The Captain's Table

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A humorous tale of an English captain reassigned from a tranquil merchant ship to a luxury ocean liner filled with challenging passengers. William Ebbs is a confirmed bachelor, a teetotaler, a non-smoker, and a self-proclaimed enemy of women. Disillusioned with his maritime career, he contemplates leaving the English navy altogether but receives an irresistible offer: to command a lavish transatlantic steamship. Excited, Ebbs embarks on his new adventure, only to quickly discover the perils of personal shipping. He faces daily challenges, including intrigues and gossip, casual romantic entanglements among passengers and crew, a hierarchy of entitled travelers, spoiled children, alcohol-fueled revelers, and desperate widows seeking companionship. Ebbs must navigate these complicated dynamics and diplomatically resolve the difficult situations that arise on board.