In the Low-Pressure system highway of the Scotia Sea, the next one crosses our path, with its wind shifts and changes. It blows and turns from the NNW. In the early morning, the watches deal with Southerlies and...
Bang, bang, bang… bang!!!!💥 Freeing ports don’t stop banging scoping water off a main deck that fills up with every jerk when the big swells crash over the hull and climb over the railing, with the ship...
South Georgia. We started dealing with the island’s infamous weather but pulled up a zodiac cruise at Right Whale Bay and later on a landing at Rosita Harbour. Late last night Europa arrived at the...
Anchoring during the night at Right Whale Bay. Snow showers hit our course early in the morning, while 25kn of West-South-West winds blow. Along the day the wind eases down leaving behind some sunny spells...
There’s not much time to prepare the ship and do a large changeover of permanent crew after the arrival of the ship to Montevideo. She has been through hard times at Cape Town where she lay dry at the shipyard getting...
Meet the Crew Monday Introducing Cook Gjalt! 👨🍳 Gjalt's journey with EUROPA began in the year 2000 when his father, Captain Klaas, asked him if he wanted to work as a bartender on board. Gjalt quickly fell...
Ocean Harbour A sunny and calm morning, low swell and barely any wind. A welcomed new face of the South Georgia’s volatile weather conditions. Unbeatable circumstances for trying one of the...
It feels we arrived to the shores of South Georgia a long time ago. Days filled with activities are passing by quickly. So far, the weather played along most of the times and we were able to spend considerable time on...
Landing at Whistle Cove and Shackleton Hike Two anchors hold the ship during the night against the strong winds blowing off Possession Bay. Dragging now and th en when facing the strongest blows, nevertheless she...
Holding our ground at Possession Bay in the afternoon strong gusts. Possession Bay, the area where is thought the pioneer in the island, Captain Cook, first set foot ashore and took possession of it for...