Introducing Tresya, a visionary reworking maritime journey along with her distinctive mix of consolation, journey, and a female contact. Born right into a household deeply rooted within the delivery business, which then noticed the necessity to evolve into shipbuilding, Tresya is the eldest daughter of a shipyard proprietor, inheriting a legacy of expertise from a lineage of ahead thinkers and alternative creators. After learning in Australia, she returned to her roots, pushed by a want to assist her household’s enterprise throughout their transition into retirement.
Surrounded by masculine tugboats, barges, and ferries, Tresya’s purpose was to create a extra refined craft. Nevertheless, it was beneath the waves, somewhat than atop the decks, the place she found her true ardour. Enveloped by the ocean’s serenity and captivated by its vibrant marine life, she launched into an exploration journey that might change her life ceaselessly. Amidst the masculine presence of her household’s ships, Tresya envisioned combining consolation and journey into one seamless expertise.
Impressed by Gaia, the mom of the earth, Tresya dreamed of making a sanctuary the place friends might reconnect with nature whereas having fun with the utmost consolation. Drawing from her experiences as a mom of two younger sons and an avid diver, she sought to create an setting the place households might play, discover, and study collectively, surrounded by the pure world’s magnificence.
Tresya’s in depth expertise with liveaboard journeys performed a vital position in shaping her imaginative and prescient. Having been on a minimum of 15 liveaboard journeys throughout the Maldives, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, and Palau, she understood what makes or breaks a liveaboard expertise. Her least beneficial expertise was on a repurposed wood fishing boat turned liveaboard. The boat was poorly maintained, unstable, and lacked security options, with musky rooms and soiled sheets. This instability considerably impacted the complete journey, whatever the diving high quality. In distinction, her most pleasurable expertise was on a purpose-built, steady metal hull liveaboard in Raja Ampat (R4), which mixed immaculate service, a well-designed boat, and unbelievable dive websites throughout good climate. The good group dynamics among the many divers additional enhanced the journey’s enjoyment.
Alternatives opened up, and Tresya’s dream of coming into the liveaboard realm commenced, however she lacked the mandatory assets to do that on her personal. Her first alternative to construct a liveaboard got here with KM Blue Manta, adopted by Gaia Love, the place she grew to become a stakeholder, marking her entry into the liveaboard realm past simply being a builder. Tresya was launched to Solitude World by way of mutual connections at business occasions corresponding to DEMA, resulting in her familiarity with Solitude World and its founders/administration. Her shipyard additionally dealt with Solitude One’s drydock in 2017 whereas Gaia Love was nonetheless beneath building.
She constructed Gaia Hope in the course of the pandemic and not using a particular working plan. An opportunity dialogue at ADEX 2023 in Singapore led to a suggestion to let Solitude take Gaia Hope to Palau. Subsequent conferences and discussions resulted within the collaboration being sealed in late September 2023, and Gaia Hope formally grew to become Solitude Gaia in December 2023. Solitude World introduced the important enterprise acumen and asset administration experience to deliver her imaginative and prescient to life. “Their strengths in advertising and their native know-how in Palau have been key elements. Their established professionalism and hospitality guarantee travellers obtain private care, elevating the visitor expertise and streamlining operational effectivity,” Tresya explains.
Constructing Solitude Gaia
Tresya’s background in shipbuilding enormously influenced the design and building of Solitude Gaia. Her information of security requirements and hospitality ensured that passengers might have peace of thoughts and soul. “Delivery operational information has contributed to the enterprise’s financial and environmental sustainability. Options just like the openness of the restaurant and a strong, steady design with gasoline effectivity are some examples of this affect,” Tresya notes.
As a meticulous builder and fastidious operator, Tresya understands that divers have gotten extra discerning. It’s a steady course of to evolve designs accordingly. “We purpose to cater to divers and their non-diving journey companions, offering a wide range of actions and guaranteeing the boat is accommodating for all,” she says.
Overcoming Challenges and Trying Ahead
Getting into a aggressive and area of interest business was difficult for Tresya. Constructing a status and community takes time. “Hiring skilled, reliable employees and dealing with respected counterparts helped achieve a foothold. Classes realized embody prioritising security and professionalism in diving operations, which units us other than the remainder,” Tresya emphasises.
Selecting Palau as a vacation spot for Solitude Gaia was influenced by its famend standing as a diving vacation spot and the current announcement of direct flights from Singapore. “Palau’s historical past, tradition, and pure magnificence, together with their dedication to nature conservation, impressed me to showcase this stability to our friends,” she says.
Sustainability is a rising concern within the tourism business, and Solitude Gaia incorporates eco-friendly practices into its operations. Regionally sourcing substances, following sustainable housekeeping practices, managing waste strictly, and minimising waste on board are only a few of the measures in place. “We use domestically produced reef-safe sunscreen and keep away from single-use plastics as a lot as potential,” Tresya explains.
Trying forward, Tresya envisions a vibrant future for Solitude Gaia. “We hope travellers admire the boat’s design and the locations it operates in. We’re designing one other vessel with electrical/hybrid propulsion, with the vacation spot but to be decided,” she reveals.
The Impression of Solitude World
Tresya’s collaboration with Solitude World brings quite a few advantages to realising her purpose. Solitude World’s experience in liveaboard assets, staffing, and administration processes, mixed with their in depth expertise in her desired vacation spot, has been invaluable. “It was simple to align with the famend organisational tradition, ethos, and core values of Solitude World as they’re so just like my very own beliefs. Their real dedication to delivering an distinctive stage of hospitality can be one thing I strongly wish to uphold,” Tresya explains.
For particular person travellers, Solitude Gaia provides personalised experiences that cater to various preferences and expectations with a spread of facilities and actions. “Our purpose is to make the ocean accessible to everybody, children of all ages. Water actions strengthen household bonds and create unforgettable experiences,” Tresya concludes.
As Solitude Gaia embarks on its maiden voyages, it’s designed to face out within the ever-evolving journey and hospitality panorama. The boat’s spacious design caters to each divers and non-divers, providing collective actions and particular person areas for quiet time, guaranteeing a personalised expertise for every visitor demographic.
The collaboration between Tresya and Solitude World exemplifies the facility of constructing supportive enterprise relationships to understand bold objectives. By harnessing a balanced staff with various experience, they convey a mix of innovation and totally different views, and a shared dedication to ocean admiration, hospitality, and visitor satisfaction, setting new requirements for the liveaboard and dive tour business. As they chart new waters, Tresya and Solitude World invite travellers and enterprise companions alike to affix them in celebrating the wonders of our planet, one vessel at a time.
