I had to disagree with the "good read" questions. But I don't read a Players' Handbook for a good read anyway. I liked that they let you explain why you liked different races and classes.
I just finished running a campaign where the PCs had a flying ship and traveled around different planes. Of course, they owned the ship and could decide where it went, so that's rather different from your idea. I think the joy of a ship-based series of adventures is how easily you can get to...
I've been DMing an all-female group for the last couple years, and am now going to start DMing a mixed-gender group. Maybe I'll have to make a thread about how the two groups differ . . .
We had one male in the group for a while. He was the boyfriend of one of the female players. Eventually...