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The aft deck, at six in the evening.Armchairs, shade, and an elevator a few steps away. Nothing to do but look out to sea.
Nine days along the Pacific coast to the Galápagos Islands, on a 120-guest ship without a single step and with a doctor on board, day and night.
The aft deck, at six in the evening.Armchairs, shade, and an elevator a few steps away. Nothing to do but look out to sea.
Marea Serena
Companions welcome. Travel with your partner, a daughter, a grandchild or the person who looks after you. Whoever comes with you gets the same care and the same price.
The route · 9 days
From Guayaquil to the islands, stopping where it’s worth it and resting whenever you need to. Each postcard tells you what you’ll do, how far you’ll walk and where you can sit down.
Day 1 Guayaquil
We pick you up at your hotel or the airport. You walk on board along a level gangway, and your luggage is already waiting in your cabin. Welcome dinner as we sail down the Guayas River.
Day 2 Manta
A stroll along the waterfront and a visit to a family workshop where toquilla straw hats, the original “Panama” hats, are woven by hand. Back on board for a nap.
Day 3 Puerto López
From June to October, humpback whales pass along this coast. We watch them from the ship, with a seat and binoculars for every guest. In March, the fishing village at dawn.
Days 4 and 5 Open sea
A thousand kilometers west, slowly. Talks about the islands and about Darwin, music in the afternoon, reading and long naps. No one sets your schedule but you.
Days 6 and 7 Santa Cruz, Galápagos
An accessible bus takes us up to the highlands, where giant tortoises graze in the wild. The next day, the breeding center in Puerto Ayora.
Days 8 and 9 San Cristóbal and home
Sea lions sleep on the waterfront, just a few steps away. At sunset we sail past Kicker Rock, León Dormido to the locals. On the last day, a direct flight to Guayaquil, included.
On board the Serena
You can get to know a small ship in an afternoon. An elevator to all three decks, handrails in every corridor and not a single step between you and the sea.
07:00
You wake up to the sea in your window. Every cabin is ocean-view and roomy, and just a few steps from the elevator.
09:30
Half an hour of gentle movement, standing or seated, at your own pace. Or, if you’d rather, watch the sea with a coffee.
13:00
Long, leisurely meals made with produce from the coast: ceviche, fish encocado in coconut sauce and fruit you may never have tasted.
Around the clock
A doctor and two nurses travel with you. They know your medical history before you board, because you or your family talk it through with us, unhurried, over the phone.
For families
From Guayaquil
Dear family,
We know how this goes. You want your parents to see the Galápagos, and at the same time you wonder whether there will be stairs, whether a doctor will be close by, whether someone will notice when they need to sit down. Those are good questions. Here are our answers, in writing, so you can share them with your parents.
Flights to Guayaquil and travel insurance are not included. We’ll explain everything over the phone, with no fine print.
P.S. If your parents would like, we’ll send you a short message with a photo every evening: where they are and how the day went.
Calmly, and with care,The Marea Serena team
Contact
No phone menus, no recordings: you’ll speak with someone from our team in Guayaquil who knows the ship because they’ve sailed on it.
+593 4 000 0000Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Ecuador time.