I've never experienced bein on a ship out at sea but I grew up out on the plains of West Texas and I know the feelin of bein out there and seein just the flat earth all the way to the horizon for 360*. Quiet the feelin for sure. And at night see nothing but stars all over the whole sky. Really amazing for sure.
The only thing that hindered your view was the curvature of the earth.
You could see the red blinkin lights on the radio towers 60 miles away, but not the towns because the earth curved to much and they were below the horizon.
Sometimes we would climb the water tower at night and you could see ALL the little towns for MILES around and the city of Lubbock.
Was against the law to climb it so we would sneak in at night and do it anyway.
Probly why I'm not scared of heights to this day. Climbin that open ladder at night all the way to the top, it leaned out kinda backwards at the top for us to be able to get up on the walkway that went around the tower at the top.
The things we use to do for fun in a small town.

We’ll said, Gw. Plumb, it is the same, just on a different scale. You put your kayak in the water on a quiet, still morning. Perhaps some sparse mist rising lazily off the water. The faint sounds of water rippling as the paddle dips. The hissing of your yak sliding through the lily pads as you admire the white and yellow flowers poking up. And the golden glow of the sun in the sky and on the water obscuring everything ahead of you, blinding you as you feel the heat from the reflection on your face. Watching ducks move out of your way, quacking softly and contentedly,unafraid of you because at this point, you are part of their world, and not a threat.

We’ll said, Gw. Plumb, it is the same, just on a different scale. You put your kayak in the water on a quiet, still morning. Perhaps some sparse mist rising lazily off the water. The faint sounds of water rippling as the paddle dips. The hissing of your yak sliding through the lily pads as you admire the white and yellow flowers poking up. And the golden glow of the sun in the sky and on the water obscuring everything ahead of you, blinding you as you feel the heat from the reflection on your face. Watching ducks move out of your way, quacking softly and contentedly,unafraid of you because at this point, you are part of their world, and not a threat.