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Discover both onboard the M/Y
Sky Dancer, our
16-passenger, 100-foot first class dive live-aboard. Custom-designed in
2000, the M/Y Sky Dancer offers the newest and best-equipped vessel for
SCUBA diving in the Galapagos.
Dining Room |
Stateroom |
The Sky Dancer is fully air-conditioned. Its interior features teak
paneling and furnishings, a dining area, a fully stocked bar, and a main
salon with an audio/video entertainment center. On deck, ample space is
allocated for personal dive gear storage, a photo and video film lab, light
tables, daily E-6 processing, and open deck space for sunbathing.
Divers
appreciate our large dive platform with fresh water showers, fresh water
rinses, dive deck assistance and photo and dive equipment rental services.
Zodiacs will ferry you between exquisite dive sites and the anchored yacht.
Most underwater forays are drift dives. The Sky Dancer offers up to four
dives per day on a pre-planned, yet flexible itinerary.
Fine dining, a Sky Dancer
specialty, offers both international and
Ecuadorian cuisine. Enjoy the Galapagos in style with the creature comforts
Peter Hughes Diving is well-known for. Wake to a morning coffee service that
draws you toward a breakfast buffet. After every dive, wrap up in fresh warm
towels, and snuggle into plush, terrycloth bathrobes found in each cabin.
The Sky Dancer's accommodations include eight comfortable staterooms
located on two decks. Each cabin features two twin beds, private head /
shower, mirrored cabinet, wardrobe, full-length mirror, window or portlight
view, bathrobes, hairdryer, toiletries and fresh towels every day.
The nine-person crew includes your captain, two Dive Instructors or dive master
/naturalist, and six crewmembers on hand to ensure that your
Galapagos voyage transcends into a treasured adventure.
Radiant fish and bizarre animals emblazon the waters around
the Galapagos and exhilarate divers and snorkelers. Seventeen percent of the
fish and 35% of the marine invertebrates in the Galapagos are found only in
this isolated archipelago. The abundance of otherworldly underwater animals
evokes a sense of exploration and mystery.
Swept by both the cold waters of Antarctica and warm currents from the
tropical Pacific, the Galapagos' colorful marine life embodies an unusual
mixture of species. Here, penguins swim with tropical fish and iguanas feed
underwater. The marine animals exhibit the same bold curiosity and lack of
fear characteristic of terrestrial wildlife.
To conserve this wealth of sea-life, the Galapagos Marine Resources
Reserve (GMRR), with waters totaling 27,000 square miles, was signed into
law in 1986. The law protects marine life 15 nautical miles offshore. In
1998, the Special Law for Galapagos extended the off-limits restrictions for
industrial fishing to 40 miles offshore.
Excellent diving in the Galapagos includes the renowned northern Islands
of Wolf and Darwin, famous for their schools of hammerhead sharks, giant
manta rays and whale sharks. In between dives, walk the shores and marvel at
volcanic rocks dotted with rare plants, seabirds, and reptiles.
| "At times, the schooling fish were so thick that you couldn't see
through them …and they seemed to stretch from one end of your mask to the
other. We had schools of skipjack tuna surround us, almost blocking out the
sun. Hammerheads were our constant companions on nearly all of our many
dives. The Galapagos is loaded with big marine life: golden rays, eagle
rays, giant mantas and enough white-tipped and Galapagos sharks to fill a
logbook!"
- Peter Hughes, Peter Hughes Diving, Inc. 2000. |
The dazzling realm beneath the sea captivates curiosity as
much as the islands themselves. Discover both onboard the M/Y SKY DANCER,
our 16-passenger, 100-foot first class dive live-aboard. Custom-designed in
2000, the M/Y SKY DANCER offers the newest and best-equipped vessel for
scuba diving in the Galapagos.
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT
Beginning December 1, 2006, each diver will
be required to bring and dive with the personal safety devices listed below
on every dive conducted from a dancer fleet vessel:
* A Dive Alert
This is an air powered surface signaling device that transmits a loud noise
over distances much further than you can shout or whistle. It is powered by
the air from your tank.
* Inflatable Safety Sausage (Surface Marker Buoy)
This device can be inflated using your alternate air source or your lungs.
It raises a bright orange or yellow tube approximately six feet above your
head. Waving this while on the surface greatly increases your visibility to
the crew on your vessel or tender. The safety sausage may be carried in your
BC pocket or tethered to your BC.
* Mini-Strobe
When activated, this compact marker strobe flashes a light at regular
intervals. It is a good way to indicate your position on the surface during
dusk or night dives to the vessel or tender.
In keeping ahead of changing industry "standards", we believe that each of
these devices individually are essential for live-aboard divers.
If you do not already own your own surface safety equipment, we strongly
encourage you to visit your local dive store to purchase them prior to
commencing your Dancer Fleet voyage. You should be able to obtain all three
items for under $150 US. By visiting your local professional dive center
you can ensure that all of the pieces are properly integrated into your
personal dive equipment. The Dive Alert comes in 3 models (one of which
should match your inflator system configuration.)
If you can practice with your new equipment before coming on the trip,
excellent. If that's not practical, we will certainly help you familiarize
yourself with the new equipment during your warm up dive and briefing.
Divers who do not have this required equipment will not be allowed to dive
from a Dancer Fleet vessel. We will maintain a limited inventory on each
vessel for rental but we strongly encourage you to get your own, and be
familiar with it, as all of our divers and staff do.
A “Surface Safety Package” that includes all three items will rent for $30
on a 7 night trip and $53 for a 10 night trip (excluding any taxes).
Previously most of this equipment has been required on our vessels already.
This new policy change now makes it mandatory on every vessel and implements
a modest rental charge for guests who arrive without the equipment.
Safety is always our top. This new policy ensures that every diver will
enter/exit the water with the best possible tools for coping with an
unforeseen emergency.
2008 Rates
All Rates are in US dollars,
per person and based on double occupancy
Fuel surcharges will be applied to the 2008 rates as follows until further
notice:
$160 per person for 7 night
| Rates |
8 Days |
| Master Stateroom |
$3695 |
| Deluxe Stateroom |
$3495 |
| Charter |
$49,130 |
Rate Includes: Seven nights on board the Sky Dancer, all meals and beverages (including
national brands of alcohol), airport transfers in San Cristobal, 5½ days of diving (depending upon itinerary) up to four dives per day,
land excursions on some days, other Dancer Fleet services and amenities.
Does not include hotel in Guayaquil or Quito and air travel between
Guayaquil or Quito and San Cristobal.
8 Day Itinerary:
SUNDAY: San Cristobal / Isla
Lobos
MONDAY: North Seymour / Cousins Islet/ Bartolome
TUESDAY: Punta Espinoza / Punta Vicente Roca
WEDNESDAY: Wolf
THURSDAY: Darwin
FRIDAY: Darwin / Wolf
SATURDAY: Seymour / Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
SUNDAY: La Galapaguera / San Cristobal
11 Day Itinerary (Monday to
Thursday or Thursday to Monday)
MONDAY: San Cristobal / Isla
Lobos
TUESDAY: Gardner Bay / Punta Suarez ESPANOLA
WEDNESDAY: Floreana / Champion Islet / Enderby / Devil's Crown
THURSDAY: North Seymour / Cousins Islet / Bartolome
FRIDAY: Punta Espinoza / Punta Vicente Roca
SATURDAY: Wolf
SUNDAY: Darwin
MONDAY: Darwin
TUESDAY: Wolf
WEDNESDAY: Gordon Rocks / Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
THURSDAY: Interpretation Center, San Cristobal
* All itineraries are subject to change
at any time for any reason
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Deck |
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Master Staterooms (1,2,3,4)
One Queen Bed or two Twin Beds, Private Facilities, Window
View, Mirrored Cabinet, Wardrobe, Bathrobes, Hairdryer,
Toiletries, Fresh Towels Daily, Independent Air-conditioning
and Volume Controls. |
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Deck |
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Dive deck, Galley, Salon, Boutique, Bar and Lounge |
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Dolphin Deck |
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Deluxe Twin Staterooms (5,6,7,8)
Two Twin Beds, Private Facilities, Portlight View, Mirrored
Cabinet, Wardrobe, Bathrobes, Hairdryer, Toiletries, Fresh
Towels Daily, Independent Air-conditioning and Volume
Controls. |
Port of Registry: Ecuador
Built: Eduador 2000
Construction: Steel
Type: Mono Hull
Length: 100 feet
Beam: 24 feet
Max. Passengers: 16
Staterooms: 8
Number of Crew: 8 Seamen plus 2 National Park Guides and 1 student Guide
Number of Tenders: 1
Fuel Capacity: 8000 gallons
Fresh Water Capacity: 6000 gallons
Desalination Production: 1500 gallons per day
Cruising Speed: 12 knots
Range: 2400 nautical miles
Navigation Aids: VHF, GMDSS, SSB, color radar, echo sounder, GPS, weather
fax.
Compressor: (2) K-14 Bauer
Voltage: 110 volts and 220 volts
Air-conditioning: Yes
Length of Charters: 7 and 10 night itineraries
Dives Per Day: Up to 5
Photographic Services: E6 processing, Camera rental, Photo instruction,
Video rental, Video instruction
Reservations
Galapagos
Islands Boats, Cruises and Yacht Charters
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