The first episode of the tenth season,[4] featuring the Faroes' largest ferry ship, MS Norröna, was first broadcast in Canada on 3 December 2017.

[5] The second episode, first aired on 10 December 2017, featured MSC Oscar, the largest container ship in the world.

A typical episode follows the crew of a particular vessel as it prepares to embark upon a voyage and concludes at the end of the journey or once a particular job has been completed.

[7] The series was started after the success of a one-off special on the Discovery Channel entitled Inside Queen Mary 2.

In a first for the series, season 7 includes a double-length episode about the maiden voyage of cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway and its construction and sea trials.