Ghost Ship (The Wind Waker)

The Ghost Ship is a location from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. This strange, paranormal ship sails in certain areas of the Great Sea based on the lunar cycle, and continues to do so until freed from its curse. The only one possessing the ability to lift the curse is the one who obtains the Ghost Ship Chart, which is hidden in a secret maze in Diamond Steppe Island. Otherwise, the ship fades away before it can be entered.

Link eventually uncovers the chart and enters the Ghost Ship, where two Poes and a Wizzrobe who can summon Stalfos and ReDeads attack him instantly. Once he eliminates all the enemies aboard the ship, a Treasure Chest containing a Triforce Chart appears. Once Link claims the chart, a strange screaming/laughing voice sounds throughout the ship. The screen fades and Link awakens aboard the King of Red Lions, suggesting that the experience may have been a hallucination.

Interestingly, a painting of a man can be found in the room containing the treasure. When seen from afar, the painting depicts an elderly man. As Link approaches it, however, the man in the painting gradually becomes younger and when Link is as close as can be, the painting clearly depicts a young man. Also, if Link looks up, he notices that the cracked part on the ceiling (the left side) is completely covered in objects that look like ghosts moving over the ceiling.

The Ghost Ship can be found in different places depending on which phase the moon is in. The lunar phases are depicted in the Ghost Ship Chart. The ship appears near the Five-Star Isles, the Star Belt Archipelago, Greatfish Isle, Crescent Moon Island, Diamond Steppe Island, Bomb Island, and Spectacle Island. At some of these islands, if Link spreads All-purpose Bait near one of the Fishmen, the fish will warn him not to come when the moon is in the island's respective phase.