I had a terrible experience on the Spondylus between the 12th and the 16th of november 2007. The motor broke down the very first night so the boat was stranded for the duration of our stay. No reliable information was provided to us, the program of the cruise was not respected, the captain of the boat enventually vanished without telling us anything !

The following day we had to travel using uncomfortable and totally inappropriate dinghy boats, moreover without any first aid kit aboard !

The day after we had to wake up at 4:30 am (!) to be picked up by a small boat to go to Bartolomé Island. The boat arrived one hour late and the journey took us a total of more than 6 hours, leaving little time to visit and bath.

The owner of the Spondylus refused to speak directly with us and eventually offered a meagre 300 USD refund, minimizing the prejudice suffered by his clients.

Needless to say, we are determined to do everything in our power to prevent the owner of the Spondylus to get away with it so easily.

So in one word : stay away from this boat !

Jean-Hugues Morneau