| On Poseidon's territory | 27 |
| On naval operations | 19 |
| On deep water | 13 |
| On an ocean liner, say | 22 |
| On an ocean liner, perhaps | 26 |
| On an ocean liner, maybe | 24 |
| On an ocean journey | 19 |
| On an ark, e.g. | 15 |
| On an ark | 9 |
| On an America's Cup yacht | 29 |
| On a voyage on the ocean | 24 |
| On a steamer, say | 17 |
| On a slow boat to | 17 |
| On a schooner, say | 18 |
| On a liner, maybe | 17 |
| On a cruise ship, say | 21 |
| On a crossing | 13 |
| On a clipper, say | 17 |
| On a Carnival ride, perhaps | 27 |
| On a brig | 9 |
| Offshore and then some | 22 |
| Off-shore | 9 |
| Off the shore | 13 |
| Off the land | 12 |
| O'er the bounding main | 26 |
| Not on terra firma, maybe | 25 |
| Not on shore | 12 |
| Not landbound | 13 |
| Not in the moment | 17 |
| Not grounded, say | 17 |
| Not grounded, perhaps | 21 |
| Not aground | 11 |
| Midvoyage, maybe | 16 |
| Midvoyage, e.g. | 15 |
| Midocean | 8 |
| Mid-voyage | 10 |
| Living off the land? | 20 |
| Like whale hunters, e.g. | 24 |
| Like the Titanic, before the iceberg | 36 |
| Like the Owl and the Pussycat | 29 |
| Like the Owl and the Pussy-cat | 30 |
| Like the old explorers, often | 29 |
| Like the Flying Dutchman | 24 |
| Like tars, at times | 19 |
| Like some tars | 14 |
| Like some storms | 16 |
| Like some pirates | 17 |
| Like some hurricanes | 20 |
| Like Santiago during most of the novel | 38 |
| Like Santiago during most of the book | 37 |
| Like sailors at work | 20 |
| Like Phileas Fogg during much of his journey | 44 |
| Like many salts | 15 |
| Like many hurricanes | 20 |
| Like many a hurricane | 21 |
| Like Magellan, often | 20 |
| Like Columbus, often | 20 |
| Like Columbus, much of the time | 31 |
| Like Captain Nemo out in the Nautilus, e.g. | 43 |
| Like an uncomfortable landlubber | 32 |
| Like a traveling trawler | 24 |
| Like a pirate on the briny | 26 |
| In too deep? | 12 |
| In the Red or the Black | 23 |
| In the Black, say | 17 |
| In Poseidon's domain | 24 |
| In Neptune's realm | 22 |
| In midvoyage, maybe | 19 |
| In midocean | 11 |
| In mid-Atlantic | 15 |
| In a shell, maybe | 17 |
| In a bewildered state | 21 |
| Heading toward an island, maybe | 31 |
| Headed for an isle, maybe | 25 |
| Having given a slip the slip? | 29 |
| Gone sailing | 12 |
| Gone fishing, say | 17 |
| Going through the oceans? | 25 |
| Fishing for tarpon, e.g. | 24 |
| Fishing for marlin, say | 23 |
| Fishing among the waves | 23 |
| Exploring a la Columbus | 23 |
| Europe-bound, maybe | 19 |
| Enroute, in a way | 17 |
| Enjoying the QEII | 17 |
| En route via liner | 18 |
| En route to Martha's Vineyard, say | 38 |
| En route to Greece, perhaps | 27 |
| En route on the QEII, e.g. | 26 |
| En route on the QEII | 20 |
| En route on the main | 20 |
| En route on a liner | 19 |
| Drifting the ocean | 18 |
| Doesn't have a clue | 23 |
| Deported? | 9 |
| Currently yachting | 18 |
| Cruising the Pacific | 20 |
| Cruising the Caribbean, say | 27 |
| Cruising the Caribbean | 22 |
| Cruising on a liner | 19 |