WithaviewtoescapingbothboredomasajuniorG.P.andunwantedwomanlyadvances,youngdoctorSimonSparrowbecomesamedicalofficeron"theLotus",anall-malecargoship.Assoonashesetsfootonboard,Simonencountersvariouseccentriccharacters(includingquick-tempered,authoritarian,whisky-addictedcaptainHogg)andgetsinvolvedinmanyanembarrassingsituatio...