The Cool New Cruise Ships Coming to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands

A new vessel from Celebrity Cruises, the 100-passenger Celebrity Flora, arrived last year, though it has since paused operations through October because of the pandemic. For the interiors, BG Studio International (which also designed the Club Spa Suites on Azamara ships) chose lounge chairs, ottomans, tables, and sculptures by Ecuadoran designer Adriana Hoyos, as well as king-size beds fitted with Egyptian-cotton linens. Even the tenders that transport guests from the ship to the islands have been rethought: the custom-built Novurania dinghies have stairs, metal railings, and a hydraulic ramp to make wet landings on the islands’ beaches a little less wet.