Ingrid has spent the past five years of her life working on the world's largest cruise ship. In that time, she has completed hundreds of meaningless tasks. She has watched dozens of long-term guests kick the bucket. She has made a grand total of two friends. And she has barely set foot on land.

Now at last Ingrid has a chance to make something of herself. The ship's (highly myserious and reclusive) captain has chosen her, out of thousands of employees, to enter a special, secret club. All he asks in return is total co-operation . . .