An executive development investment
Stated for the people who approve it.
$6,500 per participant. One price, one experience — the voyage, a private cabin, ground transportation, two leadership assessments, eight private coaching sessions, and post-voyage integration, handled together rather than booked separately.
- One price
- $6,500
- Aboard
- 4–5 nights
- Private coaching
- 8 sessions
- Instruments
- CrowsNest360 · Periscope
Forward this to whoever approves professional-development spend.
The honest math
Build the same development the usual way.
A comparable leader experience — a multi-day program, a 360 with debrief, eight hours of private coaching, lodging, meals, and travel — assembled from separate vendors in most major cities.
| Built the usual way | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| 4–5 day executive leadership program (university or boutique provider) | $10,000 – $14,000 |
| 360° leadership assessment with professional debrief | $1,500 – $3,000 |
| Private executive coaching — 8 sessions at $500 / hour | $4,000 |
| Hotel — 5 nights in a major city ($300 / night minimum) | $1,500 |
| Meals — 5 days ($100 / day minimum) | $500 |
| Assembled separately | ≈ $17,500 + |
| SAIL — one experience | $6,500 |
The $500 / hour coaching rate is what seasoned executive practitioners charge private clients — not a SAIL markup. SAIL includes eight of those sessions, the assessments, the program design, and the environment, in one price.
Who's leading this
Tara Furiani.
Twenty years as a Chief People Officer. Former NASA DEI Advisory Board member. Author. Creator and host of Not the HR Lady. A recognized voice in leadership and employee experience, quoted across national outlets — and the practitioner executives hire when the work has to actually stick.
The $500 / hour coaching rate reflected in the math above is the going rate for senior executive coaches in private practice. SAIL is built and led by one.
- 20+ years as a Chief People Officer
- Former NASA DEI Advisory Board member
- Creator & host, Not the HR Lady
- Gold Tier First Mate, Virgin Voyages
SAIL is a Gold Tier First Mate with Virgin Voyages, delivered under Not the HR Lady's Out of Office.
What $6,500 actually buys
“$6,500 isn't what the company pays for a cruise. It's what they spend to remove a leader from their normal environment, assess them from multiple perspectives, give them eight private coaching conversations, create individualized development work, give them enough space to actually process it, house them privately for four or five nights, remove most of the travel logistics, and then coach them through bringing the work back into the organization.”
What's included in the $6,500 SAIL experience
SAIL is not a leadership-program fee plus a separate cruise fare. The participant pays SAIL one price, and SAIL coordinates the included experience.
Leadership development
- ●CrowsNest360™
- ●Periscope Leadership Profile™
- ●8 private executive coaching sessions — four 25-minute pre-voyage, two 30-minute onboard, two 25-minute post-voyage
- ●The SAIL app, custom to each leader — with CrowsNest360 and Periscope results built in
- ●Individual leadership-development objectives
- ●Personalized SAIL pathway
- ●Pre-voyage preparation
- ●Personalized onboard development
- ●Optional reflection, behavioral experiments and development experiences
- ●Post-voyage integration and next steps
Experience + logistics
- ●4–5 night designated Virgin Voyages sailing
- ●Private Sea Terrace cabin, single occupancy
- ●All meals included
- ●Most beverages — alcoholic and non-alcoholic
- ●Onboard Sailor Loot (amenities)
- ●Ground transportation to and from the ship, within 25 miles of the port
The SAIL experience
- An intentionally small group of leaders — never a ballroom
- Optional SAIL networking and connection opportunities
- Participant-controlled level of structure
- No required group programming
Before · Aboard · After
Before the voyage
- ·CrowsNest360™ — multi-perspective leadership feedback
- ·The Periscope Leadership Profile™ — behavioral tendencies and growth orientation
- ·Four 25-minute private coaching sessions
- ·An individualized SAIL pathway designed around the leader's own objectives
Aboard
- ·Two 30-minute private onboard coaching sessions
- ·Personalized onboard development — prompts, experiments, reflection
- ·Intentional unstructured time to process the work
- ·A deliberately small group of leaders — never a ballroom
After the voyage
- ·Two 25-minute post-voyage integration sessions
- ·Behavioral commitments tied to real organizational change
- ·30 / 60 / 90-day thinking where appropriate
Why this is development, not incentive travel
SAIL includes assessment, individual development objectives, private coaching, behavioral commitments, and post-voyage integration. The ship is the environment that makes the development possible — not the deliverable. That distinction matters for how your organization categorizes and approves the spend: this is professional development, not incentive travel, and not a company-paid vacation.
What the employer sees — and doesn't
The employer receives
- Confirmation of participation
- Voyage dates and logistics arranged through the employer
The employer does not receive
- Private coaching conversations
- CrowsNest360 results
- The Periscope Leadership Profile
- Any personal development information
Any additional sharing requires the participant's explicit consent and is arranged in advance.
Optional coordination, at additional cost
Airfare
Not included in the standard price. Need flights? We can handle those, too — airfare can be added based on itinerary, origin, cabin/class preference and current fares.
Pre- or post-voyage hotel
Not included in the standard price. Coming in early? Staying after? We can handle the hotel — pricing depends on city, dates, property and occupancy.
Cabin upgrades
Your standard cabin is a private Sea Terrace. Where available, you may request upgraded Sea Terrace categories, RockStar Quarters or Mega RockStar Quarters. Please inquire if you'd like this type of accommodation for pricing. The SAIL program itself does not change based on cabin category.
How your employer may cover this
Your employer may cover the standard $6,500 SAIL experience as professional development, and separately elect to cover a pre- or post-voyage hotel or a cabin upgrade according to its own policies. SAIL makes no claim that any expense is automatically reimbursable or tax deductible — that determination rests with your organization.