To cruise the Galapagos Islands on board a yacht allows for a very intimate and more personal cruise experience. A smaller group of cruise travellers allows for a closer encounter with nature, being your cruise of the Galapagos more relaxed and in depth. Your Galapagos excursions will be in small groups of 10 - 16 people. A yacht cruise has more flexibility and brings passengers to special visitor sites where only a small yacht is allowed to reach. For those looking for a longer cruise only yachts sail with itineraries longer than a week and cruise ships no larger than 40 passenger capacity are allowed to change their itinerary and visit special interest sites.