Meet the Sea - Sea Retreats

The Mediterranean environment changes the quality of leadership work in three essential ways:

Perspective
Sea horizons and physical immersion create distance from routine, allowing strategic clarity to emerge.

Responsibility
Direct engagement with marine ecosystems grounds sustainability and ESG values in lived experience.

Cohesion
Shared encounters with challenge and beauty generate emotional reference points that strengthen team alignment.

The Sea retreat has four main themes: sea sports, biodiversity exploration, sea and mind wellbeing and cultural immersion. They are intentionally connected through one consistent element, the sea. Not as backdrop but as connector.

Rather than following a rigid sequence of activities, the retreat is designed around three interconnected
dimensions that shape the overall experience:

Decompression and Realignment
The start of your Sea Retreat emphasises activities designed to stop your work routine. We help you come to terms with the clarity and calm that the sea provides. A first meeting with the sea in a relaxed approach, with moderate impact activities.

Sustainability in Practice
Engagement with protected marine reserves, Posidonia oceanica ecosystems and biodiversity exploration anchors ESG values in lived experience. Sustainability is experienced directly, not discussed abstractly.

Reflection & Perspective
Research-informed Sea & Mind sessions, open-water immersion and cultural encounters create the conditions for clarity, integration and renewed strategic focus.

Each Sea Retreat combines these dimensions in a structure adapted to your time frame, objectives and group profile. The sea connects them all.

2-Day Executive Reset
A focused immersion designed to create distance from routine and strengthen team alignment.
Typically includes a combination of:

• One sea-based leadership experience
• One biodiversity or sustainability encounter
• A Sea & Mind session for reflection and clarity 
• One evening of dining and entertainment

Ideal for executive teams seeking strategic recalibration within a limited timeframe.

• 3-Day Leadership Immersion
  A balanced format that allows for depth without excess.
  Combines:
• Leadership challenges at sea
• Structured marine exploration
• Cultural context and shared evening encounters
• Guided reflection moment
• One-two evenings of dining and entertainment
  
  4–5 Day Strategic Sea Retreat
  A deeper immersion that integrates leadership work, sustainability engagement and cultural exploration across multiple environments, including Formentera and protected marine areas.
  This format allows insight to mature over time and strengthens collective cohesion. All formats are private and exclusive to your organisation. Group sizes typically range from 8 to 40 participants.
  The final structure is designed in collaboration with your leadership team

Group Size
Sea Retreats are designed for groups of 8 to 40 participants.
For certain sea-based experiences, participants may be divided into smaller teams to preserve quality and safety.

Duration
Retreats typically range from 2 to 5 days, depending on objectives and availability.
Each programme is fully tailored.

Investment
The estimated investment ranges between €400 and €1500 per person per day, depending on:
• Selected experiences
• Hotel category
• Group size
• Duration

A detailed proposal is provided following an initial consultation.

What Is Included
• Selected sea-based and cultural experiences
• Certified professional crew and instructors
• Equipment and safety support
• All Private transfers (airport and activities)
• Hotel accommodation (if arranged through Meet the Sea)

Flights are not included.

Safety & Compliance
Meet the Sea SL is a fully insured and regulated company registered in Spain.
• All crew members hold international STCW certification
• Professional instructors lead each activity
• Safety equipment is provided
• Sea conditions are assessed before every departure

Guest safety is always the priority.

Booking Process
1. Request our Activities Brochure and book an Initial consultation
2. We send you a tailored itinerary proposal and price quote
3. Confirmation of dates and participants and final itinerary

With a professional background in international finance, including experience in New York and London financial markets, Gregorio brings first-hand understanding of executive environments, performance pressure and strategic decision-making.

His academic formation includes studies at St. Paul’s School (USA), Hamilton College (USA) and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Alongside his corporate career, the sea has remained a lifelong constant. From early competitive sailing and instructing at sea schools to founding Meet the Sea in Ibiza in 2020, his work has focused on integrating marine education, leadership insight and experiential learning.

Sea Retreats emerge from this dual perspective:
An understanding of corporate leadership dynamics combined with deep, practical experience at sea.

Each retreat is supported by a certified professional team of skippers, instructors and facilitators, ensuring both safety and quality at every stage.