18/08/2026
⚓ Crew change day looks simple from the outside: someone flies in, someone flies out, and the vessel keeps moving.
What that actually takes: visas checked weeks ahead. Flights rebooked when a vessel's ETA shifts by six hours. Seafarers' documents checked against entry requirements that can vary by country, and sometimes change from one week to the next.
Travellers, vessels, ports, airlines and local partners, coordinated across time zones, often with only hours to work with.
None of it makes it into the picture. All of it makes the journey happen.
⚓ Crew change day looks simple from the outside: someone flies in, someone flies out, and the vessel keeps moving.
What that actually takes: visas checked weeks ahead. Flights rebooked when a vessel's ETA shifts by six hours. Seafarers' documents checked against entry requirements that can vary by country, and sometimes change from one week to the next.
Travellers, vessels, ports, airlines and local partners, coordinated across time zones, often with only hours to work with.
None of it makes it into the picture. All of it makes the journey happen.