The digital detox retreat is the formal programme designed to address the specific problem of the professional who has been connected for long enough that the disconnection requires the external structure to achieve. The programme locks the devices in a safe at the registration desk or operates in a location without wifi or imposes the screen-free schedule that the individual cannot maintain alone in the resort that provides the wifi to the guest who requests it.
The premium digital detox retreat charges €600 to €1,500 per person per day for the structured disconnection. The week-long programme: €4,200 to €10,500 per person.
The Atlantic crossing disconnects the person geographically. Three hundred to two thousand miles from the nearest coast, the mobile network coverage that the phone requires to access the inbox does not exist. The satellite connection that we carriy for the navigation and the emergency communication is not the firehose of the inbox and the notification and the social feed.
The disconnection on the Atlantic crossing is not the structured programme of the digital detox retreat. It is the physical reality of being three days from the nearest coast in a vessel whose communication infrastructure was designed for the offshore sailing life rather than the professional connectivity that the shore provides.
The Comparison
| Premium digital detox retreat | Naora Atlantic crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per week | €4,200 to €10,500 | From €9,000 annual for one week; Atlantic crossing proportional |
| Disconnection mechanism | Programme structure and rules | Geographic distance from infrastructure |
| Wifi available | Managed, restricted by programme | Not available offshore |
| Duration | 5 to 10 days | 22 days |
| What fills the offline space | Programme activities, treatments | Watch rotation, diving, sailing, Long Table |
| What happens if you want to reconnect | Possible, in most programmes | Not possible at sea |
| Year-round support | Follow-up coaching optional | Circle with coaching and sessions included |
The digital detox retreat charges the premium rate to produce the disconnection through the structured programme. The Atlantic crossing produces the disconnection as the unavoidable consequence of being in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The programme requires the person’s cooperation to work. The ocean requires nothing except the person’s presence on the boat.
The digital detox retreat works for the person who is willing to cooperate with the programme. The Atlantic crossing works for the person who boards. Both cost approximately the same for the comparable week. The Atlantic crossing lasts twenty-two days. The digital detox retreat ends when the programme ends and the wifi is turned back on. The offshore reference from the Atlantic crossing persists when both are over.
