"Are there a lot of naval battles on recreation ships?" Because that's why you'd want a ship to be durable, right? It would be a lot harder to damage a metal ship with a ram or flaming arrows or grapeshot.

"It is very overgrown. A whole forest, with worms and all... An odd thing to have any starting foothold on a ship at all, isn't it?" To be fair, cruise ships probably do have some ornamental plants, but it's not like she knows that.

"...You find yourself frequently abducted under mysterious circumstances?" Enough that he doesn't even think about it? She rather admires his aplomb.