You sit on the bow of the ship, gliding through the water. You gaze ahead. You forget about time. Slowly, you become one with the elements—the wind, the sea, the cliffs—and you reconnect with yourself in an indescribably beautiful landscape. The only thing you hear is the splashing of the water. Every now and then, the sail flaps for a moment. And then it’s quiet again.
One of the (many) great benefits of being at sea is the lack of “interference.” Phone, internet, Wi-Fi: there’s no reception at sea. And that is a blessing.
Connected 24/7
Just for fun, try noting down every minute you spend—often pointlessly—on your phone, tablet, or laptop for a whole day. Chances are you’ll be shocked (or lose count). Refreshing your inbox for the umpteenth time, checking if you’ve got any more likes on your Twitter post, answering an email between two sips of coffee, quickly posting something on Instagram, WhatsApping with your group of friends (when you used to just have time to meet up with them).
Everyone wants to be reachable 24/7 to make sure they don’t miss a thing. But the mountain of information and notifications you reel in as a result is mostly mind-numbing and stress-inducing.
Offline is the new luxury
These days, you need a flashlight to find the moments when we aren’t online. While we all long to escape the stress and the rat race, to break free from all the digital nonsense and be “in the moment” again. Being offline has become a luxury. In fact, it’s a scarce commodity.
Of course, it’s up to you to leave all those digital stressors behind—even if only for a week. But you have to be very disciplined to just turn off that smartphone at home and at work. Because it’s very impractical, of course; it frustrates your work, and you’ll definitely get lost.
Digital detox: go on a trip
For a successful digital detox, you need to get out. Away from your habits, away from your work, away from your app-friends. And especially: away from all those Wi-Fi hotspots.
We can assure you: out at sea and among the fjords, the reception is hopeless. So you can turn off your phone with peace of mind, because notifications and newsfeeds won’t be coming through. It’s that simple.
And when you step off the boat again after about 8 days, you’ll notice that you haven’t missed a thing.
You sit on the bow of the ship, gliding through the water. You gaze ahead. You forget about time. Slowly, you become one with the elements—the wind, the sea, the cliffs—and you reconnect with yourself in an indescribably beautiful landscape. The only thing you hear is the splashing of the water. Every now and then, the sail flaps for a moment. And then it’s quiet again.
Is this exactly what you need?
Go offline and sail with us along the most beautiful islands of the Lofoten and Vesteralen.
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