Galapagos Cruise - No Locks on the Doors

Cabin on board the Santa Cruz, cruising in the Galapagos Islands

Traveling in the Galápagos Islands is supremely casual.  To prepare for my cruise of the Galapagos, the cruise company provided a packing list with the message to dress casual. So casual in fact that you should not bring anything that you care about enough that you would be upset to lose it. I mean care so little about your stuff that there are no locks on the cabin doors.  

Motor Vessel Santa Cruz, operated by Metropolitan Touring

Really. Whether you leave the cabin for a meal or to go snorkeling, you can't lock your cabin. There is a standard hotel safe with a combination lock. The safe is big enough to store a couple of wallets and cell phones, an iPad (but not a laptop) and a small camera. That's all.
However, for some peace of mind like when you are changing clothes or sleeping, once you are inside the cabin, you can push a button in the center of the doorknob for privacy.

Oh, and PS. It is really liberating to not think about your stuff when you are traveling.

Taken from a Zodiac, alongside the Santa Cruz (to the right), about to board the ship (to return to the unlocked cabin)