We are looking for creative, productive and passionate people at different stages of their digital nomadism/remote working. Nomad Cruise is for beginners as well as for pros because we believe that we all have different talents and we can all learn from each other.

The application process also allows us to put together a heterogeneous group concerning age, gender, nationality, experience, skills and interests, yet homogenous concerning open-mindedness and choice of the nomadic/remote working lifestyle.

If you haven’t applied yet and want to join us in the future, please do so soon. Keep in mind that we plan cruises a long time ahead and chances to get on board AND get better deals are higher if you apply early.

Once you applied and we considered you a good match for our project, you will receive an invitation. The review will take from 1-6 weeks.

In your invitation, you will find a link that takes you to the booking site. Click it, fill out the form and pay the deposit to confirm your booking. This tells us that you really mean it. The deposit is 150€ and non-refundable.

You will soon after receive your invoice and you’re all set! The full ticket price only needs to be paid 60 days before departure.

You will receive your boarding pass 3 weeks before departure. Please print out your tickets for check-in.

The ticket prices depend on the type of cabin you choose and on the port of departure. Prices start at around € 600 and go up to €1,200.

We increase the price during our sales process. The earlier you secure the ticket, the more it facilitates our planning, making deposits and preparing the beautiful experience that lies ahead of us. This is why ticket prices will increase with more tickets being sold.

Yes! Many participants have used it to reduce their taxes. How much you can deduct in the end depends on your country and taxadvisor.

• A two-week long cruise across the Atlantic including all port fees and taxes
• Accommodation in the cabin type of your preference
• All meals & Drinks
• Access to our private venue on board, where most of the Nomad Cruise program takes place.
• Meet-Ups in Spain and Panama.
• Access to our Nomad Cruise Alumni community (after the cruise).

Airfares, visa fees, on board service fees, Wifi (more info below), island excursions and other additional services like premium brand drinks, spa or laundry are not included in the price.

A few days after your booking, we send you an e-mail containing your invoice. You can pay online by simply clicking on the link given on the invoice. The full amount needs to be paid 60 days prior to departure.

Besides credit card and bank transfers we do also accept Bitcoin payments. Please send us an email to info@nomadcruise.com if you’d like to pay with Bitcoin.

If for some reason you can’t make it on the cruise, you can cancel your ticket by simply sending an email to info@nomadcruise.com

The following conditions apply to cancellations and booking changes for the trip:

> 60 Days: Deposit is held as cancellation

60 – 30 Days: 33% of the tour price is held as cancellation

29 – 19 Days: 67% of the tour price is held as cancellation

18 – 0 Days: 100% of the tour price is held as cancellation

Tickets are not for resale.

You are welcome to bring your partner/family along and share your cabin with them. You can choose a cabin with either a large double bed or two separate beds.

You can share a cabin with up to 4 people, and children under the age of 18 get a discount on the ticket. Simply send an email to info@nomadcruise.com if you would like to book for your family.

Remember that the minimum age to join the cruise is six months and women who are pregnant beyond week 22 cannot join the cruise.

We do finally offer shared cabins with another nomad cruise participant. Each cabin can have a setup with two separate beds. By providing shared cabins, we can get more people on board, and you can save costs for your ticket at the same time. You can either make a suggestion of who you would like to share your cabin with or we will choose another lovely participant of the same sex for you.

If you want to upgrade your cabin, you have to do so at least 40 days before the cruise departure date without any extra charges, depending on availability. Downgrades are unfortunately not possible. To request a change, simply send an email to info@nomadcruise.com, and we’ll be happy to help you out.

You will have to make your own flight arrangements to our start and final destinations. To start your research, we can highly recommend Kiwi or Google Flights to start your research.

Most cruisers arrive 1-7 days before departure in Gran Canaria. Use this time to already get to know some of your fellow cruisers, or join the Facebook group to experience the Gran Canaria digital nomad scene and connect to other nomads in town.

If you can only make your way to Gran Canaria on the 25th of September, we recommend arriving early that day so you can make it to the ferry in time.

If you check in, you can have free lunch on board. You can access the port by taxi. We recommend having a printed version of your boarding documents on hand, as you might be asked to show them when entering the port territory.

The ship will depart at 5pm. Check-in will be between 11:30am and 3pm.

This is the location of the port:

Muelle Santa Catalina

Terminal de Cruceros Las Palmas de G.C. s/n (35007)

We recommend staying in the old part of town or close to the port, if you arrive just a few days prior to departure. We also recommend asking in our Facebook group that we open 30 days before departure if you’d like to share your accommodation.

You may bring as much luggage on board as your flight company allows you to. You can’t bring your pet, your car or your bike. You will check your luggage in during check-in. It will then be dropped in front of your cabin door.

We have been on four cruises by now, and they all have been a little bit different. Our recommendations are based on our experience, and obviously, you know best what you will need on top of that.

For the Conference:

• Bring your own pens and paper. Yes, we’re all super digital and stuff, but honestly, taking notes on paper sometimes is just more convenient.
• Bring your own power adapters (Type B and Type C)
• Bring a multi-socket.
• Bring all the material you may need for a meetup or mastermind session. We will provide the material for speakers of the curated program.

For Cruise Life

• All interior of the cruise will be air-conditioned. So bring jackets, wraps or thin scarves.
• You can wear what you wish to wear, however after 7 pm they don’t allow flip flops or bathing shorts in the restaurant. There will be at least one Captain’s Dinner, where many of the general passengers will dress up more or less glamorously. You choose whether or not you want to go all suit and tie or cocktail dress.
• There have been themed nights before. ‘All white’, ‘Tropical’, ‘Pirates’, ‘Rock’n’Roll’, ’70ies’ and so on. We usually don’t stick to the rules more than necessary, but if you really care: prepare for this.
• Bring one or two swimsuits. With all the networking and socializing and conference going on, you will enjoy some downtime at the pool. The pool is saltwater, but the water in the jacuzzis is chlorinated.
• Bring sunscreen 50+ and a hat. The sun in the Caribbean is relentless.
• Bring your own meds. We are not allowed to give out any medication. We recommend a carry-on pharmacy with bandaids, cold-meds, Ibuprofen, Voltaren, motion sickness meds, and the like. Bring hand sanitizer. Pullmantur puts up dispensers as well, and we highly encourage using it. In a narrow space like a boat, germs spread quickly, and it’s on you to do what you can to stay healthy. For the female members of the group, we recommend bringing tampons. Everything you have to buy on board will be ridiculously expensive. And parents: bring enough diapers.
• Bring books, music, small board games.

For Gran Canaria

• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has a subtropical climate, with warm temperatures throughout the year. And though September begins to cool down just a tiny bit from the summer, the sea temperature reaches its highest, making for a great combination of warm water and a cool breeze in the air. Bring clothes according to a 24°C daily average temperature.The currency in Gran Canaria is Euros.

For Panama

• The weather in Panama is always very hot, but when you get into October, you will find something else entering the mix as well: rain, and a lot of it.  So bring your umbrella and rain jacket if you wish, and again: sunscreen as you will find your skin burning quickly without it!
• The official currency is the Balboa, but the currency used day-to-day in Panama is the US dollar, which is also legal tender.

We will start the official trip-related Facebook group a month before departure. In this group, you guys can connect, exchange travel plans, and get in touch with the workshop organizers.

The on board meals are included in your ticket. You can expect a wide variety of food during meal times with many options for vegans and vegetarians.

• Buffet in morning (fruit, cereal, eggs, variation of bread, pancakes, sausages and more)
• Buffet for lunch (salad bar, variety of fish, meat, vegetables and desserts)
• Dinner a la carte or buffet style

For snacks, the Grill is open everyday from 4-10pm.

If you are vegan, please let us know beforehand, so we can communicate this to the ship.

All basic drinks on the cruise are included. However, if you prefer more high end brands, you can let us know beforehand and we can arrange to book a premium package at €10/day for you.

1) All Inclusive: no extra charge

Water, Soft Drinks, Beer, Cafe, Spirits, Cocktails

Included brands or similar: Coca Cola, Miller, Stolichnaya, Bacardi, Captain Morgan, Beefeater, Gordons, Ballantines, Martini. Premium brands and cocktails can be purchased for 1-3 € each.

2) All Inclusive + Premium Brands: 10 € per day

Same as above + premium brands like Red Bull, Bombay, Johnny Walker, Chivas Regal, Kahlua

To book the premium package simply send us an email (info@nomadcruise.com), and we will add it to your booking.

Yes, apart from the ticket you will have to pay a service fee of € 134 for staff on board – depending on the length of your trip. Other than that, there will not be any surprises or hidden fees.

Keep in mind however that additional charges apply for selected on board services such as Wifi, SPA packages, casino, laundry and the à la carte restaurant. However, most services on board are free of charge.

Let’s say it’s not exactly fiber optic. We faced a different situation on each trip, so it’s hard to make a general statement. During Nomad Cruise III and it was quite steady, but there were one or two days where it was a little too slow for anything. On Nomad Cruise IV it was good most of the times, but wasn’t working at all for 3 days. We’ve become very cautious after the wifi-connection completely collapsed on NC II – too many of us used it at the same time. We’re in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean after all.

We recommend being prepared. Don’t expect anything – appreciate everything is pretty much the ideal strategy here.

While this sounds like a total downer, we were surprised to learn, that a large number of participants used all of NC III for a digital detox. They only ever logged in during island stops and other than that kept their devices off. They reported a positive change in their behavior, increased their level of relaxation, and many said that it felt like the first true vacation in years.

Satellite Internet doesn’t come cheap, which is another reason why we recommend a digital detox, focused on making connections with those on board. There is also an unlimited Wifi plan available, and you can get online for €12/$14 per day. To get the unlimited pack, you will have to pay the €12/$14 per day for each day of the cruise from the first day you buy it until our arrival and can only access the Wifi with one device at a time.

One of the fun things about Nomad Cruise is that there is something different going on every day. In the beginning, we focus a lot on breaking the ice between our 150 participants. While that’s not too hard,  as they are carefully selected through our application process, it’s an important part to develop the community vibe early on.

During the days at sea, a day starts with a big breakfast before the morning talks. After lunch, there are plenty of different workshops and mastermind sessions. These can be inspirational events or full-on business oriented. There are sessions on SEO, programming, marketing, finance but also on breathing, relaxation, relationships and balance. Talks are open to the entire group, while workshops are limited to smaller groups to make them engaging and more hands-on.

Depending on our itinerary there are island stops either in the beginning or at the end of a trip. It’s another fantastic bonding opportunity. Just to go and explore the islands together with so many like-minded people who embrace traveling to the max, is such a rare opportunity for many, who are usually on the road all by themselves. We usually leave the ship together in the morning and then either organize basic excursions to popular spots or the groups split up into smaller groups. We meet back for dinner, which is usually wild with all the stories people have to tell about their days.

We use the afternoons for meet-ups, mastermind sessions, relaxation by the pool or to make use of the leisure facilities on board, go to the gym, for a run or play basketball. Everybody can organize their own events at this time, and the outcome is often mind-blowing.

As a crowd-oriented business, we believe in the power of a sharing community, and if you feel like you have something to say, we highly encourage you to hand in a proposal. We are proud that our conference is based only on the contributions made by our participants.

If you would like to contribute as well please fill out our workshop form. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

If you’re a bit insecure about the ifs and hows, get in touch with us (info@nomadcruise.com).

Yes, we are not the only ones on the ship. Most program will take part in our private venues though.

You mean with all the workshops, talks, meet-ups, masterminds, acrobatics, meals together, chilling by the pool, meditating in the sunrise, listening to impromptu jam sessions, starting new businesses, exploring islands? Well…No!

We arrive at 07.00 in the morning.

We suggest not to make early flight arrangements because disembarkation can take a while. In general we can encourage you to stick around at least one week after the cruise and continue to travel with us to Bocas del Toro.

Location of port:

Terminal de Cruceros Colon 2000

Paseo Gorgas

What many of you can’t anticipate is that Nomad Cruise is really just the beginning. After our arrival, everything changes. Suddenly you have a global network of new friends you can rely on, new potential business partners, travel companions, and soulmates. Many team up and travel together or meet in different places in Central- and South-America.

After disembarking in Colon, we will organize a transfer that will take us to the nearby Panama City so you can discover the capital, catch up with work, and say goodbye to those who need to catch a plane to another destination.

For those of you who would like to continue and travel together after Panama City we can highly recommend Bocas Del Toro, where we’re going to organize another meet-up 5 days after our arrival. To get to Bocas you can either jump on a 9-hour long bus and a short boat ride, or simply book a plane for around €100. Bocas is an incredible place and we’re looking forward to spending an amazing time there with many of you after the cruise. We would suggest that you stay there at least one week and will recommend some accommodation options in the next newsletter.

The weather on board changes as we cross the Atlantic. While Europe will be transgressing from summer to fall as we leave, the Caribbean and Central-America are known for their humid and warm weather year round.

Be prepared for a cool breeze and the bit lower temperatures of early fall evenings, tropical nights and hot days.

Nomad Cruise does not provide insurance with your ticket. You are obliged to insure that you have sufficient health, travel and accident insurance coverage.

Tourist visas not required for many nationalities for up to 90 days. However, Nomad Cruise cannot be held liable for insufficient visas. You must research if with your nationality you need a visa for any of the following areas: European Union, St. Maarten, Curacao, Aruba, Panama.

To research visa requirements we recommend VisaHQ.

If anything goes wrong, don’t worry! Our excellent customer support department will get back to you soon, and you can always get in touch with us under info@nomadcruise.com – Please pass this email address on to your family in case you like to go on a digital detox but want to make sure they can contact us in the case of emergency.