Trip Details
Exploration: The Galápagos Islands
June 17-25, 2026
with The Gathering
Aboard the Adventurous
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ISLANDER II
Our Trip Hosts
Josh & Jane Kwan
Josh is the CEO of The Gathering, a learning community of Christians motivated by our faith to steward wisely and obediently all the forms of capital that God has entrusted to our care. Previously, he was a Co-Founder, Partner, and Board Chair at Praxis, an ecosystem for founders, innovators, and funders with a redemptive imagination for the world and the church. He led grantmaking and impact investing to fight global poverty at the David Weekley Family Foundation (Dovetail Impact Foundation). Josh also co-founded and served on the board of Abide, a Christian prayer and meditation app. After graduating from Harvard College, he worked in journalism before earning an MBA from Northwestern University. Josh lives with his wife, Jane, and their teenage girls near San Francisco.
Special Guest Speaker
Peter Harris
Peter and his late wife Miranda founded A Rocha, a family of conservation organizations in over 20 countries working together to live out God's calling to care for creation, in 1983. The A Rocha story is told in Peter’s books, Under the Bright Wings and Kingfisher’s Fire. A Cambridge graduate and Anglican minister, Peter has served as Adjunct Faculty at Regent College, Vancouver and Au Sable Institute, Michigan. In his retirement, he continues to serve A Rocha as a volunteer, developing ways to create jobs and wealth and improve the environment instead of overexploiting it. In 2019, Peter and Miranda were in a horrific road accident in South Africa, which she did not survive, and which he has since spoken about in lectures and on film.
“Peter Harris is a persistent and most convincing witness that the Christ who saves and the Christ who creates are one and the same Christ, that the care and celebration of creation is essential to a full evangelical witness of the Gospel of salvation.”
- Eugene Peterson
National Geographic Islander II Deck
Islander II Restaurant
Islander II Pool Deck
INCLUDED:
ACCOMMODATIONS & MEALS:
The nights of June 17, 18, 24 (or 27) at the Hotel del Parque • Breakfasts on June 18, 19, 25 (or 28) at hotel • Tour with lunch and dinner on June 18 in Guayaquil • Five nights Islander II accommodation in suite assigned • All meals aboard ship—American buffet breakfast; lunch and dinner with non-alcoholic beverages such as tea, coffee, soft drinks, local fruit juices, water and sparkling water are included, as well as alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor, and spirits). Some premium bands are not included • Lunch ashore on June 24
TRANSPORTATION, SIGHTSEEING & EXCURSIONS:
Comprehensive program of sightseeing tours and shore excursions with expert national guides and naturalists as described in this brochure • Galápagos Park entrance fees • Domestic flights in Ecuador • All transfers as described
RECREATION & AMENITIES:
Free use of the Islander II sports equipment—snorkeling gear, wetsuits, kayaks, paddleboards, etc. • Sauna, fitness studio, and outdoor pool on board
STAFF:
Our Trip Host and special guest • FCV Tour Manager handling daily touring arrangements • ISLANDER II's Expedition Leader, onboard naturalists, photography expert • Ship’s Physician
OTHER ITEMS INCLUDED:
Currency Advice • Packing Tips • Suggested Reading List • Daily Programs • Abridged newspapers received on ship daily via satellite.
NOT INCLUDED:
Roundtrip air transportation to and from Guayaquil • Passport expenses • Accident/ baggage/trip cancellation insurance • Items of a personal nature such as telephone, internet and fax tolls, ship expenses not included, personal laundry • Passengers making requests for special services that cause FCV or our local ground operators to incur additional expenses in time and money may be asked to bear the corresponding costs associated with any such individual out-of-the ordinary requests.
Terms and Conditions
RESERVATIONS:
To confirm your space, please send a signed Reservation Form and a deposit of $2000 per person payable to:
FIRST CENTURY VOYAGES
Post Office Box 4042
Chattanooga, TN 37405
FINAL PAYMENT:
Due in full 185 days prior to departure
CANCELLATION & REFUND:
If written or emailed notice of cancellation is received from passenger 185 days or more prior to departure, all advance deposits will be refunded, less a per person administrative fee of $600. If cancellation is 184-155 days before departure, the cancellation charge, as liquidated damages, is 35% of the tour cost; 154-90 days before departure, 50%; 89-40 days before departure, 75%. The forfeiture for cancellations 39 or fewer days before our departure is the full cost of the tour less $600 per person. If the sailing is sold out and the cancelled space can be resold by FCV prior to departure, the sum received for resale, less $750 per person, will be refunded. In fairness to all, no exceptions can be made to these terms. There are no refunds for early withdrawal once the tour has commenced.
INSURANCE:
Insurance programs are recommended and available to insure: (a) baggage valued up to $1,000; (b) accidental injury, illness or death from any cause; and (c) trip cancellation. Upon confirmation of your reservation, you will be sent information regarding such policies. We strongly recommend this protection for all of our passengers.
RESPONSIBILITY & LIABILITY:
A detailed statement of limitations and exclusions of liability of Sea Cloud Cruises, FIRST CENTURY VOYAGES, and all trip hosts will be provided to all trip registrants and is available to prospective travelers upon request. In the unlikely event that a dispute arises between the traveler and FCV, the traveler agrees that any dispute arising from or related to this agreement shall be settled by mediation and, if necessary, legally binding arbitration in accordance with the Rules of Procedure for Christian Conciliation of the Institute for Christian Conciliation (complete text is available at www.iccpeace.com or info@iccpeace. com). Judgment upon an arbitration decision may be entered in any court otherwise having jurisdiction. The parties understand that these methods shall be the sole remedy for any controversy or claim arising out of this agreement and expressly waive their right to jury and their right to file a lawsuit in any civil court against one another for such disputes, except to enforce an arbitration decision. Given the ever-changing health protocols surrounding Covid-19 concerns, the traveler agrees to abide by all health policies required by trip providers and domestic and international governments for safe participation in this trip.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES:
Trip prices are based on exchange rates, fuel costs, and tax rates in effect as of March 2025, and are subject to change without notice to reflect fluctuations impacting FCV’s program component costs (currency and maritime fuel prices in particular). However, as a protective cap for FCV's passengers, in no case shall additional collections caused by such fluctuations exceed 3% of the advertised tour cost.
BOOKING QUESTIONS?
Please call Karl or Julie Johnson at (919) 381-5722 or email [email protected].