"The third instalment of this fantastic series is finally here! Soapy Thompson's dad wins a world cruise for a family of five and Soapy convinces his parents that best friends, Arvo and Loogi should come along to stop him going mad with boredom.As they cruise past the East coast of Africa there is a great commotion in the dead of night and Soapy discovers that pirates have boarded the ship and taken two hostages - his parents - and are demanding GBP 1m in cash. Soapy knows that his only hope is to unleash Prankenstein - his prank-crazed alter-ego and the adventure out at sea really begins." --Publisher's website.