscuits, fruit, bread and toast.
• Coffee, tea, drinking water and soft drinks, are all provided free of charge.
• Beer, spirits and wine are available for purchase on board.
• All dietary requirements can be catered for - please send advanced notice.
• Cruise dining service begins with lunch at boarding.

• Built in year 2003, restored in 2008
• Size - 32.3m x 7.4m
• Weight - 242.5 tonnes
• Top speed - 15 knots
• Cruising speed - 11 knots
• 2 x 650 HP Cummins engines
• 2 x 37 KV Cummins generators
• 4 x Bauer dive tank compressors
• Enriched air nitrox
• 12 litre aluminium scuba tanks with Int. (yoke) valves
• Electricity 110 & 220V 24 hours per day
• Water capacity - 5,000 litres
• Fresh watermaker - 5,400 litres per day
• Fuel capacity - 16,000 litres
• Waste storage tank

• 2 x Life rafts (41 pax.)
• 2 x 50 HP Yamaha dinghies
• HF-DSC-UHF ICOM radios
• Furuno GP-32 GPS & plotter
• Furuno FR1931 radar
• Furuno fishfinder
• Searchlight and horn
• Bilge pump alarms
• ACR - Satellite 2 emergency position and indicating system
• Satellite phone & email
• Oxygen - 12,000 litres
• Medic first aid box & trained staff
• Full alarm system
• Fire extinguishers throughout with emergency CO2 bank
• Life jackets in each cabin
• Customer DAN dive & travel insurance is included