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| The Cavalry is coming |
I sign off the Noordam tomorrow after 6 consecutive cruises. This is the last stop before Ft Lauderdale--Half Moon Cay. White powder sandy beaches, vivid blue water and these wonderful horses.
I used to think working on cruise ships was bad, but I stopped thinking- I guess I have ship for brains!
The need to break free
and sail away is ancient, enduring and incessant. Voyages trigger
a concept called psychological distance: Something about the
experience of leaving your place creates
a shock and awe, a pathway into a new
perspective that floods the brain with ideas. For me, this shift in perspective
starts as soon as I'm on a cruise ship Ships are
weirdly the most lucid part of my life. Every cruise I take somehow changes my
life in some way.
The actual cruise might
be four days or a week, the anticipation of Norwegian
Fjords cruise, for instance was months and
the memory will probably last for years
or forever. So, while I focus on the joy of the doing the cruise there is joy or anticipation and the joy of THE memory of it all the time.
Travel is an art and a
science-- proven to alter perception, personality and may even rewire your
brain. That’s what I mean by Ship for brains. The novelty and unique
one-of-a-kind experiences drives up levels of dopamine, a chemical in the brain
that gives you optimism, energy, curiosity and creativity.
