Guest Experiences
Here’s what our guests have to say about Galapagos diving, M/V Galapagos Sky, and DivEncounters!!! Thanks to all of our valued Guests and Travel Partners for their support and promotion of the M/V Galapagos Sky!
Gareth & Sarah Moore, England August 21-28 2011 “Beyond our Expectations! Galapagos Diving-We came to see the “Big Stuff” & we weren’t disappointed. Excellent Experience & Superb Service!”
Sharon & Ran Avidan August 21-28 2011 “Amazing Trip! Exceptional Service. Great Food & one of the Best Diving in the world, with Hammerheads, Whale Sharks, Mantas, Sea Lions & much More! Thank you for one of the Best Diving Experiences Ever! “
Michael & Nikita Poltavsky August 14-21, 2011 “It was a pleasure to experience Galapagos aboard the Galapagos Sky. The quality of service was superb and there was always a friendly atmosphere. We thank all the crew members who looked so thoroughly after us and made our trip so enjoyable. Dive guides were very knowledgeable and very friendly, and the diving was unforgetable! Whalesharks, mola mola, sea lions, and schooling galapagos and hammerhead sharks were teh highlight of our trip. We have also encountered Galapagos turtles, iguanas and penguins on land. Once again we thank all of the crew memebrs of Galapagos Sky and we hope to be back in the near future!”
FRANCESC GRESA- “Spanish, Ha sido un placer poder compartir con el resto de pasajeros y toda la tripulacion esta semana a bordo del Galapagos Sky.Las inmersiones fueron fantasticas, asi como la colaboracion de los instructores tanto encima como debajo del agua. En cuanto al trato y atenciones del resto de la tripulacion fueron geniales asi como el estado de las instalaciones. Por ultimo agradecer al capitan sus dulces en inigualables “Buenos dias”. Jamas olvidare esta semana y espero poder repetir bien pronto. Un abrazo, Adeu.”
English translation: It has been a pleasure to be able to be on board and share with the rest of passengers and all the crew this week on the Galapagos Sky. The dives were fantastic, as well as the collaboration of the instructors as much above as underneath the water. As far as the care and attentions of the rest of the crew they were brilliant as well as the state of the facilities. Finally to thank the captain for his unique and kind “Good mornings” I will never forget this week and I hope to be able to repeat very soon. A hug, Adeu.”
Patricia & Pierre Imfeld August 7-14, 2011 “We have had an extraordinary trip. The highlight being of course, Darwin Exceptional dives way above my expectations. Thanks to Edwin for his efficient guidance and to Glenda for her friendliness and willingness to share her enthusiasm. Of course many thanks go to the Captain & his friendly crew for their kind attentiveness and servicability. To the chef who has spoilt us with his varied savory dishes. The Sky has a great team and the boat is extremely well run. Again renewed thanks to all for giving us a taste of paradise!”
Pierre Imfeld
Jeannine and Francois “This is by far the most amazing diving cruise I have ever experienced. Everything was perfect from the kindness of every single crew member, delicious food, hot water showers to care for the safety and awesome dives a pure gift I will cherish memory of preciously and dream about again and again. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Take care”
Jeannine Demoulin
Carine “I have been diving now for many years and in the most beatuiful countries and dive sites of this world. But what I have experienced on the Galapgos Sky is exceeding it all. Incredible dives with 5 or 6 whalesharks crossing our way, Hammerheads that you couldn’t see thru and a wonderful crew that did everything possible to give us laugh and happiness! Thank you”
Paul vander Eecken July 24-31, 2011 “We had an excellent stay on board Galapagos Sky with a “great Santi”. It is also a real pleasure to sail with captain Victor Majorca (from Banos). Perfect chef with a variation in the food. Jairo, the bar keeper with a lot of humor and a professional service. The different pangéros (mine was mostly William) are all of them safe drivers and do take care of the divers like being their own kids.We had a classic Galapagos cruise with all type of sharks. The extras were a mother Humpback whale with calf, Diving with Pilot Whales and … Orcas for 60 minutes close to the panga.”
Kipp & Jay July 17-24, 2011 “We just finished a week of diving on the GALAPAGOS SKY and what an Experience! The friendliest crew, the best food, and the most comfortable liveaboard dive boat we have ever sailed on- which says a lot since we have spent weeks on liveaboards in teh Red Dea, Great Barrier Reef, La Paz, Truk Lagoon, and at home in California. The diving was first rate, and we will never forget our first encounters with whalesharks, hammerheads, galapagos sharks, marine iguanas, penguins, flightless cormorants and of course the red-lipped batfish! Currently, we are scheming ways to come back every year. Muchas Gracias Galapagos Sky para una ventura nunca lo olvidaramos!”
Stefania Costanza “I had a great week live aboard on the Galapagos Sky! The water is amazing and I had teh opportunity to see whalesharks…Breathtaking! The boat is surprisingly nice and the captain and crew did a great job to make everything easy and pleasant. A special thanks to Santi and Glenda, our guides, for their precious advice and always smiling attention to us. Hope to be back soon. “
Tim & Nicole July 10-17, 2011 “We had a FANTASTIC trip, the crew were wonderful ad went out of their way to make sure everything was perfect! The food was tooo good and too much, we will have to work hard to lose it! As for the Diving, everything we hope for and more. Perfect. We would recommend the Galapagos Sky to everyone.”
Toru Higashiura “Diving Galapagos was my dream when I began diving. It is greater than what I thought. Thank You for your Support!”
Harald and Dagmer July 3-10, 2011 “These were 7 wonderful days we have had on board of the Galapagos Sky!” It was the best diving we have ever had! Thank you so much for this amazing diving tour. The crew is very professional. The security and service on board was perfect! A very large compliment to the cook for his assistance. The dive guides Glenda and Edwin were the best we have ever had. Sincerely Harald and Dagmer ”
Harald & Dagmer
Jean & Simon Cheadble “ Fantastic Trip! The service onboard was by far the best we have had on a Liveaboard. the crew were very professional, diving was INCREDIBLE! This has made our Honeymoon VERY SPECIAL & TRULY UNFORGETTABLE! Thank you to everyone on board!”
Jean & Simon
~Sae Hwan Kim June 19-26 2011 “Not only have I traveled all over the world for diving, staying on many live-aboard trips, but I was here in Galapagos in 2007 on a different boat. By far, Galapagos Sky is the most memorable trip with the best service, cabins, crew, captain and dive guides. The dive masters are very knowledgeable about the sites. Theyknow what divers want to see. I would like to personally thank them.”
~Ling Ling Chan “This dive trip aboard Galapagos Sky was absolutely wonderful. I really enjoyed the hospitality of the crew, guides, and captain. They were so friendly and kind and the food was great. The schools of hammer head sharks, whale shark, and silky sharks were an amazing experience in my life.”
Helen Wong, Hong Kong June 12-19 2011 “I had a great dive experience ever in the Galapagos!Especially witht the professional DM’s Santiago and Natasha, just awesome! Thanks for Everything,”
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Fred & Emily, Hong Kong “Fantastic Trip!! We saw the Whale Sharks everyday, also the hammerheads, eagle rays and marble rays!!! We saw everything we hoped to see inthe Galapagos. THANK YOU!,”
Kirk Leader-May 15-22 “Just wanted to say a huge thanks to DivEncounters for an outstanding liveaboard experience. I’ve been back now over two weeks, and still can’t stop thinking about the trip. The Galapagos is a place everyone should visit at least once in a lifetime, if you have any connection with this planet and what it has to offer. The diving was some of the best I’ve ever done, and Wolf & Darwin wholeheartedly deserve their reputation as being world class dive sites. I though nothing could compare to Blue Corner or German Channel in Palau, but the Galapagos has proved me wrong. Whale shark, hammerheads in the hundreds, silky sharks, Galapagos sharks, gangs of reef sharks hiding in caves, mantas, schools of eagle rays, mobula rays, mola mola, tuna, turtles, sea lions, dolphins and even sea horses – all this condensed into 17 dives. Simply amazing. The crew was terrific too, one of the best I’ve ever encountered on a liveaboard. Everyone had a great sense of humor, service was outstanding and safety was always a priority. Our guide Santiago was superb, and his depth of knowledge concerning the flora, fauna and geology of the islands and surrounding waters was encyclopedic in detail. The food was first class, felt like we were dining in a fine restaurant every night. One of the best diving holidays I’ve had to date. In fact, I’ve already booked a return trip for next year. Well done, Galapagos Sky.”
Roberto Daniel, October 2010 Italy: “My wife and me, would like to thank all the people working on Galapagos Sky for the exceptional week we had early in October on board! We have dived a lot, and in many places. Actually we were convinced that diving in Wolf and Darwin would have been something new something different, something deserving to be remembered. But it was unforeseenable to expect at the end of each day, after 4 daily dives, to realize that each one was better than the one before! We saw hundreds of hammerheaded sharks, dozens of eagle rays, turtles, jackfishes and much much more, and immediatley understood that we were having the best dives of our life definitely exceeding all our best expectations! But diving is not enough, and living on board Galapagos Sky as well as visiting the islands was the best way to experience such dives. Being helped, assisted, served in every single need by a real professional crew, always smiling and making you really feel like in a second home has left a special flavour to the memories of the days spent on board. Thanks to everybody in Divencounters for the passion and energy you put in every single detail making days spent with you unforgettables!” Also I would like to extend a special Big Thank to Alexis Viana.
I had the honour to meet and spend high quality time with a real pasionate naturalist, not only very well prepared, but able to explain with simple words understanbables for everyone linking us without any single boring moment, as well as dive with a “natural guide”. Maybe you could feel I am exagerating, but believe me when I say, I am simply trying to not exagerate! When we will visit again Galapagos, it will be with you!
Lee Carter/Scuba Travel, UK: “Diving at Darwin’s Arch is the best diving I have ever experienced, whale sharks, hammerheads, Galapagos sharks & more, the boat & all the crew have been fantastic & I can honestly say this is the greatest diving I have ever encountered. Thank you all, Lee
Patricia Lopez/Ultima Frontera, Spain: “muchas gracias por todo fue un viaje inolvidable. Gracias a DivEncounters y Ecoventura por una perfecta organizacion, a Peter por su compania y a toda la tripulacion por su ayuda. Espero que sigamos teniendo una prospera relacion comercial en el futuro.
Muchas gracias de nuevo,” Patricia
Irina Badikova/Safari Tour Travel Co., Russia: “Many thanks for a great diving! I appreciate the high level of every service on board and I will recommend this boat for our clients.”
Stephane Griveau/Abyss, Switzerland: “It would be an honor appear in pictures used for promoting the DivEncounters company. Thank you so much for that amazing week in the Galapagos. Everything was perfect from the beginning to the end! After 18 years working in diving holidays business, this live-aboard was one of the best I have ever done. With kind regards, Stephane.”
Wally Peterson/Squba Holidays, Canada: “Having been on Wind Dancer in 1999 & 2000 trip this is what I expect the quality & service would be. The diving was better than I was lead to expect from customers who dove on the Aggressor.”
Ryan Dandy/World of Diving: “Like Darwin’s finches in their environment, the M/V Galapagos Sky has evolved into a premier luxury live-aboard. Each one of the eleven crew members is highly professional and make the best crew to diver ratio in the Galapagos. With exceptional meals, premium beverages, knowledgeable dive master/naturalists and free Nitrox the M/V Galapagos Sky is the Natural Selection for an unforgettable experience.”
