m/y grace yacht history: galapagos expedition

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AccommodationS M/Y Grace will offer 9 spacious staterooms of up to 18 square meters (200 square feet) to accommodate 18 guests. All staterooms will feature private bathrooms, individual climate controls, safe boxes, telephones and plenty of storage space for clothing and luggage. Five cabins will have twin beds and the other 4 cabins will have double beds. Bathrooms will have all the essential amenities, bath robes, hair dryers and ample space to store toiletries. Capacity: 18 guests Accommodations: 5 standard twin cabins 4 standard double cabins Public Spaces: Inside and Al Fresco dining areas, sun deck, library, bar-salon Special Features: Kayaks, Jacuzzi TechnicaL SpecificationS Builder: Camper & Nicholson Place of Origin: Southampton, England Refitted: Guayaquil, Ecuador 2007-2008 Length Overall: 44 meters (145 feet) Beam: 7 meters (23 feet) Draft: 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) Gross Tonnage: 298 Speed: 12 knots Engines: Twin Deutz (650 BHP each) BAR A4 C1 C2 C4 C5 C3 A3 A2 A1 SamplE ItinerarY Because of her smaller size, M/Y Grace will be allowed to visit certain sites throughout the archipelago normally banned for larger ships. Smaller crowds are much less impacting on the environment and so the most fragile visitor sites of the islands are reserved only for these smaller crowds. Amongst these visitor sites is the island of Tower or Genovesa, formed from a massive collapsed crater. *Final Itinerary is subject to the approval of the Galapagos National Park Day 1 Saturday Morning: Arrive San Cristobal Island: Galapagos National Park Visitor Centre Afternoon: San Cristobal: Isla Lobos Day 2 Sunday Morning: Española (Hood) Island: Gardner Bay Afternoon: Española: Punta Suarez Day 3 Monday Morning: Floreana Island: Punta Cormorant Afternoon: Floreana: Post Office Bay & Devils Crown Day 4 Tuesday Morning: Santa Cruz (Indefatigable): Charles Darwin Research Station Afternoon: Santa Cruz: Highlands Day 5 Wednesday Morning: Genovesa (Tower) Island: Darwin Bay Afternoon: Genovesa: Prince Phillip’s Steps Day 6 Thursday Morning: Fernandina (Narborough) Island: Punta Espinosa Afternoon: Isabela (Albemarle) Island: Punta Vicente Roca Day 7 Friday Morning: Bartolome (Bartholomew) Island: Pinncale Rock & Overlook Afternoon: North Seymour Island Day 8 Saturday Morning: San Cristobal Afternoon: Depart for Mainland Ecuador Her History M/Y Grace’s stellar past includes ownership by millionaire tycoons, royalty and stint in the British Navy. She was commissioned to be built in 1928, during the Great Gatsby era by Camper & Nicholson in Southampton, England. After serving as the personal yacht for high powered industrialists, including Sir George Tilley, chairman of the Prudential Insurance Co., she was conscripted to serve in the British Royal Navy during WWII. During the war she played an important role at Dunkirk, captured a German torpedo E-boat and even has an unconfirmed sinking of a U-boat to her credit. In 1951 she was acquired by a company owned by Aristotle Onassis who renamed her Arion, and was later given as a wedding gift from Aristotle himself to Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco. Rechristened Deo Juvante, it was onboard this vessel where Prince Rainier and princess Grace spent honeymoon getaway. The ship has begun a new era in her rich history and its best days are yet to come as an icon in the Galapagos Islands. Her Name M/Y Grace has journeyed the waters of this world under many names, but we have rechristened her with a name that brings back memories of one of the best times in her history. Named after her late owner, Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco, the name is a representation of her elegance, beauty and prestige. In Galapagos, we hope to re-live her past by making M/Y Grace one of the most elegant, beautiful and prestigious yachts on the Islands. The service onboard this ship, coupled with the true feeling of a safari experience, will be unlike anything that is currently offered in Galapagos.

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Page 1: M/Y Grace Yacht History: Galapagos Expedition

AccommodationS

M/Y Grace will o�er 9 spacious staterooms of up to 18

square meters (200 square feet) to accommodate 18 guests.

All staterooms will feature private bathrooms, individual

climate controls, safe boxes, telephones and plenty of

storage space for clothing and luggage. Five cabins will

have twin beds and the other 4 cabins will have double

beds. Bathrooms will have all the essential amenities, bath

robes, hair dryers and ample space to store toiletries.

Capacity: 18 guests

Accommodations:

5 standard twin cabins

4 standard double cabins

Public Spaces: Inside and Al Fresco dining areas,

sun deck, library, bar-salon

Special Features: Kayaks, Jacuzzi

TechnicaL SpecificationS

Builder: Camper & NicholsonPlace of Origin: Southampton, EnglandRe�tted: Guayaquil, Ecuador 2007-2008

Length Overall: 44 meters (145 feet)Beam: 7 meters (23 feet)

Draft: 2.5 meters (8.2 feet)Gross Tonnage: 298

Speed: 12 knotsEngines: Twin Deutz (650 BHP each)

BAR

A4

C1 C2

C4

C5

C3

A3 A2

A1

SamplE ItinerarY

Because of her smaller size, M/Y Grace will be allowed

to visit certain sites throughout the archipelago

normally banned for larger ships. Smaller crowds are

much less impacting on the environment and so the

most fragile visitor sites of the islands are reserved

only for these smaller crowds. Amongst these visitor

sites is the island of Tower or Genovesa, formed from

a massive collapsed crater.

*Final Itinerary is subject to the approval of the

Galapagos National Park

Day 1 Saturday

Morning: Arrive San Cristobal Island: Galapagos National

Park Visitor Centre

Afternoon: San Cristobal: Isla Lobos

Day 2 Sunday

Morning: Española (Hood) Island: Gardner Bay

Afternoon: Española: Punta Suarez

Day 3 Monday

Morning: Floreana Island: Punta Cormorant

Afternoon: Floreana: Post O�ce Bay & Devils Crown

Day 4 Tuesday

Morning: Santa Cruz (Indefatigable): Charles Darwin

Research Station

Afternoon: Santa Cruz: Highlands

Day 5 Wednesday

Morning: Genovesa (Tower) Island: Darwin Bay

Afternoon: Genovesa: Prince Phillip’s Steps

Day 6 Thursday

Morning: Fernandina (Narborough) Island: Punta Espinosa

Afternoon: Isabela (Albemarle) Island: Punta Vicente Roca

Day 7 Friday

Morning: Bartolome (Bartholomew) Island: Pinncale Rock &

Overlook

Afternoon: North Seymour Island

Day 8 Saturday

Morning: San Cristobal

Afternoon: Depart for Mainland Ecuador

Her History

M/Y Grace’s stellar past includes ownership by millionaire tycoons, royalty and stint in the British Navy. She was commissioned to be built in 1928, during the Great Gatsby era by Camper & Nicholson in Southampton, England. After serving as the personal yacht for high powered industrialists, including Sir George Tilley, chairman of the Prudential Insurance Co., she was conscripted to serve in the British Royal Navy during WWII. During the war she played an important role at Dunkirk, captured a German torpedo E-boat and even has an uncon�rmed sinking of a U-boat to her credit. In 1951 she was acquired by a company owned by Aristotle Onassis who renamed her Arion, and was later given as a wedding gift from Aristotle himself to Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco. Rechristened Deo Juvante, it was onboard this vessel where Prince Rainier and princess

Grace spent honeymoon getaway.

The ship has begun a new era in her rich history and its best days are yet to come as an icon in the Galapagos

Islands.

Her Name

M/Y Grace has journeyed the waters of this world under many names, but we have rechristened her with a name that brings back memories of one of the best times in her history. Named after her late owner, Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco, the name is a representation of her elegance, beauty and prestige. In Galapagos, we hope to re-live her past by making M/Y Grace one of the most elegant, beautiful and prestigious yachts on the Islands. The service onboard this ship, coupled with the true feeling of a safari experience, will be unlike anything

that is currently o�ered in Galapagos.