- Bed
- 🛏 Queen or king — confirm in writingOnly Stateroom #1 (fixed queen) or #5 (king that converts to twins) works; #2–4 have twin or full + twin beds. Name the cabin when booking.
- Boat
- Classic steel motor yacht · 48.5 m · 1989, refurbished · 14 guests, 10 crew · Level-3 naturalist guides
- Route
- Santa Cruz → Genovesa → Bartolomé & Chinese Hat → Rábida & Dragon Hill → Santa Cruz highlands → Española → Santa Fe & South Plaza
- Cabin
- Stateroom #1 (fixed queen) or #5 (king) with bathtub — the other staterooms have twins; VIP/Master suites (king, 2 bathrooms) +$4,000
- Dining
- Breakfast & lunch family-style; plated three-course dinners (soup/salad, main, dessert), often al fresco; drinks extra
- Comfort
- Two electronic stabilizers, steel hull; 2 hot tubs
- Reviews
- 9.0/10 from 5 LiveAboard reviews · 4.9/5 AdventureSmith (they sailed it) · ~5.0/5 Tripadvisor (8)
- Wi-Fi
- Starlink
Why
- Most intimate: 14 guests, 10 crew
- Plated three-course dinners; two hot tubs; bathtubs
- Two electronic stabilizers + steel hull
- Española + Genovesa + Bartolomé
- Most room under the cap of the luxury picks (≈ $2,200)
Trade-offs
- Oldest published refit here — built 1989, last full refit 2015–16 (ask what’s been redone since)
- Monohull — a catamaran is steadier at anchor
- Drinks extra; +$200 pp fuel & domestic fees
- Only #1 or #5 work for a couple; cabin size not published
- Small review count (5 on LiveAboard, 9.0/10)
Photos of Passion
★ Our cabin type marks the cabin we’d book. Click any photo for full screen (← → or swipe; Esc to close).