Is this trip for me?

Sailing to remote areas means that we are away from everything! 

That also means that if we need medical assistance, it can be days away. It also means that we have limited access to emails, facebook, etc, for the duration of the trip, and there is NO access to phone lines.

Our expeditions provide many very good things, the main one being that we only take 8 to 12 guests, but we are not a luxury cruise with jacuzzi, sauna or cabins with balconies -our balcony is the main deck!.

Sailing on an Expedition Yacht means that the cabins and common places are very small, and we, all the crew and passengers, share pretty much everything. It can be considered as an Adventure in its true meaning!

The cabins on our sailing boat Ocean Tramp are very small, one of them with barely space to stand inside, still they can be considered big for sailboats standards. Also, sailing boats have hatches on deck for ventilation, light and as an emergency escape route, but the downside is that sometimes when is very cold outside and warm inside, condensation will occur in the inside of the hatch, sometimes dripping if not dried -nothing that cannot be solved with a rag, or if weather allows by crack opening the hatch -ask our crew and they will do it for you.

The cabins on our  motor Yacht Hans Hansson are slightly bigger compared to those on Ocean Tramp, but still small compared to regular cruise ships.

An important question to ask yourself is “Am I in good shape for participating on these expeditions?”
If your answer to the questions below are YES, then yes! You are fit to join us!

• Can you stay without external medical assistance for the duration of the expedition? -it could be up to 20 days

• Can you swim or float?

• Do you have good balance: Can you stay standing on a bus/metro/train with little to minimum holding in normal conditions?

• Can you embark/disembark from a zodiac to a beach with little swell?

• Can you walk 10 blocks/half a mile/ 1 km, without getting exhausted?

• Can you climb a 6ft / 2m vertical ladder?

• Are you aware that you are going to a remote area, with no phone access? (note, we now have Starlink onboard, so under normal conditions you should able to purchase internet access, but given that we have no control over the satellite system, we cannot guarantee its functionality over the duration of the trip)

And also…

• Am I a flexible person who can deal with changes and adjust to new situations? Do I understand that in Antarctica everything is weather permitting and plans not always goes according to plan?

• Do I understand that I am joining a sailing boat, where spaces are small, ventilation is limited, water supply is limited, hot water is limited, and I am supposed to share my space with other guests?

Any questions, Please ask us!