just a couple comments .. the food - several people i spoke to commented on the food . the chef was an awesome concerned great person but given the quality of quasar the food was just not up to par . the cabin locations given the layout of the ship more than half of the people on the ship commented about the noise from the anchor coming up or down and we never got any quiet as we were near the generator we found out this is for sure something that we should have been told one guy jumped out of bed because he thought the ship had run into something the first night he heard the anchor go down .. also quito we were not told that quito was unsafe to walk around at night and even the day . 2 people on our trip were pickpocketed and a police chase ensued. lastly dogs i think it should be mentioned that there is a HUGE abandoned stray dog population. i was pretty shocked apon landing and seeing this i know that it does not apply to all but it really bummed out my visit to quito . the guides were great. there should be t-shirts or quasar goodies for the final evening " test " on what we learned during the cruise. our team one and i think we got a chocolate bar for 7 of us .