Our Story

Guided by a love of the Mediterranean and a belief in its power to inspire, Meet the Sea creates experiences that bring people closer to the sea and to one another.

Sharing Our Love of the Sea

Our Family Boat Trips were the beginning. We wanted children and parents to discover the marine world together, combining exploration, learning and enjoyment in a safe and welcoming environment.

Today, that same philosophy extends to schools, universities and corporate groups. Through carefully designed experiences at sea, we encourage curiosity, build confidence and create meaningful connections with nature and with one another.

The sea is much more than a beautiful setting for our activities. It is at the heart of everything we do.

A Realisation

At the age of 50, I realised that I wanted to share something that had shaped my entire life: the extraordinary influence of the sea on how we feel, think and experience the world.

Even during the years I spent living far from the Mediterranean, the sea remained part of who I was. Its beauty, freedom and sense of discovery had never left me.

Meet the Sea was born from a desire to share those experiences with others, beginning with children and their families.

Because the sea is more than a place we visit. It is something we carry with us.

Our Future

What began as a family boat trip in Ibiza has grown into something much greater than we initially imagined. Every season, we see how discovering the sea can awaken curiosity, build confidence and create moments that stay with people long after they return to shore.

Our ambition is to bring these experiences to more people, in more places and at different stages of their lives.

Through Family Boat Trips, School Sea Trips and Corporate Sea Retreats, we want children, students and adults alike to discover the sea as a source of knowledge, wellbeing and connection.

And as Meet the Sea grows beyond Ibiza, our purpose will remain unchanged: to inspire a deeper understanding of the sea and a lifelong desire to explore, enjoy and protect it.

A Message from Our Founder

I have always believed that the sea has something extraordinary to offer us. It awakens our curiosity, challenges our fears, brings us closer to nature and reminds us of the simple joy of being alive.

Yet for many people, particularly children, the sea remains an unfamiliar world. At Meet the Sea, we want to change that. We believe that the earlier we discover its beauty and understand its importance, the more likely we are to develop a lifelong relationship with it.

What began as a personal desire to share my love of the Mediterranean has become something much greater. Today, through our experiences for families, schools and corporate groups, we have the opportunity to help people of all ages discover what the sea can bring to their lives.

I owe my own relationship with the sea to my family, who gave me the extraordinary privilege of growing up in Ibiza, surrounded by its waters. I am deeply grateful to them, and to Luisa Mínguez, Helena Margot, Carlos Recarte and everyone who has contributed their dedication, enthusiasm and kindness to making Meet the Sea what it is today.

My hope is that everyone who joins us takes something of the sea home with them: a new discovery, greater confidence, a shared memory or simply the desire to return.

Gregorio Cañellas
Founder, Meet the Sea