Ghost Ship (Dungeon)

The Ghost Ship has appeared on two different occasions. It is found in The Wind Waker and in Phantom Hourglass. It should be noted that these two incarnations are separate from one another.

The Wind Waker
In The Wind Waker, the Ghost Ship haunts several islands of the Great Sea during the night. It appears on different islands depending on the moon. The ship is doomed to sail the Great Sea until freed from its curse, and only the one holding the Ghost Ship Chart, hidden on Diamond Steppe Island, can enter the ship and free it from its curse. The souls of those who are still trapped on the ship will unwillingly try to stop the anyone who boards their ship.

According to the Lenzo, the sailor who made the Ghost Ship Chart was following the frightening vehicle across all of its destinations, drawing a map of its movements. When the map was done, he suddenly died. Interestingly, Link does not die if he visits constantly the Ghost Ship whereabouts. In fact, there is actually nothing from the ship that can damage Link, except the enemies within; even so, for some reason, the fishmen warn him not to visit the destinations of the Ghost Ship when it appears. The Ghost Ship appears at the following islands, in this order: Crescent Moon Island, Diamond Steppe Island, Bomb Island, Spectacle Isle, Five-Star Isles, Star Belt Archipelago and Greatfish Isle. Because of this, there's no night during which the ship does not appear in the Great Sea, at least not until its treasure is collected. Depending on the island, the ship will have different enemies, though, they'll usually be Poes or Redeads, seeing as how it's a ghost ship, and could only house dead enemies or the occasional Wizzrobe, which possibly uses its magic to stay aboard the ship.

After Link collects the Triforce Chart hidden within, the Ghost Ship will stop roaming the seas and disappear entirely.

Phantom Hourglass
The Ghost Ship is a plot device, dungeon, and boss in Phantom Hourglass said to hold many riches. At the start of the game, it appears within a ghostly fog. Tetra boards it, and shrieks once she is out of sight of the others. Link attempts to save her, but falls into the ocean. Linebeck agrees to help him find the ship so he can get the treasure rumored to be within it.

After Link has received a bomb cannon for his boat, the Ghost Ship will soon reappear. Link attempts to follow it, but soon becomes lost in the fog. After going to Molida Island to find the path he must take, he is able to get away from it, although the fog remains there until after clearing the Ghost Ship dungeon.

After Link has obtained Leaf, the Spirit of Power, Neri, the Spirit of Wisdom, and has caused Ciela, the Spirit of Courage, to regain her memory, he once more sails into the fog. The three Spirits begin blinking, the blinking getting faster and faster as they approach the Ghost Ship. Once they board it, the fourth dungeon begins. The dungeon's goal is to reunite four sisters. The bottom few floors are similar to the Temple of the Ocean King, as they contain safe zones and Reaplings, a grim reaper form of the Phantoms. Once the sisters are reunited, they reveal themselves to be the Diabolical Cubus Sisters. After defeating them, Link can find the room which a petrified Tetra is in. The Ghost Ship dungeon is similar to the Forsaken Fortress, in that it is the fourth dungeon in which Link rescues (or, in the case of Phantom Hourglass, at least retrieves) the character that he is attempting to save. In addition, the main villain makes his first significant appearance here in both.

Oshus, revealed to be the Ocean King, explains that the Ghost Ship is actually a way for Bellum to get victims. He spread rumors of a great treasure within the ship to lure people there.

After Bellum is defeated within the Temple of the Ocean King, he takes Tetra again and takes control of the Ghost Ship. Here, Link sails alongside it, launching bombs at Bellum's eyes. Eventually, it sinks, and the final boss battle takes place on its remains.

After the credits, Link and Tetra awaken on the mysteriously repaired Ghost Ship. They go back onto their own ship, and the Ghost Ship soon disappears without a trace.