At the end of the album inside liner notes there are references to the films Million Dollar Mermaid and Footlight Parade, as the cover design features images taken from these two movies.

The first track "Bon Voyage" starts with the sounds of sea waves, and continues as orchestral electronica.

The album includes effects which sound like whales, ships horns, porpoises, seagulls and even chimes.

[1] John Diliberto of Billboard noted that it's different from the typical Vangelis electronic orchestral albums, and that he "gets his sea legs on the odd" with the sampled choral "Sirens", hypnotic "Islands Of The Orient", and ambient grooves of "Spanish Harbour".

[3] Jason Ankeny of Allmusic in one sentence short review with score of 1.5/5 stars, described it as "quiet, meditative work evocative of the sea".