自然困境是基顿拿手剧情，今次面对大海挑战，要驾驭的不再是自制家居小艇，而是排水量数千吨的邮轮。富二代心血来潮向富家女求婚，被拒绝也不改变到夏威夷渡蜜月的计划。怎知富家女也上了船，而邮轮被人破坏，在太平洋上漂流，两个从来不用照顾自己的人，在船上学会如何独立生活。

片中有基顿电影中出现过最大的道具，一艘近万吨的轮船，让人与机器对抗的母题发挥到极致。他的潜水衣打扮和下水特技场面，当时都是令人耳目一新的高科技，却几乎要了基顿条命。

Wallaby Jim and his men have just found a valuable source of pearls in the South Pacific. But Jim's associate Norman has put the whole operation in jeopardy because of his gambling problem. Jim's unscrupulous rival Richter decides to exploit the situation by jumping Jim's claim and trying to take over for himself.