I think this "The Ship" thing must only travel in certain circles... I don't know anyone who has even heard of The Ship, and I'm sure there are other games I've come across that are far more fruitcakey than it (at least, amongst the folk I game with).
That reminds me... I still have two copies of Torchlight left over (fruitcake leftovers?) from when I bought the four pack of Torchlight 2. There's no significance there, I just wanted to somehow use the "fruitcake leftover" gag without it looking obvious.