Vicki (
Jill Whelan) feels unneeded on the ship and begs Captain Stubing (
Gavin MacLeod) to give her a job, so he "hires" her as his personal secretary. But she gets carried away with enthusiasm and prompts the crew to make her workload a little less enjoyable. Three members (
Rose Marie,
Jan Clayton and
Lucille Benson) of a floating bridge game get annoyed when their new fourth member, Shirley Simpson (
Nanette Fabray), meets dentist Frank Leonhardt (
Robert Alda) on the cruise and decides she would rather get to know him better than play bridge. Emotionally cold Linda Trent (
Carlene Watkins) turns down all possible male suitors in no uncertain terms. So fellow passenger Barry Styles (
Jim Stafford) introduces himself and tries to win her over by feigning disinterest and claiming to have taken a vow of celibacy.
—Maisie Fleckum