Embarkation and Win Hof!

What a day!
I started in the harbor around 06:30, following the team as we disembarked guests from both the Ocean Albatros and Ocean Victory. It was great to finally see the vessels and meet the team onboard. A very special morning chatting with happy guests, agents, and meeting the expeditions team and captains from both vessels.
The plan was to return to the hotel for breakfast, but time flew by, and breakfast was forgotten. Before I knew it, we had to rush back to the hotel for an overdue checkout, drop off luggage for vessel transportation, and then hunt down a late breakfast in the city — the best croissant with ham and cheese ever!

Afterwards, I had a lunch meeting (not long after breakfast) with a potential rental and merchandise partner at a restaurant in the first shop of the city, Ramos Generales. An impressive place with great empanadas!

I then walked through the city, buying a few books from a cozy local bookshop, which also had friendly, relaxed shop dogs.

As an afternoon treat, I had the chance to meet Wim Hof, a Dutch sportsman and motivational speaker known for his extreme beliefs in the potential of breathwork and cold-water immersion. He famously climbed Kilimanjaro in just two days wearing only minimal clothing, to demonstrate that we don’t need all our gear to survive in cold weather—just proper breathing and training the body to produce more heat. It was a fun, though slightly crazy, lecture on the Ocean Victory before disembarking and crossing the pier to embark on our other vessel, the Ocean Albatros.

Once onboard, I got to my cabin. It’s in the mid-range category, but it’s really nice! I’ll share some pictures in the coming days.
After the mandatory safety drill, we were ready to leave the harbor. It was fun to see a large group of guests dressed for emergency embarkation on the ship.

I enjoyed a very nice dinner at the captain’s table, followed by a unique experience: bird and whale watching from the outdoor observation deck in the hot tub, while leaving the Beagle Channel behind us.

What a day! I’m immensely impressed by our product, the vessels, and completely in love with Ushuaia, at the end of the world.Baca selengkapnya