Oops… Nearly went aground…

Captain’s Log, October 21st: A Sea Day, and what a glorious day it has been! The sun was shining, and generally the passengers were in a good mood. Under considerable pressure, we credited those that took the Copenhagen tour with $10, without any admission of liability, provided they signed an agreement that the matter was now closed. Without exception, they accepted it. I think they were actually pleased, as they’d assumed they’d get nothing.
In the afternoon, we had a Seminar on reducing taxation, in the main theater. The presenter, Mr Smith, is a financial adviser who has been recommended by Mrs Negibi, the owner of the vessel, and it seems his presentation went down well, covering savings and investment, and even making wills to avoid death taxes.
Fortunately for the passengers, we have internet access, so at his private discussions afterwards, Mr Smith was able to set up schemes for nearly thirty of the passengers. Most popular was the guaranteed secure investment in bitcoin derivatives (whatever they are!) through the Gamalia Resources Fund, based in the nation of Gamalia, and thus cleverly avoiding all but nominal Gamalia taxes. Some investors also took advantage of the opportunity to invest in the Gamalia Shipping Corporation, so I suppose in a way they are my bosses now. (Only joking).
Two old ladies made out new wills after the seminar, with advice from Mr Smith. He graciously refused to charge them a fee for the advice, provided they included a modest ten per cent of their estate to go to the Gamalia National Orphanage, which they were happy to do anyway. Mr. Smith leaves the ship tomorrow, otherwise I’m sure he would be able to assist more of our passengers. So we end the day with happy passengers, and excellent news for Mrs Negibi, who of course heads up the Gamalia Resources Fund, the Gamalia Shipping Corporation and the National Orphanage.

The only little issue I had today was with the navigation around the islands near Denmark. I was going to take the shortest route, until my trainee spotted that the water depths would mean we’d be touching the seabed in places! Lucky we had him on board…  He goes back to University in January to finish his degree in creative writing, so now he’ll have plenty to write about!