A&K Travel Group Ltd has announced an equity partnership with Santiago Dunn and his company, Ecoventura, a leader in sustainable travel in the Galapagos Islands. The partnership foresees an equity investment in Ecoventura as well as the creation of a joint venture, headed by Santiago Dunn in his new role as CEO of A&K South America.

Lindblad Expeditions has officially named its next generation, all-suite National Geographic Islander II in the Galápagos Islands.

Adventures by Disney is offering new expeditions to the Adriatic Sea aboard PONANT’s Le Bougainville in 2024. The new Mediterranean destination will be complemented by additional opportunities to explore Antarctica, the Arctic and the Galapagos Islands.

Hurtigruten Group is knuckling down on its expansion into new markets, acquiring a 24.9% share in its South American travel partner, Metropolitan Touring.

The Royal Palm Galapagos Hotel on the Galalagos island of Santa Cruz is joining The Curio Collection by Hilton.

Silversea Cruises officially welcomed Silver Origin to its fleet with a ceremony held in San Cristobal, the Galápagos Islands in late February. The destination-specific, 100-guest vessel was delivered to the ultra-luxury cruise line last year and has been in operation since June.

Celebrity Cruises has unveiled its 2024 sailings to the Galapagos Islands aboard one of the brand’s three intimate ships – Celebrity Flora, Celebrity Xpedition or Celebrity Xploration.

Aqua Expeditions has confirmed an expansion of its fleet with the introduction of a superyacht, Aqua Mare, to launch in the Galapagos from May 2022, as exclusively foreshadowed by LATTE. The seven-suite Aqua Mare will offer a choice of two seven-night itineraries exploring the Archipelagos’ East and West regions, as well as two 14-night voyages.

Hurtigruten Expeditions is adding the Galapagos Islands to its global breadth of destinations in 2022. The expedition cruise line will charter the 90-passenger MS Santa Cruz II from Ecuador’s Metropolitan Touring on a range of departures.

Silversea Cruises will return to service in the Galápagos Islands with its new ship Silver Origin, commencing 19 June 2021. The ultra-luxury ship arrived in San Cristóbal at the end of April.

Celebrity Cruises is accepting reservations across six itineraries in the Galapagos throughout 2023.

While cruising the seven seas abroad may still seem some way off, here’s a teaser of what guests will be able to experience aboard Silversea Cruises’ first-ever destination-specific ship, Silver Origin.