On a wet evening in eastern Prince Edward Island, two hundred well-dressed people scurry through the rain to board a wooden tall ship. A replica of Neo Victoria, the flagship of Magellan, the three-masted carrack has been brought to PEI to host a gala dinner and fund-raiser.

The guests chatter and mingle, while a woman with a mysterious past displays an array of valuable jewelry. And a group who misunderstood the invitation to be for a fancy dress party arrive dressed as pirates...

Nobody expected what happens next.