ISABELLA II

Technical Specifications:
Type: Motor Yacht
Category: Deluxe  
Year: 1979
Reconstruction: Pensacola, Florida, 1988
Refurbishment: Panama, March 2000
Capacity: 40 passengers
Length: 53.72 meters (166 feet)
Beam: 11.58 meters (38 feet)
Speed: 10 knots
Main Engines: 2 GM Detroit Diesel 900 BHP each
Gross Tonnage: 1.025 tons.
Electricity: 110 Volts  60 Hz.
Crew: 24 plus 3 Naturalists

Equipment
Navigation Equipment: Gyrocompass, Automatic Pilot,  radar, and  GPS, Safety Certificates: SOLAS 74 – ISM, Fire Detector: Automatic with control from the  bridge, Life Jackets: In each cabin, Lifeboats: 2  units semi enclosed, Landing Craft: 3  Zodiacs + glass bottom boat.

Facilities and Accommodations
Bar - Lounge, Boutique, Gift Shop, Radio, telephone, E-mail, and Fax communications, PA System, Snorkeling Equipment, Multimedia natural history lectures, Stargazing Program, Digital camera and underwater housing, Glass bottom boat, Jacuzzi, Reading Room & Natural History Library, Air conditioned throughout.

Departures:  Tuesday

Itinerary:
7 Nights (Tuesday to Tuesday)
Tue.- Baltra Island - North Seymour Island
Wed.- Gardner Bay – Punta Suarez
Thu.- Point Cormorant – Post Office Bay
Fri.- Santa Cruz Island
Sat.- Darwin Bay – Prince Philip’s Steps
Sun.- Punta Espinazo – Urbina Bay
Mon.- Puerto Egas – Bartolome Island
Tue.- Baltra Island

The operator reserves the right to change the itinerary without warning due to weather conditions, National Park regulations and unforeseeable circumstances.