Sailors on a British naval ship ostracize a fellow crew member. When tragedy strikes, the man’s heroism changes the heart of one of his peers.

A Scottish family in the early 1800s spends six weeks on a ship bound for the Americas. Each family member has vastly different experiences as they await their fates across the sea.

A drunkard with a habit of lying and the hope of an American dream tries to get his family out of Cuba across dangerous waters.

When a Haitian woman and her mother get on a boat to emigrate to Miami in the mid-twentieth century, chaos ensues as the passengers realize they are ill-equipped for the journey.

When a shipbreaker travels to an African island to shut down a shipyard owned by his employer, he meets an ex-Corporate America worker who pushes him to reconsider.

A mother and daughter join the community of passengers on a ship to Naples. Scorning and delighting in one another’s peculiarities, vying for transient social status and partnerships, the colorful group awaits the varied promises of their destination.

An old sailor is tricked by his friend’s brother into sailing with his old crew into a bad storm. When he returns to the port, he plans his revenge but has a surprising change of heart in light of a friend's good news.

A sailor on the Atlantic Ocean attempts to cure his loneliness at sea by writing about his travels. When he tries to befriend his fellow crewmates, only one man reciprocates — but even their friendship is tenuous.

A young woman embarks on a voyage across the Atlantic, leaving her boyfriend behind. Her good-bye reminds her of when she almost married an artist in Mexico.

A group of friends realize they have been living vicariously through one of their friend's travel stories for their entire lives.