Looking at the sign-in book for that ship/hotel was pretty cool. They had some notable names in there though I can't remember who. Supposedly it was celebs from the 1930s to 1950s or so.

One time I was in there during one of the many iterations of operating a business, and I went to the rest room which was under the main floor. After the restroom, I walked down the hall and opened a few doors and it was like stepping back in time. The rooms hadn't been touched in years. Old furniture, odd fish-torture mechanisms, etc. It was wild.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."