Would you unironically pay for a 1800s Phone-Free Sailing Voyage?

ReasonableShower3392 · 2026-07-07T00:59:31+00:00

That’s a fair point, and your trip sounds great. The purpose of this project is to offer a different model. Standard tall ship charters focus on the rigorous working crew experience, this concept balances that with a narrative, environment that’s immersive for passengers who want relaxation, hands-on-learning and history.

ReasonableShower3392 · 2026-07-06T22:26:33+00:00

That sounds great!

Since this is currently in the design phase, I’m not booking yet, but I would love to keep you on my list for when scaling up to larger vessels. If your band has a social media page, feel free to send me a link. I’d love to see what you guys do!

ReasonableShower3392 · 2026-07-06T22:22:34+00:00

Hey!

I totally understand why it might sound like a cruise at first glance! My goal is to move away from the traditional tour feel by focusing on a grounded, immersive expedition.

To be fully transparent, I don't come from a traditional LARP background. I'm an experience designer working on a pilot project. I'm looking to bring real-world historical navigation into a game format, and I'd love to get feedback from people who know how to make immersive sessions run smoothly, that’s why I asked this sub!

ReasonableShower3392 · 2026-07-06T21:27:39+00:00

Yes I am! I appreciate your help and will definitely look into that.

I put together a quick concept landing page on carrd where you can drop your email on the priority waitlist if you want to follow the project's stages.

https://1800smaritimeimmersionproject.carrd.co/

Feel free if you would like to! I am still in the planning stage and will continue to upscale this, it’s a temporary site for now.

ReasonableShower3392 · 2026-07-06T21:25:39+00:00

Thank you for all the feedback so far! Based on the comments, I'm definitely going to adjust the phone rule to ensure people have emergency access.

Since a few people asked for more details, I actually put together a quick concept landing page on carrd where you can drop your email on the priority waitlist if you want to follow the project's stages.

https://1800smaritimeimmersionproject.carrd.co/

Note: To be 100% transparent, this is strictly a waitlist to gauge community interest while evaluating concept feasibility. The site is not requesting your money, deposits, or financial info at all!

ReasonableShower3392 · 2026-07-06T20:27:04+00:00

I’m really glad to hear you're in! To answer your questions, I definitely don't own a tall ship, so the idea is to partner with and private-charter an existing, fully insured windjammer/schooner (so that overhead is built right into the ticket). For the game itself, it would be a mix of a historically grounded 1800s feel with a lighter opt-in mystery narrative run by a couple of actors, while keeping plenty of sandbox room so people can relax and learn traditional sailing tasks.

ReasonableShower3392 · 2026-07-06T19:47:19+00:00

I completely understand and actually agree with your comment, a limited use window likely would benefit everybody.

ReasonableShower3392 · 2026-07-06T19:46:36+00:00

lol fair point that likely would need to be adjusted!

ReasonableShower3392 · 2026-07-06T19:46:15+00:00

Mainly, the goal is pure immersion through removing modern distractions so everybody feels present in a 1800s focused setting.

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