Fundraising cruise raises $23,000

Oceanadventures has announced that the Official Charles Darwin Foundation and Galapagos Conservation Trust fundraising cruise, which took place in October on board the MV Eclipse in Galapagos, raised a total of $23.000 in donations for both charities.

Ben Dod, the General Manager of Oceanadventures, handed the cheque to Rodolfo Rendón, Vice President of the Charles Darwin Foundation, at a special cocktail party held in honour of the cruise passengers at the Quito residence of the British Ambassador to Ecuador.

Charles Darwin´s great, great grandson, Randal Keynes, and the British actress Miranda Richardson were the VIP guests on board the 7-night cruise around the islands, which featured a unique behind-the-scenes insight into the Charles Darwin Centre on Santa Cruz Island, a tree-planting session at the Centre´s Bellavista nursery and a celebratory lunch prepared by the Chef´s School in Puerto Ayora.

Oceanadventures would like to thank all those who made this event such a success, especially the US and UK based travel companies Abercrombie & Kent Inc., Abercrombie & Kent (UK) and Steppes Travel for their commitment to this fundraising initiative, which would not have been possible without their effort and support.

Miranda Richardson, Toni Darton and Randal Keynes

on board the Eclipse.

Oceanadventures looks forward to contributing to similar projects in the future as part of its ongoing commitment to the Galapagos Islands and the conservation of its unique flora and fauna, as well as to social and educational projects involving the local population.