Key facts
- Highlight: Sail to Amsterdam to celebrate the city’s 750th anniversary and attend the Sail Amsterdam 2025 event
- When: 20 days, starting August 2
- Ship Capacity: Bark Europa can accommodate up to 48 passengers
- Starting Price: From $3,385 per person
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That’s what travelers who sign up for the Azores-to-Amsterdam voyage in August will do during the 20-day sailing. They will stand at the helm, handle the sails, and learn how to sail a square rigger across parts of the Atlantic Ocean, through the infamous Bay of Biscay, and across the English Channel — the busiest waterway in the world. Thanks to everyone’s effort, the ship will arrive in the port of Amsterdam just in time for the Sail Amsterdam 2025 event.
Photos: Jack Cox/Bark Europa
Sail Amsterdam is a five-day maritime festival that attracts millions of visitors and over 10,000 ships, including dozens of historical tall ships from around the world, to the port of Amsterdam. This year, the event will be extra special as it will coincide with the 750th anniversary of the city of Amsterdam.
The sailing from the Azores to Amsterdam is the final leg of a much longer journey that Bark Europa will take in 2025. The 81-day trip, which is bookable on Bark Europa’s website, will start on May 31 in Namibia, from where the ship will follow the trade winds to Brazil before heading to the Azores and, finally, Amsterdam. 