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WILD THINGS

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS

erhaps nowhere on earth is quite as exotic as the Galápagos Islands, with their endemic wildlife including those giant tortoises and prehistoric-looking iguanas; and the fact that they’re accessible only to a limited number of visitors on really small ships makes a trip there seem even more intrepid. Celebrity Cruises’ 10-night adventure is an eye-opening mix of wild scenery and pure luxury. A seven-night cruise starts with two nights in a hotel and ends with another. It visits Daphne Island (home to the famed blue-footed booby as well as everyday exotica such as pelicans), Rápida, where a volcanic cone noses out of the sea, the volcanic rock landscape of Sullivan Bay, Las Bachas, where the Pacific green sea turtle nests, booby-filled Punta Pitt and much more. The cruise is on 100-passenger , the first ship to be designed especially for the Galápagos, with a Dynamic Positioning System so it can stay in one place without an anchor hurting the coral. Oh, there’s food from a Michelin-starred chef and all

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