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I have told and retold my awesome experience on board to all my friends and relatives i think they are tired of listening. It was truly magnificent the sights and scenery as well as the shipboard experience,accommodations were tight and the food could have been a little less european ,but still good and would do it again in a heart beat.
Everything was arranged so well and so impressive. And the nature in Antarctica is so beautiful. This journey changes you !!
I stood with my elbow on the starboard rail watching the ocean pass by in the middle of the Drake Passage. I thought about the traffic, the emails, texts, phone calls, and every other aspect of the busy days at home. It occurred to me that, at that moment, returning home from a trip that was beyond incredible and soaking in the peace and serenity of being completely disconnected, I was in fact the happiest I had been in a long time. And that statement is a truly inadequate representation of how incredible the journey was.
My journey on the Bark Europa, short as it may have been, was an amazing one. The trip was a nice combination of relaxation and exercise. I also learned a lot about the ship and sailing it. I owe this experience to the crew members that were always enthusiastic and eager to explain everything.
Having voyaged on the Europa in the Tall Ships Races I can happily say that this ship outclasses all the others in terms of it's design and crew. This is a sailing ship and that means we set sails 2 metres from land and didn't take them in until we arrived at Fredrikstad a week later. Few tall ships of it's class have the same amount of clear deck space and practical design. The crew were brilliant and focused on teaching all of us how to be better shipmates. It was an unforgettable experience and one I am definitely going to repeat on this ship.
Everything about being on the Europa is just pure bliss to me; the crew were very nice and welcoming, the deckhands were very patient with us newbies, I haven't been this happy for a very long time. There are a couple of things that can be done better though: 1) Better communications between the permanent and voyage crew (e.g. room change arrangements) 2) Get more and/or better fishing gear with lectures on how to fish 3) Get better squeegees for deck wash! Other than that, coming on the Europa for 2.5 months was the best decision I've ever made. I hope I'll be back on the Europa in the near future.