Latin Trails announces rebranding of Galapagos yacht

Rebranding of the companies signature yacht Galapagos Grand Odyssey to M/V GALAPAGOS SEA STAR JOURNEY and a major refit. 

QUITO, ECUADOR – April 1st, 2015 – Latin Trails (www.latintrails.com), an Ecuador and Peru based DMC and expedition cruise company announced today a brand change for its signature yacht The M/Y Galapagos Grand Odyssey. The 16 passenger boutique yacht has been navigating around the Galapagos Islands archipelago since 2011, offering natural history cruise programs. The new name for the yacht will be: "M/Y GALAPAGOS SEA STAR JOURNEY". The new name will consolidate Latin Trails cruise brand: "Journey Fleet". The brand "Journey Fleet" is a symbol of quality services in the Galapagos Islands cruise industry, and has pioneered many innovations on liveaboard tours in the Ecuadorian archipelago since the launch of the companies first catamaran operations.

The addition of the "SEA STAR JOURNEY" consolidates the companies commitment to offering the best yachts available in the Galapagos Islands. The name change will come with a major refitting of the yacht to be performed during the months of September and October 2015. Latin Trails will also be fully in charge of the operation of the yacht, with this a major upgrade of on board services is expected. "We are excited with this change, Latin Trails will now be 100% in charge of the operation of the M/Y GALAPAGOS SEA STAR JOURNEY, it will allow us to offer better customer service and we will unite our expedition cruise programs under one brand "Journey Fleet", our tour operator and travel agent partners now have an enhanced product for their clients" stated Marcel Perkins, CEO and Managing Director of Latin Trails. Mr. Perkins continued "The name change in the yacht involves a dry dock investment close to 1MM USD, the installation of new eco friendly motors and an upgrade in service. The baptism name of the yacht, DOMENICA, will remain the same. 2015 has been an exciting year for our company we also added an 8 passenger riverboat the M/V Cattleya Amazon Journey in the Pacaya Samiria reserve in Peru".

About Latin Trails

Latin Trails is a B2B boutique cruise and tour operator based in Ecuador and Peru, it operates the most exclusive fleet of oceangoing yachts in the Galapagos Islands and riverboats in the Amazon basin. The expedition Company is also known for it’s handcrafted itineraries around Ecuador and Peru offering highly personalized trips backed up by a 24/7 "adventure concierge" service. The Company also offers family friendly exploration of the Amazon at the Hakuna Matata Amazon lodge in Ecuador. All bookings for Latin Trails services are done on a business to business basis and can be done by the travel agent or tour operator of choice.

To learn more about Latin Trails, visit www.latintrails.com or call 1-800-747-0567. Find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Latintrails of follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Latintrails