Booze Cruise (The Office)

Written by Greg Daniels and directed by Ken Kwapis, the episode first aired in the United States on January 5, 2006 on NBC.

The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

In the episode, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) brings the office on a booze cruise and plans on doing some "motivational" speaking.

Meanwhile, Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) and Roy's (David Denman) previously stagnant relationship blossoms, while Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Katy's (Amy Adams) begins to falter.

Jim Halpert, who has brought his girlfriend Katy Moore on the cruise, and Pam Beesly share an awkward moment alone on the deck away from their significant others.

The captain, who was having sex with Meredith Palmer in the pilothouse, temporarily detains Michael by zip tying him to the railing on the deck outside.

After hearing a war story from the captain, a drunken Roy Anderson is inspired to announce a date for his wedding with Pam.

[6] "Booze Cruise" featured the third and final appearance of Katy, portrayed by Amy Adams.

'"[7] Shooting for "Booze Cruise" was a departure from the norm of the series: For one thing, the majority of the episode was filmed away from the Dunder Mifflin set.

[9] During the final sound mixing for the episode, Daniels recalls yelling at the shot of Jim and Pam on deck.

[11] While on the cruise, Michael shouts "I'm the king of the world" referencing Leonardo DiCaprio's character Jack Dawson from the aforementioned film Titanic.

"[15] Monique Marcil of Zap2it said that the "28 seconds of silence between co-workers Jim and Pam capture all the awkwardness and longing of unspoken love better than any words could.

And it's these private moments caught on film by the unseen documentary crew that give this otherwise tart sitcom its sweetness.