I'm a travel influencer who's sailed to Antarctica 3 times. It's a notoriously treacherous journey — but it's so worth it.

• The Drake Passage is an ocean passage ships take to Antarctica. It's gone viral for how rough it is.
• Alyssa Ramos, a travel influencer, has crossed it three times back and forth — and keeps going back.
• "It's wild," she says. "But then you get to Antarctica and remember why the journey was worth it."

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alyssa Ramos, a travel influencer who's sailed the Drake Passage. It has been edited for length and clarity.