{"id":391,"date":"2011-08-14T13:54:43","date_gmt":"2011-08-14T19:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/?p=391"},"modified":"2011-08-25T12:11:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T18:11:52","slug":"heads-up-cruising-the-galapagos-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/heads-up-cruising-the-galapagos-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Heads up! Cruising the Galapagos Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 38px;\"><em>If you have been considering a small boat cruise of the Galapagos Islands, t<\/em><em>here have<\/em><em>\u00a0been several recent developments that make the remainder of 2011<\/em><em>\u00a0prime time<\/em><em>\u00a0for this destination.\u00a0<\/em><em>We returned from an excursion on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galapagosexpeditions.com\/\">MV EVOLUTION (Galapagos Cru<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galapagosexpeditions.com\/\">ises from Quasar Expeditions)<\/a> in May. So I can heartily recommend a cruise on the Galapagos EVOLUTION.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 38px;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n   google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2632865458600424\"; \/* WaterwayBlog *\/ google_ad_slot = \"8381973889\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: right;\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Evolution-300x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Evolution-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: right;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">DO IT AT DISCOUNT<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventuresmithexplorations.com\/itinerarydetails.php\/advid\/58\">AdventureSmith Explorations<\/a> recently announced a special &#8220;Two for One Galapagos Cruise&#8221; for late summer \/early fall on the 32-Passenger <em>Galapagos EVOLUTION.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Dates for these special cruises are Aug. 25-Sept. 4, Sept. 8-18, Sept. 15-25 and Sept. 22-Oct.1.<\/strong> The packages begin and end in colonial Quito, Ecuador, include an 8 day \/ 7 night Galapagos cruise, pre and post cruise Quito hotel accommodations, airport\/hotel transfers, round trip flights from mainland Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands and a half day tour of the Quito&#8217;s old town, a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<p>Departures (guaranteed when 16 guests have signed up for the program) start at $5,895 for the first traveler with the companion paying only $1,100 for extras (in-country air tickets, transit control card and park entrance fees) exclusive of the cruise rate.\u00a0Phone: 800-728-2875 toll-free or 530-583-1775. Email:<em> travel@AdventureSmithExplorations.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/george1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-402\" title=\"Galapagos (Giant) Tortoise-on SantaCruz island\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/george1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/george1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/george1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em>Need more info?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Quasar Expeditions offers a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.galapagosexpeditions.com\/\">truly superb web site<\/a>\u00a0that will answer any questions you might have about planning, packing, and cruising the Galapagos&#8230; as well as customized land tours to extend your visit in Ecuador.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>These folks KN<\/em><em>OW cruising in the Galapagos Islands. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galapagosexpeditions.com\/galapagos-islands-travel-information.php\">Contact them<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galapagosexpeditions.com\/galapagos-islands-travel-information.php\">\u00a0online<\/a>\u00a0to learn of current special offers direct from Quasar Expeditions.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<em>Please revisit our RAMBLIN&#8217; ON blog, as we will begin some detailed posts about our excursion on the Galapagos\u00a0EVOLUTION, and our visit to Quito and the &#8220;Avenue of the Volcanoes&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>UP NEXT on <em>Ramblin&#8217; On:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2011 is likely the last year<\/strong> the Galapagos National Park will allow cruises to encompass both the East and West Islands of the Galapagos in a one-week cruise. Another good reason to move the Galapagos to the top of your bucket list!! Click below&#8230;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=398\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">-Do it NOW<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/?p=502\">-Do it with a reputable operator<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Upcoming blog entries will share our Galapagos experiences with you!! So please return and join our conversation!<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n   google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2632865458600424\"; \/* WaterwayBlog *\/ google_ad_slot = \"8381973889\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\">We also have some 30+ waterwaycruise destinations featured in our #1 rated WATERWAY CRUISE REPORTS at\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/waterwaycruises\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.greatriver.com\/waterwaycruises<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(click to visit!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Click here to return to the MISSISSIPPI RIVER HOME PAGE at\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.greatriver.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been considering a small boat cruise of the Galapagos Islands, there have\u00a0been several recent developments that make the remainder of 2011\u00a0prime time\u00a0for this destination.\u00a0We returned from an excursion on the MV EVOLUTION (Galapagos Cruises from Quasar Expeditions) &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/heads-up-cruising-the-galapagos-islands\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,28],"tags":[115],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ramblin","category-travel","tag-travel-small-boat-cruises"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions\/409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}