Cruise ship? My word. It's certainly the biggest one I've ever been on...and not quite the same one I went to sleep on. [which is somewhat unsurprising given the ups and downs of his adventure so far, but he feels a bit naked without Passepartout or well, he'd hardly put Miss Fix in the same thought as himself being naked, but he does feel rather ill at ease without his companions.]

Er... Good Afternoon, madam. I don't mean to be rude but you seem to have something in your eye. [As for her manner of dress and forthright manner well-- the French]