The tavern is where you go to pick up rumors and crew.
- Rumors: For a round of drinks (costing 1 doubloon) you can
purchase information about what is going on around the Caribbean. This
is how you pick up news about business opportunities and other information
about what is going on.
- Jobs: Sometimes you may be able to pick up jobs in port. You
will often need to be in good standing with the nation to do so. In
addition, if your ship does not have capacity available to handle
available jobs, this button will be disabled. Most jobs require between
1 to 10 cargo spaces.
- Recruit: If you lack crew members, you may be able to recruit
new crew from here. The crew join you for free; all they want is a share
of the plunder. Your existing crew may not be too happy though; each
recruiting drive will lower crew loyalty by 1.
- Rum: Give your crew some rest and recuperation time; buy them
some rum. If you have rum in your ship holds, you will use that first. Note
that there is a limit to how high you can get the loyalty of your crew by
buying them rum.