The first Looney Tunes score entirely by William Lava. He had scored the last 2 1/2 minutes of The Jet Cage (1962), but was not credited.
The ship's name "SS LUR-HELENE" is a take-off on the SS LURLINE, the name given to a series of Matson line steam ships which serviced the San Francisco - Los Angeles - Honolulu sea route from the 1930's to 1970.
The parrot, Mr. Tristan, is named for a character in "Mutiny on the Bounty."
The captain's voice and caricature is based on Charles Laughton's portrayal of William Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935).
The captain is a parody of Charles Laughton's portrayal of Captain William Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935).