Ship description The Bark Europa is a training ship. Thus, the passengers of the trip are considered a part of the crew and therefore receive detailed safety instructions. Depending on your interest and condition, you will be assigned on board. The permanent crew will be there to help and advise you. For example, you can assist with navigation, set sails, steer the ship or support the crew on watch. Sailing experience is not required. Your assistance is also required when crossing the Drake Passage. You will quickly understand that teamwork is the key to a unique sailing adventure. The barque Europa also invites its passengers to relax. The ship is ideally equipped for longer sea voyages. It has a library, a lounge, a poker area and a recreation room, the deckhouse. In addition, there is a DVD and CD player and radio on board. The majority of the crew is Dutch, but English is predominantly spoken on board. Year of construction: 1911 in Hamburg Length: 56 m Width: 7,45 m Draft: 3,9 m Sail area: 1250 qm Engine: 2 x 365 PS Cabins 12 Guests: max. 48 Cabin Facilities On board of the Bark Europa there are four 2-person cabins, four 4-person cabins and four 6-person cabins. Each bunk has a blanket and bedlinen. Own bedrolls are therefore not necessary. Towels are also provided. All cabins have their private bathroom and WC. Dates & Booking Atlantic Crossing incl. atmosfair CO2 compensation (23 €/to CO2) Dates Route Price from Route-Nr. 02/24/2025-04/21/2025 Sailing Expedition: Ushuaia/ Argentina - Antarctica -South Georgia - Tristan da Cunha - Namibia 18,730 € EX02-545C 05/31/2025-06/30/2025 Walvis Bay/ Namibia - St. Helena - Recife/ Brazil 3,255 € SR02-5451 07/02/2025-07/31/2025 Recife/ Brazil - Horta/ Azores 3,450 € SR02-5512 07/31/2025-09/29/2025 Combi trip: Namibia - Brazil - Azores 5,990 € SR02-5415 08/02/2025-08/21/2025 Horta/ Azores - Amsterdam 3,290 € SR02-5115 Antarctic Expeditions incl. atmosfair CO2 compensation (23 €/to CO2)* Please note that the above travel fees do not include landing fees/tourist visas, which will be charged separately. Dates Route Price from Route-Nr. 01/07/2025-01/28/2025 Sailing Expedition Antarctica 3: Ushuaia/ Argentina - Antarctica - Ushuaia 9,950 € EX02-555A 01/30/2025-02/20/2025 Sailing Expedition Antarctica 4: Ushuaia/ Argentina - Antarctica - Ushuaia 13,200 € EX02-555B 02/24/2025-04/21/2025 Sailing Expedition: Ushuaia/ Argentina - Antarctica - South Georgia - Tristan da Cunha - Walvis Bay/ Namibia 18,730 € EX02-545C To book your Sailing Expedtion with the Bark Europa, please send back the following documents (see the links for the pdf-files) filled-out and signed by email: Booking Form: Only booking forms that are completely filled in and include the health statement can be processed to complete booking. Passport: send us a copy of your passport valid at least six months counting from voyage commencement. After receiving your booking forms, we will send you the booking confirmation and invoice whereupon a deposit of 1/3 is due. The second third is payable until 3 months prior departure and the last third until 1.5 months prior departure. Landing fees or costs for tourist are not included in the travel fare. If you pay from outside the EURO-zone, paying by credit card might be the cheapest option. But still we have to charge a non-refundable credit card fee of 2.5%. Voyage fees are excluding landing fees and tourist visa where applicable. Falklands/ Las Malvinas & South Georgia If you have booked a voyage with visits of Falklands/ Las Malvinas and/or South Georgia you will receive a seperate invoice for the landingfees. These invoices are based on an estimation of the landings ashore and will reduce the amount of cash that you will need to bring for your expenses on board. Differences in the fees, when for example we will have more landings, will be added to your bar bill on board. For further details we refer to: Terms & Conditions Antarctica Expedition: What to expect? Checklist Antarctica Checklist Ocena Voyage General Terms & Conditions of Slowtravel Operational Do´s and Don´ts Health, Travel and Cancellation Insurance Fully vaccinated against covid-19 highly recommended Must know´s about Avian Influenza Besides to those please read the following leaflets and explanatory notes referring our behaviour at the Antarctica, how to protect the environment and reduce our ecolocical footprint: Cetacean Watching Guidelines of the IAATO Seal Watching Guidelines of the IAATO Bird Watching Guidelines of the IAATO General Information for Wildlife Watching of the IAATO Help Protect Antarctica's pristine environment from non-native species (do not pack a pest) Boot Washing Guidelines of the IAATO Guidelines for Visitors to the Antarctic Yacht Outreach Pamphlet of the IAATO Operational Do´s and Don´ts Ushuaia Guide Visiting South Georgia IAATO Biosecurity Protocols Regarding Avian Influenza IAATO Antarctic Treaty General Guidelines IAATO Reducing waste visitor guidelines You will travel on a modern Sailing Vessel. Please keep in mind, that safety first is the highest priority for all sailors on board. For this reason the exact route cannot be predicted and has to be adjusted by the captain/ skipper continuously according to the conditions - for the well-being of the whole team.
