Since quitting my job in 2008, I have avoided cruises. Making the Most of a Transpacific Repositioning Cruise
#Ommwriter review 2016 Offline#
We minimized our Internet time and went offline often.We made sure someone in our group was named Dick.We dedicated sea days as our best mastermind days for business learning.We found a creative way to coordinate meetings.We wanted to hear about everyone’s life stories.We asked as many questions as we could.We didn’t take ourselves seriously, but were polite.Making the Most of a Transpacific Repositioning Cruise.If only we realized how fast time would fly. With over a week at sea from Vancouver to Russia on this trans-Pacific cruise, we had plenty of time to sink into the rhythm of the ship and learn what we could before we stopped in the Kamchatka peninsula in Eastern Russia. Leaning back in our chairs, we settled into our tea in silence, thinking about the days ahead. “Wait - is this going to interfere with the poker tournament?” Ben burst out in a moment of panic. Doable?” asked Jimmy, half of Minaal and on board with his business partner Doug. “We need a work session this afternoon, but we can swing it if the mixer is at 4pm. How about a mixer where we invite cruise passengers to meet with us and ask us any questions they have?”Ī few of us nodded, others thinking ahead to the day’s activities. “Listen guys,” Nick implored, “we need to up our game. The initial “crouch on the floor near the side of the ice bar” strategy for tea time. With the occasional nod of acknowledgement from a tea-loving passenger, Tynan would pour the boiling water on his puehr tea starting at 10am, usually as he mused about the dinner conversation from the night before. We originally began these daily tea ceremonies on the floor, but realizing that we were attracting quite a bit of attention cuddled up in a circle around a teapot, we moved to the bar itself. Tynan knew I loved puerh tea and I was thrilled that he brought several packages onboard. Tynan took it upon himself to carry in the supplies he needed, including a small ceramic gaiwan pot, a dozen tiny tea cups, and sachets of tea supplied by his friend, each sufficient to satisfy a group of ten. Gonfu rituals, translating to “making tea with effort,” require some items not likely to be present on board.
Tynan, he who organized this mishmash of entrepreneurs on a long repositioning trip, enjoys gongfu tea ceremonies and anything tea-related. Of course, tea time wasn’t part of the official cruise itinerary. It was just before 10am, meaning that tea was about to be served. Perfect for a gathering of like-minded folk.
I was sitting in the middle of what we colloquially referred to as The Ice Bar. The title was a factual designation and nothing more the bar was literally made up of ice, and talented bartenders would casually juggle shakers of martinis while bantering with guests. The bartenders showed up only around noon, and prior the ice bar was merely a trough built into a long table.
0 kommentar(er)
