Ralph Grizzle

Skip to content This week on Avid Travel With Britton Frost we look at Celebrity’s Galapagos offerings. With Ralph aboard Silver Galapagos, it seems like the perfect time to round out our Galapagos podcasts. This time, we are looking at Celebrity Cruises’ Galapagos ships, Celebrity Flora and Celebrity Xpedition. We also look at the different itineraries and land extensions that Celebrity offers.

Itinerary highlights include stops in Hawaii and French Polynesia, Fiji, stops in Australia and New Zealand, Komodo and Bali in Indonesia, calls in Taiwan and Hong Kong, Cambodia, Vietnam, three calls in Thailand including an overnight in Bangkok, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Oman, Jordan, the Holy Land and Egypt, several ports in Turkey and the Greek Islands, Venice, Rome and other ports in Italy, several calls in Spain and Portugal, stops in the U. K., Ireland and Iceland, and calls in Canada and New England. Itinerary highlights include visits to Caribbean islands including Bonaire and Aruba, ports in Peru including Pisco (for the Nazca Lines), overnight in Easter Island, French Polynesia, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Jordan, Egypt, the Holy Land, Turkey, Greek Islands, Italy, Monaco and France. Itinerary highlights include Key West and Caribbean and Central America ports including Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, overnight at Easter Island, French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, several ports in Australia including Perth in Western Australia, several islands in Indonesia, the Seychelles, a selection of African ports including Kenya, Zanzibar, South Africa, Namibia, and the Cape Verde, and Canary Islands. Itinerary highlights include Key West, the San Blas Islands, Ecuador, Peru, Easter Island, French Polynesia, New Zealand, several ports in Australia, Bali, Indonesia, the Philippines, several ports in China and Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, India, the Holy Land, Egypt, Greece, Malta, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Madeira and Bermuda.

This week on Avid Cruiser, Ralph and Tamera are prepping for the Galapagos, and have put together a list for how they prepped and what they packed. Speaking of the Galapagos, we look at what Celebrity offers in the Ecuadorian islands. Also, our guest writer Georgina Cruz is back with more world cruise knowledge. Thanks for being a loyal Avid Cruiser reader.

We looked at weather channels and weather apps to find out about our weather for this time of year in the Galapagos and for our two days In Quito. We are bringing clothing and essentials which are suitable for air travel; two nights in Quito; seven nights on board the ship; and excursions involving zodiac travel, hiking and snorkeling. For adventure clothing we bring lightweight, quick drying hiking pants, shorts, and short and long sleeve shirts for layering (two of each). His shoes are Keen Aruba II, which not only slip on and off easily but also quick-drying and with shock-absorbing midsoles, meaning they’re good for long walks.