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Day 1
Work 4h
Kickoff & Vision
5-9pm
Embark at 2pm, settle in, then dive into your retreat kickoff session
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Explore the Ship
Get oriented, unpack, and discover onboard amenities
You're already spending $1,500-2,000/person on resort offsites. For $1,550/person, get lodging, meals, meeting space, entertainment, and 2 port adventures. Better experience, same budget.
Your Current Offsite Is Leaving Value on the Table
Same Marriott ballroom every year. Same catered lunch, same breakout rooms. No one remembers it 6 months later—and neither does your team culture.
Meeting room fees appear after booking. AV rental, service charges, resort fees pile on. Final bill lands 20-30% higher than the quote you approved.
Generic offsites don't differentiate you. Candidates never ask about your retreat. No story to tell in job postings—just another forgettable perk bullet point.
$1,800/person for an Austin hotel conference. $1,550/person for a Caribbean cruise with ocean views and sunset dinners. Same budget, wildly different experience.
Compare a typical 5-day corporate retreat: traditional resort vs. cruise ship.
Plus: ocean views, 2 Caribbean ports, and an offsite they'll actually remember.
Same Budget. Better Everything.
~$1,550/person all-in. Same as your Austin resort budget—but you're on the ocean with lodging, meals, and venues included.
More sessions than a 3-day resort offsite. Structured morning and evening blocks. Port days provide natural breaks.
Entertainment included. Dining experiences included. Two port adventures included. Activities happen naturally—no extra planning.
"We do annual training at sea." A story candidates actually remember. Shows you invest in culture, not just ping pong tables.
Sample Itinerary
More productive than a week at a resort. More memorable than any conference room.
5-9pm
Embark at 2pm, settle in, then dive into your retreat kickoff session
Get oriented, unpack, and discover onboard amenities
8am-12pm & 4-8pm
Morning workshop plus evening strategy session
12-4pm
Team excursion at your first destination
8am-12pm & 4-8pm
Continue workshops and team collaboration
12-4pm
Explore your second destination together
7am
Disembark energized and aligned
Return with stronger bonds and clear action items
More training time than a typical 3-day resort offsite — without sacrificing adventure or team bonding
Three Steps to Your Best Offsite Yet
30-minute async video brief or live call. Tell us your headcount, dates, budget, and vibe (work-focused? team-bonding? both?).
You approve the all-in quote. We negotiate with cruise lines, book rooms, arrange AV, coordinate dietary needs, and build your Notion hub.
Our onboard coordinator ensures every session runs smoothly. You focus on your team. We handle the logistics fires (there won't be any).
Everything You're Wondering
Traditional agents focus on leisure cruises and lack experience with corporate logistics. We specialize in tech team offsites: AV setup, async communication workflows, dietary coordination at scale, and handling distributed team complexities. Plus we provide transparent all-in pricing—no hidden fees.
Cruise fare, port fees, gratuities, service charges, conference room rental, AV equipment, onboard coordinator fee, dietary accommodation coordination, and a 10% contingency buffer. The only thing not included: airfare to the departure port and optional excursions.
We work best with teams of 20-200 people. Below 20, cruise group pricing doesn't make sense (you're better off booking individually). Above 200, we can handle it but require a longer lead time for ship capacity.
Minimum 90 days for group bookings. Ideal timeline is 6-9 months to secure preferred dates and cabin blocks. We've pulled off 60-day turnarounds, but your ship and date options will be limited.
Cancellation policies vary by cruise line, but we negotiate the best terms during booking. Typically: 90+ days out = full refund, 60-89 days = 50% penalty, under 60 days = full loss. We help you create a backup attendee list and handle substitutions.
We're cruise-line agnostic. We evaluate based on your needs: Caribbean routes (Royal Caribbean, Carnival), Alaska (Princess, Norwegian), Mediterranean (MSC, Celebrity). Our relationships across lines mean better group rates and smoother coordination.
Same budget you'd spend on Austin. Get a quote in 48 hours and see the full cost breakdown.